Is Bernard Hopkins the greatest Middleweight of all time?

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  1. xRedx

    xRedx Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If not where do you place him?
     
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  2. tommy the hat

    tommy the hat Active Member Full Member

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    No not even close
     
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  3. Arcane

    Arcane One More Time Full Member

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    Top 10 yes, top 5 maybe, best ever? no.
     
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  4. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Not even that close.

    He has the greatest longevity, tho, regardless of weightclass.
     
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  5. Rajon Rondo

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    I think Tyson or Marciano trump him in longevity.
     
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  6. dpw417

    dpw417 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Top five h2h at middleweight...IMO.
    ATG. Best defensive fighter seen on film for me at the weight.
     
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  7. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    I'd have him at #6 or #7, all things considered.

    Right in the mix at the top for best H2H though.
     
    the cobra, Mar 10, 2013
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  8. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He is my number 5, I think, but I´m aware that I´m being generous tbh.....
     
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  9. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    i can see top 5.

    greb-robinson-monzon-hagler are imo, locks for the top 4 and that order is damn flexible

    than you have tiger-freddie steele-holman williams-charly burley-kitchell and others on the next level.

    it's a tough call but hopkins has some damn fine competition for that spot
     
    Jorodz, Mar 10, 2013
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  10. Theron

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    :huh what the hell
     
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  11. Theron

    Theron Boxing Addict banned

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    I think it's

    Greb,Hagler,Monzon,Robinson always at the top Burley high as well
    Hopkins definatley within top 10 maybe 7 or 8
     
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  12. Surf-Bat

    Surf-Bat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Excellent fighter, but doesn't make my top 10. The division is just too stacked.
     
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  13. thistle1

    thistle1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :nono
     
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  14. big_AL

    big_AL P4P #1 Full Member

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    i like to put hopkins in my top 5 instead of greb, tiger etc. cas i don't like just using some 80 year old historian's list

    once again, NOBODY here saw greb fight. that should exclude him from ranking above a guy who has twice become the oldest champ in history in an era of young athletes and steroid abuse.

    respect the old and those that came before but the godlike status they're givin on esb is ridiculous
     
    big_AL, Mar 11, 2013
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  15. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    I don't think his competition at 160 was anything special. He might sneak in at no 10.
     
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