Is Popkins overrated?

[Lucky13]

I gotta go cats, I'll talk to y'all later.

[tyson]

You accumulate all the ducking and weak opposition and you end up with an overrated Popkins.
Let me ask you this?
If Joe wins, which he will, and retires undefeated, who would you have higher up in the all time ranks?

I don't know much about Calzaghe, so I won't comment on that before I educate myself.

But if he wins, he still defeats a man who fought all his life at middleweight and 43 year old version at that.
I'll be impressed if he wins dominantly, but not so much if it's a split decision or too close.
After all, if it's close, he would be no better than Taylor, would he?

[warp1432]

Thank you for this because everyone thinks Calzaghe is just the best and he's fought NO big names except 1 or 2.Hopkins is the truth and soon all u B-Hop haterz will see.

Chris Eubank: Former WBO Super Middleweight champion
Robin Reid: Former WBC super middleweight world champion
Charles Brewer: Former IBF super middleweight world champion
Richie Woodhall: Former WBC super middle champion
Omar Shieka: Highly rated prospect
Jeff Lacy: Former IBF world champion
Mikkel Kessler: Former WBC and WBA super middleweight world champion

Calzaghe has some good names too you know.

edit: And I would give Calzaghe credit for beating a 43 year old Hopkins. I like Calzaghe and already give him credit.

[tyson]

Chris Eubank: Former WBO Super Middleweight champion
Robin Reid: Former WBC super middleweight world champion
Charles Brewer: Former IBF super middleweight world champion
Richie Woodhall: Former WBC super middle champion
Omar Shieka: Highly rated prospect
Jeff Lacy: Former IBF world champion
Mikkel Kessler: Former WBC and WBA super middleweight world champion

Calzaghe has some good names too you know.

No doubt, Calzaghe is a great champ.

[Dynamite Kid]

Hopkins overated he has beaten 4 Elite fighters in his career blown up or not Trinidad was a good powerfull Middleweight ask William Joppy ,Oscar was actually doing very well untill that Body shot

Winky might have been fighting at 175 but come on Hopkins is 40+ he is hardly holding all the advantages there now is he

as for Tarver im not a fan but he is an Elite fighter that Hopkins beat Easily ,Tarver can say weight drained what ever he got beaten by Hopkins easily IMO

Hopkins overated NO , Calzaghe has'nt beaten an Elite fighter yet maybe Hopkins will be the 1st

[warp1432]

I'd say Kessler and Reid were elite fighters. Eubank too I guess.

[Dynamite Kid]

I'd say Kessler and Reid were elite fighters. Eubank too I guess.

who did they beat who were Elite

[Dynamite Kid]

My criteria for an Elite fighter is a fighter who has beaten another Elite fighter

[warp1432]

Robin reid was an olympic medalist. He also got robbed against Sven Ottke.

Kessler has beaten many top dogs at SM. Beyer, Mundine, and Andrade were all top people.

My criteria for an Elite fighter is a fighter who has beaten another Elite fighter

Then how the **** do you become an eliete fighter?

[Dynamite Kid]

Robin reid was an olympic medalist. He also got robbed against Sven Ottke.

Kessler has beaten many top dogs at SM. Beyer, Mundine, and Andrade were all top people.

Then how the **** do you become an eliete fighter?

u beat other Elite fighters

RJJ V Toney ,Hopkins

Hopkins v Tito , Oscar, Winky ,Tarver

Mosley v Oscar

Holyfeild v Bowe ,Tyson etc

Leonard v Hagler ,hearns, Duran,