Should Bernard HOPKINS Be Recognised By RING MAGAZINE As The NO.1 LHW?

**PEBBLES!** · 12-19-2010, 02:55 AM

Also, does he climb back into your P4P Top 10?

He should definitely be ranked higher than that bum Juanma Lopez who recently fought an old, shot, war-torn fighter, who was not even fighting in his weight class.

Whereas Hopkins just schooled the Number One LightHeavyweight In The WORLD.

**SUPREME.** · 12-19-2010, 02:57 AM

I agree...

**MARKBNLV** · 12-19-2010, 03:07 AM

Yes he should,i just finished watching the fight and am disgusted with that decision.

**Thread Stealer** · 12-19-2010, 03:59 AM

The Ring Magazine has Pascal as CHAMPION, not #1 contender. When Mayweather fought Castillo the first time, Nigel Collins wrote that while he personally scored the fight for JLC, The Ring was not going to award the title to him because they personally thought he won.

Hopkins may rise in the rankings as a contender, but The Ring isn't going to award him the champ. You only lose championship status if you officially lose the fight, leave the division, or retire.

**Russian Crushin** · 12-19-2010, 04:02 AM

As much as i would love to see that, the judges scorecards are all that matter

Should Bernard HOPKINS Be Recognised By RING MAGAZINE As The NO.1 LHW?