Not GGG bashing but...

[TitoFan]

A note about BHop, Trinidad, and DLH. Trinidad and DLH faced off at 147. From there they both went to 154, then to 160. Both lost to Hopkins, a lifelong middleweight, at 160. But whereas Trinidad had KO'ed William Joppy prior to that, another middleweight champion, DLH's foray into middleweight wasn't nearly as impressive. Against BHop, Trinidad went the full fight before being TKO'ed in the last round. Against BHop, DLH never looked like he belonged, before being dispatched with a glancing liver shot in the 9th. Not really trying to make a point here, other than to put my own twist on Trinidad and DLH in the heavier weights.

[powerpuncher]

A note about BHop, Trinidad, and DLH. Trinidad and DLH faced off at 147. From there they both went to 154, then to 160. Both lost to Hopkins, a lifelong middleweight, at 160. But whereas Trinidad had KO'ed William Joppy prior to that, another middleweight champion, DLH's foray into middleweight wasn't nearly as impressive. Against BHop, Trinidad went the full fight before being TKO'ed in the last round. Against BHop, DLH never looked like he belonged, before being dispatched with a glancing liver shot in the 9th. Not really trying to make a point here, other than to put my own twist on Trinidad and DLH in the heavier weights.

I agree. De la Hoya didn’t really ever belong at middleweight. Trinidad may have been the same, but as you said, he did dismantle Joppy. He at least proved to be able to hold his own at middleweight. De la Hoya only proved to struggle with Sturm at middleweight. Also, De la Hoya started lighter than welterweight. Trinidad was a full blown welterweight.