Bernard Hopkins

B-Hop would of course be looked upon differently if those decisions had gone his way. He's already looked upon as an ATG, but getting the nod in those fights would bolster his ranking.

One thing though, if Hopkins had been given the decision over Taylor and continued on his title defense streak, would he have moved up in weight? He had made 20 straight title defenses going into the first Taylor fight. I know Hopkins wasn't exactly having an easy time making weight, he was a pretty big MW and later said he could've moved up years earlier, but would he have tried to match Joe Louis's 25 title defense streak?

I agree on Leonard's career being looked upon differently in regards to the Hagler decision, but not the Hearns rematch. Leonard admits he was lucky to get a draw. Both guys were past their primes, Hearns was actually viewed as shot going in and surprised many with his performance. Their 1981 matchup was the one that mattered much more.