Calzaghe/Hopkins In Perspective

Re watch the fight, after all the hype on these boards, Calzaghe won 9 rounds. I'm not disputing he won, i'm just saying based on what exactly are people claiming Joe is a great?

He's 43!! And if Joe is as good as you say he is he should've looked good against a man that age Hopkins nearly shut out Tarver only 2 years ago.

I stopped reading after the first sentance. No body looks good against Hopkins. He's 43!! And if Joe is as good as you say he is he should've looked good against a man that age

Haha this guys a moron. go watch some MMA or something :)

Lets deal with fact...Calzaghe couldnt even look good against a 43 year old man, if he was as good as his supporters claim he is he shouldve won by shutout. There is alot of talk about Joe being a great but he passed up on his opportunity to travel to the u.s and force a fight with Hopkins or Jones 6 years ago, a win against one of them then would have strongly bolstered Joes claim to be the best of his era. So lets look at what we actually have to go on: A win over a petrified Lacey who embarrassingly plodded forward face first all night, an unimpressive win over a good but far from great champion in Kessler, and now an unimpressive win over a 43 year old man, hardly ATG credentials. Please dont bring the longevity of his reign into the discussion, the majority of his defences were against pittyfull opposition I stopped reading after the first sentance. No body looks good against Hopkins.