Is Bernard Hopkins a smart fighter?

[MELLY-MEL...]

No. He won that one because he was too big. He had a clear advantage in the fight, afforded by his size and didn't have to do anything particularly 'smart'. A better example of his smartness would be the way he managed to be competitive with Calzaghe despite clearly not having the stamina to stand and box for 12 rounds.

are you serious? stick to being a calzaghe fan boy for you know **** all about anything else. bhop's destruction, and dismanteling of tito is a thing of beauty, and seldom seen between two elite fighters. watch the fight, not just you tube clips.

[Bhopreign]

The first fight Taylor had a pretty good KO ratio which could explain for him being cautious.

Regradless, I had him winning both. It's been a while since I've seen the first one.

That isnt why he was cautious, he waited the first fight because of Taylor's speed and to see how Taylor would react to being on the big stage his first time, to see if nerves would catch up with him. Tito as well as many others had good KO ratios when Hop fought them, that had nothing to do with it.

[Run]

The three people who voted "No" either did so to spite how obvious of an answer the question deserves, or they've never watched boxing.



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[Run]

The question should be:

Is Bernard Hopkins The Smartest Fighter to have ever laced up gloves?



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[The Scientist]

I recently re-watched the fight with Tito, I never realised how Hopkins easily accounted for him. Grabbing him and man handling him, every time Trinidad tried to get into rhythm Hopkins upset him, counter punching and grabbing Tito. Against Winky that beautiful head butt that cut open Winky. The Calzgahe fight, Hopkins was smart little head butts in there. Is Bernard Hopkins a smart fighter. Your opinion please?

Hopkins has mastered his craft. His ability to counter punch beautifully, combined with the ability to get in and tear you up on the inside using old school boxing techniques, always makes him dangerous. On top of that, the fact that he is able to use dirty boxing in fragments and get away with it makes him a smart old dog.

[Jim Jeffries]

Only a very intelligent fighter could make Calzaghe look like absolute garbage at the age of 43.

[MELLY-MEL...]

Only a very intelligent fighter could make Calzaghe look like absolute garbage at the age of 43.

absoultely correct jimmy!

[abadger]

are you serious? stick to being a calzaghe fan boy for you know **** all about anything else. bhop's destruction, and dismanteling of tito is a thing of beauty, and seldom seen between two elite fighters. watch the fight, not just you tube clips.

Sorry to say, it is you who knows **** all about...anything.

[Moodious]

What is that supposed to prove? There are any number of ways a boxer can keep his opponent 'in his pocket'. I haven't seen the Mayweather Corrales fight, so I don't know what he did, but knowing Mayweather I'd guess he was simply much better. As it happens, I do think Hopkins is a better 'boxer' than Tito Trinidad but I believe it was mostly his size advantage that enabled him box so well and look as good as he did in that fight.

That is not correct. Bernard clearly outboxed Tito! Clearly.

[Moodious]

are you serious? stick to being a calzaghe fan boy for you know **** all about anything else. bhop's destruction, and dismanteling of tito is a thing of beauty, and seldom seen between two elite fighters. watch the fight, not just you tube clips.

I agree with this Melly. Bhop made Tito look, well almost amateurish at times.