Bernard Hopkins has shared his thoughts on the current debate as to who is the greater fighter, pound-for-pound, between Terence Crawford and Floyd Mayweather.
Mayweather is regarded by many as being one of, if not the best fighters to have ever laced up the gloves, remaining unbeaten during his 21-year professional career which saw him win world titles in five weight classes.
‘Bud’ Crawford cemented himself as the best of a generation earlier this month when he defeated Mexico’s Canelo Alvarez to capture the undisputed super-middleweight championship and become the first modern-day male fighter to achieve this feat in three weight divisions.
Speaking to ESNEWS, Hall of Famer Bernard Hopkins gave his assessment of the debate surrounding Mayweather and Crawford, after the likes of Shane Mosley said ‘Bud’ takes the top spot.
“I agree [that they shouldn’t me compared.] I think it’s hating on the moment of Crawford, when somebody say that because now they reaching and desperate to reach even in another generation that’s already cemented himself as being that era greatness and taking the next era and say who’s [greater], that’s just a conversation of order, that’s nothing to talk about.
“It’s like they say weight classes are for a reason, eras are for a reason, the era of last, that era was that era, this era Crawford stamped that he is the best in this era.”
It has been argued that whilst Mayweather may have faced a number of better opponents than what Crawford has to date, ‘Bud’ has achieved more than the former pound-for-pound great in terms of accolades and titles, leaving the debate on who actually is the best fighter overall wide open and, crucially, never to be settled.
