Why did Hopkins choose opponents from smaller weight classes?

[Left Hook Tua]

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?

hopkins had ONE fight at light heavyweight , his first fight ever.

de la hoya started out at junior lightweight NOT lightweight.

pavlik is bigger than bernard. bernard kept his weight low when he was young at 160. the only time he's ever walked around at 185-190 is probably right now.

[The Hammer]

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

Kelly's a middleweight. Pavlik fighting Hopkins is the same as Hopkins fighting a heavyweight (two weight divisions higher).

Kelly has courage to fight naturally bigger men.

[C'MONMANG']

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

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

Tarver, Johnson?

[T-97]

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.

So Antonio Margarito is a lightweight? Cottos a lightweight? Mayweather is a superfeatherweight? De La Hoya a lightweight? Pacquiao a 108 pounder?

EDIT- Hopkins was out of shape in his first fight. Hence him not fighting for a long time, he actually started training to get fit and healthy

[Left Hook Tua]

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.

everyone weight drains and rehydrates fight time.

[C'MONMANG']

Kelly's a middleweight. Pavlik fighting Hopkins is the same as Hopkins fighting a heavyweight (two weight divisions higher).

Kelly has courage to fight naturally bigger men.

Hopkins did fight two divisions higher when he went from middle to fight Tarver at light heavy....

[The Hammer]

de la hoya started out at junior lightweight NOT lightweight.

Even smaller...

Proves my point.

[T-97]

Kelly's a middleweight. Pavlik fighting Hopkins is the same as Hopkins fighting a heavyweight (two weight divisions higher).

Kelly has courage to fight naturally bigger men.

How is that, Hopkins was a middleweight, he moved to lightheavyweight. And now you critisize him for not going to cruiserweight, and even mention heavyweight..

Wow, Your hatred is ridiculous.

[them_apples]

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?

He had one fight at light heavy, its only recently that he switched

On a lighter note, why does Calzaghe almost lose to 43 year old men who fought only welterweights

[Left Hook Tua]

Even smaller...

Proves my point.

don't care for hopkins.

just correcting inaccuracies.