PRIME B-HOP would WOOOOOP CALZAGHE

[Degsy]

You think a PRIME hopkins would have laid back after that first round KD? He probably would have stopped him right there. But the chances of him scoring a first round KD if they fight again are little to none.



I thought Cal won too, he's just not that great of a fighter. period end of story

He hit hin with his best shot, which Joe ran onto and Joe got straight back up!!! KO??? No way, but I'll respect your opinion on a points win, even if I don't agree. This version of Hopkins had the best chance of winning , the experience kept him in the fight, Hopkins has matured like a fine wine

[crold1]

No way of knowing what happens when both were younger and better than today; I think it would still have been damn competitive.

[Cobrita]

hopkins was a victim of robbery once again he won that fight

[sitai]

anybody who thinks being 43 helped hopkins is an idiot...
a yonuger version finishes calzaghe...

and also powerwise you do realise that calzaghe was heavier and stronger than he was at 168?
so he said himself...
you also realise that power is the last thing to go? speed agility etc but power stays alot longer

joe simply didn't impress and showed limitations that some fanboys truly believed he din't have

[freedom213]

Wouldnt be close. KO 10 or earlier. Im talking about the Hopkins that went out there in round 1 with every intention of ending his opponents careers. The guy that fought Trinidad or Johnson. THAT hopkins beats Cal everyday of the week and twice on sunday.

thoughts?

Exactly what I said during and after the fight. I think a prime Hopkins would have stopped Joe after the Knock down in an aggressive fashion. That said The fight was close and this is boxing so I have no real problem with Joe as the winner but All you Calzaghe fans should take note from tonights performance that your boy is smoke and mirrors and looked like an amateur tonight far too often. His chin aint that good and he's not half the fighter Hopkins was in his prime.

[ROSS CALIFORNIA]

Wouldnt be close. KO 10 or earlier. Im talking about the Hopkins that went out there in round 1 with every intention of ending his opponents careers. The guy that fought Trinidad or Johnson. THAT hopkins beats Cal everyday of the week and twice on sunday.

thoughts?

End of story, that's exactly what would have happened.

[!! Shawn]

Wouldnt be close. KO 10 or earlier. Im talking about the Hopkins that went out there in round 1 with every intention of ending his opponents careers. The guy that fought Trinidad or Johnson. THAT hopkins beats Cal everyday of the week and twice on sunday.

thoughts?

Prime has nothing to do with it. Hopkins got out thought. Calzaghe is no spring chicken himself. His handspeed is nowhere near what it was when he was younger.

[Jim Jeffries]

You think a PRIME hopkins would have laid back after that first round KD? He probably would have stopped him right there. But the chances of him scoring a first round KD if they fight again are little to none.



I thought Cal won too, he's just not that great of a fighter. period end of story

Watch the replay. Decent punch, but that was a pushdown, not a knockdown. At no time in the fight was Calzaghe seriously hurt.

[Scoooter]

What was Hopkins' prime? When he was younger he may have had better physical attributes, but he's never been smarter than he is now.

[mitch12]

hopkins needs to hold etc to win and you all claim hes that good