Middleweights in history that could have KO'd Hopkins?

[BritishBoxing92]

We all know Hopkins is as slick as they come in boxing but who in history would have actually KO'd him

Your top 3:
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My top 3:
1. Prime James Toney
2. ?
3. ?

James Toney???? i could either see James toney Beating him by UD....but a KO no....Hopkins has a Iron Chin and also is a Master in the Ring..

[TheGreatA]

That was my guess Monzon. I do think hagler has a chance but I see Hopkins not getting drawn into a war with him. Hopkins was too smart for that and at 160 he had legs and slipped punches hagler has short arms and would need to get close to Hopkins I don' t think he had the foot speed to get to Hokpins....Lefty

Short arms? Hagler had abnormally long arms for his height. Despite being several inches shorter, his reach is longer than Hopkins's. Alan Minter whom Hagler took the title from said it was very difficult to deal with a fighter who could reach you almost from the other side of the ring.

Hagler also had pretty quick feet in his prime. Not a Ray Leonard by any means but comparable to Hopkins. Look at this sequence:


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Hagler at his best: