Who was Eddie Hopson ?

[Spicoli]

I am pleasantly surprised at the wealth of knowledge on this guy. He was lightning fast and befuddled most guys he fought.

It was surprising seeing Patterson KO him as I never thought of Patterson as a KO puncher, but it makes sense how he got him when greynotsoold and spicoli explained it.

You guys reckon Gatti woulda done the same to him?

Yeh bud I think Grey nailed it on all points. A boxing Gatti pre bricks & balls slugger would have done a number on Hopson also. As crazy as it sounds Hopson didn't 'have enough' to walk Gatti into his own faults?! Patterson wasn't a massive puncher but very solid boxer-puncher with timing. Hopson a good reflex type but when it got deep, he got wet.

[Dark Lord Al]

Fast Eddie was a cross between SWEET PEA and Meldrick Taylor , blurring handspeed , however he didn't have the toughness at top level , was exciting , and yes Gatti would have beheaded him.

[Master]

Fast Eddie was a cross between SWEET PEA and Meldrick Taylor , blurring handspeed , however he didn't have the toughness at top level , was exciting , and yes Gatti would have beheaded him.

He looks like Taylor and boxes like Sweet Pea. Patterson was a quality fighter but never heard of Hopson.

[Hulk]

Fast Eddie was a cross between SWEET PEA and Meldrick Taylor , blurring handspeed , however he didn't have the toughness at top level , was exciting , and yes Gatti would have beheaded him.

He looks like Taylor and boxes like Sweet Pea. Patterson was a quality fighter but never heard of Hopson.

Hopson is very impressive at first glance, but apparently his chin was not very good.

[ray corso]

His chin was ok, just because you fight the best and loose doesn't mean your not a quality guy! Does everyone have to be an ATG on these forums to be considered a quality guy I know guys with loosing records that know boxing and had talent but lacked enough power or didn't have the right bouts as he came up or needed fights to survive and took plenty of short notice bouts!!! This is a tuff business the fans think of a fight when he word tuff is meantioned but its the business and breaks you get that are tuff!! Eddie was very talented and Georgie did the gym work and Duva called the shots just so you know!!!! Not everyone is a Sugar Ray Robinson ......as a matter of fact theres only ONE! Ray.

[bigstinkybug]

*I remember Hopson well... truthfully, always thought he was a hype job... the Patterson fight was VERY predictable. Patterson KILLED Hopson.. Hop wasn't even in the same class.

[Violent Demise]

If you rank the fighters with the fastest hand speed of the last 50 years the top 5 are

Meldrick Taylor
Ed Hopson
Roy Jones
Terry Norris
Mike Oliver