I have to admit that even though Tito is my favorite, as I said before, I don't think he was the very best of the 5.
To me that honer goes to B-Hop for his long reign as a MW champion and IMHO the only man who can say he beat Tito in his prime, if not in his best weight class. It is a real shame RJJ never gave him a second chance and because he didn't I think in the end Hopkins will be considered greater than RJJ in the future.
I don't think it is fair to say DLH "beat" Tito. If anything the fight was a draw. Yes DLH outboxed him, but he couldn't do it consistently and he did not do enough to win. Considering that it was Tito who got the W, I think I am being generous in conceding a draw.
Wright has really been impressive lately. I would like to see how he does against B-Hop. It is too bad that he was recognized so late in his career. He might have established himself with a win against a prime DLH and a prime Tito if he had not dropped a decision against Vargas. Instead he ended up beating a blown up Mously, a passed his prime Tito and will fight a passed his prime B-Hop.
I would rank them like this:
1- B-Hop
2- Wright
3- Trinidad (a prime Tito would have given Wright a much tougher fight, but I don't think he would've won because of the styles)
4- DLH
5- Mously
Even with Mously's 2 wins over DLH, DLH did far more in his career. I think DLH made a mistake by trying to out speed Mously instead of trying to outbox him. However, both of these guys are still fighting and have a chance to modify their rankings....


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