Holmes nowhere near as good as Tarver... He was slower didn't hit as hard, and couldn't throw combinations with as much accuracy. People forget Hopkins just making 175 might not be enough... he should be comming into the ring at 183.. people like Floyd Mayweather can take advantage of being the smaller guy because of speed, and having a style the capatilizes on being the smaller man... Hopkins hasn't really been the smaller man ever in his career except maybe against Jones and Taylor, but still they weren't as much bigger htan him as is Tarver.