Prime Hopkins would have beaten Calzaghe

[Rkicards]

Calzaghe fought **** and still won. The flash knockdown was meaningless he got up and smiled

[Jim Jeffries]

A 43 Year old way past his best days Knocked him down in the first round and cut him in the process. He won no doubt joes dad said he needed a knockout to win

I'm guessing you think that was a legit knockdown.

Looked more like a decent punch and a bum rush push to me. At no time in the fight was Calzaghe seriously hurt. And please don't think this was a prime Calzaghe.

[warp1432]

Yes he would of because a prime Hopkins (the Hopkins that fought Echols-Trinidad where he was a boxer-puncher with a good workrate) would have matched Calzaghe's Work rate when they were trading.

[Stimpy]

Yes, a prime Hopkins would beat this Calzaghe. BUT..the Calzaghe we saw tonight is def not in his prime.

[Addition]

The bitchassness must stop.

[Xplosivo]

Calzaghe is 43-2 now, he has two gift decisions against Hopkins and Reid.

[Xplosivo]

Calzaghe is a good fighter but Hopkins would have beaten him when he was a lion, much more active and much better, ask a superman rjj

[Clegg]

A 43 Year old way past his best days Knocked him down in the first round and cut him in the process. He won no doubt joes dad said he needed a knockout to win

Hopkins won the first round. I think we all agree on that. It's how he is seen by some as winning most of the next 11 by some people I am unsure of.

Calzaghe is 43-2 now, he has two gift decisions against Hopkins and Reid.

Ha. How did you score the Reid fight? Round by round.

Your opinion is as useless as your scorecard for May/Hatton fight. British fighters are overrated and next victim is Amir Khan.

Victim? Yeah, Calzaghe was KTFO tonight.

[Thunder Lips]

Calzaghe is a good fighter but Hopkins would have beaten him when he was a lion, much more active and much better, ask a superman rjj

Hopkins inactivity, grappling and holding is what kept him in this fight tonight. Letting your hands go against a quicker two handed puncher wouldn't be a good idea, see Lacy or Kessler to a lesser degree. If both guys were younger it would be a different fight, different strengths and weaknesses to consider. Tonight, Hopkins did what he should have done, make it ugly but it just wasn't enough.

[Parody]

Although I picked Calzaghe to win the fight and had him winning clearly I think Hopkins of 1998-2003 would have beaten him.