Is Bernard Hopkins the greatest Middleweight of all time?

Nah, big fan of the old man but he's not number one. Top10 for sure, Top5 is a good possibility but not Top3 IMO.

 

He is doing some legendary things at lightheavyweight right now, being a genuine top 5 guy at 48 years old.

Maybe he should have moved up much earlier then he did.

That all doesn't mean much for his middleweight standing, though.

 

top 5 dead or alive.

 

He's fighting with Williams and Burley for it on mine. Behind Greb, Robinson, Monzon and Hagler.

 

Hops nicks it for me because of ze championships. :blurp

 

You licking me?

 

My bad....went to use the clapping smiley...............................

 

Not that I mind.

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half, maybe.

 

Top ten maybe but not sure

 

I always think at times like this losses aren't held against fighters enough and people only compare top end victories.

For me Hopkins outside the top ten doesn't make sense in the way I perceive the sport. A 10 year reign, total unification and an incredible skillset.

Top 5 is a struggle by any measure I mean once you get past Hagler, Monzon, Greb and Robinson it's a bit more open but I'd put ketchel ahead of him.

 

Have you ever seen Grebs record that's what i'm going on...atsch

 

You have to remember to rate him for his body of work at middle... Not what he did with Pavlick and at lt. heavy...

 

If he keeps beating guys like Cloud and Pascal at 175 eventually someone's going to have to rate him as the best middleweight. His victories over Brown, Trinidad and ODLH make him historically valid as a pick for top welterweight as well, I should think.

 

Yes and most of his best wins are above 160