Prime Joe Calzaghe vs Prime Bernard Hopkins

[Joe2608]

Calzaghe by UD. Everyone says Hopkins was old and didn't have the stamina he used to and a prime Hopkins would, you have to realise a prime Calzaghe would have more stamina too. Calzaghe wasn't in his prime for the Hopkins fight either.

[Flawless 2]

Calzaghe by UD. Everyone says Hopkins was old and didn't have the stamina he used to and a prime Hopkins would, you have to realise a prime Calzaghe would have more stamina too. Calzaghe wasn't in his prime for the Hopkins fight either.

Hopkins was way more gone than Calzaghe thats a fact. Hopkins prime is stronger than Calzaghe and smarter boxer

[Pugilistic™]

lucky sd? one judge only managed to give hopkins 3 rounds.

tito was never great at the higher weights and his resume proves that. he lost to winky just as badly after hopkins.


Hopkins was given a free break from the ref for faking a low blow, he was a good 6 lbs heavier than calzaghe too, a younger calzaghe also has more stamina. calzaghe would always have the edge in stamina over hopk.ins.

I never said Hopkins had better stamina than Calzaghe. I was stating that Hopkins had better stamina in his prime than he did at 43. Hopkins downfall in the fight was his stamina and even still argueably won the fight. Hopkins with a higher workrate would be able to counter more and keep Calzaghe at bay.

[Joe2608]

Hopkins was way more gone than Calzaghe thats a fact. Hopkins prime is stronger than Calzaghe and smarter boxer

That's a matter of opinion, Calzaghe in his prime was a monster. Also, smart boxing doesn't automatically win you a fight.

[boxasmash]

Hopkins was way more gone than Calzaghe thats a fact. Hopkins prime is stronger than Calzaghe and smarter boxer

thats a fact?

so who proved it? care to elaborate or are you just throwing **** out?

[Dynamite Kid]

let me put my dislike for Calzaghe aside for one moment and be truly honest i cant think of an oponent who is more of a bad style match up for Calzaghe than a prime Hopkins the only reason i did not pick him to beat Joe originally was because of his age

Calzaghe punches wide and Hopkins punches straight and that is why Calzaghe was on the canvas against Mitchell and Hopkins

Hopkins is too defensively sound and cute for Calzaghe the only reason he beat Hopkins was because Hopkins is 43 and got tired plain and simple when Hopkins was active in the fight he was making Joe look like an amateur

[Dynamite Kid]

Calzaghe by UD. Everyone says Hopkins was old and didn't have the stamina he used to and a prime Hopkins would, you have to realise a prime Calzaghe would have more stamina too. Calzaghe wasn't in his prime for the Hopkins fight either.

that is like saying there is not much difference between a young pro fighter at the age of 16/17 to a young pro fighter at the age of 21 there is a huge difference

35 is not young but evey year or even 6 months after that is huge and Hopkins is quite a few years older than Calzaghe

[Duke McKenzie_]

Hopkins stopped Tito Calzaghe slapped the **** through Lacy

Why would stopping a blown up welter mean you can stop Calzaghe?

This question is difficult to answer... while Hopkins was certainly not in his prime for Calzaghe he had a lot more muscle mass and power than in his prime.

[Flawless 2]

Why would stopping a blown up welter mean you can stop Calzaghe?

This question is difficult to answer... while Hopkins was certainly not in his prime for Calzaghe he had a lot more muscle mass and power than in his prime.

Tito was a WW how?? When he couldn't make 147 yet alone 154. Koing Joppy at MW isn't enough??

[Duke McKenzie_]

Tito was a WW how?? When he couldn't make 147 yet alone 154. Koing Joppy at MW isn't enough??

Flawless, don't pick and choose what bits you're going to reply to.... I replied to you last page and you dropped it. When you do that it makes it look like you're a ****e talker who can't back up a point. And that could never be the case, surely?

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