When was Hopkins' prime?

[STILL_DETOX]

thread is inspired by the 'in his prime, do you think anyone could of beat roy jones jr? ' thread... when was the executioner's prime?

[AntonTheMeh]

he hasn't had it yet.........

[street bully]

Hopkins hit his prime in the late 90's 99ish.

[larry x]

this is a question with no definite answer

[MANGLER]

Not sure, but in reference to the OP, Bhop was not as good as he was gonna get when he lost to RJ.

[ACHlLLES]

this is a question with no definite answer

That is true, because arguments can be made on both sides. In his recent years he has a been a defensive/slick master in my opinion. I think it is actually now, sure his stamina isn't as great as it once was but now he relies on his brain more then his muscles in his body.

[larry x]

hopkins is a rare breed..his physical prime is inferior to his mental prime..his brain is something to behold..you can take his arms and he will still find away to win

[STILL_DETOX]

hopkins is a rare breed..his physical prime is inferior to his mental prime..his brain is something to behold..you can take his arms and he will still find away to win

yea, i always phantasized about him having the brains he has now and the physical prime he had then in 1. he would dismantle any fighter

[VaBoriKua 2.0]

he awas in his prime around when he fought tito

[ACHlLLES]

Someone should ask Hopkins what he thought his prime was or when it was. I wonder what kind of response they would get out of him.