Hopkins : Prime or Shot?

Who give him a nine!

they didnt see no prime hopkins! if they think this is a prime hopkins

 

Why are you asking this question.He clearly isn't shot.This would be a ridiculous question even before the Pavlik fight.I gave him a 9 by the way.

 

What's even worse is that you gave him a 2.

 

Are you kidding?

after his last performance how can you ask something so silly?

Or maybe you just dont understand what means for a boxer being shot

 

7 or 6

It's clear that at his age now that if the right pressure is applied he has acute stamina problems, and can't cope. Also does Taylor beat a Prime Hopkins twice*?

*yes I know the two wins are disputed

 

you think that Hopkins that is 43, which fought Pavlik is worth a 9 and also calzaghe in the same in which he looked slow and tired than the hopkins which exposed 1 of the pound for pound best at the time tito trinidad in 1 of the greatest performances of breaking down a fighter

 

yea if u think about that then its not a insult its a compliment, im saying that hopkins career was great in 2001 when he showed something special you saying that the fighter who just 7 month ago looked tired and slow is near his prime is the insult

 

While not in his prime, he sure isn't shot yet.. I'd rate him at about 6 or 7 right now.. Though age is getting to him, he's still a P4P boxer..

 

i say a five... he doesn't have good snap in his punch and slower, and stamina has gone down. who the hell give it a 9????

 

He is neither shot nor prime, he is past-prime but still capable of fighting at a high level, not closing in on 'shot' at all.

I give him a 7 based on the Pavlik performance. His prime was very approximately from around the Johnson fight in 1997 til around the De La Hoya fight in 2004, maybe that's a bit generous and he was already past-prime by the time of Oscar. His greatest performance was v Trinidad, absolute peak.

 

I think i'm gonna give a 9 too. Ofcourse he is not prime in condition. But he is way more tactical skilled then in his conditionally prime.

I think this version of B-hop is better then late 90's b-hop. And definitly better then the 04-05 b-hop.

Frankly, i don't think is ever saw a better fight from him then against Pavlik. Maybe the Tito fight. But if that was his prime, then he is now definitly a 9, at less!!

 

i gave him a 5 right in the middle

 

Past his prime. I give him a 5.