Has Bernard Hopkins ever fought anyone bigger then him?

[warp1432]

Antonio Tarver, Roy Jones, and Kelly Pavlik. You could make a case for Pavlik, but they are pretty damn close to the same size. Pavlik is taller and has the longer reach, but Hopkins only weighed 5 pounds more on rehydration.

[Sin City]

Tarver was bigger and him and Taylor and him were about the same, Mercado was bigger then him

and Echols was stronger

Mercado and Hopkins are very close in size.
Tarver was a bit bigger then him, true.
Reason I asked was because I couldn't think of one person and my friend said John Ruiz!
I was like you are thinking about Roy Jones.. and I sat here with this question in my head.

[NakiFan]

I thought Hopkins fought Jones, wasn't jones h/w champion of the world?

[Sin City]

I thought Hopkins fought Jones, wasn't jones h/w champion of the world?

No, he wasn't. Though he did hold a heavyweight title.

[Left Hook Tua]

yeah.. but that bum went 12 full rounds with a shot Balboa.

damn you , sin.

you killed my joke!

[Left Hook Tua]

I thought Hopkins fought Jones, wasn't jones h/w champion of the world?

jones is smaller than hopkins.

jones just bulked up to fight at 175 and later heavy.

hopkins started at light heavy and moved down to middle.

[Bhopreign]

jones is smaller than hopkins.

jones just bulked up to fight at 175 and later heavy.

hopkins started at light heavy and moved down to middle.

[Rubber Duck]

Im surprised you couldnt tell this by randomly observing.

[warp1432]

jones is smaller than hopkins.

jones just bulked up to fight at 175 and later heavy.

hopkins started at light heavy and moved down to middle.

Hopkins always stayed in shape for Middleweight and pretty much was there. He didn't have to lose the weight like Cotto or Margarito does. He didn't have to kill himself in camp to make weight.

Hopkins took a year and a half off to seriously train. He was a natural middleweight.

Roy Jones "just bulked up" while Hopkins didn't

[Left Hook Tua]

what? it's true.

roy was a natural middle. even with him bulking up to fight at heavy he only weighed 193.

bernard is more a natural light heavy to me. he was very disciplined in staying at 160 for all those years.