top 40, he has very good resume, and he beat good fighters at 40's. But in his 40's he is at 80% than his prime. prime for prime are better boxers
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Bernard Hopkins is a TOP 10 ATG.
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LMFAO @ top 10. Sure he's an ATG but I can definitely see more than 10 people being greater than him.
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Originally posted by Boxingwizard View PostI also forgot to mention that he didn't want any part of James Toney in 96. Hopkins also did not want to fight Calzahge in 2002.
James Toney fired his manager because he had a hard time making 168 for the Roy Jones Jr. fight. When she mentioned a rematch, he got PISSED at her because he couldn't make the weight anymore.
No way James Toney would have been willing to or could have made 160 by 1996.
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Originally posted by larryx2012 View Postelaborate..............
I wouldn't even consider him to have the best resume in the last 20 years and would rank Evander Holyfield, Roy Jones, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquaio over him let alone all the fighters in history.
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Dudes are sleeping on bhop. He arguably beat calzage even though he didn't get the decision and he wasn't prime then. When he fought Dawson he was closer to 50. He upset a lot of prime fighters, beating pascal and still very competitive now always learns to adjust. ATG
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Originally posted by PBP View PostAccording to who? Hopkins was a middleweight in '96. James Toney was a light heavyweight by that time.
James Toney fired his manager because he had a hard time making 168 for the Roy Jones Jr. fight. When she mentioned a rematch, he got PISSED at her because he couldn't make the weight anymore.
No way James Toney would have been willing to or could have made 160 by 1996.
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Originally posted by nachorjj View Posttop 40, he has very good resume, and he beat good fighters at 40's. But in his 40's he is at 80% than his prime. prime for prime are better boxers
But he's a great fighter no doubt. For what he's done in his 40's alone would make him a great fighter.
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