If Hopkins takes the GGG fight as his last one, only Pacquiao, Duran and Ali.....

[nubianpiye]

Pac clearly isn't on the level of the other two morales we shot when he lost to pac. Barrera wasn't at his best after a war with morales, Bradley is a good fighter but not a legend of anyone who should be listed as proof that you have fought the best he wouldn't even be favourite v Khan and Marquez beat him 3 out of 4 times looking back his resume is overrated his wins over Mosley and Dela Hoya came after the were shot and he drained cotto for that win down 2 pounds.

[Pac=Duran]

When you beat a fighter clearly you don't get any credit for cherry picking him and doing it again. If Pacquiao beats Bradley easily in the 3rd fight will he get any more credit? No that check box has already been ticked.

Morales beat him the first time, Bradley robbed him the first time and he and JMM drew the first time. Try again foolish donkey.

[Pac=Duran]

Agreed!

But Hopkins falls short in never having beaten the truly great ones, like Foreman, Frazier, Berrera, Leonard etc but his longevity and accomplishments from 160-175 make up for it to a certain extent.

Not to mention, he probably has the best career ever of any fighter 40+ years of age, however, facing GGG and Kovalev does not make him have the hardest opposition ever.

B-hop definitely lost all his biggest fights except for Trinidad. But the point was about quality of opposition. Bernard proved he would fight anyone at any time, more importantly in their primes, and will go down as a legend because of it.

[M Bison]

This Hopkin fight shouldn't happen at all.

[nubianpiye]

I think Hopkins has the capability and size to derail the Glolovkin hype.

[soul_survivor]

B-hop definitely lost all his biggest fights except for Trinidad. But the point was about quality of opposition. Bernard proved he would fight anyone at any time, more importantly in their primes, and will go down as a legend because of it.

Yes but his quality of opposition never surpassed that of Ali or Duran or Pacquiao or Leonard (much shorter career). Why do you think it does?

I will say that he ranks pretty highly, just not higher than those guys and some others based purely on quality of op.

[SilverMiles]

Oh behave you idiot.

Hopkins, Pacquiao both their resumes pale in comparison to at least 10 other guys. Ali, yes you have a point. 7 hall of fame fighters he beat and beat so so many other world quality guys.

Harry Greb beat 15 hall of fame boxers and was involved in nearly 40 fights against those hall of famers. Sam Langford beat 11 and was involved in over 65 Hall of fame fights. Jimmy McLarnin beat 11 hall of fame boxers, Robinson and Armstrong 10 each.

Behave with that Hopkins and Pacquiao **** hahaha.

Stop hating, Manny is just as good as any other legend of the sport and if TS wanted to use him to compare he's well in his right.

In honesty I believe Ali has the weaker resume of the three, but just because you're too scared to go against the grain your attack Manny. Doesn't mean you should disrespect Ali because the guy has a stellar resume for a heavyweight show respect to the best of today and yesterday.

Boxing fans need grow up.

[nubianpiye]

Stop hating, Manny is just as good as any other legend of the sport and if TS wanted to use him to compare he's well in his right.

In honesty I believe Ali has the weaker resume of the three, but just because you're too scared to go against the grain your attack Manny. Doesn't mean you should disrespect Ali because the guy has a stellar resume for a heavyweight show respect to the best of today and yesterday.

Boxing fans need grow up.

This is absolute nonsense Pac has the weakest resume of all listed fighters and it is as the only True prime ATG he beat in their prime is JMM in fight 2

[Larry the boss]

Golovkin is a Middleweight. Hopkins is a light heavyweight.

what's impressive about fighting a guy 2 weight classes smaller than you?

tito and oscar were blown up welterweights

Winky and pavlik were middleweights who he brought up to light heavyweight.

Hopkins cherry picked Orelnas,jones rematch,murat,shumenov.

Tarver and Pascal legit victories.

he lost to dawson,taylor,Prime roy,kovalev because he didn't have any advantages

Hopkins doesn't get a seat at the ali table

Great post......

[SilverMiles]

This is absolute nonsense Pac has the weakest resume of all listed fighters and it is as the only True prime ATG he beat in their prime is JMM in fight 2

GTFO here, going by your ridiculous standards of a prime fighter, the only prime ATG fighter Ali beat was Foreman.

There's no way in heck Barrea was more past prime than Liston

And Morales was no farther past prime than Frazier.