Has Hopkins ever defeated a world-class fighter his own size?

[Xplosivo]

It seems all Hopkins biggest wins have been over smaller men, welterweights like Trinidad and De La Hoya.

When he's faced world-class opponents his own size - such as Roy Jones Jr and Jermain Taylor - he's lost!

yo i agree with you bcoz calzaghe failed to beat an overrated fighter who never fought someone his own size, calslappy aint gettin any credit from anyone becoz he barely got past a 44 yr old grand dad who is overrated and didnt defeat any fighter his own size.

[ИATAS]

Yeah, you're right. Hopkins sucks. Another Joe Calzaghe fan talking about how bad Hopkins is, which says what about Joe? dumb asses

[Xplosivo]

dis just proves how overrated hoe girlslappy is he cudnt even beat a fighter who many think isnt even worldclass and was out of his prime/ came out of retirement

[C'MONMANG']

There's a difference between "elite" and "world class".

Tarver is a world-class fighter but not really an elite fighter.

he is the former undisputed light heavy weight champion of the world. He is a current light heavy titlist. He's elite. you're stoopid.

[cotto16]

Trinidad, i dont care if he was coming up in weight, when hopkins beat him, tito was the best pound for pound fighter in the world. Antonio Tarver was a great win and at the time tarver was the number 1 in the lightheavies, the glen johnson stoppage win looks better and better, Keith holmes and howard eastman were both very tricky custormers but hopkins handled them with ease, and both fighters were in there prime. Also the joe calzaghe fight should of been called a draw!

[unity768]

Yeah, you're right. Hopkins sucks. Another Joe Calzaghe fan talking about how bad Hopkins is, which says what about Joe? dumb asses

lol u nailed it there!

[Xyei]

Obviously Tarver is the first name I'd think of. Anytime you use the word "world class" it is always subjective. Were William Joppy and Keith Holmes world class? I've heard this same criteria used on Marvin Hagler too.

Yes. His biggest wins are all from guys who moved up in weight. Does that diminish his wins? Not IMO. You really can discredit any fighters resume if you want. Someone slaughtered Ali's record in the Boxing History forum. You can do that to almost any boxer.

You can criticize Hopkins for staying at MW and fighting smaller guys when he could have moved up to LHW years ago or you can criticize Wlad for getting KO'd by journeymen.

Or you could criticize Calzaghe's record because he never left his backyard until just recently. Or you can Criticize Mayweather for not fighting Cotto yet.



It's all in how you look at it really. Who else can we **** on???

[The Hammer]

Yes. His biggest wins are all from guys who moved up in weight. Does that diminish his wins? Not IMO. You really can discredit any fighters resume if you want. Someone slaughtered Ali's record in the Boxing History forum. You can do that to almost any boxer.

You can criticize Hopkins for staying at MW and fighting smaller guys when he could have moved up to LHW years ago or you can criticize Wlad for getting KO'd by journeymen.

Or you could criticize Calzaghe's record because he never left his backyard until just recently. Or you can Criticize Mayweather for not fighting Cotto yet.



It's all in how you look at it really. Who else can we **** on???

And that's why I make threads like this...

To return some of the **** that's been thrown at Calzaghe.

[VERSION1 (V1)]

And that's why I make threads like this...

To return some of the **** that's been thrown at Calzaghe.

but when you bring joe down cause all they got to say is yeah your right bhop was a bum and joe only beat bums right

[dansweeney]

But Tarver is not really an elite fighter.

your an idiot