Who ranks higher P4P all time- Hopkins or Floyd?

As I Mayweather fan, I rate Hopkins slightly higher. Johnson, Tarver, De La Hoya, Wright, Trinidad, Pavlik ect.

While Mayweather fought bigger guys most of his career, and Hopkins fought smaller opponents, the names on Hopkins resume are too big to ignore.

 

Hopkins

 

Hopkins but it's close

 

He cleared out 160, to be fair there wasnt really anyone stand out at that weight for him to fight. He fought everyone that was there.

He could be criticized before for fighting smaller guys movnig up to 160 and not jumping up fighting bigger guys, but now at the tail end of his career in his 40s he has done that and done quite well.


Meanwhile mayweather is the opposite, he has a great early career and as he moved up in weight he didnt take the hardest fights the way Hopkins has.


Hopkins took risks. He jumped 2 divisions to fight Tarver. He fought Winky who can always cause problems for everyone, he fought Calzaghe which is a hard fight for anyone as well. He fought Pavlic when everyone was saying he was too old and would be outworked and maybe KOed.


Did Mayweather take the Margo fight, a fight with risks? He took the fights that paid the most money. Mayweather hasnt gone out of his way to take the fights people dont expect him to win.

 

Hopkins has always faced the top fighters of whatever division he's been in and the few loses he's had were close. While Floyd is undefeated, there are too many gaps against big names so there will always be doubt. Most of his reputation is based on assumption rather than fact.

 

It's as you say, Mayweather did better early work career, while Hopkins did better later work career. I give Floyd the edge overall based on resume and success through the weights, while Hopkins has the edge in longevity. I can see the argument for Hopkins though, in fact I'm not even completely sold on rating Floyd higher. I see it as a virtual toss-up, just as I said.

 

mayweather is a better fighter...hopkins has a better resume...but P4P mayweather is the better fighter

 

hopkins fought 20 mandatories in a row? all in one weight

 

bigger risk TARVER??? or ODH...come on now...hopkins had great wins vs tito and KP who was overwhelmed and looked like ****...PBF beat ODH Hatton....how is odh not a risk but tarver is...PBF is a 5 division champion

 

Let's see!!!

B-Hop

Jones
G.Johnson
Brown
Allen
K.Holmes
Echols
Tito
Joppy
DLH
Eastman
Taylor
Tarver
Wright
Calzaghe
Pavlik.

Pbf

G.Hernandez
E.Augustus
Chavez
Corrales
Castillo
Corley
Gatti
Mitchell
Zab
Baldomir
DLH
Hatton.


I will go with B-Hop.

 

BTW
Hopkins fought everybody and never duck NO ONE:good

 

Mayweather is better. Although Hopkins has taken more risks lately he's been beaten 3 times in the last few years and that does not help his ATG status. The Pav. fight makes a lot of people forget though

 

I agree, although my bias makes me give the edge to Hopkins.