Who has the better defnse? Hopkins or Mayweather Jr.

Hopkins.

 

Mayweather.

 

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Mayweather as I have seen him use The shoulder roll, a high guard and classic movement in different fights. 3 styles.

 

so does hopkins, they both use what ever they need to.

 

Good question.. I would say BHop, he has proven more.

 

Mayweather imo. Hopkins is more negative.

 

Hopkins but Mayweather has better reflexes though.

 

Mayweather. I think Hopkins is a very good defensive fighter, but he's also pretty overrated the way I see it. I see him as more of a crafty spoiler than someone with the technical pedigree (at least defensively) that Mayweather has. I don't see Hopkins as any better defensively than a guy like Emile Griffith in an all time sense.

 

Hopkins is the craftiest but mayweather has the better defense

 

Mayweather by a country mile.

 

I think Hopkins' defence focuses on the strengths of his opponents and how he acts against it really throws his opponents off their gameplan completely, nullifying it almost(see fights with Pavlik and Tito for examples) which is as dominant as your defence can be. Floyd's is based around his reflexes, he doesn't try to nullify the opponent's gameplan, he just overcomes it due to his physical superiority (see Gatti, Hatton and Corrales). So, Hopkins has the ringcraft and tactics, Mayweather has the reflexes and physical capabilities, so it depends what you prefer. I'm more a fan of Hopkins' defence.