B-Hop did fight a few really quality people during his MW reign. But there is a reason he is just now getting big $$$ to fight. With the occasional quality fighters, B-Hop mostly fought mandatories to continually defend the belts he held. A lot of mandatories... with a few really good opponents. Just like Calzaghe, a lot of mandatories with a few good names (Chris Eubank, Robin Reid, Omar Sheika, Evans Ashira, and yes Kessler). People say Kessler wasn't a proven fighter... not true. Only uproven because most of us live on the West side of the pond. Ask most european fans, and they'll tell you, Kessler was the most skilled fighter Calzaghe could have taken on south of Light Heavy and north of Middleweight.
If Calzaghe wanted to verbally joust resumes with Hopkins... he shouldn't have even mentioned Kessler... he shoud have said "Clinton Mitchell, Roy Jones Jr., and Jermain Taylor twice my friend". Rather than compare resume to resume, remind B-Hop that he began his career with a flawed record, and has tasted defeat since that time... something Joe has not!
B-Hop did fight a few really quality people during his MW reign. But there is a reason he is just now getting big $$$ to fight. With the occasional quality fighters, B-Hop mostly fought mandatories to continually defend the belts he held. A lot of mandatories... with a few really good opponents. Just like Calzaghe, a lot of mandatories with a few good names (Chris Eubank, Robin Reid, Omar Sheika, Evans Ashira, and yes Kessler). People say Kessler wasn't a proven fighter... not true. Only uproven because most of us live on the West side of the pond. Ask most european fans, and they'll tell you, Kessler was the most skilled fighter Calzaghe could have taken on south of Light Heavy and north of Middleweight.
If Calzaghe wanted to verbally joust resumes with Hopkins... he shouldn't have even mentioned Kessler... he shoud have said "Clinton Mitchell, Roy Jones Jr., and Jermain Taylor twice my friend". Rather than compare resume to resume, remind B-Hop that he began his career with a flawed record, and has tasted defeat since that time... something Joe has not!
Ignorant yanks havent heard of Eubank,kessler and reid.
B-Hop did fight a few really quality people during his MW reign. But there is a reason he is just now getting big $$$ to fight. With the occasional quality fighters, B-Hop mostly fought mandatories to continually defend the belts he held. A lot of mandatories... with a few really good opponents. Just like Calzaghe, a lot of mandatories with a few good names (Chris Eubank, Robin Reid, Omar Sheika, Evans Ashira, and yes Kessler). People say Kessler wasn't a proven fighter... not true. Only uproven because most of us live on the West side of the pond. Ask most european fans, and they'll tell you, Kessler was the most skilled fighter Calzaghe could have taken on south of Light Heavy and north of Middleweight.
If Calzaghe wanted to verbally joust resumes with Hopkins... he shouldn't have even mentioned Kessler... he shoud have said "Clinton Mitchell, Roy Jones Jr., and Jermain Taylor twice my friend". Rather than compare resume to resume, remind B-Hop that he began his career with a flawed record, and has tasted defeat since that time... something Joe has not![/QUOTE]
Remind Calzaghe that he could have faced off against a prime B-Hop/ RJJ but chose not to. B-Hop may have faced mandatories...but he still faced JOKE oppsition...
Listen...Calzaghe could FINALLY face a prime fighter on the P4P list in Chad...Something B-Hop has done plenty of times...
Can Calzaghe do that? ATLEAST
Also stop throwing those bums around...Won't do you any good
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