Prime Calzaghe beats Prime Hopkins convincingly

[Chunk..]

Fair enough, I think you underrate him and overrate your favourites. Nothing we can do about it either way.

Life's a *****, and then you marry one.

Calzaghe is the biggest question mark in boxing. Not many people are sure of him.

He's a bit like Marmite in a way.

[abadger]

Life's a *****, and then you marry one.

Calzaghe is the biggest question mark in boxing. Not many people are sure of him.

He's a bit like Marmite in a way.

It seems so. I know its only one fight, and I'm sure everyone I've been arguing with has seen it, but I urge anyone who doubts Calzaghe to rewatch the Kessler fight and then see if they think he has the goods.

I rewatched it today and I was surprised myself at how impressive Calzaghe was. He OWNED Kessler and was incredible both defensively and offensively, and when he did get hit he just walked through it. Awesome IMO.

[Dirt E Gomez]

It seems so. I know its only one fight, and I'm sure everyone I've been arguing with has seen it, but I urge anyone who doubts Calzaghe to rewatch the Kessler fight and then see if they think he has the goods.

I rewatched it today and I was surprised myself at how impressive Calzaghe was. He OWNED Kessler and was incredible both defensively and offensively, and when he did get hit he just walked through it. Awesome IMO.

It's always easy to look impressive against opponents who can do nothing against you. Margarito looked like a god against Cintron. Floyd looked like a god against Gatti. JMM looked like a god against Rocky Juarez.

[abadger]

It's always easy to look impressive against opponents who can do nothing against you. Margarito looked like a god against Cintron. Floyd looked like a god against Gatti. JMM looked like a god against Rocky Juarez.

Yeah, but Kessler is pretty damn good, regardless of whether you rate him as a true elite. IMO opinion it is rare that you see a guy like Kessler so comprehensively beaten in every department. Do you think Hopkins or Toney would have looked as good against him? I don't.

[Dirt E Gomez]

Yeah, but Kessler is pretty damn good, regardless of whether you rate him as a true elite. IMO opinion it is rare that you see a guy like Kessler so comprehensively beaten in every department. Do you think Hopkins or Toney would have looked as good against him? I don't.

Moot. People look their best against different people because of styles.

Hopkins basically pitched a shut out in his victory over Johnson before the fight stopped it. Hard to think of what fight Toney looked his most dominating in, but rest assured he'd have took a **** on Kessler. His defense and accuracy were too good. Kessler never moves his head and Toney's hooks would've bloodied him in no time.

[RichCCFC]

Kessler was an unbeaten fighter, Calzaghed showed him defeat for the first time and dominated him in doing so.

That's an incredible feat.

[daggum]

Kessler was an unbeaten fighter, Calzaghed showed him defeat for the first time and dominated him in doing so.

That's an incredible feat.

dominated him with windmill punches kessler got too close to the windmill kessler look out! yarrrrrrrrg!!!!!!!!!!!

[abadger]

dominated him with windmill punches kessler got too close to the windmill kessler look out! yarrrrrrrrg!!!!!!!!!!!

Come on man, Joe was awesome in that fight, punching hard, clean and straight.

Jokes about slapping and windmills have their place, but that is one fight they don't apply to.

[mpinkerton30]

no one beats that bastard convincingly.

pavlik would he will be heavyweight champ of the world someday.

[hunter1]

bernard clinchkins lost this fight with cal thats something he will remember. glad he lost he is a spoiler and ruins boxing. KO with lipsey was good stuff tho