Why do people consider Benard Hopkins to be a great boxer?

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  • randy johnson
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    Why do people consider Benard Hopkins to be a great boxer?

    Name one world class fighter he has beat in his career easily...He grabs and holds and rubs against his opponent like he is in a gay ****o flick but some how that makes him great?And it is not because of his age because he has been doing this for years.It is one thing to be a good defensive fighter and another thing in being a fighter who just tries to avoid contact which is what Hopkins does.
    Beating De La Hoya a fighter who was natural light weight doesn't mean you are great and if i said what i really thought about De La Hoya i would get banned.Trinidad was a natural welterweight and Winky Wright was a natural jr middlweight and against each of these fighters did he dominate?No he just barely managed to get by.Tarver was the only fighter larger than himself that he beat and Who the heck is Tarver?A man known for beating Roy Jones Jr who was on the down side of his career and it turned out Roy can't take a punch.
    Alot of fighters through out boxing history padded their records by fighting journey fighters or fighters who average at best but great fighters destroy fighters like this.I have been watching hopkins for at least 15 years and i can't name just one fighter he completely destroyed.The guy is highly overrated because he is loud and obnoxious which is what this country loves.He makes racist statements but nobody seems to mind (This country is falling apart in so many ways.What do you think people would say if a white fighter said a black fighter could never beat him?They would say he was racist.I am a black man and i found that statement to be highly offensive and which is why i wanted him to lose even though i am 100 percent pro white and black america..This is our country.Well it used to be at least).
    Hopkins is slow handed for a middleweight and he isn't really a hard puncher.He is not fast on his feet or anything else you would assume a all time great would have.Even his chin is overrated don't think?If is almost impossible to knock out a fighter if he does nothing but hold and grab and cheat to keep you from effectivly using your boxing skills.
    Hopkins is highly overrated and extremely boring to watch.Maybe he will retire now and move on with his life.Hopefully his next career move will be more exciting that his boxing career.
  • TommyGunn.
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    Hopkins is a great fighter!

    You ask he he's beat?

    The execution list speaks for its self.

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    • feed-the-goat
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      #3
      Hopkins can fight ali g nxt, cause he is black yo

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      • des2006
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        Hopkins-Trinidad was a beauty!!!!

        Hopkins performance, especially in the later rounds, was great.

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        • GodOfWar
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          One of the best defnese in the sport, good counter puncher at times not best offensively the past years. We all knew this fight wasn't going to be foty the way Hopkins fought Winky Wright.

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          • Clegg
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            Originally posted by randy johnson
            Name one world class fighter he has beat in his career easily....
            Felix Trinidad was rated by most people as the best middleweight. Hopkins beat him. Tarver was rated by most people as the best light-heavyweight. Hopkins beat him. Neither was a close fight. Hopkins didn't just win, he outclassed them.
            Originally posted by randy johnson
            He grabs and holds and rubs against his opponent like he is in a gay ****o flick but some how that makes him great?.
            No, his success in earlier years is what makes him great. No matter what he does now, he still was a great fighter. Holyfield doesn't look too good now either, but no one would question good he was in the 90s based upon his performance against Ibragimov.
            Originally posted by randy johnson
            And it is not because of his age because he has been doing this for years..
            He has done it more and more as time has gone on. He didn't do it anywhere near as much ten years ago.
            Originally posted by randy johnson
            Beating De La Hoya a fighter who was natural light weight doesn't mean you are great and if i said what i really thought about De La Hoya i would get banned..
            De la Hoya was a big lightweight at the age of 22 who later grew into a natural welterweight. He isn't a natural middleweight, but he isn't a natural lightweight either, just like Pac isn't a natural flyweight.
            Originally posted by randy johnson
            Trinidad was a natural welterweight and Winky Wright was a natural jr middlweight and against each of these fighters did he dominate?No he just barely managed to get by..
            He barely managed to get by against Trinidad?????
            Originally posted by randy johnson
            Tarver was the only fighter larger than himself that he beat and Who the heck is Tarver?A man known for beating Roy Jones Jr who was on the down side of his career and it turned out Roy can't take a punch..
            Tarver was the best fighter at 175, based upon his wins over Jones and Johnson. The division wasn't in great shape, but he was the best guy there.
            Originally posted by randy johnson
            Hopkins is slow handed for a middleweight and he isn't really a hard puncher..
            He landed a pretty hard punch in the first round on Saturday.
            Originally posted by randy johnson
            Even his chin is overrated don't think?.
            No. I watched the only fight in which he was knocked down and am of the opinion that the altitude was a part of why it happened, just like with Lewis-Rahman.

            I may be wrong on this because I know nothing of Hopkins' preparation for that fight, but when your only knockdowns ever take place at an altitude that you're not used to, that says something.

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            • Kilrain
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              Randy just got OWNED

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              • Gatti9783
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                Originally posted by Kilrain
                Randy just got OWNED
                Haha I was thinkin the same thing. All I had to do was read the thread title to come to the conclusion that this dude doesn't know much about boxing.

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                • Burner
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                  #9
                  Hops is a legend.....

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                  • MELLY-MEL...
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                    #10
                    Bop is a great fighter. come on. mw champ for 10 years. please.

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