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Farewell B-Hop
Bernard Hopkins is to finally call time on his career with a farewell fight against Joe Smith Jr on December 17th in LA
Smith recently beat Fonfara who beat Chavez Jr and has been picked as Hopkins' 65th and final opponent.
Bittersweet news for those who will be glad he's retiring but saddened that he feels he needs one more fight before heading of into the sunset.
Smith recently beat Fonfara who beat Chavez Jr and has been picked as Hopkins' 65th and final opponent.
Bittersweet news for those who will be glad he's retiring but saddened that he feels he needs one more fight before heading of into the sunset.
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The man has nothing to prove. He'll do his usual and fight for 1 minute out of 3, frustrate his opponent, tie him up, make him miss and win ugly, same as he's been doing for years. It ain't pretty, but it is effective.
Trying to remember his last KO victim - was it ODLH?? Just checked - it was. It was 12 years ago...
Trying to remember his last KO victim - was it ODLH?? Just checked - it was. It was 12 years ago...
Mr Bounce- Posts : 3484
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The best mw since Monzon. Jones better h2h, but Hopkins ability mixed with longevity does it for me.
Great Lh as well. Didn't take too many beatings.
Real throw back. Wasn't easy on the eye at tines, but a crafty, shrewd fighter.
Great Lh as well. Didn't take too many beatings.
Real throw back. Wasn't easy on the eye at tines, but a crafty, shrewd fighter.
AdamT- Posts : 6651
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Wasn't scared too move up and challenge himself. Sure, he fought a couple of popular guys smaller, but he had The nuts to move up.
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Hopkins accomplishments in his later years seems to have improved his middleweight standing. Apart from Trinidad, I can't remember getting excited about any of his fights at middle.AdamT wrote:The best mw since Monzon. Jones better h2h, but Hopkins ability mixed with longevity does it for me.
Great Lh as well. Didn't take too many beatings.
Real throw back. Wasn't easy on the eye at tines, but a crafty, shrewd fighter.
Good luck to him though when he retires.
Atila- Posts : 1711
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Never been a Survivor like Hopkins since Starling retired...
Gifted in both the light arts and the dark arts...Never seen a guy who could repeatedly hold while making it look like he was being held...
A great middleweight in his own right before you add the rest...
Liked him to have retired a few years ago but he still has his faculties and if someone dropped a nuclear bomb he'd probably survive it..
If one does drop I'm sharing a bunker with him and Starling...
Last of a dying breed..
Gifted in both the light arts and the dark arts...Never seen a guy who could repeatedly hold while making it look like he was being held...
A great middleweight in his own right before you add the rest...
Liked him to have retired a few years ago but he still has his faculties and if someone dropped a nuclear bomb he'd probably survive it..
If one does drop I'm sharing a bunker with him and Starling...
Last of a dying breed..
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Never been stopped or really bashed up considering his opposition must be best middleweight since Hagler don't know how anyone, based purely on record, can place Bernard above Marvin at middleweight though
His accomplishments above middleweight have raised his standing no end unlike Floyd was willing to push himself to the max and take on his greatest test in Kovalev Floyd wanted nothing of Golovkin definitely an atg no question personally got more respect for Bernard than Floyd look at who Floyd could have boxed Thurman Brook Porter really good welterweights instead of Ortiz, Maidana Berto Guerrero etc could have boxed Andrade Golovkin Floyd's resume could have been so much better when you look back at it really was risk-averse Floyd you could never put him in a top ten on his opposition Mosley way past his best Manny five years too late Alvarez weight drained outweighed Marquez Oscar past his best it ducked Marg retired when it was time to fight Cotto later to take on Miguel post Tony was always something with Floyd Hatton a light welterweight as was Maidana Guerrero a lightweight etc how many truly great wins does Floyd really have
His accomplishments above middleweight have raised his standing no end unlike Floyd was willing to push himself to the max and take on his greatest test in Kovalev Floyd wanted nothing of Golovkin definitely an atg no question personally got more respect for Bernard than Floyd look at who Floyd could have boxed Thurman Brook Porter really good welterweights instead of Ortiz, Maidana Berto Guerrero etc could have boxed Andrade Golovkin Floyd's resume could have been so much better when you look back at it really was risk-averse Floyd you could never put him in a top ten on his opposition Mosley way past his best Manny five years too late Alvarez weight drained outweighed Marquez Oscar past his best it ducked Marg retired when it was time to fight Cotto later to take on Miguel post Tony was always something with Floyd Hatton a light welterweight as was Maidana Guerrero a lightweight etc how many truly great wins does Floyd really have
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Herman Jaeger wrote:Never been stopped or really bashed up considering his opposition must be best middleweight since Hagler don't know how anyone, based purely on record, can place Bernard above Marvin at middleweight though
His accomplishments above middleweight have raised his standing no end unlike Floyd was willing to push himself to the max and take on his greatest test in Kovalev Floyd wanted nothing of Golovkin definitely an atg no question personally got more respect for Bernard than Floyd look at who Floyd could have boxed Thurman Brook Porter really good welterweights instead of Ortiz, Maidana Berto Guerrero etc could have boxed Andrade Golovkin Floyd's resume could have been so much better when you look back at it really was risk-averse Floyd you could never put him in a top ten on his opposition Mosley way past his best Manny five years too late Alvarez weight drained outweighed Marquez Oscar past his best it ducked Marg retired when it was time to fight Cotto later to take on Miguel post Tony was always something with Floyd Hatton a light welterweight as was Maidana Guerrero a lightweight etc how many truly great wins does Floyd really have
MY MAN!!!
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Why is everything about Floyd? Two threads he has been brought into.
I get accused of obsession, but A Harrison you need help.
I get accused of obsession, but A Harrison you need help.
AdamT- Posts : 6651
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hazharrison wrote:Herman Jaeger wrote:Never been stopped or really bashed up considering his opposition must be best middleweight since Hagler don't know how anyone, based purely on record, can place Bernard above Marvin at middleweight though
His accomplishments above middleweight have raised his standing no end unlike Floyd was willing to push himself to the max and take on his greatest test in Kovalev Floyd wanted nothing of Golovkin definitely an atg no question personally got more respect for Bernard than Floyd look at who Floyd could have boxed Thurman Brook Porter really good welterweights instead of Ortiz, Maidana Berto Guerrero etc could have boxed Andrade Golovkin Floyd's resume could have been so much better when you look back at it really was risk-averse Floyd you could never put him in a top ten on his opposition Mosley way past his best Manny five years too late Alvarez weight drained outweighed Marquez Oscar past his best it ducked Marg retired when it was time to fight Cotto later to take on Miguel post Tony was always something with Floyd Hatton a light welterweight as was Maidana Guerrero a lightweight etc how many truly great wins does Floyd really have
MY MAN!!!
Thats an overly negative spin on Floyd's career if ever I saw one.....
I mean Manny was past his best, but still beats most if not all the division on that night
GGG should never be on the radar of Floyd, he already moved up 5 weight classes
Alvarez might have been slightly drained, but it wouldn't have mattered, Floyd played with him for 12 rounds in a master class
Castillo, Coralles, Pacquiao, Cotto, Judah, Hatton
Pretty dam good names
Beating one of the best fighters of the last decade is a pretty big win...
Could he have been even greater with the talent he had? Absolutely
Could he have been even richer? Probably not
He is still one of the greatest fighters I have ever had the pleasure of watching, contrary to what people think, I love watching Floyd fight, I always have
BoxingFan88- Posts : 3759
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We both know Manny and Floyd are head and shoulders above anybody like GGG.
Boxing will miss two real atg fighters.
Boxing will miss two real atg fighters.
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Brook Thurman and Porter would all have been sterner tests than Berto Guerrero Ortiz sterner than Hatton too sterner certainly than old Shane probably sterner than a yet to acclimatise at the weight Marquez sterner than Maidana for sure sterner than a Marg battered Cotto Floyd was good but surely his fans must admit that he avoided the real welterweights avoided Tony too when Tony had just beaten Miguel and the fight was primed just coincidence that the names he avoided were the best welterweights out there? who knows, maybe his fans will say he didn't need to fight the real welterweights...
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Brings to an end what has been arguably the most compelling career of recent times. Say what you like about Hopkins' serial stinker reputation (not totally unjustified, it has to be said!) but he's got a phenomenal CV and he's a truly remarkable character who probably commands the respect of fans and his fellow fighters more than anyone else around.
Wonderful Middleweight champion, and a pretty handy Light-Heavyweight one as well. Who'd have thought that, after losing on his pro debut and then being soundly beaten by Jones and decked twice in a draw against Mercado in his first two world title bouts, that we'd be here well over two decades later debating just how far up the all-time lists he belongs?
I think Hopkins' longevity, strangely, has actually harmed his standing in a weird way with some fans, as they look at his post-Middleweight style and take that as being indicative of his whole career. I tend to view him as an amazing adapter and tactician who just formulated a way to get results no matter how stacked against him the odds seemed to be, and did what he had to do facing guys young enough to be his son.
If you take more than a cursory glance you'll see that his fights against 'Road Warrior' Johnson, Trinidad and Pavlik prove that he could take dangerous opponents apart with plenty of style and class when he needed to, and his ability to keep reviving his career with improbable victories when being written off by all and sundry will always make him a nostalgic kind of favourite of mine, even if it's more to do with his roguish underdog status than his actual fighting performance at times.
Trinidad, Tarver, Pavlik, Pascal...He just kept doing it. A true all-time great and while I wish he'd have called it quits immediately after Kovalev (I wouldn't be particularly shocked if he loses this, not that it'll matter one jot to his legacy) I hope he gets the plaudits his amazing accomplishments deserve.
Happy retirement to the man.
Wonderful Middleweight champion, and a pretty handy Light-Heavyweight one as well. Who'd have thought that, after losing on his pro debut and then being soundly beaten by Jones and decked twice in a draw against Mercado in his first two world title bouts, that we'd be here well over two decades later debating just how far up the all-time lists he belongs?
I think Hopkins' longevity, strangely, has actually harmed his standing in a weird way with some fans, as they look at his post-Middleweight style and take that as being indicative of his whole career. I tend to view him as an amazing adapter and tactician who just formulated a way to get results no matter how stacked against him the odds seemed to be, and did what he had to do facing guys young enough to be his son.
If you take more than a cursory glance you'll see that his fights against 'Road Warrior' Johnson, Trinidad and Pavlik prove that he could take dangerous opponents apart with plenty of style and class when he needed to, and his ability to keep reviving his career with improbable victories when being written off by all and sundry will always make him a nostalgic kind of favourite of mine, even if it's more to do with his roguish underdog status than his actual fighting performance at times.
Trinidad, Tarver, Pavlik, Pascal...He just kept doing it. A true all-time great and while I wish he'd have called it quits immediately after Kovalev (I wouldn't be particularly shocked if he loses this, not that it'll matter one jot to his legacy) I hope he gets the plaudits his amazing accomplishments deserve.
Happy retirement to the man.
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Hopkins boxed a who's who of his axis bar Ward and definitely chased fights with Froch and Golovkin I don't know about Stevenson but who cares Kovalev would have smashed him. So boxed virtually everyone there was to box got a few losses but when you take on a high level of opponent on a consistent basis that surely is to be expected
Floyd's got the 'o' but look how much better his resume could have been I personally would have loved to have seen a fight with Brook, a fight with Cotto when Miguel was unbeaten and that fight was primed, a fight with Margarito when that too was primed, a fight with Pacquaio directly after Hatton when it was primed and before the former was battered off Marquez. I'd like to have seen him box his mandatory Thurman. Williams would have been a very interesting test stylistically. Why move up for Alvarez but ignore Andrade again another hugely interesting clash stylistically. Why not box Lara again a very interesting match. Don't mention Golovkin Floyd Sr's already admitted they swerved him.
For me no comparison between Hopkins and Mayweather when it comes to matchmaking. One consistently went after the best. The other was hesitant and calculating and you can say often looked to time his opponents.
No question Floyd's resume could have been better(not many slick boxers on it) considerably better in fact you can't really say that for Bernard. Floyd will no doubt get rated higher but for me Hopkins' resume is superior as I say only really ducked Ward boxed them when they were at the top of their game too never weasled
Floyd's got the 'o' but look how much better his resume could have been I personally would have loved to have seen a fight with Brook, a fight with Cotto when Miguel was unbeaten and that fight was primed, a fight with Margarito when that too was primed, a fight with Pacquaio directly after Hatton when it was primed and before the former was battered off Marquez. I'd like to have seen him box his mandatory Thurman. Williams would have been a very interesting test stylistically. Why move up for Alvarez but ignore Andrade again another hugely interesting clash stylistically. Why not box Lara again a very interesting match. Don't mention Golovkin Floyd Sr's already admitted they swerved him.
For me no comparison between Hopkins and Mayweather when it comes to matchmaking. One consistently went after the best. The other was hesitant and calculating and you can say often looked to time his opponents.
No question Floyd's resume could have been better(not many slick boxers on it) considerably better in fact you can't really say that for Bernard. Floyd will no doubt get rated higher but for me Hopkins' resume is superior as I say only really ducked Ward boxed them when they were at the top of their game too never weasled
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Very cute when it came to matchmaking no question preferred choice was the boxer who came at him in straight lines consistently swerved the boxers
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Whatever man. Go watch GGG fight more bin men. I'm sure there are still a few weighing 160 running around.
If he's stuck for an opponent, he could always drag Crawford up. It would be his toughest fight yet.
If he's stuck for an opponent, he could always drag Crawford up. It would be his toughest fight yet.
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88Chris05 wrote:Brings to an end what has been arguably the most compelling career of recent times. Say what you like about Hopkins' serial stinker reputation (not totally unjustified, it has to be said!) but he's got a phenomenal CV and he's a truly remarkable character who probably commands the respect of fans and his fellow fighters more than anyone else around.
Wonderful Middleweight champion, and a pretty handy Light-Heavyweight one as well. Who'd have thought that, after losing on his pro debut and then being soundly beaten by Jones and decked twice in a draw against Mercado in his first two world title bouts, that we'd be here well over two decades later debating just how far up the all-time lists he belongs?
I think Hopkins' longevity, strangely, has actually harmed his standing in a weird way with some fans, as they look at his post-Middleweight style and take that as being indicative of his whole career. I tend to view him as an amazing adapter and tactician who just formulated a way to get results no matter how stacked against him the odds seemed to be, and did what he had to do facing guys young enough to be his son.
If you take more than a cursory glance you'll see that his fights against 'Road Warrior' Johnson, Trinidad and Pavlik prove that he could take dangerous opponents apart with plenty of style and class when he needed to, and his ability to keep reviving his career with improbable victories when being written off by all and sundry will always make him a nostalgic kind of favourite of mine, even if it's more to do with his roguish underdog status than his actual fighting performance at times.
Trinidad, Tarver, Pavlik, Pascal...He just kept doing it. A true all-time great and while I wish he'd have called it quits immediately after Kovalev (I wouldn't be particularly shocked if he loses this, not that it'll matter one jot to his legacy) I hope he gets the plaudits his amazing accomplishments deserve.
Happy retirement to the man.
Nice post chris. He certainly wasn't always pretty on the eye, and he was happy to just do enough in fights... Shockers like Eastman spring to mind, but he had the ability when he wanted to. His destruction of Trinidad is as fine a piece of work as you could wish to see.
Special thanks to Herman for a gratuitous early introduction of Floyd into the thread.
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GGG been calling Floyd for four years Adam but Floyd Sr always very dismissive of the fight only now safe in retirement has Floyd Sr admitted Golovkin too good admitted his son swerved him
Dismissive of Thurman too like he wasn't worthy but no problems with giving Berto Maidana Guerreo Ortiz a fight?
Dismissive of Thurman too like he wasn't worthy but no problems with giving Berto Maidana Guerreo Ortiz a fight?
Herman Jaeger- Posts : 3532
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GGG is 160. Why doesn't he fight Ward?? Scared??
Floyd has moved five weights. GGG is scared to move any.
In my eyes he is a coward.
Floyd has moved five weights. GGG is scared to move any.
In my eyes he is a coward.
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Two great fighters all I'm saying is Bernard took on virtually everyone Floyd picked cherries
When the dust has settled, in maybe twenty years from now wouldn't surprise me an undue amount if Hopkins was rated higher. Resume at the end of the day
No doubt Floyd the more talented though the most talented fighter of his generation
When the dust has settled, in maybe twenty years from now wouldn't surprise me an undue amount if Hopkins was rated higher. Resume at the end of the day
No doubt Floyd the more talented though the most talented fighter of his generation
Herman Jaeger- Posts : 3532
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Sad times for boxing with Bhop leaving - remember his masterclass against Pavlik - one of his finest performances.
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Herman Jaeger wrote:GGG been calling Floyd for four years Adam but Floyd Sr always very dismissive of the fight only now safe in retirement has Floyd Sr admitted Golovkin too good admitted his son swerved him
Dismissive of Thurman too like he wasn't worthy but no problems with giving Berto Maidana Guerreo Ortiz a fight?
I'm usually one of Floyds biggest critics but GGG although not as good a boxer as Floyd is a very good boxer and this with the extra weight is too much for him. A boxer should have limits and not fighting fighters that were closer to his weight at a time the fights would have been at least closer is something that can be thrown at him.
So many of Floyds fights were considered close affairs when the matches were made and people have become very judgemental of them when using hindsight.
Back to the original post, I hope Hopkins can have a happy retirement. A proper legend in a sport that has the word thrown around far too often.
huw- Posts : 1211
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Everyone is entitled to puke on Mayweather's record..
Just a bit rich when GGG fans do it..
Just a bit rich when GGG fans do it..
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I agree Truss.
If you're a genuine Pacquiao fan, you can have a debate. But GGG? Really?
He's near 70 years old and still fought no one.
He's a big hitter and cuts off the ring superbly. I'm not as big an idiot as Andrew and can give credit were it's due.
If you're a genuine Pacquiao fan, you can have a debate. But GGG? Really?
He's near 70 years old and still fought no one.
He's a big hitter and cuts off the ring superbly. I'm not as big an idiot as Andrew and can give credit were it's due.
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AdamT wrote:I agree Truss.
If you're a genuine Pacquiao fan, you can have a debate. But GGG? Really?
He's near 70 years old and still fought no one.
He's a big hitter and cuts off the ring superbly. I'm not as big an idiot as Andrew and can give credit were it's due.
loves an exaggeration!
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In my estimation, normally cherry pickers aren't quite as good as they would like you to believe
Herman Jaeger- Posts : 3532
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D4 was a Manny fan......Think BoxingFan88 had Manny winning in slow motion...
Apologies if i'm wrong..
Herman you're being silly...Floyd was a cherrypicker but he has a great record..
Apologies if i'm wrong..
Herman you're being silly...Floyd was a cherrypicker but he has a great record..
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Compared to Hopkins?
Do me a favour...
Do me a favour...
Herman Jaeger- Posts : 3532
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Cherry pickers? Man I don't want to be rude, but are you a bit Slow?
Name GGG top ten opponents. No wait, I'll make it easy for you. Name his top 5 opponents, regardless of weight, or age and I'll do the same for Floyd.
Who has the better resume?
In fact forget it. Brook would be a cherry pick on Floyd's record, yet he is GGG's biggest name! Got to love it hahaha!
Good day to you!
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Name GGG top ten opponents. No wait, I'll make it easy for you. Name his top 5 opponents, regardless of weight, or age and I'll do the same for Floyd.
Who has the better resume?
In fact forget it. Brook would be a cherry pick on Floyd's record, yet he is GGG's biggest name! Got to love it hahaha!
Good day to you!
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TRUSSMAN66 wrote:Okay Herman..
So we are in agreement?
Hopkins has more names the better resume and his best opponents were more prime..
Herman Jaeger- Posts : 3532
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He might have. Matter of opinion.
Does he have more comprehensive losses on his record? That's a fact.
Could Hopkins beat someone like Manny?
Would Floyd lose to a Taylor, or calzaghe?
You know the answers.
Does he have more comprehensive losses on his record? That's a fact.
Could Hopkins beat someone like Manny?
Would Floyd lose to a Taylor, or calzaghe?
You know the answers.
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I'm a bhop fan so not going to sh1t on him
One of my favourite fighters and a living great. The last great Mw champion.
One of my favourite fighters and a living great. The last great Mw champion.
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TRUSSMAN66 wrote:D4 was a Manny fan......Think BoxingFan88 had Manny winning in slow motion...
Apologies if i'm wrong..
Herman you're being silly...Floyd was a cherrypicker but he has a great record..
I said it was closer and that Pacquiao did a lot better than you thought he did
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Easier to keep your zero taking on the likes of Ortiz Guerrero Maidana Berto surely..
Herman Jaeger- Posts : 3532
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Pacquiao was competitive in every round bar the first couple.
Rounds were close. Don't matter now. Nobody else currently would of beat them that night.
Rounds were close. Don't matter now. Nobody else currently would of beat them that night.
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What about keeping your zero fighting Geale, Monroe and Macklin?
Please don't dodge the question Herman?
Please don't dodge the question Herman?
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Can't really knock Golovkin's resume when so many fighters have ducked him
He hasn't turned down fights for lesser opponents
Floyd made a career of it...
He hasn't turned down fights for lesser opponents
Floyd made a career of it...
Herman Jaeger- Posts : 3532
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Clinton Mitchell 3-1-1...Beat Hopkins in his first pro fight..
Nice little story for him..
Nice little story for him..
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Lose his first fight and then never losses again unto Jones Jr.
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Herman Jaeger wrote:In my estimation, normally cherry pickers aren't quite as good as they would like you to believe
Interesting statement Herman. ...You want to throw out some examples of cherrypickers that claim to be better than they are..
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AdamT wrote:He might have. Matter of opinion.
Does he have more comprehensive losses on his record? That's a fact.
Could Hopkins beat someone like Manny?
Would Floyd lose to a Taylor, or calzaghe?
You know the answers.
A Calzaghe around Floyds weight would have given him problems. Very strong chin, very fast hands and very busy.
Floyd was exceptional but I could see this fight in a similar vein to the Oscar fight only Oscar didn't have the Calzaghe engine. Many people have commented that the way to beat Floyd was to throw lots of punches and outwork him, a Calzaghe type fighter would have done that.
Hopkins could have frustrated a Manny and spoilt his game completely, enough to have won on points.
You are talking as if there is only one answer to your question when you are asking an impossible question to answer as there is no proof either way and opinions are going to differ depending upon what you see as a fighters strengths and weaknesses..
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I'd pick Curry and Breland to beat Floyd comfortably...
I'd pick the Honey that beat Curry.....and Starling as well as the two above to beat Manny at 147...
I'd pick the Honey that beat Curry.....and Starling as well as the two above to beat Manny at 147...
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Herman Jaeger wrote:Brook Thurman and Porter would all have been sterner tests than Berto Guerrero Ortiz
Those guys only really became prominent towards the very end of Floyd's career. The window when they would have been viable opponents is very small. Although I agree that Berto was a disappointing choice.
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