Quote Originally Posted by Bilbo
He's a shoe in for the Hall of Fame no doubt, he'll be a first ballot pick the moment he's eligable.

I'd also say he's an all-time great as well.

Boxing at the highest level if often about luck and there is every chance that if Oscar would have his career over, some of those controversial decisions would have gone his way and people would rank him up there with the likes of Pernell Whittaker and Leonard.

Imagine if the Trinidad and second Mosely fight had gone his way, he'd be probably seen as top 20 of all time.

As it is he must still surely make the top 50, probably top 40 and he's not done yet.

I'd give him every chance of beating Hatton, Cotto, Cintron, Forrest, possibly Mosely and who knows maybe even Floyd in a rematch.

Some people talk of him as if he didn't achieve anything and that's crazy. Winning belts in 6 different divisions isn't easy
Agree CC very well put...

You look at his losses, and they have come agasint guys who could of beaten basicaly anyone of the greats at that weight, they may of been a slight underdog or what not, but hopkins in his prime had a good chance to beat whomever you consider to be the best middleweight of all time. SSM and tito to welter weights whom i would pick to play hell with any weleterweight and push them to their limits, with th exppetion of maybe SRR...

apart form hopkins whom everyone knew oscar was well out of his depth, his losses could of gone either way, and they were to greats, nothing wrong with that...