
Originally Posted by
Gyrokai
He has the most accomplished resume of this era.
BUT lets not get ahead of ourselves...
Tarver and Winky haven't looked too good coming into the fight. I'm not a believer in Tarver. But I will say this, he never gets any REAL credit for what he did to Jones Jr. in the second round. But Tarver at this point in his life, has been aging just as much, ringwise, and lost his drive. He, just as Jones Jr, had to deal with the massive weight drain after pretending to be a heavyweight for awhile. And lets get this clear, Tarver lost the fight a long time ago, he was so afraid of Hopkins, you wonder how the hell did this guy ever get into the upper elite listings. Thats why I say, I've never been a believer in Tarver.
And Winky HAS looked shaky in the legs as Steward has been saying all along. And the size disadvantage Winky had to deal with coming into the fight. The added weight did slow his game and lessen his clean punches.
Lets see how +42 year old Hopkins deals with an elite fighter in his PRIME.
He's very close... but if he does that, then he's DEFINITELY up their among the true legendary heros of the sport.
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