Which fighters do you love?

[El Dominicano]

agreed.

They think Hopkins has always had this over defensive style with a low workrate and clinching.

Hopkins Vs Johnson is a great fight to see what a prime bhop could do. What a performance.

That fight was CRAZY B-Hop had ALOT of stamina the commentators said he looks like he can go 20 rounds. Its weird because when Glen took that beating B-Hop got off his stool to jump around and wait untill he was ready lol

[The Scientist]

Aside from myself, you're the only other person I've ever seen on here bring up Emile Griffith's name. Emile was great, I had major respect for that guy not only for his skill and will, but the amount of **** he had to deal with throughout his life.

I'd love to meet him and just shake his hand.

He was so nice it sometimes frustrated me, but he taught me a lot about patience and compassion.

[El Dominicano]

I would've picked Bernard over Roy back in '01 or '02 also. He was at his highest possible peak.

How confident am I in Bernard over Kelly? Well I'm not 100%, but I rarely ever am. I just think Kelly is too straight forward for Bernard to not get the victory. He has no depth in his game whatsoever, he's a straight up pressure fighter/come forward ****er. I think Bernard will be showing him angles all night long and have him reaching for shots that aren't there.

My only worry is Kelly's workrate, if he throws 75 punches a round and lands 25, and Hopkins throws 40 a round and lands 30, Kelly wins. Judges can't see clean, clear connections, if they did they would've scored the Calzaghe fight for Hopkins 114-113.

But I'm thinking that Kelly's workrate will be much lower than average because that's his best weapon, and Bernard ALWAYS takes away his opponet's best weapon.

70% sure. But my love of Hopkins may be leading me astray.

And about the Trinidad fans, I'm talking his fans on here. I've seen them bring up the Whitaker win so many times it's pathetic. The only thing more ridiculous is when they pull "blown up" out of their ass when discussing Hopkins/Trinidad.



Good to see another Bernard fan, though I knew you were one. It's funny how people like to rewrite a fighter's legacy by putting on the disguise of revisionist historian. They've been at it all out on Bernard's since April. (Mostly Calzaghe nuthuggers though.)

No insult to Pavlik but his style isn't more troubling then Tito's.

[Pugilistic™]

That fight was CRAZY B-Hop had ALOT of stamina the commentators said he looks like he can go 20 rounds. Its weird because when Glen took that beating B-Hop got off his stool to jump around and wait untill he was ready lol

And some people say Hopkins never had a good workrate

[dfwtx]

James Toney has gotta be my #1 something about the guy is fascinating to me

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Bernard Hopkins
Floyd Mayweather Jr
Pernell Whitaker

[ßringer]

'Nard fans coming out of the woodwork here. Amazing, I thought I was the last of a dying breed.

[El Dominicano]

I missed out on him until '95, I started watching him in the second Mercado fight.

I started watching B-Hop when he faced Tito. When I first watched it I was like please B-Hop beat this dude and when I saw Tito get outclassed for most the fight...I was like O.K now don't get K.O'd B-Hop PLEASE don't get K.O'd but it was Tito who got K.O'd. Funny because before B-Hop K.O'd him, I was thinking about the Judges giving it to Tito. I was so happy I ran all over the house and rub'd it in on alot of people in school.

[ßringer]

I started watching B-Hop when he faced Tito. When I first watched it I was like please B-Hop beat this dude and when I saw Tito get outclassed for most the fight...I was like O.K now don't get K.O'd B-Hop PLEASE don't get K.O'd but it was Tito who got K.O'd. Funny because as soon as B-Hop K.O'd him, I was thinking about the Judges giving it to Tito. I was so happy I ran all over the house and rub'd it in on alot of people in school.

I'll never forget seeing that one live. I'm not sure which part I liked better: seeing Hopkins pick him apart round by round as a masterful technician, or seeing Tito go down from that right hand.

Hopkins dropping to the mat comes close.

[BrooklynBomber]

Klitschko brothers, Kostya Tszyu, Ray Leonard