Is BHOP the best OLD fighter of all time?

[Nawfal]

im saying +40 years old

the guy is a marvel. totally amazing athlete. i cant begin to understand how someone can be top of their game as a pro boxer for 20 years or so. in anything that takes ridiculous discipline, and its even more amazing considering its the hurting game.

[Smith]

Yes

[Relentless]

george foreman

[bladerunner]

Archie Moore.

[Nawfal]

no way. id take hopkins over foreman any day. he is the master in the ring.

[Rollo]

Only time will tell - but I think that Archie moore is the best so far.

[Motor City Sam]

Off the top of my head I would say BHop or Archie Moore.

[MagnificentMatt]

I think so, better than Archie by a small amount IMO.

[gilad]

Suger Ray Robinson ?

I think B Hop is the best 40+ sportsman in the world today, alongside Vijay Singh and Paolo Maldini.

[Mega Lamps]

Jack Johnson perhaps.

[pipe wrenched]

Big George Foreman or the Real Deal Holyfield.

[Thread Stealer]

Probably Moore. Not sure exactly what his true birthdate was though, 1913 or 1916.

Hopkins is certainly up there though.

[Mohak]

Archie Moore.

Same here.

[Smith]

There really can only be two serious contenders for this, thats B-Hop & Moore,

[BxN]

There really can only be two serious contenders for this, thats B-Hop & Moore,

It's hard to ignore George Foreman when he won the heavyweight championship at 45 years old.

[pryorgatti]

Yes, Bhop arguably IS.

[elTerrible]

Ive heard that Archie Moore was possibly younger than his listed age. There was speculation that he lied about his age at the start of his pro career so that he could fight as a pro sooner while still a teenager.


If thats true, then Hops is definately the top old man with George close behind. Holyfield is much farther along as he didnt do as well as they did in old age.

[errsta]

Ray Robinson had a pretty long shelf life himself

[Muchmoore]

It's hard to ignore George Foreman when he won the heavyweight championship at 45 years old.

By a lucky punch though. Look at his other fights at that age, Morrison beat him up, and Stewart made his face look like hamburger. Foreman wasnt a dangerous top p4p boxer at that age, while Hopkins is.

[Nawfal]

By a lucky punch though. Look at his other fights at that age, Morrison beat him up, and Stewart made his face look like hamburger. Foreman wasnt a dangerous top p4p boxer at that age, while Hopkins is.

i dont agree with the bit about hte lucky punch

but moorer wasnt the greatest hw ever, and formean did get beaten up in some of this other fights in his comeback.

hopkins has been owning elite fighters at 40+ years old.

[David B]

I put Hopkins at number 2.

Archie moore is the number 1 unless Bernard can beat Winky,Calzaghe and a heavyweight titlist.Then I will make him number 1 and an all time top 10 .

[Zakman]

Archie Moore, imo is the only older fighter who CLEARLY exceeds him.

[Daruf]

I think saying Moore clearly exceeding him is a very far fetched stretch ... he might be a little bit ahead but Hopkins is hot on his tail right now.
George definately did not have the same dedication or disciplin that either Archie or Bernard have.

[brooklyn1550]

1. Archie Moore
2. Bernard Hopkins
3. George Foreman

[etong_08]

Rocky Balboa.. no centest!!!! :D

[JaRulez]

Archie Moore, hands-down.

[ajohnfp]

Right now, it is Moore fairly easily, imo, but time will tell. B-Hop could definitely catch up.

[smokey]

Like most here, I had Archie Moore in my head. I see B-Hop as being similar in his ability to stay in excellent condition and adapt his style to the effects of aging.

[Dr Gonzo]

tony tubbs :lol::lol::lol::rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl

[robert ungurean]

Dont forget Fitzsimmons

[cuchulain]

Archie Moore, George Foreman and BHop, in any order.