Why did Hopkins choose opponents from smaller weight classes?

[RichCCFC]

Tarver, Johnson?

How the **** are they elite fighters?

[βetamax]

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 fought Trinidad since they met at the finals of the middleweight tournament.

-Who passes up on a fight with DLH considering the money?

-Proof that Hopkins walks around at 185-190?

-He moved up to light heavyweight and destroyed Tarver.

-He fought many natural middleweights.

[Eaner0919]

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 nevermind that the vast majority of Hopkins career was spent at 160 with no issues pertaining to making weight you just go by his one fight at 175, his pro debut mind you, and conclude that he is a natural 175lb fighter. Also did you know he actually made 156 for the DLH fight? oh yeah he was weight drained

[T-97]

de la hoya started out at junior lightweight NOT lightweight.

I am contrdicting myself by replying to this but oh well. No, he started as a Lightweight. Moved down to junior lightweight to win the title, defended it once and moved back up. He wanted to be a 6 weight champ so he knew he had to get one at Junior Lightweight (As he aint getting to 168), Trust me. I used to love Oscar a lot, you can boxrec it if you want

[MaYaN_SuN]

Why does anyone choose these kind of fights?


If you don't take these kind of fights you can't get ahead in this sport.

[PrettyBoyFloyd7]

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 has picked smaller opponents to make himself look good. Hopkins has beat his share of big men as well.

[them_apples]

How the **** are they elite fighters?

Prime for Prime they trump Kessler and Lacy by far

[Left Hook Tua]

I am contrdicting myself by replying to this but oh well. No, he started as a Lightweight. Moved down to junior lightweight to win the title, defended it once and moved back up. He wanted to be a 6 weight champ so he knew he had to get one at Junior Lightweight (As he aint getting to 168), Trust me. I used to love Oscar a lot, you can boxrec it if you want

are you sure?

he was 132 in the olympics. i thought he just went to 130 when he turned pro?

dammit. gonna look it up.

[T-97]

are you sure?

he was 132 in the olympics. i thought he just went to 130 when he turned pro?

dammit. gonna look it up.

I think he was at the olympics, His pro debut as against "Lamar Williams" (Something like that) at lightweight. He moved down a bit into his career to get the title, i think he may have defended it one time but one only then moved back up. I'm 90% sure

[C'MONMANG']

How the **** are they elite fighters?

LOL.....

how are you even discussing boxing.. lol