Quote Originally Posted by mikeeod View Post
Hop never liked fighting fast boxers who were effective counter punchers. Look at his fights vs Roy, Joe C and Chad Dawson for examples of what I'm talking about. With that said, Hop learned from the Roy fight and while in his prime became effective at mauling on the inside and slowing/breaking down fast guys who likes to move. He would've fought similar to how he fought Keith Holmes and Winky Wright and would've had to settle for a late stoppage or points win. People forget how aggressive Prime Hop was or how mean he was. Look at his fight vs Joppy, he beat Joppy so bad the guys head was twice its normal size at the end. Nun was never very durable, wouldn't stop Hop and while he was a great boxer in his day, he wasn't Roy...
Roy was his degree in boxing.and before Roy he didn't maul.
You have a great perspective on Hop.