I love Bhop, he's an outstanding fighter with an outstanding resume, His loses as previously noted where close(I had him losing all three) but GOAT? Not even close.
Bernard Hopkins is one of those fighters that ends up with a very impressive career, and would give anyone a tough fight, but simply would lose head to head against many of the all time great fighters. As already said, he isn't even the GOAT in his division, let alone of every division.
Hopkins couldn't beat Calzaghe at Calzaghe's first venture into 175lbs. He had an outstanding team of strategists/trainers in Freddie Roach, John David Jackson and Naseem Richardson. Not to mention one of the best nutritionist and strength and conditioning coaches in Mackie Shilstone.
Calzaghe just trained with his dad in a shed in Wales and didn't employ any nutrition or strength and conditioning for his very first fight at light heavy. He tuirned up in Vegas with a spit bucket cutman and his two uncles and beat Hopkins in his own country at his own weight.
When you look at the circumstances that was an outstanding albeit close win for Calzaghe.
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Hopkins couldn't beat Calzaghe at Calzaghe's first venture into 175lbs. He had an outstanding team of strategists/trainers in Freddie Roach, John David Jackson and Naseem Richardson. Not to mention one of the best nutritionist and strength and conditioning coaches in Mackie Shilstone.
Calzaghe just trained with his dad in a shed in Wales and didn't employ any nutrition or strength and conditioning for his very first fight at light heavy. He tuirned up in Vegas with a spit bucket cutman and his two uncles and beat Hopkins in his own country at his own weight.
When you look at the circumstances that was an outstanding albeit close win for Calzaghe.
at the end of the day look at his record and there quite clealy L's.
No gift decision. Hopkins got unlucky. He shoulda came out to play. He had roach and Richardson in his corner and still couldn't beat joe.