Taylor had a great jab. Hopkins took it away from him.
But Hopkins still lost 2 times against him.
He did. I think his body had outgrown the Middleweight division for the 2 Taylor fights. When he moved up to Light Heavyweight he started performing at a higher level again, he was still good enough to make both Taylor fights close, but I don't think he belonged at 160 anymore by that point.
It makes some sense but it's not an excuse. Hopkins lost two times aagainst Taylor. It's the truth. At LHW Hopkins defeated Pascal and Cloud which imo are his best solid wins. He lost to Dawson, Kovalev and Smith.
apollo creed wrote: ↑12 Jan 2021, 11:01
I don't understand why people rate so high the win of Hopkins over Tito? Tito was a great fighter but at 147 lbs! It's not like Hopkins beat a fully grown mw in Tito!
At mw Hopkins lost one time vs RJJ two times vs Taylor.(two top mw opponents). Hopkins beat Mercado, JD Jackson, Glen Johnson and Joppy as fully grown mw opponents.
Tito was beating legit middleweights up leading to the fight. He was even favored over Hopkins. All of a sudden, the win is overrated.
Who ? It was just William Joppy in a weak mw era. Then that guy lost to all top MW's.
GGG was in a weaker era than Hopkins and Tito. Just so happens, Canelo was there. Proof is today's era is better than 5 years ago and GGG refuses to fight the top opposition in it.
He did. I think his body had outgrown the Middleweight division for the 2 Taylor fights. When he moved up to Light Heavyweight he started performing at a higher level again, he was still good enough to make both Taylor fights close, but I don't think he belonged at 160 anymore by that point.
It makes some sense but it's not an excuse. Hopkins lost two times aagainst Taylor. It's the truth. At LHW Hopkins defeated Pascal and Cloud which imo are his best solid wins. He lost to Dawson, Kovalev and Smith.
And GGG lost against Canelo. That's the truth too.
He did. I think his body had outgrown the Middleweight division for the 2 Taylor fights. When he moved up to Light Heavyweight he started performing at a higher level again, he was still good enough to make both Taylor fights close, but I don't think he belonged at 160 anymore by that point.
It makes some sense but it's not an excuse. Hopkins lost two times aagainst Taylor. It's the truth. At LHW Hopkins defeated Pascal and Cloud which imo are his best solid wins. He lost to Dawson, Kovalev and Smith.
He was well past the age he should've retired for Kovalev and Smith. I think Dawson would've been a rough style matchup for him at any time in his career though he was old for those fights too.
