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Overated POPKINS - How is he a p4p great?
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Hopkins shouldn't get credit for beating smaller fighters due to his age. Look what happened when he faced a great boxer his size, he lost.
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Originally posted by chicano79us View PostHopkins shouldn't get credit for beating smaller fighters due to his age. Look what happened when he faced a great boxer his size, he lost.
oscar didnt look that hot at MW and was pretty small yea, but hopkins still beat his ass and was the first man to stop him
no one wanted a piece of winky when hop fought him, and winky came up from a weight class where hopkins had recently spent 99% of his career
tarver was the man at 175 and was bigger than hopkins, hopkins schooled and dropped him
kelly was a big 160 and was in his prime when hop fought him, having won 2 bouts against taylor. hopkins utterly owned and embarassed kelly at age 43
the taylor decisions were both wins for hop IMO, and the calzaghe decision was debatable
so in short, you dont know what you are talking about
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Originally posted by The_Bringer View PostBroke the record of career Middleweight Title defenses, and set a new one at 20 consecutive.
Has hall mark wins over Johnson, Tito, Oscar, Winky, Tarver, and Kelly.
Tarver was the true, lineal Champion at 175 when Hopkins moved up and schooled him at the age of 41.
The only man to ever stop Glenn Johnson.
Knocked out Felix Trinidad and Oscar De La Hoya.
Schooled Kelly Pavlik and embarassed him at 170, just 4lbs north of the 166 catchweight where Kelly beat Jermain in the rematch.
Has never really been "beaten" since losing to Jones back in the early 90's.
Had a very close fight with Joe Calzaghe that a lot of people felt he won, at the age of 43.
His run in his 40's alone is the stuff of a Legend.
Nobody goes 3-1 against competition like Tarver, Winky, Calzaghe, and Kelly between the ages of 41-44. It's unheard of.
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