Greater Ring Intelligence: HOPKINS or mayweather?

[ИATAS]

Now THIS is a challenge. Bhops vast experience and the fact that he has less physical gifts than Floyd make him quite the foe when it comes to Ring IQ. However, Floyd's ability to adapt, no matter the style, gives him the edge here.

How much of that is Floyd's naturally athletic ability though? Hopkins has been winning fights strictly on ring IQ with no real physical advantages i.e. he's winning fights by out smarting his opponents.

Until Floyd gets old loses his advantages and beats top fighters just by his wits alone, bhop wins this.

[-Kev-]

They're both pretty damn smart in the ring. At this point of their careers, they're both teachers with masters degree in boxing.

[The_Demon]

Its clearly Hopkins for me,he beats guys with intelligence and nothing else,he has never relied on physical gifts and whilst i think Mayweather would still dominate most of the guys out there without his speed and reflexes,you have too give Bhop huge props for the his dedication and ring smarts

[street bully]

How much of that is Floyd's naturally athletic ability though? Hopkins has been winning fights strictly on ring IQ with no real physical advantages i.e. he's winning fights by out smarting his opponents.

Until Floyd gets old loses his advantages and beats top fighters just by his wits alone, bhop wins this.

What this man said.

[JDezi4]

How much of that is Floyd's naturally athletic ability though? Hopkins has been winning fights strictly on ring IQ with no real physical advantages i.e. he's winning fights by out smarting his opponents.

Until Floyd gets old loses his advantages and beats top fighters just by his wits alone, bhop wins this.

I agree, but that doesn't mean BHop wins... IF anything, it's equal. Floyd's fights r completely 1-sided now, minus a hiccup or 2... That's becuz of his physical gifts as well as his technical genius. As of right now, Floyd's the better fighter. If Floyd keeps fighting well into his 40's, than we'll see

[Ra Amun Tehuti]

Its clearly Hopkins for me,he beats guys with intelligence and nothing else,he has never relied on physical gifts and whilst i think Mayweather would still dominate most of the guys out there without his speed and reflexes,you have too give Bhop huge props for the his dedication and ring smarts

IDk when Hips was in his 20s he used to fight at a pretty rediculous pace He had great stamina and high workrate those are physical gifts.

[Pin Galarga]

Mayweather has the skills while HOP has all the dirty tricks. Is a matter of taste.

[The_Golden_Goy]

tough question man. Id have to go with Floyd, but those two are easily two of the greatest cerebral and thinking fighters of all time

Hopkins has more tricks up his sleeve though, and he will steal rounds, make you look ******

Floyd on the other hand just makes you look like an amateur, hes worked you out within 3 rounds, and then he cruises to a UD most of the time

[Cash Cow]

Wait a minute...B Hoop lost twice to Taylor

&

lost to feather fisted pitty pat Calzaghe....

if ring IQ is lunging in with your head then I guess B Hop might have a shot but in no way is B Hop more intelligent than Mayweather in the ring...

[borgata]

When did he exactly say this?

I'm not challenging you, I wanna know.

cant embed this video, but any one want to hear hopkins talk about Floyd vs Ortiz ans here his opinion on foyds ring IQ check it out