Why did Hopkins choose opponents from smaller weight classes?

[The Hammer]

Bernard Hopkins started as a light heavyweight, but fought opponents like De La Hoya who began as a lightweight, and Trinidad, who started at welterweight.

Now he'll be fighting a young middleweight, Kelly Pavlik, who not as thickly built and walks around at about 175, while Hopkins walks around at 185-190.

Why has he never, never fought anyone from a larger weight class like cruiserweight, and usually fights smaller men?

[βetamax]

Do you actually care or did you just make this post to smear Hopkins?

[Joe2608]

Because they were big names on his resume and are easier to beat than people from your own weight class?

[T-97]

Cause he beat everyone else in the middleweight division...

The Roy rematch never happened due to money issues between them..

He also beat Tarver, a bigger man..

And many natural middleweights over his time as champ, Who were the same size as him, some a bit smaller, some a bit bigger..

[MELLY-MEL...]

Cause he beat everyone else in the middleweight division...

The Roy rematch never happened due to money issues between them..

He also beat Tarver, a bigger man..

And many natural middleweights over his time as champ, Who were the same size as him, some a bit smaller, some a bit bigger..

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[The Hammer]

Because they were big names on his resume and are easier to beat than people from your own weight class?

I think that was his reasoning. It's easier to beat a world-class fighter who's smaller than one who's the same size.

Fighting a cruiserweight would be too great a risk for *****-Hop.

The fighters from the smaller weight classes like De La Hoya were more courageous than B-Hop to take on a bigger opponent.

[T-97]

I think that was his reasoning. It's easier to beat a world-class fighter who's smaller than one who's the same size.

Fighting a cruiserweight would be too great a risk for *****-Hop.

Are you going to hate on Kelly Pavlik for not fighting David Haye or Steve Cunningham?

[The Hammer]

Cause he beat everyone else in the middleweight division...

The Roy rematch never happened due to money issues between them..

He also beat Tarver, a bigger man..

And many natural middleweights over his time as champ, Who were the same size as him, some a bit smaller, some a bit bigger..

B-Hop is a natural Light Heavyweight, that's what his first pro fight was at.

He had to weight-drain to reach 160 and fight those smaller guys. He'd be rehydrated by fight time.

[RichCCFC]

Because he can't beat elite fighters his own size.

His record is 0-4 against people the same size or close as him.

[C'MONMANG']

Bernard Hopkins started as a light heavyweight, but fought opponents like De La Hoya who began as a lightweight, and Trinidad, who started at welterweight.

Now he'll be fighting a young middleweight, Kelly Pavlik, who not as thickly built and walks around at about 175, while Hopkins walks around at 185-190.

Why has he never, never fought anyone from a larger weight class like cruiserweight, and usually fights smaller men?

its not SMALLER weight you donkey..

its lighter weight..

Pavlik is bigger, rest assure..