Quote Originally Posted by OumaFan
Quote Originally Posted by miles
For me Hopkins was a thrilling fighter up until the Trinidad fight.

Exactly. You can always tell by reading some people's posts about Hopkins whether or not the Tito fight was the first one they ever saw.

He used to be a very exciting fighter, look at the Glen Johnson fight, even the Echols fights, really most of his fights before he got old. You just can't fight like that at 42, just not possible. Not even looking at the Taylor fights, look at how cautious he was versus Howard Eastman, he was cautious even against ODLH. Even though I'm still a fan, I don't see how he could be described as an exciting fighter now. His skills, and even his athletic ability are amazing considering how old he is, but I definitely don't think of him as an exciting fighter anymore.
The one Echols fight was one of the most unbelievable things Ive ever seen in the ring
Guy WON a round and a half 1 handed with a seperated shoulder,sheer determination and will to win