If Hopkins becomes undisputed champ at 50 years old, does he enter the top 10?

I think he does What a resume he would have. If he beats Ward, too? Just ridiculous I think kovalev will be too much for him but we'll see

I'd be shocked if Nazim doesn't play the Kovalev has something in his wraps route.

nazim richardson said we may be saying bernard hopkins is the greatest fighter that ever lived after watching his fight with kovalev

lol of all times? Not a chance in hell. His resume isn't that good in all honesty.

If baffles me how a man who has 20 title defenses at middleweight,unified all the titles,then if he becomes lineal at 50 will be a 2 time lineal champion at 175 and somehow it is laughable for him to be top 10? it seems like it is impossible for current fighters to be top 10,yet i see people rank whitaker,duran there The best answer is probably, wait until he is done. Those other guys are retired, so their legacy is already written. I think this is true in every sports. Guys need to be retired awhile before people can objectively sum up their career.

If he is using therapy for that testosterone, then no because it's cheating.

http://i57.tinypic.com/11uwy9z.jpg This is why he will dominate Kovalev............

He's already in the top 10

Imagine if Hopkins beats Kovalev, Stevenson, avenges his loss to Dawson, then beats Ward and Golovkin before retiring.

It's really tough to gauge Hopkins. No question he's top 50 and probably significantly higher than that. I think we should have this discussion if and when he comes undisputed champ. He's had some losses that have knocked him back in recent years and the opponents he's beaten recently really haven't wowed me. And I think Kovalev is another fighter that style-wise is tailor made for him. You know what would put him in the top 10? If he beat Ward. But that's probably asking a bit too much from him at this point.

He will have had one of the most storied careers in the history of boxing. He's like on his own island out there. Dude was champion when I was nine years old. I'm now 28 and he's still champion, and has only been without a belt for a six years during that stretch.

OSCAR DE LA HOYA DISCUSSES THE LEGACY OF BERNARD HOPKINS: "TOP 10 ALL-TIME GREATS IN ANY ERA" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8cgBvFTl50&list=UUmxZw7N4Jyljr1RbSs4Ymaw

I stand by this..if he wins this fight against "the killer"at almost 50 he has a strong argument to be top 10 of all time if he can beat kovalev impressively without any controversy or excessive fouling it should definitely warrant him consideration as kovalev is no slouch. it would be an amazing accomplishment at his age. I have a hunch hes going to eke out a very close ugly decision tho with alot of holding and fouling. hope im wrong

My top 20 1. Sugar Ray Robinson 2. Henry Armstrong 3. Floyd may weather jr 4. Muhammad Ali 5. Roy jones jr. 6. Charley burley 7. Ezra's Charles 8. Jack Johnson 9. Bernard Hopkins 10. Joe Louis 11. Jersey joe Walcott 12. Sugar Ray Leonard 13. Marvin haggler 14. Pernell Whitaker 15. Tommy hearns 16. Lennox Lewis 17. Evander Holyfield 18. Bob foster 19. George foreman 20. Joe Frazier :lol1: @ Floyd at number 3 and who the heck is Ezra Charles:lol1::lol1:

Win or lose I think Hopkins deserves a top 10 ranking.

I stand by this..if he wins this fight against "the killer"at almost 50 he has a strong argument to be top 10 of all time

Because of his longevity there is an argument but perhaps he slots in Outside the 10 after giving it some thought unless he stops Both then I would say top 10 of all time

This wont happen, I have great respects for bhop a true atg, but he gets train wrecked by kovalev and possibly stopped by superman. :firedevil undisputed champ is a hard task for him and i cant see any possibility of it becoming true.

I just did a few rounds with the heavy bag and if I struggle to keep pace as a healthy guy more than half of Bhops age then there's no question he should be top 10 if he unifies all the titles at 50.

i think bhop has to be in top 10 if he unifies titles at 50...