Bhop is better than Floyd. Can fight better coming forward. Doesn't lunge in throwing one punch. Can throw combos, lil floyd can't anymore. Has better footwork, better all around skill wise, smarter.
Common opponent DLH. BHOP dissects him, not even touched and KO's him @ age 39. Floyd runs and loses on one card 113-115, came come forward at all. Got touched all night.
Yes they were good fighters. Just a bit smaller in weight class than hobkins!
A bit? DLH was prime at 147, Trinidad too. That is a huge difference compared to 160. You never hear of guys going from 147 to 160, 154 is less of a reach, but 160 is a no man's land. And those 2 wins are Hopkins' best wins...smaller dudes. Meanwhile, Hopkins had to kill himself to make 160, he should've fought at 168 or more likely 175.
Bernard is a great fighter. He can mix it with any fighter past or present because he is so clever. However IMHO James Toney adnd RJJ were better. I also think Dawson gives any verison of Hopkins trouble.
I can't argue with that!!!....thats real talk.....Roy and James were more skilled and Chad has the speed that causes B.Hop problems....all that is true!!....but Bernard out lived Roy and James....he proved to be more durable than Roy and more professional and dedicated than James(by staying in shape)
the lil' Phillipino deserved the fighter of the decade award...no question about that!!.....but B.Hop was supposed to be the runner up to that award and NOT Money......with that said, IMO Money was ALWAYS a better boxer than the Great B.Hop.....B.Hop just fought the tougher fights.....one thing that cracks me up about the B.Hop haters is that they're quick to say he beat up lil' dudes....but before those fights were fought the SAME dudes predicted B.Hop to take a "L".....then the SAME dudes praise Money's wins over Hatton and JMM as great boxing performances!!.......I'm confused!! :frown:
Bernard is a great fighter. He can mix it with any fighter past or present because he is so clever. However IMHO James Toney adnd RJJ were better. I also think Dawson gives any verison of Hopkins trouble.
the lil' Phillipino deserved the fighter of the decade award...no question about that!!.....but B.Hop was supposed to be the runner up to that award and NOT Money......with that said, IMO Money was ALWAYS a better boxer than the Great B.Hop.....B.Hop just fought the tougher fights.....one thing that cracks me up about the B.Hop haters is that they're quick to say he beat up lil' dudes....but before those fights were fought the SAME dudes predicted B.Hop to take a "L".....then the SAME dudes praise Money's wins over Hatton and JMM as great boxing performances!!.......I'm confused!! :frown:
hobkins is one of the most overrated fighting con artist that ever put on a pair of gloves. The "white boy" beat him!! J.Taylor beat him!! His claim to fame was beating up delahoja and TRINIDAD!!!
Just DLH n Trinidad huh
hobkins is one of the most overrated fighting con artist that ever put on a pair of gloves. The "white boy" beat him!! J.Taylor beat him!! His claim to fame was beating up delahoja and TRINIDAD!!!
De La Hoya and Trinidad aren't good fighters I guess...:Thinkingo
Hopkins is one of the greatest ever.
At the current moment Floyd is slightly ahead in terms of P4P.
Although if/when Bernard beats Chad Dawson/David Haye he could be #1
haha.....c'mon now. Hopkins has no hope against Dawson. I would bet $1,000 on Dawson if the odds were favourable.
Think about it this way. Bernard likes to talk.....alot. Yet Dawson has been calling his name for the better part of 2 years and nothing but deafening silence from Nard. How about James Toney. He proclaims Hopkins mother had intrcourse with a billygoat to spawn Hopkins and calls him a snaggle toothed pussy-------> did bhop dare open his mouth and reply???
Hopkins is one of the greatest ever.
At the current moment Floyd is slightly ahead in terms of P4P.
Although if/when Bernard beats Chad Dawson/David Haye he could be #1
Are you serious? Bernard wants no part of Dawson right now.
Come on now, BHop in his best day is not nearly as good as Pacquiao in his best day. Bhop is a fraud, and a coward, his style of fighting is just terrible too. It's almost as if he tries to piss off the fans
Bhop is better than Floyd. Can fight better coming forward. Doesn't lunge in throwing one punch. Can throw combos, lil floyd can't anymore. Has better footwork, better all around skill wise, smarter.
Common opponent DLH. BHOP dissects him, not even touched and KO's him @ age 39. Floyd runs and loses on one card 113-115, came come forward at all. Got touched all night.
Meh.....i don't think so.
"The best fighter of my generation, without a doubt is Pretty Boy Floyd" - Hopkins
Bhop is the man, but he isn't even as good as RJJ and James Toney were when they were all dominating in the 90's.
Hopkins is one of the greatest ever.
At the current moment Floyd is slightly ahead in terms of P4P.
Although if/when Bernard beats Chad Dawson/David Haye he could be #1
Years back you could have an argument but not now...and I'm a Bernard fan...
There's a reason Bernard was significantly dropped on P4P lists...the Roy Jones fight hurt him much more than it could help...