How do you definitively BEAT Bernard Hopkins?

How would someone stop Hopkins? At age 48? Put him in the ring with "The Krusher"

One thing's for certain, you can't be limited and one dimensional. Hopkins eats up that style for breakfast. Even skilled come forward fighters like Trinidad, that style he excels against also. That's why I was so certain Cloud would be embarrassed by Hopkins. Even if you're as limited as Cloud is, you need to have crushing one punch power to even have a remote chance and Cloud doesn't have that. He didn't even have a punchers chance. Someone like Pavlik, who is worlds better than Cloud, is Hopkins dream. Cloud had no chance.

Well, you could land an excellent knock out punch. That would probably do the trick.

Chad Dawson beat Hopkins pretty clearly. I thought that was a 9-3 fight myself, which would mean he won 117-111 for me. So there's your answer.

You beat Hopkins by being a Klitschko. So you have to outweigh Hopkins by 60 pounds?

Chad Dawson beat Hopkins pretty clearly.

Speed, activity, movement.

In his prime, be one of Roy, Hagler, Monzon or SRR. Nowadays, he can be outslicked or outworked, but either approach has to be wedded to intelligence, and Pascal and Cloud are not (comparatively) intelligent fighters

Be prime Roy Jones Jr.

Ask for random testing or be Calzaghe.

Martinez's defense has never been anywhere near good enough to withstand Hopkins's counter right hands. Hopkins's excellent timing and anticipation would have been too much for Sergio (his reflexes aren't in the same league as RJJ's). Even Chavez Jr had a 40% success rate with his slow jab.. I mostly agree with you but I was just looking for guys who could actually make it to the fight and not have given up already, the list gets shorter when mental toughness is factored in when going against Hopkins.

Any time Cloud gained momentum Hopkins figured it out and stuffed in, usually with a clean right hand. After the 3rd or 4th time Cloud was lost. Yeah I noticed, especially when Hopkins sidestepped his ass while he lunged into the ropes. Hopkins reflexes aren't too shabby. We need a real swarmer in there, Hopkins probably creates his next 5 moves while these young guys think of 2. I don't know who that is and I really doubt some young guy is going to outplay Hopkins at his own game right now. Unless Ward went up in weight and fought Hopkins, I don't know who I would pick. And it's impossible for Toney to ever get in shape. He is the burger king.

You have to forget the fact you're fighting some boxing technician supposedly some ATG HOFer and **** him up, now. He's close to 50 and Cloud was prolly ****ting his pants in the ring he forgot Bernard was 48. Need a non-sloppy, someone who can actually cut the ring, and a real work rate that won't crumble aka will to win. I honestly felt Cloud lost the mind games and his mind gave in, he just felt he couldn't beat Hopkins. Any time Cloud gained momentum Hopkins figured it out and stuffed in, usually with a clean right hand. After the 3rd or 4th time Cloud was lost.

You have to forget the fact you're fighting some boxing technician supposedly some ATG HOFer and **** him up, now. He's close to 50 and Cloud was prolly ****ting his pants in the ring he forgot Bernard was 48. Need a non-sloppy, someone who can actually cut the ring, and a real work rate that won't crumble aka will to win. I honestly felt Cloud lost the mind games and his mind gave in, he just felt he couldn't beat Hopkins.

Roy Jones (116-112) and Chad Dawson (117-111) probably had the best performances against Hopkins: Roy Jones (Age 24) v. Hopkins (Age 28)

Martinez would have been a good fight, I think he is enough of a showman and fast enough to possibly win rounds definitively. still dont think it would be a clear victory since Sergio would likely fade down the stretch. too bad they came around at MW at different times Martinez's defense has never been anywhere near good enough to withstand Hopkins's counter right hands. Hopkins's excellent timing and anticipation would have been too much for Sergio (his reflexes aren't in the same league as RJJ's). Even Chavez Jr had a 40% success rate with his slow jab..

You beat Hopkins by being a Klitschko.

Martinez would have been a good fight, I think he is enough of a showman and fast enough to possibly win rounds definitively. still dont think it would be a clear victory since Sergio would likely fade down the stretch. too bad they came around at MW at different times

At this stage..... Activity

Watch out for Hopkins's right hand throughout the whole fight. Duck his jabs and move to his left. Keep close to him but avoid clinching with your head anywhere near his. Pressure him to the ropes and bang the body for the first 6 rounds. Watch out for his head and the right. When he tires, start scoring to the head. Don't go for the KO, just keep busier and outwork him to win on the scorecards. You won't catch Hopkins centre-ring unless you set up your punches with range-finding jabs and good leverage. Oh and that right uppercut. Avoid.