Who wins at 160, Hopkins or Golovkin ?

[boxing_rocks]

Imagine prime 160-lb Hopkins against prime Golovkin. How do you see it going?

[jamamb]

hopkins wide ud, hed potshot ggg repeatedly with lead right hands. ggg would follow him around but not land much. hop had a good chin too, so if ggg did get through hop could take it.

easy fight to pick

[Bard of Boxrec]

GGG would probably just outwork him without landing much clean in a messy fight.

[paddy chavez]

GGG would probably just outwork him without landing much clean in a messy fight.

This

[DrDuke]

GGG would probably just outwork him without landing much clean in a messy fight.

That's the only way to win for Golovkin in this matchup, but I'm not sure, that it would have happened.

[apollo creed]

GGG would probably just outwork him without landing much clean in a messy fight.

Yup. GGG's footwork and jab would be the keys for the victory.

[ValMar]

50/50

[Perseus]

hopkins wide ud, hed potshot ggg repeatedly with lead right hands. ggg would follow him around but not land much. hop had a good chin too, so if ggg did get through hop could take it.

easy fight to pick

[Noxy]

BHop for me in a close fight. GGG is a skilled guy, not just a puncher.

[Cent0089]

It is about how much dirty tactics would Hopkins use and how will referee look at it. Otherwise, too close to call

[NateJR]

50/50 fight, but I feel Hopkins is much more savvy. Hopkins was a serious puncher at 160 as well, a bigger hitter than Canelo and Jacobs. I'd take Hopkins by UD simply because I believe he'd find a way to tame the beast, slow down the pace of the fight (whether it be spoiling with holding) but Hopkins would have found a way.

[sharpei_louis]

I think I agree with that - Hopkins' longevity means his tactical approach to fights as he got older and slower is all a lot of people remember about him - prime Hopkins is a great fighter and very hard to beat, I think it's as close to a 50/50 fight as you could suggest but find Hopkins' savvy may be just gets my vote

[Impractical Poster]

BHop in a Trinidadesque type of performance.

[Impractical Poster]

A more interesting fight for me would be Calzaghe/GGG

[Boxerbeetle]

Golovkin. I wouldn’t be too surprised if he had Hopkins on the run in a similar manner to what Kovalev did.

[sharpei_louis]

I'd fancy Calzaghe UD
> GGG

[Impractical Poster]

I'd fancy Calzaghe UD
> GGG

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[Bard of Boxrec]

A more interesting fight for me would be Calzaghe/GGG

Would have been a war for the ages.

[boxing_rocks]

I must copy this quote from another thread:

I thought this was about comparing GGG's resume to Hopkins, not about whether either guy could beat the other

As a Hopkins fan, i'm definitely not convinced that Hopkins would have an easy time with GGG, in fact it would probably resemble GGG vs Jacobs.

Honestly, Hopkins never faced anyone like GGG, and GGG is definitely better than Tito, Taylor, and Pavlik.

Also it was Taylors power that also gave Hopkins a little trouble in their first fight, not just his speed.

Prime GGG would apply much more effective pressure and cutting off the ring than Tito, and throw/land more accurate power shots than Taylor.

Hopkins likes a guy to be a little intimidated and hesitant of him to get his best shot selections off, how will this fair against someone who isn't intimidated and will constantly keep coming to you?

GGG won't be following Hopkins around like some lost/confused puppy like Tito did, he will be more effective in closing the distance.

GGG's activity will also probably keep Hopkins somehwat hesitant himself, and that's bad considering Hopkins doesn't throw alot of punches each round.

And honestly, it's quite amazing that someone like GGG who isn't that big of a middleweight and doesn't have a 72+reach was as dominant and feared as he was.