McCallum Toney Hopkins

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  1. mrbassie

    mrbassie Boxing Addict Full Member

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    McCallum
    Toney
    Hopkins
     
  2. Minotauro

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    Toney
    McCallum
    Hopkins
     
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    McCallum
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    Toney

    I think Hopkins and McCallum delt with with movers better than Toney,the Roy Jones fight with all these guys showed that,McCallum and Hopkins are close,but Toney is a ways from them because of that aspect and Mike and B-Hop went to the body better.
     
  4. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    I like the way McCallum and Toney take more chances than Hop.Although I personally havent decided which kind of order to put them in.
     
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    Toney
    McCallum
    Hopkins

    Hopkins isn't as skilled, he just can't contemplate doing some of the things Toney does but he beats the other 2 for conditioning
     
  6. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Hopkins - On of the best technicians of the last 20 years. Solid fundamentally.
    McCallum - Wider skill range than Toney but perhaps not quite as skilled in the strict sense, just McCallum was the jack of all trades, whereas toney was a master of defence.
    Toney - Less dimensions than the other two.
     
  7. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Do you see Hop being more skilled than McCallum?
     
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    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    From a technical stand point, yes.
     
  9. RDJ

    RDJ Boxing Junkie banned

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    Agree with this list, McCallum just slightly over Toney when it comes to pure skills. McCallum wasn't the natural fighter Toney used to be, but when it comes to skills I'm not rating anyone over McCallum.
     
  10. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Interesting. I always felt McCallum had a wider range of skills than Hop. He also took way more chances too.
     
  11. lora

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    Hopkins is the best defensive fighter of all-time though.
     
  12. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Better than a prime Benitez or Loche ?
     
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    :scaredas:

    Locche?
     
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    Hopkins
    McCallum
    Toney

    Any order at all is acceptable for me though, I don't care what way round you have it. All 3 were technical marvels.
     
  15. Tin_Ribs

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    You'd be splitting hairs as to who was the more skillful and effective out of Hopkins and McCallum. They both stand half a notch above Toney IMO, though I probably prefer to watch Toney more.