Who beat the better Hopkins: Jones or Calzaghe?

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  • WLAD_OWNS
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    #31
    RJJ beat a green Hopkins

    Hopkins was an experienced defensive master and one of the best p4p fighters in the world when Calzaghe beat him.

    Calzaghe beat the better Hopkins

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    • Jumpman23
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      #32
      Ima go with Roy on this one, Joe only won imo because of Hopkins age, not because he was the better fighter..

      Roy beat a waaaay younger, fresher B-HOP, Joe beat an OLD, smart B-HOP

      people try to discredit Roys win over B-HOP by saying that hopkins was green and young and not as smart... didnt B-HOP go years without losing after the Roy fight!!!

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      • cuzfozzy
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        #33
        Joe is no spring chicken either
        its not Joe's fault they all ducked him in their prime

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        • RodBarker
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          #34
          One to look at it , how does a young prime Hopkins and prime Roy Jones go against 2008 Bhop ,,,,,,,,my money in on the young greats to beat the old great .

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            • Jim Jeffries
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              #36
              Originally posted by RodBarker
              One to look at it , how does a young prime Hopkins and prime Roy Jones go against 2008 Bhop ,,,,,,,,my money in on the young greats to beat the old great .
              Hopkins was no where near his prime when he fought Jones and would've been schooled by his 43 year old version. Jones Jr's victory was more decisive though.

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              • GasPed
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                #37
                Originally posted by Jim Jeffries
                Hopkins was no where near his prime when he fought Jones...
                Hopkins was no where near his prime when he fought Calzaghe either...

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                • hammerhiem
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                  #38
                  Hopkins was no where near his prime when he fought Calzaghe either...
                  Since the statement he was replying too was indicating that the Hopkins that RJJ fought was prime not the one that Cal fought how is that relevant?

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                  • RodBarker
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                    #39
                    Originally posted by hammerhiem
                    Since the statement he was replying too was indicating that the Hopkins that RJJ fought was prime not the one that Cal fought how is that relevant?
                    Prime is not a night , its a time frame , you have prime years , when BH and RJ fought they were so much closer to their best than the version Cal fought , I guess thats the real point .

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                    • hammerhiem
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                      #40
                      when BH and RJ fought they were so much closer to their best than the version Cal fought , I guess thats the real point .
                      BHop was in his prime much later in his career than Jones, so inreality his prime was proabably close to Calzaghes.

                      I think the Hopkin Cal fought (And more to the point the Hopkins Pavlik fought)would have easily beat the Hopkin RJJ fought.

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