Hopkins v Trinidad: an underrated triumph??

Well I don't think that you can call a win underated based on the opinions of a few ingorant people. The majority of people give hopkins his just due for this win so I would not call it "criminally" underated though you could definatly say that some people to underrate it, but the same could be said about almost any win.

 

Keep making good points and I'll keep agreeing.:yep

 

I'll remember that night forever in my life... People in PR were depress when this happened... Anyway, I believe this is B-Hop's one of the best fights he has ever done in his life and one of the biggest wins in his careers... Right after that fight it's when he became a real force in the eyes of many fans in the Middle Weight Division. At least in my eyes, his win can't be underrated.

 

i think it's possible that the issue is a lot of these idiots who say hopkins just beat up a blown up welterweight weren't actually following boxing when the fight happened (i know it was relatively recent but from some of the comments i read on this forum, i'm guessing there's a lot of 12 year olds on here)

before the fight happened, the general consensus was that b-hop was past it and that tito was gonna roll him and then reign as undisputed champ for a long long time... the outcome was a shock to a lot of people

 

i agree with u, equating hopkins v tito to oscar v pac is farcical

the 12 lb difference between lightweight and welterweight is generally considered a much bigger jump than the 13 lb difference between welterweight and middleweight, because it is a much larger % of total body weight... add to the fact that pac isn't even a natural 135 lber and you have a complete physical mismatch... believe u me hopkins vs tito was not a complete physical mismatch

 

I already posted this but I'll say it again since people seem to be stuck on the starting weights of the fighters.

Trinidad went pro at age 17, his body was still developing. Hopkins went pro at age 23 already a full grown man. Also Trinidad had something like 300 amatuer fights. He was used to making weight and already knew all the tricks to cut himself down as light as possible. Hopkins on the other hand had virtually no amatuer experience and so did not know all the tricks. After his pro debut he was able to cut down to 160 and fight there for over a decade. Trinidad's body continued to grow and mature and once he reached 160 him and hopkins were of comparable size

 

:deal

 

Although I tend to believe Trinidad is somewhat overrated, he certainly was a great fighter and justifiably the favorite heading into this bout.

For my money, Hopkins gave the performance of the decade that night. Trinidad fought his fight and was mentally there, but he simply got outclassed.

What are the other contenders? Calzaghe/Lacy? Margarito/Cotto? Pacquiao/MAB I? Mayweather/Corrales? MAB/Hamed?