Bernard Hopkins is the greatest fighter since... Lennox Lewis!

**Steven Adams** · 12-21-2010, 06:52 AM

Hopefully move on to Heavyweight and schools Haye

LOL

**Rolaz** · 12-21-2010, 07:16 AM

Mohammad Ali and even Floyd Mayweather jr. were all boasting and claimed:

"I am the Greatest!"

I haven't heard, nor, read an article wherein Bernard Hopkins said:

"I am the Greatest!"

So what makes a person boast that he is "The Greatest!"

His talents and Skills?

Good for how many years?

After that they got sick, or flunges to oblivion due to Troubles in thier life.

I still remember the lead actor of SUPERMAN - Christopher Reeves, accidentally falls from horse back riding, and the so called SUPERMAN got incapacitated from neck downwards and later on died.

So whats the CRITERIA of having a Boxer being nominated as GREATEST?

**Joeyzagz** · 12-21-2010, 07:23 AM

Lennox never faked injuries during a fight.

He caused injuries.

**bojangles1987** · 12-21-2010, 08:27 AM

No he's not.

**hugh grant** · 12-21-2010, 09:01 AM

Lets put BH into perspective. Its not that when he was young he was outstanding beyond belief. Its more than he has deteriorated less slowly as he got older. He is pretty much close to what he always was.

He lost when he was younger as well, so its not as if it is anything more complicated than his skills havent gone down much compared to other 45 year olds. Which in itself is great, and is the main area of topic regards BH.

But history will show he lost to JC

**JmH Reborn** · 12-21-2010, 09:15 AM

Originally posted by hugh grant

But history will show he lost to JC

Luckily boxing footage will not be lost throughout time and people will be able to analyze the fight themselves and see who really won.

**Evil Abed** · 12-21-2010, 09:26 AM

Originally posted by THE CONQUEROR

Seriously. This guy is old f_cking school. His place in history was sealed even if he had have retired after losing the Middleweight title to Jermain Taylor.

What he has done in the 5 years since then is f_cking outstanding. And remarkable for a man of his age. Moved up in weight. Schooled the lineal 175lb champion Antonio Tarver. Schooled the undefeated former lineal 154lb champion Winky Wright. Schooled the lineal 160lb champion Kelly Pavlik. Schooled Enrique Ornelas. Schooled Roy Jones Jr. Schooled the lineal 175lb champion Jean Pascal. Gave unbeaten great, and lineal 168lb champion Joe Calzaghe the toughest fight of his career.

What next for this modern day living legend?!

Undefeated?

**King Ju-Ju** · 12-21-2010, 09:33 AM

since lennox lewis????

**Walt Liquor** · 12-21-2010, 09:45 AM

Originally posted by hugh grant

Lets put BH into perspective. Its not that when he was young he was outstanding beyond belief. Its more than he has deteriorated less slowly as he got older. He is pretty much close to what he always was.

He lost when he was younger as well, so its not as if it is anything more complicated than his skills havent gone down much compared to other 45 year olds. Which in itself is great, and is the main area of topic regards BH.

But history will show he lost to JC

Most defenses of the middleweight championship in history.
Unified the middleweight championship.
Ruled a division for a decade.

In the days of guys jumping around different weights and cherrypicking titles, I think these kinds of performances and careers are becoming a thing of the past. but these are what really makes a fighter great. In order to rule a division, you have to fight guys of every conceivable style from all over the world, instead of just selecting who you want to fight.

Then Hopkins begins a historic run of accomplishing everything he has past the age of 40, which means he accomplished greatness one way and now has accomplished greatness again.

And I think he lost the JoCal fight by a slim margin. so what? There's no shame in losing to Calzaghe.

Bhop fought Roy Jones 1, JoeCal, Trinidad, Pascal, Pavlik, Glen Johnson, JT.
When they fought, their combined records were 220-1. (Courtesy of Doug Fischer). Put that into perspective

Bernard Hopkins is the greatest fighter since... Lennox Lewis!