Prime Calzaghe would've beaten prime Popkins EVEN WORSE!!!

[RichCCFC]

And that's why you are a irrelevant lil troll unworthy of more then one response at a time.

If that even.....

Wtf has Croats ever contributed to boxing?

[Lord13]

Wtf has Croats ever contributed to boxing?

Even the Turks beat them.

[Ryn0]

Calzaghe when he fought Eubank-Brewer was prime, Hopkins that fought Tito was prime they are different fighters than we know today.
The difference's are :-
Hopkins hadn't developed as good a defence (still better than joes)
More willing to trade
Better Stamina/Workrate
Occasionally exciting
Much better body punching
Different Style

Calzaghe had Power
Stamina was better (already pretty darn amazing for a 36 year old)
Threw straighter punches
DIDN'T SLAP
Threw consistant bombs to go with the workrate
Fast hand/foot speed

A see Calzaghe losing the early rounds when he gets tagged badly he learns to switch up his game and try and get inside on Hopkins remember this isn't a Hopkins that clinched consistantly. Calzaghe and Hopkins share the middle rounds and then Calzaghe superior stamina and workrate win him the later rounds on route to a 114-113 decision in favour of Calzaghe because of aggression which is what judges do seem to favour most of the time.

[badnewsbrown]

bernard has been past his prime for years now. at his best days he would have beaten calzaghe clearly no doubt.

[slicksouthpaw16]

I think if we had seen a prime Hopkins and a prime Calzaghe fight then in all likelihood we would probably see the same result we saw when the past prime Calzaghe and the past prime Hopkins fought. A close Calzaghe win based on workrate. Radical.

Its not like Calzaghe and Hopkine are equally past their prime. Calzaghe was more closer to his prime than Hopkins was. A peak Hopkins was excellent at taking away his opponents best weapon. He had the tools and ability to nullify Joe's work rate and foot speed(which he showed in their recent fight). He could keep up the pace for the entire fight and was always in fastastic shape. So, i would have to respectively disagree.

[Johnny Rebel]

Prime Calzaghe beat Prime Hopkins by Tko in nine. Prime Jones and maybe Toney would be the only SMW's to have a decent chance against a prime Calzaghe.

[dfwtx]

whatever would have happened it could'nt have been as bad as the real one.

[Ryn0]

whatever would have happened it could'nt have been as bad as the real one.

True, Hopkins could be exciting and Calzaghe was pretty much always exciting back then.

[slicksouthpaw16]

I believe that Calzaghe is better now than he was when he was young. He was more of a ****er and depended more on his power when he was young and that would make it easier for Bernard to figure him out. Now Calzaghe is an excellent technical southpaw with all of the angles and is a lot more multi dimensional. He also throws more punches now. Depending on power against Hopkins wouldn't be smart becuase it would be negated.

[abadger]

Its not like Calzaghe and Hopkine are equally past their prime. Calzaghe was more closer to his prime than Hopkins was. A peak Hopkins was excellent at taking away his opponents best weapon. He had the tools and ability to nullify Joe' work rate and foot speed(which he showed in their recent fight). So, i would have to respectively disagree

Probably so, no-one is prime at 43. However, I consider Calzaghe to be the only man in boxing smarter in the ring than Hopkins is. It was Joe shortening his punches in their recent fight that won it for him and it was a switchup that Hopkins had no answer to. I think Hopkins at his best might very well beat the Calzaghe that faced Eubank, but I cannot see any version of Hopkins beating the Joe that fought Lacy and Kessler, and I know you understand boxing so I guess its easy to see why I think that, even if you don't agree.