Middleweights in history that could have KO'd Hopkins?

[PittyPat]

McClellan, Jackson and perhaps Benn would've had the best chance.

[Fighting Marine]

some people are just never meant to be knocked out.....Sugar Ray, Ali, Marciano, Hagler....it just doesn't happen to some

[Silkstone]

Ketchel
McClellan
Hagler

I feel hesitant about saying McClellan simply due to the fact that he really unloaded his absolute best, and gave everything he had to Benn in Rd. 1 of their fight. Benn is a guy who'd been down and out a few times in his career too. However, in that same breath, I feel as though his career ended before he really reached his prime. It's a shame, too.

I think perhaps Benn could have done it.

[Chunk..]

People act like Hopkins has been great his whole career. In the early 90's, a guy called Nigel Benn would have taken that version of early 90's Hopkins to the cleaners.

[ИATAS]

This thread is full of ******ity

[PRboxingfan]

1. Benn
2. McClellan
3. Julain Jackson

Numbers 4 and 5 would have to be Hagler and Mugabi, respectively.

Roy Jones would be a distant 6, tho. Roy could KO you if he wanted to, but he spent too much time trying to be slick and counterpunching.

[ИATAS]

1. Benn
2. McClellan
3. Julain Jackson

Maybe if hopkins just stood there not moving and his hands down and gave them free shots. These guys had styles that hopkins would pick apart very easily. Especially julian jackson and McClellan.

Roy Jones would be a distant 6, tho. Roy could KO you if he wanted to, but he spent too much time trying to be slick and counterpunching.

lol @ saying roy could if he wanted too.

[TheGreatA]

Hopkins took a great punch from Antwun Echols here:


6:26

However you never know what could have happen if it was Julian Jackson in there instead of Echols:

[MARKBNLV]

roy jones
gerald mcclellan
julain jackson
hearns
hagler
and on and on

um they fought in there prime there was not a ko.speaking of Roy,Jackson would get koed himself weak chin actually none of the guys you list would ko him.

[TheGreatA]

No reason for Hopkins fans to get offended. The question is who could, not who would, as in who has the best chance to KO Hopkins. I doubt anyone would actually favour any fighter to stop Hopkins at middleweight, he's too durable and smart for that.