How do you beat Hopkins?

[MoneyMay]

Have someone who is nibble like Floyd that can snap his punches and win Via decision...

Otherwise someone really big coming down from Heavy like Lennox Lewis or Mike Tyson in the Prime, to take out a 43 Hops via KO.

[WhoreUs]

I have never seen bernard have trouble with fighters bigger than him.

I agree that Hopkins is a natural middleweight but he is a strong light heavyweight.

true but how often did people EVER give bernard trouble in his prime? a prime atg #1 p4p jones? that's about it.

you never know. i know he beat milk dud and all but i still think hopkins is not the kind of guy that would be great at 175. very good but not unbeatable like he was at 160.

[Pugilistic™]

true but how often did people EVER give bernard trouble in his prime? a prime atg #1 p4p jones? that's about it.

you never know. i know he beat milk dud and all but i still think hopkins is not the kind of guy that would be great at 175. very good but not unbeatable like he was at 160.

Neither fighter was in their prime when they faced each other in 1993.

Had they faced each other in their primes Jones would cause Hop's alot of problems though.

I have to agree, Hopkins was better at 160 than he is at 175.

[MANGLER]

Gotta outwork him. He's pretty selective wit his offense so if you can swarm him wit a flow of combinations you can get a decision, even if you don't land a lot. That's how Taylor and Joe C got those wins on him.

[djsygo]

lots of good points so far