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Depending on how Kelly Pavlik rebounds from the lessons he received from Bernard Hopkins Saturday night this win may be Hopkins' defining moment.

He came in an 8-to-1 underdog despite fighting Joe Calzaghe to what many thought was a draw. But from the opening bell it was apparent that Pavlik was no match for Hopkins, at least at this point in his career.

One of the judges gave Hopkins all 12 rounds.

In a career loaded with solid wins, Hopkins really has few memorable ones. He lost to Roy Jones Jr. way back in 1993. His better wins as middleweight champ were over Glen Johnson when he was undefeated, an overmatched Oscar De La Hoya, William Joppy and Felix Trinidad in 2001 when he was undefeated but unable to bring his power with him to the 160-pound division.

If Pavlik rebounds, returns to 160 pounds and cleans out the division by beating Felix Sturm and Arthur Abraham -- who before this fight showed little willingness to test Pavlik -- then Hopkins will have a domination of one of the greats.

If Hopkins turns out to have solved the Pavlik puzzle then maybe the win loses its luster. In any case, Hopkins was back on top at least for this night even if it wasn't for a championship belt.

In terms of my rankings, because it wasn't for a title it didn't lift Hopkins at all in the rankings. He remains No. 25 behind Eder Jofre and in front of Julio Cesar Chavez. Pavlik dropped to No. 133 just in front of Vitali Klitschko. If Pavlik continues on to a Hall of Fame career, then Hopkins will receive a lot more for the win.

In terms of all-time Middleweights, this is where I have Hopkins:

1. (4 all-time) Sugar Ray Robinson, 1940-1965
2. (7) Carlos Monzon, 1963-1977
3. (16) Marvin Hagler, 1973-1987
4. (25) Bernard Hopkins, 1988-2008
5. (36) Tommy Ryan, 1887-1907
6. (56) Harry Greb, 1913-1926
7. (61) Stanley Ketchel, 1904-1910
8. (67) Nino Benvenuti, 1961-1971
9. (76) Marcel Cerdan, 1934-1949
10. (79) James Toney, 1988-2007 (middleweight was his best weight)

There are some other greats who held the Middleweight title at some point, including Sugar Ray Leonard, Roy Jones Jr., Bob Fitzsimmons, but they did way more damage in other divisions. Robinson was better at welter but still best at middle.