B-Hop/Joe C -Who faced Better Opposition?

[Crazylegs77]

------TW TL TD
B Hop 1018-261-28
Joe C 946-285-25


I combined their opponents records, if they lost I didnt add it in.
Looks like B-Hop has faced the better competition.

[The Fix]

bernard has bigger names.... but has lost some of his bigger fights. two to taylor and one to jones.

[Greatwhitehope]

Hopkins has fought:
Wright, De LA Hoya, Jermaine Taylor x 2, Roy Jones Jnr., Felix Trinidad just to name a few. Even Echols and Joppy outrank a lot of Clazaghe's 'opponents' in my opinion.

Calzaghe has beat Kessler.

[The Hammer]

Hopkins has fought:
Wright, De LA Hoya, Jermaine Taylor x 2, Roy Jones Jnr., Felix Trinidad just to name a few. Even Echols and Joppy outrank a lot of Clazaghe's 'opponents' in my opinion.

Calzaghe has beat Kessler.

Hopkins lost to the opponents his own size, Jones and Taylor. The best names on his resume he defeated were welterweights - DLH and Trinidad.

[Jim Jeffries]

------TW TL TD
B Hop 1018-261-28
Joe C 946-285-25


I combined their opponents records, if they lost I didnt add it in.
Looks like B-Hop has faced the better competition.

So, according to you, Tye Fields, 40-1 (36) is better competition than Joe Frazier 32-4 (27) or Sugar Ray Leonard 36-3 (25) or............. you get the point.

[The Hammer]

------TW TL TD
B Hop 1018-261-28
Joe C 946-285-25


I combined their opponents records, if they lost I didnt add it in.
Looks like B-Hop has faced the better competition.

Interestingly, when I added it up, Calzaghe's title defense opponents had a better total record than Hopkin's!

I don't have time right now to add it again, but I'll do it this weekend.

[warp1432]

Bernard takes it. Bernard has some decent names and some really notable names. Tito and Oscar (well maybe Oscar) weren't as blown up as people make them out to be. Tarver is a great win, as is Wright. He beat up an undefeated Johnson.

He has good wins and against good/decent wins over people like Holmes, Echols, and co. His losses against Taylor were very close and a loss over Jones...is a loss over Jones, arguably the best fighter in the 90's era.

Calzaghe's comes somewhat close. He has a great wins too. Kessler, Eubank, Lacy, and Reid.

He has a lot of decent names and some unknown people as title defenses. Hopkins has some unknown people (Morrade Hakkar lol), but more so Calzaghe I would think.


Random thought: I find it funny Charles Brewer lasted the distance with Calzaghe, but got (technically) knocked out by Antwon Echols in 3. I realize it could have been a bad stoppage, but just wondering what Charles did to gain a shot at Calzaghe and why Echols didn't fight him insted. Though, I could possibly see how he got a shot since Charles was a former title holder and had two close decisions with Sven Ottke.

[Crazylegs77]

So, according to you, Tye Fields, 40-1 (36) is better competition than Joe Frazier 32-4 (27) or Sugar Ray Leonard 36-3 (25) or............. you get the point.

Im just comparing overall competition, not who they fought.

[2501]

keep in mind that BHOP has been fighting for 74 years.

[Orange Sneakers]

Neither have particularly good defenses because there wasn't particularly opposition while these guys Hopkins and Calzaghe were just floundering along unnoticed... but Calzaghe has Woodhall, although Richie was five years past his best.