If Calzaghe fought at MW Hop would never have been champ

[T.Horton]

If Joe went down to mw during the 90's no way would Hop have stayed champ. We all know that Joe handled Hop at a higher unnatural weight. If Joe fought at mw he would have been easily an ATG at that weight.

and Jones too....NOT.

dude, you're drunk.

[SirTomJones]

Very true!!!!

[Lead Cenobite]

Very true!!!!

bwahahaa bumping old troll threads in desperation and panic.

This very concept is ******ed since Chicken**** scared joe could barely get past old hopkins and was too scared to give him a rematch.

He would have never fought him since he couldn't be bothered to fight SVEN OTTKE in his own joke of a division in his prime.

[lparm]

After reviewing both Dawson fights especially the 2nd its clear the Calzaghe and Dawson types that throw and have good work rate will always trouble Hop. He has a great legacy but he lucked out that RJJ and Calzaghe decided not to fight at mw for their whole careers. If they did Hop would be seen as a Benny Briscoe good but never good enough fighter.

[#1Assassin]

its funny how hopkins came up from 160, joe from 168 yet calzaghe is the one who fougth at a unnatural weight.

in all honesty they were both big enough to carry the weight and it gave neither fighter an advantage, calzaghe had been struggling to make 168 for years. im quite sure he wouldve moved up regardless if hopkins was his next oponent or not.

hopkins beat him at 40+ with half the arsenal he had in his prime, at his best he wouldve killed calzaghe.

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After reviewing both Dawson fights especially the 2nd its clear the Calzaghe and Dawson types that throw and have good work rate will always trouble Hop. He has a great legacy but he lucked out that RJJ and Calzaghe decided not to fight at mw for their whole careers. If they did Hop would be seen as a Benny Briscoe good but never good enough fighter.

How to show in one post that you started watching boxing in 2005 (at the earliest).

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its funny how hopkins came up from 160, joe from 168 yet calzaghe is the one who fougth at a unnatural weight.

in all honesty they were both big enough to carry the weight and it gave neither fighter an advantage, calzaghe had been struggling to make 168 for years. im quite sure he wouldve moved up regardless if hopkins was his next oponent or not.

hopkins beat him at 40+ with half the arsenal he had in his prime, at his best he wouldve killed calzaghe.

I do not think Hop won that fight, but I do not understand how people miss what I bolded. Calzaghe managed to be put on his ass by senior citizens... what do you think would have happened 10 years earlier?

[res]

Calzaghe has very underrated speed even at smw RJJ would have found Calzaghe's speed a huge problem. At 160 if the arguably slower Roy managed to get in and out against Hop without taking damage then JC would've completely schooled him worse than he did in their 175 fight when Joe was blown up and old.

I can never tell whether posts like this are supposed to be serious or not.

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I can never tell whether posts like this are supposed to be serious or not.

simply amazing.

[res]

If Joe went down to mw during the 90's no way would Hop have stayed champ. We all know that Joe handled Hop at a higher unnatural weight. If Joe fought at mw he would have been easily an ATG at that weight.

He was free to come over to the U.S. and fight when these guys were prime, he decided to hide out in Europe. There is a reason.