How would Bernard Hopkins do against the following fighters at 160?

I think Hopkins dominates Hearns nutralizing that jab and getting inside over and over again with clinches and inside work and sapping Hearns energy

 

Lose

 

To whom? All of them?

 

To Eubank, of courthe! :yep

Nunn, huh? I can never get the image of Toney coldcocking him out of my head.

No one gives Benn a shot?

 

:huh

Well....ummmm, as for me...he beats the whole list.

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Good post.

:good

 

I thought I'd be in the minority on Michael Nunn but it's good to see others giving him the nod as well. I think Nunn handles Hopkins easily. A focused and clean Nunn is a DANGEROUS man!

 

:good

 

Hopkins wins all the matches. Nunn is possibly the biggest threat.

I really don't see Hearns presenting that great of a problem for Hopkins. Hopkins would be on the inside of Hearns, roughing him up and wearing him out. Not unlikely to see Hopkins stop Hearns in this one.

 

Yep.

 

I'd give Tiger the best chance of that bunch at, say 40-45 %.

The others would have less chance.

If we're talking prime Bernard, I think he beats all of them.

 

Very easily in fact, only thing hopkins can rely on is being dirty and clinching.

 

I assume you are talking about the 2nd Barkley fight, which probably wasn't the best version of Hearns at that weight as he was weary of getting tagged again. In the 1st fight Barkley was getting busted up bad so, don't understand why you used Barkley as an example.

Hearns's combination of speed, skills and power will give Hopkins a lot to think about. Lesser fighters have put Hopkins down or given him very close fights. Hearns UD for me. Hearns could possibly get KOd if Hopkins go all out.

 

Only one fighter has ever put Hopkins down...and it wasnt so much the fighter as it was the situation.

As for Hearns...you could say the same...MUCH MUCH MUCH lesser fighters than Bernard have put him down...or given him close fights. And dont forget, Tommy was nowhere near the fighter he was at or above 160.

 

I used Barkley as an example because that was also not Barkley at his best, and no version of Barkley is as skilled or versatile as Hopkins, so when using a deteriorated version of Hearns, we're also using a deteriorated, less skilled version of Hopkins in Barkley. Pressure was the way to get to Hearns, and I think Hopkins's steady pressure would be perfect to take Hearns out of his game for the most part, though it wouldn't be one-sided.