Who fought the tougher competition? Floyd Mayweather Jr or Bernard Hopkins?

HitmanTommy

This should be interesting.

Robbie Barrett

Mayweather and it's not close. He's fought the most p4p top 10 fighters and most title holders in history.

PRINCEKOOL

Yes for sure Floyd Mayweather.

Note: I have not voted.

hugh grant

Bh is the one considered to have taken risks so it's relative. Considering bh fought people in his 40s. Bh fought the tougher fights.
I mean he fought kovakev when he was nearly 50.

boxing880

This ones easy.

Hopkins.

TheMyspaceDayz

If you pick Mayweather then you have a habit of lying to yourself or you don’t know boxing. I’m quite serious about that.

Luilun

Floyd never fought someone of Roy Jones caliber so the discussion shouldn't go no further than that

NachoMan · 02:02 PM

This thread is going to read a lot like that last Mayweather v BHop thread you made. Most objective fans recognize that both of these guys had amazing skills and craftiness (whomever they prefer), but most fans also recognize that BHop took on the tougher challenges given the fact that he often stepped into the ring with significant disadvantages over the last decade of his career. Both fought great fighters. On paper you might give the resume edge to Floyd (the names anyway), but, given his physical disadvantages, Bernard faced the tougher challenges.

Tails

I like both fighters but Hopkins went against tougher competition in my view all things considered.

I don't think he was greater than Mayweather but still Hopkins has had a very solid career than spanned a long time.

vman075

Hopkins fought tougher individual fights with top guys in their prime. But in between those fights, he fought a whole lot of major scrubs. Overall Mayweather probably has the more consistent resume.

View Poll Results: ?
Mayweather	24	43.64%
Hopkins	28	50.91%
Too close to call	3	5.45%
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HitmanTommy Undisputed Champion Join Date: Dec 2018 Posts: 1,906 Quoted: 1521 Post(s) Rep Power: 7 Points: 169,021.32 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 169,021.32 Donate	Who fought the tougher competition? Floyd Mayweather Jr or Bernard Hopkins? This should be interesting.

Robbie Barrett Boxing Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 34,330 Quoted: 25039 Post(s) Rep Power: 78 Points: 65,760.74 Bank: 364,363.24 Total Points: 430,123.98 Donate	Mayweather and it's not close. He's fought the most p4p top 10 fighters and most title holders in history.

PRINCEKOOL Undisputed Champion Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 3,051 Quoted: 1268 Post(s) Rep Power: 10 Points: 45,472.62 Bank: 1,505.28 Total Points: 46,977.90 Donate	Yes for sure Floyd Mayweather. Note: I have not voted.

hugh grant Undisputed Champion Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The British Empire Posts: 20,302 Quoted: 4137 Post(s) Rep Power: 71 Points: 77,187.03 Bank: 1,566.55 Total Points: 78,753.58 Donate	Bh is the one considered to have taken risks so it's relative. Considering bh fought people in his 40s. Bh fought the tougher fights. I mean he fought kovakev when he was nearly 50.

boxing880 Amateur Join Date: Jan 2020 Posts: 19 Quoted: 11 Post(s) Rep Power: 0 Points: 2,166.33 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 2,166.33 Donate	This ones easy. Hopkins.

TheMyspaceDayz Interim Champion Join Date: Dec 2019 Posts: 834 Quoted: 377 Post(s) Rep Power: 4 Points: 14,020.47 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 14,020.47 Donate	If you pick Mayweather then you have a habit of lying to yourself or you don’t know boxing. I’m quite serious about that.

Luilun Undisputed Champion Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Espana Posts: 10,982 Quoted: 2301 Post(s) Rep Power: 35 Points: 40,178.70 Bank: 1,520.37 Total Points: 41,699.07 Donate	Floyd never fought someone of Roy Jones caliber so the discussion shouldn't go no further than that

Tails Contender Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Texas Posts: 260 Quoted: 47 Post(s) Rep Power: 5 Points: 7,140.83 Bank: 1,220.79 Total Points: 8,361.62 Donate	I like both fighters but Hopkins went against tougher competition in my view all things considered. I don't think he was greater than Mayweather but still Hopkins has had a very solid career than spanned a long time.

vman075 Interim Champion Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 844 Quoted: 185 Post(s) Rep Power: 9 Points: 9,892.69 Bank: 1,739.53 Total Points: 11,632.22 Donate	Hopkins fought tougher individual fights with top guys in their prime. But in between those fights, he fought a whole lot of major scrubs. Overall Mayweather probably has the more consistent resume.