As an after though of the Hopkins SD lose to Calzaghe, the fight really had no obvious negative effects for Hopkins. At this point he would still be the most notable LHW around and the most lucrative option for any fighter around that weight class. Because the fight was so close and uneventful, many don't really view it as a legit loss, so his legacy has really not been effected at all by it. Most who follow boxing religiously as far as ATG status regard Hopkins more highly than Calzaghe, mainly due to events before the fight though. So I ask was the fight a waste of time for both men? Were there any negative effects on Hopkins to this date as a result of the SD loss? Did Calzaghe really gain much from the fight?
Yeah Calzaghe proved a white boy could beat Popkins. As a white boy Id say thats pretty positive.
Bhop lost a world title and got anotha L on his record. Joe C won a world title and got a legendary name on his res. Close, disputed, older version of Bhop, whatever, it's still the biggest name on his res. Long term, Joe C gained sumthin, but Bhop didn't really lose anything. To this day, RJ remains the only guy to truly defeat him.
If anything all Calzaghe gained was noteriety somewhere other than western Europe. Over all a waste of time for both men because Calzaghe could have fought someone else and possibly had a dominant win and a more entertaining fight in the process.
so your saying calzaghe didn't think it was 1996 and didnt think he was fighting the pound for pound king in roy jones? why would calzaghe fight a shot jones jr in 2009? i think he just forgot what year it was by about 13 years. could happen to anyone.
I'm not quite sure watching a man pretend to have sex with another is the best part of anything but hey, whatever floats your boat.
Bernard Hopkins was, what, 43yrs old? He was in a no-lose situation going in, especially coming off his worst performance in years. That he arguably won the fight is an even bigger bonus.
that fight basically derailed all of calzaghe's career momentum and zapped all his confidence that he had built with the lacy and kessler wins. he actually thought he was one of the best but then his inabilty to hit an old man brought him back to reality. his loss/win vs hopkins destroyed his brain so much he thought the year was 1996 and he had just landed a superfight with the pound for pound best roy jones jr.
That's true but he must have had some grip on reality because if he really thought it was 1996 he wouldn't go near Jones. He wouldn't even dare watch him on TV.
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