Bernard Hopkins vs. Sergio Martinez at MW.

Not a fan of Hopkins or his style, but prime vs prime Sergio doesn't have a chance.

I got Maravilla via UD (prior to his leg injury).

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Hopkins in an uglier fight than even Calzaghe vs Hopkins.

Hopkins had no problem with fast athletic guys and he beat a bunch of them and only lost his middleweight world title on a debatable decision when he was 40. I think he was a vastly superior fighter than Martinez and would have beat him easily and knocked him out. Hopkins had a 10 year 20 defense run as middleweight champ and only lost when he was 40. Martinez in contrast has many defeats and was defeated by some average guys and knocked out long before he was even near 40. Margarito and Cotto stopped him and even lousy Cintron held him to a draw. He is not in Hopkins's class at all. Lol, Anyone who says Cintron held him to a draw immediately loses all credibility in their statement. Edit: And for the record, huge Martinez fanboy, but yes at middleweight, prime hopkins UDs him in an ugly fight. I do think the Hopkins that fought RJJ loses to him though.

Hopkins had no problem with fast athletic guys and he beat a bunch of them and only lost his middleweight world title on a debatable decision when he was 40. I think he was a vastly superior fighter than Martinez and would have beat him easily and knocked him out. Hopkins had a 10 year 20 defense run as middleweight champ and only lost when he was 40. Martinez in contrast has many defeats and was defeated by some average guys and knocked out long before he was even near 40. Margarito and Cotto stopped him and even lousy Cintron held him to a draw. He is not in Hopkins's class at all.

Hopkins definitely, I don’t think it would be one sided but I got B-Hop by a clear UD.

Is this a joke?? Hopkins wins easily

Martinez hit harder, had faster hands and was much more fun to watch but Hopkins could stifle him, put his size on him and possibly get one of those ugly wins he was so famous for.

hopkins. no doubt about it

You answered your own question. The key to beating Hopkins was being physically gifted. He’s too disciplined and fundamentally sound to lose otherwise. All his L’s were against fighters like this, although I thought he beat Calzaghe. Roy Jones, Chad Dawson, Jermaine Taylor, Sergey Kovalev, *Joe Calzaghe.