Michael Spinks vs Bernard Hopkins

[CarlosG815]

Easy fight for the Jinx.

[madmadworld]

who do you guys think should be ranked higher all time?
BHop a living legend jumped up to lhw and beat champs near half his age this is what you remember about him

can anyone forget how Spinks looked... like he was about to be killed by Tyson. THOUGHT he was going to turn and run. instead he stayed let Mike hit him and Spinks got up and took the money and never returned or heard of again.


who would win h2h (at lhw)?
Spinks would have out pointed him heck he was a LWH and a great boxer

also i think Spinks could have beat Tyson if he would have Boxed him

[SCtrojansbaby]

Dwight Muhammed Qawi
Eddie Mustafa Muhammed
Marvin Johnson
Yaqui Lopez

Pavlik and Johnson ain't in that class. Try again and prove once more you're an ignoramus.

PS. If you actually think Pavlik is anywhere NEAR that class you should be legally barred from ever watching a fight again as you're too ****ing ******ed to comprehend what you're seeing.

Poet

LMAO what the hell did Mustafa Muhammed accomplish that Pavlik or Johnson didn't? Oh and wins against Marvin Johnson and Lopez aren't even as good as B-Hop's win against De La Hoya.

Why am I not surprised by this thread older=better strikes again. Spinks clear weakness is the lack of an inside game Spinks struggles unless there is distance. B-Hop is one of the best inside fighters of all time.

[Scott9945]

LMAO what the hell did Mustafa Muhammed accomplish that Pavlik or Johnson didn't? Oh and wins against Marvin Johnson and Lopez aren't even as good as B-Hop's win against De La Hoya.

De La Hoya was a joke at 160 lbs. His record at that weight should have been 0-2. Johnson and Lopez were top contenders then, and they would be at least that now.

[SCtrojansbaby]

De La Hoya was a joke at 160 lbs. His record at that weight should have been 0-2. Johnson and Lopez were top contenders then, and they would be at least that now.

B-Hop has fought almost dozen top contenders the level of Marvin Johnsons and Lopez. Echolsx2 Lipsey Allen x3 Eastman Joppy etc. I don't even see how its debatable as far as who has the better resume.

[$Bullsfam$]

I would say in my opinion(take it as you do) if you think Hopkins would get shut out or easily defeated you clearly don't respect Hopkins and give him enough credit. HE MAKES EVERYBODY LOOK BAD. NOBODY beats him with a comfortable scorecard. NOBODY. Only young Roy Jones did it because he came out of the Olympics as a amazing amateur were Hopkins started out of jail and got better as he got older. There was never a fight after the Jones fight were the whole boxing world can agree Hopkins clearly lost and a lot not think he won.

But if you think Hopkins wins in my opinion I think your giving him a little too much credit. Not impossible but not likely. Spinks BARELY eeks this one out IMO like on a 115-113 114-113 type scorecard. Hopkins would make it ugly.

[DeepSleep]

Hopkins was at his best at MW while Spinks was at his best at LHW. I'll take Spinks H2H over Hopkins at LHW.

All time it's a very tough call, I think Spinks may have been better in his prime than Hopkins in his prime but Hopkins was so good for such ridiculously a long time it makes making a decision come down to what you factor more.

[joseph5620]

who do you guys think should be ranked higher all time?
who would win h2h (at lhw)?

Michael Spinks
Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight champion

Best wins
Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
Dwight Muhammad Qawi
Larry Holmes x2
Gerry Cooney

Notable losses
Mike Tyson

Bernard Hopkins
Middleweight and Light Heavyweight champion

Best wins
Keith Holmes
Felix Trinidad
William Joppy
Antonio Tarver
Kelly Pavlik

Notable losses
Roy Jones jr
Jermain Taylor x2
Joe Calzaghe

Spinks by clear Decision. Spinks is one of the best in history at 175. Hopkins isn't at 175 although I rate him highly historically at 160.

All time I rate Hopkins higher. What he has done at his age(and still doing) is remarkable and unmatched imo.

[joseph5620]

De La Hoya was a joke at 160 lbs. His record at that weight should have been 0-2. Johnson and Lopez were top contenders then, and they would be at least that now.

Is he seriously saying a win over Delahoya at 160 is better than wins over Yaqui Lopez and Marvin Johnson at 175? That's beyond ridiculous.

[joseph5620]

B-Hop has fought almost dozen top contenders the level of Marvin Johnsons and Lopez. Echolsx2 Lipsey Allen x3 Eastman Joppy etc. I don't even see how its debatable as far as who has the better resume.

LOL Interesting how you say Marvin Johnson and Mustafa Muhammad never did anything while throwing Joe Lipsey's name in there. Who the hell did Joe Lipsey ever beat ? He wasn't on the level of Johnson or Lopez. Not even close. Echols and Allen are not on Johnson's level either. Maybe you would like to explain how you came to that conclusion? Both Johnson and Muhammad have wins over top fighters and world champions.