Overated POPKINS - How is he a p4p great?

[dde91]

First fight or not, its still a loss. Like it or not.

i dont get what you saying?

[MR ITALIAN]

How many times was Hopkins in "O ****" Mode when he fought a Fighter his size? His face was terrified against a Slapper.

If you are talking about Calslappy I seem to remember BHOP doing a lot of laughing....And if you were speaking of Calslappy....when was Calslappy a Middleweight do you know?

[FasTHarD]

You mean he gets robbed in his close fights. *TAYLOR AND CALZAGHE* face it, the boxing world wanted new superstars, and thought that having taylor win those fights would make a superstar, but all it did was make him look bad. They robbed him both fights. And Calzaghe *BLAH* was a ugly fight, that Calzaghe looked horrible in, due to Hopkins style. Calzaghe hit maybe 4 flush shots the WHOLE FIGHT, and 2 of those where hard solid punches. Hopkins hit him Flush many many times. Calzaghe was hitting his arms with no pop or intentions behind the punches. LAME

and gets ducked his whole career from ROY JONEs for a rematch.

Reasons or excuses?

[Mr. Fantastic]

i seen no cuts or bumps after that fight. Calzaghe's face looked worse then Hopkins because HOPKINS HIT HIM WITH THE MORE BETTER PUNCHES. and How bout Oscars against the filipino pride???

I'll be the first one to tell you that Oscar deserved that ass whooping he got from Pac.

So hitting a dude like 5 times per round wins you fights now? He just couldn't handle Calzaghe's pressure.

[Mr. Fantastic]

i dont get what you saying?

Tell me Hopkins record please.

[ßringer]

WHO THE FUCK IS WILLIAM JOPPY?? You mean the guy who beat up a 50year old Duran?? When has Hopkins been a Knockout Artist like Tito?

What does being a knockout artist have to do with anything we're talking about here? In his prime, Hopkins stopped people on accumulation of punishment, not one single shot. But TKO's still count, and he has 32 of them.....Just 3 less than Tito has.

He fought Winky @ 170.....1mother****ing70!! If it were to of been at 160, I think it would of been a different story.

Maybe, but I doubt it. If Hopkins could still make 160, I'd pick him over Wright all day long, considering how well he took away Winky's jab and straights.

Also did DLH ever lose to a Clinton Mitchell or a dude who was only great in one division? No, he lost to some bad ass dudes, and 2 of those fights are suspect as hell, especially a dude cheated in one of them.

You're really grasping for straws now.

Clinton Mitchell was Hopkins very first professional fight, fresh out of prison. He never had the Amateur and Olympic pedigree of an Oscar De La Hoya or a Roy Jones.

Kelly Pavlik is hyped due to his race. He's a great white hype(sorry not trying to be racist). So beating him isn't anything special.

You don't get to be a World Champion by being nothing but hype. You don't beat fighters like Jermain Taylor simply because you're white either.

Your post is some racist (and biased) bull****.

[Mr. Fantastic]

If you are talking about Calslappy I seem to remember BHOP doing a lot of laughing....And if you were speaking of Calslappy....when was Calslappy a Middleweight do you know?

Hell even Calzaghe HAD TO GO UP IN WEIGHT!

[dde91]

B-hops best wins we're belong to WW/JrMW Oscar, Trinidad, Wright... B-hop beats Pavlik not in his comportable weight... Tarver was not supposed to be great all he did is to knock Jones jr and thats about it... B-hop is overrated... Greatest fighter of our generation my ass...

TKO's Glen Johnson who also knocked out Roy jones, dont forget that. And has 20 title defenses from the mid 90's- till Taylor. I swear all of yall haven't watch Hopkins fight in the late 90's against Johnson, Echols, Mercado, Allen, etc. He was a ****in beast, and let his hands go way more then he does right now. He is more of a defensive wizard, and it show how he was able to adapt to his age as time went on. 99 B-Hop TKO's most MW in history.

[dde91]

Tell me Hopkins record please.

49-5 with three of those loses, that SHOULD have gone his way.

[dde91]

Reasons or excuses?

FACTS. Watch the fights