Which active boxers could beat Hopkins right now?

[El Kabong]

Anyone that can work a full 10-12 rounds and box halfway decent WILL beat B-Hop, sorry that's just the way it is.

I would even give Andre Ward, Andre Dirrell, and Paul Williams the shot to beat him.

Kelly Pavlik is not as great a fighter at 168 as he is at 160...shame it is that way but he hasn't been able to adap yet, I'm sure he'll find a way though.

[Kel]

Kessler, maybe Dawson too if he can keep Hopkins from spoiling his work.

[El Kabong]

Dawson to me seems to be there for the taking...he has fast hands and all but he's basically one handed.

I'd like to see Glen Johnson get another shot at him

[Wacko3205]

Who'd beat Hopkins currently?

Floyd Mayweather jr & Paul Williams.

That's really the only two humans that I would think had a real shot...maybe Kessler...if Kess has truly worked out his deal after losing to Calzaghe.

That's a big "IF".

[Wacko3205]

Dawson to me seems to be there for the taking...he has fast hands and all but he's basically one handed.

I'd like to see Glen Johnson get another shot at him

Agreed...100% on the Dawson thing.

He's prime for the taking & to hear people mention him as a future opponent for Hopkins...totally pleases me to no end.

Easy win for the Nard.

[C.J.Rock]

No one under heavyweight beats Hopkins. Come on folks Calzaghe didnt beat him, neither did Taylor. They got highly disputed split decisions they did not deserve. To the joker that put Mayweather could beat Nard?? ROFLMAO

[Kel]

No one under heavyweight beats Hopkins. Come on folks Calzaghe didnt beat him, neither did Taylor. They got highly disputed split decisions they did not deserve. To the joker that put Mayweather could beat Nard?? ROFLMAO

Joe beat him. He outworked him to the point he tried to fake getting hit low, if your winning a fight you don't do that do you? I thought it was really pathetic. He redeemed himself in the Pavlic fight for me though so I forgive the old bugger.

It was close but Joe won IMO

[CGM]

No one under heavyweight beats Hopkins. Come on folks Calzaghe didnt beat him, neither did Taylor. They got highly disputed split decisions they did not deserve. To the joker that put Mayweather could beat Nard?? ROFLMAO

Joe beat him. He outworked him to the point he tried to fake getting hit low, if your winning a fight you don't do that do you? I thought it was really pathetic. He redeemed himself in the Pavlic fight for me though so I forgive the old bugger.

It was close but Joe won IMO

I guess you're a fan, so nothing personal, but Joe who? (It's a Canadian thing)

Anyways,, there's an element of truth in my comment. In a few years Joe will be pretty much forgotten by all but his hard core fans. Nard will be remembered though.

[Wacko3205]

Joe beat him. He outworked him to the point he tried to fake getting hit low, if your winning a fight you don't do that do you? I thought it was really pathetic. He redeemed himself in the Pavlic fight for me though so I forgive the old bugger.

It was close but Joe won IMO

Hey Kel!!!

Good to see/hear from ya again.

Another thing that I think should be factored in with Hopkins that most people don't is the fact that Hopkins makes EVERYBODY look bad.

No shit...I have never in my life seen a fighter that can totally take everyone out of their games.

Seriously...I almost walked out of the Hopkins/Wright fight due to the fact that it was almost unwatchable. I'm a huge fan of defensive boxers & tacticians...but Hopkins totally shut him down & he seemed confused to no end...that's Hopkins' game to no end.

He's the shit. No doubt!!!

[Wacko3205]

No one under heavyweight beats Hopkins. Come on folks Calzaghe didnt beat him, neither did Taylor. They got highly disputed split decisions they did not deserve. To the joker that put Mayweather could beat Nard?? ROFLMAO

Being a Hopkins fan from day one...I hate to break it to you...but Hopkins' game has changed drastically to his detriment.

Calzaghe beat Hopkins...period.

Taylor did not.

While I loved the Tarver fight & the Pavlik fight...beating those two really dint do that much for me as it did for everyone else.

Tarver was, IWHO, pushing a trail of hype & fell to the same farce @ the hands of Hopkins that RJJ did with him.

As far as Pavlik goes...love the kid...always have & always will...but his defense is HORRIBLE & when you are in against a thinking fighter like Hopkins...you are fucked from start to finish.

The thing it takes to beat Hopkins is slickness, speed, & defense.

Personally I think that Hopkins has only been beaten CONVINCINGLY once & that was by Jones...unless you consider the Nard's 175lb fight against Mitchell.

Mayweather has all the tools to defeat Hopkins...the current workrate of Hopkins is incredible...but that's only because of his age & the match ups.

I would love to see Bernard in with someone like Floyd or Sugar Shane just to see how well his defense would hope up against the constant speed & reflexes of those two.

It'd please me to know end to be able to bump up my overly scrutinized love of the man...but being a die hard fan with blinders is something I've never been...even though he's a GOAT & FOAT for me from start to finish

[El Kabong]

Wacko, welcome back.....now listen up! Bernard Hopkins doesn't fight 12 full rounds, Hopkins ROUTINELY gives away the first part of the fight which is why Jermain Taylor beat him TWICE.

Hopkins is old, he's got limits to his game that he didn't have before, and someone who is flawed but youthful enough to outwork Hopkins always has a chance. Kelly Pavlik just got outboxed plain and simple, I think Jermain Taylor had it closer and may have even won the rematch. Kelly Pavlik can be outboxed, not because he's not talented, but he allows himself to be outboxed.

The sad thing about this question is that we never got to see Bernard fight anyone really serious at 160 during his prime, he was green when Roy took him to school, the only big names he fought up until Jermain Taylor were Oscar De la Hoya and Felix Trinidad who started at much lighter weight classes.

[purtyboy]

No one under heavyweight beats Hopkins. Come on folks Calzaghe didnt beat him, neither did Taylor. They got highly disputed split decisions they did not deserve. To the joker that put Mayweather could beat Nard?? ROFLMAO

I feel like the first Taylor fight was close but i give it to b-hop or maybe a draw, i wont argue with a taylor win though. Second fight i clearly have hopkins winning. I felt hopkins beat Calzaghe aswell. He landed the more effective shots and while calzaghe just slap his way around missing alot of the time.

[Spicoli]

Just dont see an immediate threat nearly as imposing as father time and the dreaded 'getting old overnight'.Size,volume and endurance may combine to make that happen,Kess,Adamek?But until the fat lady has taken the stage and tunes up her voice, I cannot help but see Hopkins exploit their lapses and take them into deep waters for win.

Thought for sure that a clash with Dawson was near,lean even more so to Hopkins now.Dawson seems to have taken a big step sideways rather than forward as far as career momentum.Said 40 yr old Tarver took him out of his game in rematch...can only imagine what Hopkins could achieve against him!

[HattonTheHammer]

No one under heavyweight beats Hopkins. Come on folks Calzaghe didnt beat him, neither did Taylor. They got highly disputed split decisions they did not deserve. To the joker that put Mayweather could beat Nard?? ROFLMAO

I feel like the first Taylor fight was close but i give it to b-hop or maybe a draw, i wont argue with a taylor win though. Second fight i clearly have hopkins winning. I felt hopkins beat Calzaghe aswell. He landed the more effective shots and while calzaghe just slap his way around missing alot of the time.

despite the fact hopkins pretty much lost the last 6rounds to calzaghe??

i had it 115-111 for joe and would probably see way to giving it as a 114-113. But no way did hopkins who only won 4rounds all fight deserved to get the decision. Joe was the only one instigating the clashes and hopkins was completely nackered by the end.

Do agree he got the rough end of some bad decisions against taylor though. It was a peak JT against hops who was shot at the weight and should of moved to 175 a year earlier. Still had the 1st fight a draw with hopkins winning the 2nd by a good 2-3 rounds!!

[Kirkland Laing]

What about Adamek if he goes up to 200? He wouldn't outbox him but he could KO him.