Why does everyone try to rewrite history when it comes to Hopkins?

[sunny31]

Bernard Hopkins is an ATG...period. There are many fighters who are hated during their time, and only later on in their career, or after they retire are they appreciated. Hopkins has had many great performances and nights, but almost no one has had a great night against him, a true master of his craft.

He lost to a young Jones, but that was a seriously competitive fight at a time when no one else could lay a glove on him, he obliterated a young glen johnson. Beat solid guys like Echols, smaller great fighters in Oscar and Tito, yes there were some poor defences but over 20 shows great consistency. What he has done in recent years has just been phenomenal. Tarver, Wright, Pavlik, Pascal, all great wins. Hell even the losses were all close and debatable.

For me one of the greatest middleweights ever, only behind Robinson, Monzon, and Hagler out of the post war guys because he didn't offer that kind of excitement or accomplishments, but would have stood a good chance of beating any of them.

[bose]

If Hopkins is to be mentioned in the greatest of middleweights, and this is because of his late wins in his career. Than you can not take the credit that Jermain Taylor deserves as the man that could beat Hopkins in any era!

[LoadedWraps]

It's called "hate".
They do it to this other guy too, maybe you have heard of him, I think his name is Floyd something.