Is Bernard Hopkins the greatest boxer of the last 20 years (1990-2009)?

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  1. pride4jc1222

    pride4jc1222 Active Member Full Member

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    If you vote no, please explain.
     
  2. Top Dog

    Top Dog Boxing Addict Full Member

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    **** you, if you think yes tell me why!!:D
     
  3. Kush

    Kush Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  4. horst

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    No. Pernell Whitaker, Manny Pacquiao and Roy Jones were better. Hopkins is 4th, unless you count Chavez and Holyfield as 90s fighters although their peaks were in the 80s.
     
  5. pride4jc1222

    pride4jc1222 Active Member Full Member

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    But you have to take Hopkins' longevity into consideration. He has been a key player in boxing for the last 20 years, fighting at least 1 fight in EVERY calendar year, since 1990.

    Whitaker, Pacquiao, and RJJ can't say that... Not even Chavez and Holyfield can claim that. And I am a Pacquiao fan.
     
  6. cris3000

    cris3000 Active Member Full Member

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    Many are greater than him.

    Floyd, Pac, Lewis, Whitaker, RJJ, Morales etc
     
  7. mrtony80

    mrtony80 Likes thick chicks Full Member

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    Not no, but HELL no! I can think of at least 8 guys ahead of him
     
  8. Body Head

    Body Head East Side Rape (CEO) Full Member

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    Morales? Bernard is definitely better than Morales.
     
  9. Big_Bill_Bronzy

    Big_Bill_Bronzy Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Tricky question. Hes the only one who fought good for the last 20 years.
     
  10. Jack

    Jack Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I don't know if he makes top 10. He ruled a weak division and beat some good names, only one of whom was a force in that division - Tarver.

    Trinidad ranks nowhere at middle - Outside top 30.
    De La Hoya ranks nowhere at middle - Outside top 30.
    Pavlik ranks nowhere above middle - Outside top 50.
    Winky ranks nowhere above middle - Outside top 50.

    Then he has losses to Jones, where he was outclassed, Calzaghe, whose resume is in doubt and Taylor, who just has his two big Hopkins wins and a draw with Winky.

    It's east to destroy Hopkins' resume.
     
  11. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Time will do Hopkins justice. He's one of the best in the last 20 years, would probably finish at the bottom on a top5 list in a poll today, but only to climb up during the years when popular fighters popularity will no longer be an issue when it comes down judging a fighter, just ability and accomplishments.

    Now that's where Hopkins will start moving up on the list.

    Time always does justice to the underrated.
     
  12. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    No, he most definitely isnt.

    I had a whole paragraph ready to explain why but hidden polls irritate me so Im not saying a word other than that I voted `no.`

    (Hope you learned a valuable lesson concerning polls today.)
     
  13. RafaelGonzal

    RafaelGonzal Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    two names


    Manny Paquiao
     
  14. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    If Mayweather beats Pacquiao & Mosely convincingly, would you have him over Hopkins, Popkins ?

    :good
     
  15. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    No he isnt, Morales, like Hopkins was an elite regular top 10 p4per, there`s no `definitely` about it.... you should have singled out Lewis, not EM, Hops is `definitely` better than Lewis.