The Hopkins who beat Tarver would have beaten Kovalev.

[JasonBoxing]

I think the Hopkins who schooled Tarver would have beaten Kovalev. Maybe not 12-0 Sergey, but probably something like 8-4.

[SterlingStained]

[Supreme75]

No version of Hopkins beats Kovalev.

[Larry the boss]

Don't know don't care Hopkins took the fight was confident on winning and got his ass kicked...Lets move on

[Sociopath]

Quite possibly. If he did win, I agree that it wouldn't be a whitewash.

[LA_2_Vegas]

Maybe, but I still think he would have underestimated how athletic Kovalev is. A Hopkins of that vintage had similar issues with JT's athleticism until after 6 rounds or so..Sergei is not as raw as JT so the margin for error in the 2nd half of the fight would still be very small, whereas with JT the chances increased.

His assessment of Kovalev seemed to be where he went wrong in his approach to the matchup. I don't think that would have changed even back then.

[beez721]

I think the Hopkins who schooled Tarver would have beaten Kovalev. Maybe not 12-0 Sergey, but probably something like 8-4.

would have been closer but I just think kovalev was too big and strong for hopkins regardless of age

[Build That Wall]

That version of Hopkins was unstoppable.

[Rostov Papa]

No; no version of Hopkins beats Calzaghe, or Kovalev.

Stop this utter crap.

[El-blanco]

That version of Hopkins was unstoppable.

Haha stop man, Hopkins is not the greatest ever, solid fighter but very beatable.