Quote Originally Posted by ElTerribleMorales View Post
i'd say that the middleweight division had better opposition when Hagler was champ than when Hopkins was champ, IMO though they're pretty even when it comes to terms of greatness, but to me at least, the last time that the middleweight division seemed pretty stacked was in the late 80's to mid 90's, there were loads of talent
No, it not too far off, at least during Hopkins reign at MW. IMHO, Hopkins has made much of his legacy since losing his MW championship with dominate wins over Tarver and Pavlik, a clear win against Winky, and a debatable loss to Calzaghe. Guys like Obelmejias, Antuefermo, Hamsho, and Mugabi are at least as good as Joppy, Eastman, Vanderpool, and Echols. Prime Eastman and Vanderpool are probably a bit underrated, but so is Hamsho and Fully Obel. I think Hagler's win over Duran is better than Hopkins win over ODLH. I would consider Hagler's win over Hearns and B-Hop's win over Tito to be on a similar level.