Why did Joe fight "bums" but Hopkins didn't - in their major divisions?

[Duke McKenzie_]

I don't wanna hear about what either have done since leaving MW/SMW, I'm talking about what they did.

One is a legendary HOF career... the other is "bum's, lamo, pwn!"


Now, I'm not suggesting that Joe's comp was stellar, but when, for example, an Olympic bronze medallist and former world champion (Reid) is dismissed as a "bum", I have to wonder why?

Another fact is that in SMW championship defences Joe fought more Americans than any other nation - and that's even if you count "Europe" as one country (it actually isn't, a shock, I know) and discount Manfredo Jr. for being ****. But it's always "euro's, lamo, pwn!" that Joe fought.




I expect the first reply to this will be "yo,,, ur sayen dat calslappy fort betta comp dan moohameid arli, lamo, pwn!" but I'm not.


Just READ the ****ing thread.

[Oasis_Lad]

"yo,,, ur sayen dat calslappy fort betta comp dan moohameid arli, lamo, pwn!"

[El Dominicano]

"yo,,, ur sayen dat calslappy fort betta comp dan moohameid arli, lamo, pwn!"

Yeah I can't believe he is saying that

[Chunk..]

Why doesn't Duke McKenzie give Barry McGuigan the credit he deserves?

[sparked_85]

Tocker Pudwill was stellar competition.

My life would have been that little biy more incomplete if I did't see Joe Calzaghe tear up Jerry Springer guest Tocker Pudwill, or humiliate Will 'Kid Fire' McIntyre.

Some fighters are especially entertaining beating up bums, Joe Calzaghe is one of those fighters.

Joe beat everyone he had to, and a few comical circus boxing booth champions along the way.

[Duke McKenzie_]

Tocker Pudwill was stellar competition.

My life would have been that little biy more incomplete if I did't see Joe Calzaghe tear up Jerry Springer guest Tocker Pudwill, or humiliate Will 'Kid Fire' McIntyre.

Some fighters are especially entertaining beating up bums, Joe Calzaghe is one of those fighters.

Joe beat everyone he had to, and a few comical circus boxing booth champions along the way.

There's always some funny ass **** replies this time of day, then the ****s come on later (oddly enough about the time America wakes up... coincidence?)



Anyway, these are DECENT - not great - opponents in his SMW defences IMO:


Eubank
Reid
Omar Sheika
Byron Mitchell
Charles Brewer
Jeff "LOL" Lacy
Kessler Schnell


These are okayish:
Woodhall (former world champ, don't forget, ******s)
Sakio Bika


And this is a legendary opponent:
Manfredo Jr.


Tocker Pudwill = ****er Pigswill

[sparked_85]

I actually think Veit is an okayish opponent too, Calzaghe just made him look like ****..twice.

Even a guy like Mgertchian was a pretty decent european operator.

[The Hammer]

Bernard Hopkins fought a lot of bums too, and smaller fighters.

Morrade Hakkar = Salem
Simon Brown = Starie
Steve Frank = McIntyre
Andrew Council = Pudwill
Robert Allen (three times ) = Veit