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Is Bernard Hopkins the best of this generation?

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He was considered old when he beat Felix Trinidad in 2001. 12 years ago. Let's take a quick look at his resume from 2001 onwards.

KO'd Trinidad
First man to stop DeLaHoya
(Two close fights with Taylor)
Tarver
Wright
(Close fight with Calzaghe)
Pavlik
Jones
Pascal twice (one win one draw)
Dawson twice (his first clear loss since the first Jones fight)
Cloud

And a bunch of solid B and C level guys too like

Ornelas, Allen, Eastman, Joppy, Daniels and others.


That's a better resume than most fighters of this generation.
And that's what, half his career? All whilst aged 36+

And if we look before then he has wins over guys like Glen Johnson, Echols, Holmes, Allen.


What a remarkable man. How long can he stay at this level? Will he still be around at 49? 50? Will anybody ever break this record?
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He's up there. I would say from this era you have up to now Manny, Floyd, Marquez, BHOP, Calzaghe, Wlad, Vitali, Barrera, Morales.

Theres obviously a few guys who transcend a couple of generations but say Roy Jones Jnr goes in the last one simply because he has been a shot fighter for most of this generation. Guys like Ward, Donaire would probably be the beginning of the next era so no need to count them.

I've probably missed some obvious names out: Cotto, De La Hoya, Mosley will all fit in there thinking on it already.
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