Bernard Hopkins has never fought a bigger man

[keepthemhandsup]

pavlik is a big dude....you ever seen him in person? he looks like he suppose to be a CW...

[The Hammer]

Glen Johnson
Eastman
Tarver
Roy Jones
Calzaghe

Of those, four of the five were smaller than Hopkins.

Only Tarver is the same size.

[hammerhiem]

BHop is a natural middleweight.

Tarver is a natural LHW, Calzaghe is a Natural SMW, Johnson, Vanderpool, Allen, Daniels and more came down weights to face him at MW.

[The Hammer]

Tarver was weight drained and probably past his best anyway but he was not smaller than Hopkins

Yes, Tarver was one of the few Hopkins fought who was his own size, most of the others were smaller.

[IMDAZED]

Yes, Tarver was one of the few Hopkins fought who was his own size, most of the others were smaller.

How are they the same size? Based on what?

[The Hammer]

BHop is a natural middleweight.

Tarver is a natural LHW, Calzaghe is a Natural SMW, Johnson, Vanderpool, Allen, Daniels and more came down weights to face him at MW.

Hopkins is a natural light heavyweight, who walks around at about 190.

His first pro fight, which he lost, was at 175.

[nathan_nall]

Wladimir Klitchsko has never fought someone with a pulse.

The giraffe has the exact same number of verterbrae in its neck as a human.... seven!!!

There... we've both said something that is COMPLETELY unrelated to this thread.

[hammerhiem]

Hopkins is a natural light heavyweight, who walks around at about 190.

His first pro fight, which he lost, was at 175.

He's had 9 fights 168+ 47 at 160.

[CaRnAgEViOLaToR]

Hopkins is a natural light heavyweight, who walks around at about 190.

His first pro fight, which he lost, was at 175.

andre berto was 162 pounds for his first pro fight which is technically above the middleweight limit...do you consider him a natural middleweight?

[The Hammer]

He's had 9 fights 168+ 47 at 160.

Yes, he dropped down so he could fight the smaller men.