Bernard Hopkins vs Marvin Hagler - One Last Time

Sweet Lord, I like BHOP but he is a lot better to read about than actually watch fight. Marvin Hagler is in a different league. Hopkins is very slick and a
master of defense but he has or never will be in the ring with anything close
to the killing machine that was Marvin Hagler. Hopkins has always fought at
an ultra measured pace, Hagler would make him fight every minute of every
round. Hopkins is great at intimidating his opponents but this would be a
waste against Hagler, Marvin was fearless. I see Hagler stopping Hopkins in
about the 10th round. Hopkins is a very good champion but Hagler would walk
through him in a one sided destruction. Hagler is no Echols, Eastman, Allen,
Tarver, Trinidad or even a blown up Oscar.

 

Very rarely do champions walk through other great champions, and this isn't one of those cases. Hagler and Hopkins would be a hell of a fight and a close fight as well.

 

I agree with Assasin"s saying this is a toss up>

I like Hopkins" chances here> He has a significant height and reach advantage< and he knows how to use it> Hagler would have to make this an inside fight< and he would be competative there> I believe that Hopkins would still be able to create distance when he needed< and outpoint Hagler

 

I like Hagler.
He takes more chances and would force the action.
Hagler UD

 

hagler.

 

Hagler would be way too dangerous for Hopkins. Even if it came down to a boxing match which I think Hopkins would try to do, Hagler's style would be too sophisticated for him and Marvin's movement would throw him off making it impossible for X to connect, catching mostly air, gloves or shoulders.

Even in the remote possibility he was able to connect with regularity, Hopkins problem is he didn't have above average power while most of Hagler's opposition did.

On the + side, Hopkins was a pretty well rounded fighter. I would classify him as soild but unspectacular.

Another problem would be Hagler's right hook. A few of those to Hopkins' skull and that's going to take the fight out of him just as it did with Hamsho in the rematch. So there's no way Bernard's going to last very long, let alone the full route.

The only thing that might help Hopkins is the fact that Hagler doesn't get motivated for fighters who don't pose a threat to him so he might go easy on X and allow him to last the distance. Hagler might not consider Hopkins enough of a threat because of losing to one handed Roy.

You all remember the Roy Jones fight with Roy winning handily.
Surely Hagler could do no less. Between these two, victory can only go to Hagler. No way can I envision a scarario where Hopkins comes out winner. It defies all logic.

 

Hagler at his best was the most complete fighter I have seen.

Hopkins was a great fighter but his low work rate would cost him the fight against a non-stop agressive Marvin Hagler.

Hagler UD Hopkins

 

Hagler by UD
Hopkins is a great fighter but i don't think he will remembered as a ATG, especially in MW. Hagler pours on the pressure, sinks in destruct and destroy mode and that is to much. Hopkins would battle his hart out though

 

I'll say Hagler, I think he'd edge out a close split decision due to his offensive output being higher during the latter rounds. This one really could really go either way, though tbh.