Hopkins named the best boxer of 2023

Legendary American boxer Bernard Hopkins stated that he considers the world champion according to WBC, WBO and WBA welterweight to be the best fighter of 2023 Terence Crawford.

“The best boxer of the year is Crawford. Look who he defeated. What he did to Errol Spence and how he did it. For me it's like three fights. And for Spence it was like four fights, right? Have you seen this?

I'm a fighter. I can tell you that when you take damage like that, it takes years away from you. You don't see it right now, but in the future it will take something away from the fighter. Boxers can still fight after this, but it does take a toll on them.

You haven’t seen Spence’s fights since then, have you? Have you heard the names of his potential rivals? Did you see how many kilos he gained? That tells you everything,” Hopkins said.