Hopkins says you dont become great off of sympathy, is GGG great middleweight?

[therealpugilist]

thoughts

[hugh grant]

By the time ggg retires he will likely go down as one of the greatest middleweights ever.
Continue to beat the best challengers.

[RL_GMA]

Bernard was a Middleweight into his 40th birthday. GGG is 34 and already has a long list of defenses ala Hagler and Bernard before him. Bernard and Hagler both also didn't see their bigger payday fights into late in their careers (mind you, against Welterweights) which seems like the same will happen with GGG. Trust me, GGG hasn't fought his last Welter yet.

[deathofaclown]

No, but you become great by beating the best guys around you. So let your boy Canelo fight him and let both strive for greatness.

Canelo and Golden Boy cronies need to stay quiet about GGG really. You can't duck a man and then talk **** about his resume.

[therealpugilist]

No, but you become great by beating the best guys around you. So let your boy Canelo fight him and let both strive for greatness.

Canelo and Golden Boy cronies need to stay quiet about GGG really. You can't duck a man and then talk **** about his resume.

Hopkins is one of the greatest middleweights of all time, who actually went up and competed with the best at 175 and won titles there

he can say whatever he wants regardless of his affiliation with Golden boy

proof is in the pudding, he dared to be great....GGG hasnt done anything to be considered great yet...he is a good fighter for sure

[therealpugilist]

Bernard was a Middleweight into his 40th birthday. GGG is 34 and already has a long list of defenses ala Hagler and Bernard before him. Bernard and Hagler both also didn't see their bigger payday fights into late in their careers (mind you, against Welterweights) which seems like the same will happen with GGG. Trust me, GGG hasn't fought his last Welter yet.

you think so bro...i dont think his team will let that happen considering the backlasgh from the brook fight

Only Welterweight big enough to attempt this is Spence and he is still a prospect/contender

[therealpugilist]

By the time ggg retires he will likely go down as one of the greatest middleweights ever.
Continue to beat the best challengers.

If he could eliminate Sanders, Eubank and jacobs its a step in the right direction

he is running out of time though

[Larry the boss]

GGG has a chance to be great..Hopkins resume at 160 was far from impressive to be honest. His best wins are at 175 IMO

[j0zef]

I can't take Hopkins at his word regarding anything Golovkin related. He "challenged" Golovkin to immediately go fight Ward/Kovalev winner - a move that's clearly there to protect Canelo from that fight. I'll listen to BHop in regards to most other things, except for this.

And Hopkins talking about moving up is absolutely ridiculous. He moved up when he FORTY years old after he lost. If he wants Golovkin to follow in his footsteps, then BHop needs to shut the hell up for 6 years.

[therealpugilist]

GGG has a chance to be great..Hopkins resume at 160 was far from impressive to be honest. His best wins are at 175 IMO

yep.....I wasnt really impressed with anything he did at 160 but he was very consistent and showed great skills and was dominant. I did like the tito performance but I picked him to win. A physically stronger, larger boxer usually beats a smaller puncher.

he proved his greatness after he moved up to 175.