Would it be considered a great upset or just a minor one? It would be wild, even I'm not picking Hopkins to win. A 43 year old figher beats a guy 8 years younger who has never been beaten before and is one of the best pound 4 pound fighters in the world.....thats pretty crazy if it did happen.
If Hopkins beat Calzaghe where would that rank in an all time upsets list?
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It wouldn't be that big of an upset in history.
A minor upset, but not a big one.
It wouldn't even be bigger than Hopkins-Trinidad, when Bernard was a 3-1 underdog. -
Calzaghe will be 36yo by fight time.
The all time thing isnt the king of the 147lb beaters its a guy 36yo can throw over 1,000 punches a fight and land 1002 against Lacys face at 34 with the best footwork in boxing.
Major upset but a prime Hopkins would get mauled by Calzaghe.Comment
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Funny how people think Calzaghe is in his prime at 36. Anyway, I'll bet that Hopkins comes in at less than a 2 to 1 dog. Bernard is actually higher on a lot of p4p lists, and when you factor in that he's fighting at a higher weight, and has been for almost two years, should be almost even money.Comment
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Look at Bernard's last two fights FFS. This wouldn't be a major upset, if an upset at all.
He looked as good as ever against Tarver and found a way to beat Winky Wright - both southpaws, too.
Calzaghe hasn't fought anyone since Brewer, and then ate a tonne of shots.Comment
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True. But what a terrible style matchup for Hopkins, Calzaghe is exactly what Hopkins shouldn't be fighting.(if he wants to win)Comment
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Funny how people think Calzaghe is in his prime at 36. Anyway, I'll bet that Hopkins comes in at less than a 2 to 1 dog. Bernard is actually higher on a lot of p4p lists, and when you factor in that he's fighting at a higher weight, and has been for almost two years, should be almost even money.
I don't actually know when Calzaghe or Hopkins were in their primes, tbh, they both looked about the best in the world in both 1997 and 2006.Comment
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Funny how people think Calzaghe is in his prime at 36. Anyway, I'll bet that Hopkins comes in at less than a 2 to 1 dog. Bernard is actually higher on a lot of p4p lists, and when you factor in that he's fighting at a higher weight, and has been for almost two years, should be almost even money.Comment
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