Which fight to you consider to be Hopkins greatest masterpiece?

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The Pavlik display was pretty great I must say

 

His performance against Trinidad is his best.

 

I chose Pavlik. No way should an old 43 yr old fighter beat a strong young powerful hungry fighter like Pavlik. Not only did he win that fight, but he made Kelly look foolish.

 

He was supposed to beat Tito and Pavlik? Is that why they made him the underdog in those fights? :huh

 

Well I do believe this **** about 8 or 10 lbs making a difference in an outcome of a fight, that's why there are different weight classes. Hopkins was made the undergdog for the Tito and Pavlik fights because they both held a better status in the boxing world than Hopkins did. They were both undefeated and they were champions, betting wages are based on accomplishments, statistics. Trinidad isn't built to carry 160 lbs. and be effective against a man that even fought at cruiserweight, it's common sense that he would win.

 

I voted for the Pavlik fight. For me it's BHop's brilliant foot work that takes it. We've all focused on the great job Bernard did staying away from the right hand by moving to Kelly's left. However, that does not tell the whole story. There were several points in that fight where KP stepped to his own left exactly like he should have, but Hops just slid away the other direction; magnificent.


Dirty Tactics? Hops used very few against KP. The points deductions on both sides were absolute bull****. What if Hops would have fought dirty? I got news for ya: Kelly Pavlik doesn't give a ****. Did he complain about JT head butting him and hitting him with elbows? No! When asked about BHop's tactics before the fight KP said things like; "I don't mind roughing a guy up on the inside. I got elbows and a head too! If he goes low, he'll find his own nuts in his throat." Sorry, but questions about dirty tactics against KP are null and void. Kelly is more than willing to get rough and dirty if it goes that way.

 

I noticed he didnt respond to this......:huh

Anyone who watched or followed boxing thru out the 90s knows that Hopkins was considered one of the dirtiest fighters in the boxing world.

 

Easily Pavlik.

1. Because Bernard himself said so.\
2. He was friggin 43 out there fightin like a 21 yr. old w/ 20 yrs. experience


As far as Trinidad, it was a masterclass too. But there are a couple of things people seem to forget about that. It was originally scheduled for Sept. 15, 2001.....in New York, MSG. Well as we world wide know some really ill **** went down on Sept. 11, 2001 in New York.

Point being, this could have affected Tito in a couple of ways. He may have had his body ready peak condition for the 15th, but had to spend a couple extra weeks in New York, where **** was just nuts, and we know Mr. Hopkins stays in peak 24/7 X 365. Not to mention Philly not far from there, so he basically still right at home.

Also the MSG Tito "madness" crowd didn't quite know how to react, with America having taken such a huge hit to be raisin' the hell they usualy do against a US fighter in the Garden.

Just speculation, Hopkins IMO would have won any ways, but Tito def. was unfortunately out of his comfort zone, and he MAY have done a little better.

???? Just an opinion, so nobody freak the **** out, OK?

 

trinidad.

not only was it b-hops greatest win, he finished him. IMO

 

for me its a toss up between tito and pavlik with ODLH a close second

 

As dominant as he was against Pavlik, I've still got to say Tito.

That fight has a certain elegance I never get tired of. Pavlik just got his ass beat down.