Hopkins vs. Trinidad

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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.

That was because of his own performance not because of Tito's. It's alway's easy to judge in hindsight like you say but it's really easy when the fighter reaches another level that he was by far never on before. If he would have been given performances like that in years prior to Tito than it would of been Felix who was not given a shot in hell.

No offense...but that's a bunch of crap.

Hopkins had performed fanstastically up to the Trinidad match...it was just the fact that he was underratted & over looked by many.
Hopkins had stopped 28 men prior to stopping Tito. Several of those were stoppages prior to the 5th round.

Once again Hopkins was impressive, but to say that's a bunch of crap is living in denial. Underrated by many, maybe but if you do not want to admit to me that Hopkins did not elevate his skills during the Trinidad and post Trindad fight is plain wrong, I think he bettered himself so much, He is like wine better with age. Was Winky Wright a bum or Lennox Lewis. No they weren't but they bettered themselves over the years and got better specially Winky Wright, he is heads and shoulders above where he was before. Hopkins reinvented himself for that fight and he has been on another level ever since. He was even impressive in His two losses vs Taylor. He stopped 28 men prior to stopping Tito? True but none of those bastards were close to the status of Tito! Many boxers feast on Btier opponents. He was an underdog for a reason.