Quote Originally Posted by Scrap
A welter puncher with not the best chin in the world moving up to middle against agood counter puncher with solid foundations and a good sense of distance who can whack a bit . With hindsight who would you fancy.
Very true.

Puh-leeze. How about middleweights that move up to heavyweight?

Many people back then didn't give Hopkins a shot in hell...as they often have, do, & will in the future.