Hopkins, Jones & Toney: Let's Rank 'Em Again!

[DiegoFuego]

In light of Bernard's big win on Saturday, let's do this poll, which has already been done twice, one more time.

Once again:
Roy Jones - beat both Toney and Hopkins when neither was at their best, won titles at middleweight and super middleweight, dominated the light heavyweight division for years, beat Ruiz to win a heavyweight title, came back to light heavyweight and eked out a decision vs. Tarver, before being destroyed twice by Tarver and once by Johnson.

Bernard Hopkins - lost to Roy when he was still a green fighter but made a good fight of it, has wins over Glen Johnson and Antonio Tarver at the age of 41(!), dominated the middleweight division for a decade, setting a record of defenses, beat Trinidad and De La Hoya and lost two close decisions to Jermain Taylor, who may be the future of the middleweight division should he win on Saturday

James Toney - held titles at middleweight, super middleweight, and cruiserweight, won a heavyweight title in exact same fashion as Roy Jones only to have it stripped for steroid use, dominated Jirov to win a cruiserweight title, has beaten opposition twice as good as Jones at heavyweight, and drew with Rahman.

Perhaps the poll will be done again if Taylor beats Wright and Toney manages to capture a heavyweight title. As it stands now, where do you rank them? Which one has the best resume as of right now? Who will be remembered as the greatest of the three?
- June 14, 2006

[Rudyo]

I would rank them

1. Toney
2. Hopkins
3. Jones Jr.

[DiegoFuego]

I have Bernard in the lead by the way, Toney 2nd, and Jones 3rd

[THE REAL NINJA]

same as before 1. jones 2. hop 3. toney lol right now i still think Roy would beat them both today ...by skill 1. jones 2. toney 3. hop same order on who would win the fights ...as far as history i think Hop has it right now 1,Hop 2. Roy 3. Toney

[ROSEWOOD]

B Hop-once was the middleweight ruler...now rules the lightheavy weights

Toney-once middleweight ruler, still beats people

Roy-beat both above fighters but is on a major downfall..

[DiegoFuego]

same as before 1. jones 2. hop 3. toney

Even though Bernard at the age of 41 obliterated the man who dominated Jones in three fights, winning two of them? Even though Bernard crushed Glen Johnson, who knocked Roy out? Even though Toney has done everything at heavyweight that Roy did and more?

[DiegoFuego]

B Hop-once was the middleweight ruler...now rules the lightheavy weights

Toney-once middleweight ruler, still beats people

Roy-beat both above fighters but is on a major downfall..

I agree, you have to judge how good they are now in addition to how good they were overall when rating how great they are all time. Hopkins is still a dominating fighter at age 41, which just tells you how green he must have been when he fought Roy 13 years ago. Hopkins is truly one of the greatest to ever do it, very Roberto Duran like.

[THE REAL NINJA]

Even though Bernard at the age of 41 obliterated the man who dominated Jones in three fights, winning two of them? Even though Bernard crushed Glen Johnson, who knocked Roy out? Even though Toney has done everything at heavyweight that Roy did and more?

look again ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[DiegoFuego]

Exactly. Tarver beat Roy twice, does that make him a better fighter than Roy? Nope. If Tarver's win over Jones means little, then Jones' wins over Toney and Hopkins should mean just as little.

[Smokin']

In light of Bernard's big win on Saturday, let's do this poll, which has already been done twice, one more time.

Once again:
Roy Jones - beat both Toney and Hopkins when neither was at their best, won titles at middleweight and super middleweight, dominated the light heavyweight division for years, beat Ruiz to win a heavyweight title, came back to light heavyweight and eked out a decision vs. Tarver, before being destroyed twice by Tarver and once by Johnson.

Bernard Hopkins - lost to Roy when he was still a green fighter but made a good fight of it, has wins over Glen Johnson and Antonio Tarver at the age of 41(!), dominated the middleweight division for a decade, setting a record of defenses, beat Trinidad and De La Hoya and lost two close decisions to Jermain Taylor, who may be the future of the middleweight division should he win on Saturday

James Toney - held titles at middleweight, super middleweight, and cruiserweight, won a heavyweight title in exact same fashion as Roy Jones only to have it stripped for steroid use, dominated Jirov to win a cruiserweight title, has beaten opposition twice as good as Jones at heavyweight, and drew with Rahman.

Perhaps the poll will be done again if Taylor beats Wright and Toney manages to capture a heavyweight title. As it stands now, where do you rank them? Which one has the best resume as of right now? Who will be remembered as the greatest of the three?
- June 14, 2006

lol it's funny how you forget to mention the fact that Tarver had to come back down in weight the same way that Roy Jones Jr did. And Toney wasn't at his prime when he beat him? OK......that's why everybody picked him to beat Jones Jr.

Also funny as hell how you said that Toney beat opposition twice as good as Jones at heavy...considering he couldnt even beat Ruiz farely and other then that has fought basically nobody...except Rahman who beat him fairly and didn't deserve that draw.

What a dumb **** you are you little twit.