Some rate Hop over Hagler others rate Hagler over Hopkins

To say Hagler would never lose to the same guy twice like Hopkins did to Taylor is stupid.

If anyone would never lose to the same guy twice, you'd expect it to be Hopkins. The fact that even he did shows that in boxing anything can happen.

 

I gotta give the nod to hagler.

 

Hagler is so loved by fans that he gets overrated. He was a great fighter, but Hops has surpassed him.

 

there both great,but ill always side with hagler,he ruled the division when it was stronger&tougher

 

Hagler was better. Hopkins fought in a weak era for MW, no matter what anyone says. Hopkins is an ATG, but he hasn't done enough or to jump this high.

 

Hagler may have been the better middleweight, who fought in a deeper era, but p4p, it's getting to the point where Hopkins could be rated above Marvelous Marvin on an all-time list.

 

P4P yes....but so is Jones P4P. ATG list, Hagler is higher than both still IMO.

 

P4P....Hopkins

At 160....Hagler

 

It depends upon the criteria that one uses. If you tend to favor how a fighter looked at his absolute best, and the overall quality of opposition, then, yeah, Hagler likely gets the nod.

But, if you favor intangibles like longevity, and the ability to produce quality performances at a higher weight, then the case could be made that a fighter like X could get the nod over a fighter like Hagler on an ATG list.

I can see both sides of the arguement.

 

All your points are stupid.

 

Hagler - A Class
BoringHops - C Class Bum with no teeth

 

I can see your point. But Hopkins hasn't truly produced quality performances at a higher weight IMO. I don't know how much credit he gets for beating Wright at LHW, Wright jumped 2 weight classes to fight him, and was clearly not the same fighter there. He did beat Tarver and that was a good win at 175....he lost his first fight there. I am not sure he has done anything of great quality there.

 

what if Taylor had fought a PRIME Hopkins?