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Very good post on a vastly underated Champion,Giardello today would have a cake walk,Hopkins looks a little better than he is because there isnt the depth of talent around,imo.
Yes but talent wise Hopkins has all the tools. & to be the best you have to beat the best. I don't see Giardello beating Hopkins in a prime for prime situation. Other notable Philly middleweights, Bad Bennie Briscoe, Willie "The Worm" Monroe, Bobby "Boogaloo" Watts, Eugene "Cyclone" Hart, Frank "The Animal" Fletcher, Georgie Benton just to name a few.
I don't think so. B-Hop was more versatile (we are talking Bernard more or less near his prime, not the very old energy-conserving version), skillful (even though not by much) and consistent (I never understood how Joey could lose so many fights).
I dont think Giardello ever entered a ring in close to the condition Hopkins does,Hopkins longevity is a testament to the life he leads ,Giardello had the talent and toughness but never trained in the spartan manner of Hopkins.
Hopkins never beat a good crafty technical fighter in his entire career. hard to say how he would do against Giardello.
Benton was an excellent fighter (and trainer), but he lacks eithers credentials. He did beat Joey by decision, but that was not a peak Giardello; it took place only a few months after Giardello's war with Henry Hank. His fight with Carter is a personal favorite of mine though. :bbb
Giardello far and away superior to Hopkins. In my eyes, if Hopkins had to face the fighters Giardello did, he would have a hard time being ranked in the top ten. Giardello was crafty, had a granite chin and feared no one. Add to that, he was all-around talented.
