Who fought the harder version of Hopkins?

[GodOfWar]

Calzaghe or Jones Jr, I've seen ridiculous interviews with Roy Jones Jr basically claiming he fought the tougher prime version of Hopkins. I call bull**** on what Roy Jones Jr is saying because Hopkins was nowheres near the best version of himself when he stepped in the ring against Roy Jones Jr. I'm not taking any credit away from roy, so please don't be offended roy fans. I just feel that the version calzaghe fought was ridiculous cheating so much, that he was the harder version to fight. In my opinion Calzaghe fought the toughest Hopkins to date, just because of his dirty tactics. He has always been a dirty fighter but extremly dirty in this one.

[Lazy Liberal]

Roy fought a Green Hopkins and Joe fought a Gray Hopkins, its a toss up.

[Guest]

Yeah, this isn't a good comparison. You're talking about a prime Roy, a green hop, an old hop, and an older Cal all in the same breath.

[Vladimir303]

Roy fought a Green Hopkins and Joe fought a Gray Hopkins, its a toss up.

Exactly.


The best version of Hopkins was around 2000-2004 and Trinidad got teaste of that Hopkins. He was just right at that time. Enough experience, great shape and in just the right prime....not too young not too old.

[Left2body]

I would say the Hopkins of the Echols fights was very good. He had a lot of experience then but also still had the ability to have a good work rate.

The Hopkins that RJJ beat won 20+ fights before and after RJJ. The one that fought Calz had lost 2 of his last 4. RJJ also fought Hopkins at his natural weight. So my vote is for RJJ.

[-EX-]

My vote is for Taylor since that's an option. Bernard wasn't showing signs of stopping his 160 reign. He was starvin himself somewhat but he was still the man. I think he was the best out of the other choices. Bernard used the wrong gameplan against Jermain.

[Easy-E]

Roy fought the hungrier, fresher Hopkins.

[ИATAS]

Roy fought a Green Hopkins and Joe fought a Gray Hopkins, its a toss up.

hehe, yep thats true.

I voted for the hopkins that fought Taylor, since that's an option. Hopkins hadn't shown any signs of slowing down prior to Taylor, and clearly after watching hopkins perform against winky he just wasn't the same fighter.

Jones fought a tougher version of hopkins as well, but he was green (so was jones though).

[WLAD OWNS]

Calzaghe fought the hardest version if Hopkins....Hopkins is the Randy Couture of boxing, he's like a fine wine that gets better with age...Calzaghe clearly beat a top p4p fighter that just came off a shutout win over the Undisputed Light Heavyweight Champ in Tarver and a victory over one of the top p4p fighters in Winky Wright.

[ИATAS]

Calzaghe fought the hardest version if Hopkins....Hopkins is the Randy Couture of boxing, he's like a fine wine that gets better with age...Calzaghe clearly beat a top p4p fighter that just came off a shutout over an Undisputed Light Heavyweight Champ in Tarver and a victory over a top p4p fighter in Winky Wright.

LOL, you cant honestly believe that the 43 year old hopkins we saw against calzaghe was the best he's ever been?? :smh: