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

[ИATAS]

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

A 43 year old bum apparently

[The Hammer]

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

B-Hop is a tricky, dirty fighter and that makes him a difficult opponent.

[Mr. Philadel]

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

Exactly! keep feedin' them logic!

[Xyei]

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

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

I see your point, but it's a bit hypocritical, don't you think?

[The Hammer]

I see your point, but it's a bit hypocritical, don't you think?

No, I don't think so. It's fair to do the same back...

[Xyei]

No, I don't think so. It's fair to do the same back...

Fair enough..

[ИATAS]

How many hall of famers has bhop fought? 6, 7? (calzaghe 1, or 2?).
How many title holders/champions has bhop beaten? 10 (calzaghe 7).
How many title defenses did bhop have? 20 (calzaghe 21).

Dissing bhops resume while being a hardcore calzaghe fan is idiotic, since both men's legacy's/accomplishments are similar in many ways.

Just give bhop some credit (and vice versa). Be happy Joe got the win (by far biggest name on his resume) and move on.

[x3_bazooka_x3]

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!

Tarver and Johnson he also beat Winky and IMO Winky was hopkins size.

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How many hall of famers has bhop fought? 6, 7? (calzaghe 1, or 2?).
How many title holders/champions has bhop beaten? 10 (calzaghe 7).
How many title defenses did bhop have? 20 (calzaghe 21).

Dissing bhops resume while being a hardcore calzaghe fan is idiotic, since both men's legacy's are similar in many ways.

Just give bhop some credit (and vice versa). Be happy Joe got the win (by far biggest name on his resume) and move on.

agreed 100%

[Haglerwins]

I'll take wins over Tarver, Wink, Johnson and Trinidad over anything Calzaghe has done outside of Kessler.

Let's see how Joe does against Jones, because as of right now despite the career accolades, experts are going to have a hard time ranking Joe ahead of BHop on any historical P4P list in the future. To look like you couldn't get beat credibly at 43 is remarkable. Keep in mind, OLD in boxing is your mid 30's.