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Where would you rank a decisive Hopkins win among his best?
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Originally posted by SekondzOut View Postgreen!!!!
this would be his biggest win imo....Tito was coming up in weight so the critics like to play the size game with that win....Chad is bigger, stronger, younger, faster...goddam!! lol...this would be the crown jewel of them all imo...the stage is set!!!
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Originally posted by SekondzOut View Postgreen!!!!
this would be his biggest win imo....Tito was coming up in weight so the critics like to play the size game with that win....Chad is bigger, stronger, younger, faster...goddam!! lol...this would be the crown jewel of them all imo...the stage is set!!!
I may rank the tito victory as #1, b/c of what it did for hop's career, & he was fighting a puerto rican, in NYC, right after 911, but if he wins tonight, i certainly wont argue with ANYONE ranking this as #1.
Appreciate him while he's here, this wont be seen for a long long time.
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Originally posted by pturtle View PostTarver was his best win easily, don't be fooled by Trinidads name, the only thing that favored Trinidad in that fight was his age, Hopkins had everything else.
With Tarver he was coming of 2 losses at the age of 42 to skip a weight class and take on the guy who just beat the fighter of the year (Glen jOHNSON) And beat the fighter of the decade (Roy Jones) and Hopkins whooped him, even though I'm pretty are we all know that wasn't the real tarver that night.
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Originally posted by NachoMan View PostNo need to qualify that win. Any version of Bhop schools any version of Tarver. As Bernard said to the press after that win, "What do you know about Bernard Hopkins that makes you think I could ever lose to an Antonio Tarver?"
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It should be right up there with his best win, which is still Trinidad, IMO.
For the past 3-4 years people have been saying Dawson was going to murder Hopkins, that Hopkins was afraid of him and that he was ducking him, this, that, and the other.
So if Hopkins schools this kid tonight at the age of 47 it should rank in his top 3 accomplishments. That said, it won't. Not here in NSB, anyway. Dawson will instantly go from a younger, stronger, faster, hungrier threat to Hopkins' legacy to a B or C class fighter who should retire in shame.
Welcome to NSB.
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Originally posted by Barnburner View PostOf his 20 defences only 6 or so were of the lineal title. Hagler had 12 of the undisputed title and Monzon 14.
If you think Hagler was a brawler quite frankly you're not worth anyone's time when discussing Hagler.
Hagler didn't get hit a lot, he's known for his granite chin as he walked into a Hearns bomb and shook it off like it was nothing. Having a "granite" chin does not mean you get hit a lot that is stupid.
So it's safe to say Hopkins doesn't get hit a lot so his chin is *****? Come on that's ridiculous.
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How can "The great accomplishment in Boxing history by beating Chad Dawson" not be his best win?
I can't fathom that.
If Hopkins wins tonight he will have the two greatest wins in the history of Boxing.
Jean Pascal and Chad Dawson.
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Originally posted by Davis40 View Postso there was only 1 title to have. hopkins gets full credit as champ because he beat the guys who had the other portions of the title from 95-96 until it was unified.
It's very, very difficult to unify the belts and hopkins gathered them all
Who is the last fighter to unify The Ring, WBC, WBA, WBO & IBF belts? I can't think of a single fighter off the top of my head besides hopkins.Last edited by ИATAS; 04-28-2012, 04:03 PM.
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