Bernard Hopkins: "Mayweather, The Best of My Era"

[C'MONMANG']

Ruiz is garbage. That wasn't a huge accomplishment. No one gives him credit for that.

Fine, Floyd doesnt get credit for beating Baldo.

[THE REED]

yeah personally i dont think its fair to compare the two

one went from lightweight to welterweight

the other from middleweight to heavyweight

theyve both fought bums, and theyve both fought champions

theyve both been pound for pound... just roys 9 years older then floyd and has fought past his prime, and had losses past his prime...

floyd still hasnt come to that road yet... but each fighter is very similar

and roy definitely gets credit for beating ruiz... ruiz kncked down holyfield and had 40 lbs on roy... you have to give credit for that... otherwsie floyd doesnt get credit for beating a blown up ricky hatton.... OF COURRSE THEY GET CREDIT

[SkillspayBills]

It is between Floyd and Roy in my book. Either of them being the best of the era is no problem in my book.

[bdevils]

well they should fight then
how about roy jones junior vs floyd mayweather
for the REAL POUND FOR POUND CHAMPIONSHIP !!!!

Are you ******ed?

[MaYaN_SuN]

This thread is like an episode of the twighlight zone lol..

[COACH WEBB]

I think that was a POWERFUL statement for B Hop to make. Considering ALL that he has accomplished in this era. That takes EXTREME HUMILITY to exalt another fighter. I just read what Ray say about Floyd and I think that was awesome as well. Here we have 2 HOF fighters, showing respect to Floyd Mayweather for being the best fighter in this era. No matter how we look at it, the press, the boxing websites look at it. These are two boxers that lived the sport, and fought in the sport, Hall of Fame fighters. Therefore, I believe that their observations about Mayweather, should be taken into consideration. He has received his stamp of approval from some of the BEST TO EVER DO IT.

[Mike_R]

roy jones ****ed up.

old news everybody

[seantrader2001]

They know what they are seeing!!!

Guys like Hopkins and Leonard know they are watching something special in Mayweather... He is cold, clinical, precise, fast hands, fast feet, perfect defense... No matter the era or opponent, Floyd Mayweather could either win or at the very least compete at the highest level... In later years we will appreciate how great he is.

[St@rscreem]

floyd just bullied a smaller fighter
and is called 'great'

roy jones fought the heavyweight champ
stepped up to the higher weight division and won

that would be like floyd stepping up to fight hopkins
and winning ...

You know, the same people who say that Floyd KOing Ricky Hatton is nothing special, because Ricky was the smaller guy so he was SUPPOSED to lose, fail to give credit to the fact that Floyd moved up in weight 5 times, was the smaller guy each time, and took the WBC titles. I've never understood that. Its a completly flawed argument. Shouldn't Floyd have been KO'd then, or at least beaten?

Great logic.

[NachoMan]

...
roy jones fought the heavyweight champ
stepped up to the higher weight division and won

that would be like floyd stepping up to fight hopkins
and winning ...

That's not really a convincing analogy when you consider that there is a talent curve in boxing that tapers off somewhere around welterweight. The concentration of talent between 160-Hvy does not compare to the talent pool between 130-147lbs. Not to discredit Jones for his achievement against Ruiz (although he did avoid an aging Holyfield for a reason), but I'm more impressed with a fighter who sucessfully moves up from junior lightweight to welter than middleweight to heavyweight. I'm sure some people will find that crazy.