I think it's safe to say we've run of out MW's and SMW's to match up against Eubank ::... this is at least the third current CE thread that was discussed as as recent as a year ago. Anyway, my answer is same as it ever was - this fight clearly comes down to where it takes place. Eubank wins a decision anywhere in the UK, Taylor anywhere in the US. A better fight at 160, as a 168 lb. matchup would produce a boring chess match. Judge's scorecards aside, I'd probably have Eubank winning the fight regardless of weight and location.
Eubank was a decent fighter. Taylor is not. Eubank wins by decision anywhere. Honestly, JT is so overrated. I look at his victories over Hopkins as a two headed monster. One, Hopkins has perhaps the worst level of opposition for an "ATG" ever. Two, he choked. I felt he lost both fights close, but more he lost them than Taylor won. If Hopkins had fought the likes of Watson, Mccallum, Benn, Collins, Mccallum, JONES(who he lost to0, Toney, Hopkins would not be a fucking blip on the radar. Amazing, what DLH is attempting to do tomorrow, beating up a skilled but smaller man is what Bhop did his entire career with a few, or one, exception liek Tarver. Please stop overrating JT. Eubank was far better. You guy are just to Jingoistic and "Teenyboppers."
Outta all those you listed other than Jones(who already beat him) the only ones who woulda had a chance at beating Hopkins are McCallum, and Toney. Hopkins would've beaten the living hell outta Eubank, Benn, Collins, and Watson.. you must know this deep down inside.
No he wouldn't. Sorry, Hopkins never beat fighters as decent as Benn as middleweight. That's a fact. Probably the best fighter he fought at 160, who was a middleweight was Taylor and he lost twice. Hopkins gets credit for beating Wright, Tito and DLH who were all at least one entire weight class below him so what. I think you are assuming a lit. Please name one fighter Hops defeated at 160 who is better than any of the fighters I listed. The best Victory Hopkins had was against Tarver. Eubank held his own at Cruiser. If Hopkins thought Echols could crack, wtf would he do with Benn's power. Hopkins is lucky he dominated the weakest middleweight division ever. Just name one fighter at 160 Better than any of the fighters I listed. @ 160.
