Did Hopkins really unify the MW division?

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  1. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Did Hopkins really unify the MW division when he didnt fight these two undefeated MW champs?


    29-0 (15 KOs) WBF MW champ Lester Jacobs
    http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=14615&cat=boxer

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    23-0 (8 KOs) WBU MW champ Antonio Perugino
    http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=015152&cat=boxer


    I wouldnt bet on these fighters beating Hopkins but with undefeated fighters you never know because nobody has beaten them to prove otherwise and we know Hopkins lost to C Mitchell.

    So did Hopkins really unify the division when he didnt fight these MW champs?

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    bailey, Sep 20, 2012
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    Hopkins = GOAT
     
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    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    That wasnt the question
     
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    purephase Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I must give you credit bailey, I thought you had hit a creative rut earlier this year, but this thread and your Ward/Cleverly one rank alongside your finest work.
     
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    Thats all that needs to be pointed out....He was the unified champ whether these sorry ass dudes want to accept it or not!
     
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    Hopkins is a great MW, but the revisionism in his career is sometimes over the top. He won a vacant IBF title in 1995, but wasn't really the recognised champ until beating Trinidad. His opposition between Trinidad and Taylor was poor. He 'dominated' the division from 2001-2005
     
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  7. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Dont worry purephase there are plenty of debates left in me before I make my ESB retirement soon
     
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    He didnt beat Perugino or Jacobs who were MW champs
     
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    Top post.
    Hopkins is a great MW, but as said folklore sometimes speaks louder than history
     
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    He unified the division whether you want to accept it or not! Deal with it!:lol:
     
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    Did he beat the WBU and WBF champs Perugino or Jacobs who were undefeated MW champs?
     
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    His maybe greatest win and biggest name is a blown up Welterweight, but offcourse he is a afro american so he gets the pass. Where as Calzaghe is a guy who's been fighting bums all his life:huh
     
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    :lol: You having a hard time accepting it huh???
     
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