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  • rizkybizness
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    #11
    I'd like to add I'd be very very impressed if he kicks Hopkins' ass in a rematch and beats up Dawson.

    I'm trying to think of 2 more people that would test him.

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    • MELLY-MEL...
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      #12
      Originally posted by Silencers
      It would be impressive if he beats Hopkins again, bets Dawson and beats some other top guys to reach 50-0, haters would always be there though.
      i agree, but i would hope it would lessen the hate quite a bit if he did this!

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      • Silencers
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        #13
        Originally posted by Melly-Mel
        i agree, but i would hope it would lessen the hate quite a bit if he did this!
        I doubt it will, but we can hope.

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        • Jim Jeffries
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          #14
          Originally posted by larryx
          um...i know if he fought 4 more times he'd lose..there arnt 4 more 40 year olds he can fight
          Last time I checked, only one of his 46 wins was 40 or older, and I think the Pavlik fight proved that Hopkins wasn't shot.

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          • Clegg
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            #15
            I don't think he has 4 more fights in him. I can see him having one more left, although there's also a mental aspect to it as well. Sometimes it's harder to get yourself up for a fight when you know that your best achievements are behind you. Roy Jones says that he had problems motivating himself for the Tarver fights for example.

            It seems that those who went for Marciano's record fell short just before they made it.

            Larry Holmes and Dariusz Michalczewski were both 48-0 and lost, and Valuev wasn't far off of it.

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            • The Hammer
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              #16
              No matter who Calzaghe beats, his haters will never give him credit.

              He'll be 37 in a couple of months - six years older than Eubank was when Joe won his first title. As someone who watched all his title fights many times over, I can see Joe has slowed down a lot this year. Prime Calzaghe would have KOed the faded version of Roy he fought the other night.

              Joe Calzaghe is past his prime and it's time for him to retire. He's 46-0, 21 title defenses, and been champion in two weight classes. Those are excellent achievements.

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              • Clegg
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                #17
                Originally posted by R!ZO
                I'd like to add I'd be very very impressed if he kicks Hopkins' ass in a rematch and beats up Dawson.

                I'm trying to think of 2 more people that would test him.
                Tavoris Cloud and Andre Dirrell might be ready by then?

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                • egreezy
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                  #18
                  since he doesn't do rematches dawson, bute, taylor, wright, or johnson. that would impress me.

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                  • rizkybizness
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                    #19
                    Originally posted by Clegg
                    Tavoris Cloud and Andre Dirrell might be ready by then?
                    Fuck them.

                    Maybe Tye Fields can join Weight Watchers and get to 175 to challenge him.

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                    • Dirt E Gomez
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                      #20
                      You can't silence the detractors because nobody discredits Calzaghe's current ability or recent wins... it's about what those in their prime such as Jones or Hopkins would have done against them.

                      Or people like me, who feel his style (although his performance against Jones was better) is bad for boxing.

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