if BHop beats Pascal will it elevate him to Greatness

[sonnyboyx2]

If Hopkins beats Pascal and becomes the oldest fighter to ever win a world boxing championship will it elevate him to All Time Greatness far beyond his middleweight achievements.

[SirTomJones]

Define greatness.

[RubenSonny]

I thought Hopkins was already an ATG, do you not think so sonny?

[Wild Blue Yonda]

He has already attained greatness, though as a Middleweight he is sometimes over-rated historically.

A degree of legend already deservingly exists for Hopkins...the trick is to not go too overboard, but certainly, he's already a great fighter, worthy of memory --- & that will stand irrespective of the result of his fight with Pascal, aged forty-five.

[sonnyboyx2]

yes he is already an ATG but will becoming the oldest man to win a world title elevate him above what he already has achieved as a great 160lb fighter or is that mantle meaningless to his legacy.

[Scott9945]

Yes, it would elevate him. In my mind it would also remove any question of him being the best 40+ y/o boxer ever.

[joseph5620]

If Hopkins beats Pascal and becomes the oldest fighter to ever win a world boxing championship will it elevate him to All Time Greatness far beyond his middleweight achievements.

Yes it would. But I don't expect it to happen. Hopkins has already exceeded expectations in many different ways for a fighter over 40.

[Wild Blue Yonda]

yes he is already an ATG but will becoming the oldest man to win a world title elevate him above what he already has achieved as a great 160lb fighter or is that mantle meaningless to his legacy.

He would just be shading Foreman for the mantle of oldest linear Champion of all-time should he win, though they would really be tied at 45-each. I'd say that's a hell of a notch to any fighters' belt.

Pascal (like Moorer before him) is not so soft a Champion that Hopkins wouldn't receive a significant boost to his legacy for the right outcome. We'll know soon enough.

[StarshipTrooper]

He has already attained greatness, though as a Middleweight he is sometimes over-rated historically.

Depends on who you talk to. I her personally have him ranked 6th all-time at Middleweight.....but I've seen a number of posters deny he's even an ATG.

Poet

[sonnyboyx2]

Depends on who you talk to. I her personally have him ranked 6th all-time at Middleweight.....but I've seen a number of posters deny he's even an ATG.

Poet

Hopkins does not make my ATG 160lb Top 10