Prime Hopkins versus Prime Calzaghe ... Let's End It Here

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  • djtmal
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    #101
    Originally posted by ИATAS206
    You obviously never watched a prime hopkins



    Was hopkins prime against Pavlik? Was he prime against Calzaghe? Obviously not. Styles do make fights, which is why a PAST-PRIME hopkins beat pavlik and not calzaghe, that obviously doesn't mean he's still not old as dirt in both fights.

    why is it that every time somebody says a prime calzaghe can beat prime hopkins, his nuthugging faithful immediately claim nobody ever watched this fool fight in his prime...and btw, when the f**k was hopkins prime anyways...because every time he wins he's prime, and when he loses he's old or past prime...

    the truth is, a slightly past prime calzaghe soundly beat a slightly past prime hopkins...no reason to not believe that if the fight took place 5 years prior that the same result would happen...
    Last edited by djtmal; 10-07-2009, 05:46 PM.

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    • Walterson
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      #102
      Great posts, just reading them inspired me to check out Hopkins boxing history on youtube again.

      Good to see that we've got some 'real' boxing enthusiasts on this forum, judging by the scores.

      Glad I don't need to argue about this topic anymore too.

      It ends like this ....

      43 year old Hopkins beat Joe Calzaghe

      Prime Hopkins KOs or widely decisions Joe Calzaghe

      and

      Hopkins fans beat Calzaghe fans by unanimous decision.

      End of poll!

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      • Dirk Diggler UK
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        #103
        Originally posted by Walterson
        Great posts, just reading them inspired me to check out Hopkins boxing history on youtube again.

        Good to see that we've got some 'real' boxing enthusiasts on this forum, judging by the scores.

        Glad I don't need to argue about this topic anymore too.

        It ends like this ....

        43 year old Hopkins beat Joe Calzaghe

        Prime Hopkins KOs or widely decisions Joe Calzaghe

        and

        Hopkins fans beat Calzaghe fans by unanimous decision.

        End of poll!
        Thank god for online polls. They settle every dispute. Lets make one for Israel and *********! I cant believe they havent thought of it yet!

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        • Walterson
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          #104
          Originally posted by Dirk Diggler UK
          Thank god for online polls. They settle every dispute. Lets make one for Israel and *********! I cant believe they havent thought of it yet!
          haha!

          lool

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          • The_Demon
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            #105
            Originally posted by Dirk Diggler UK
            Thank god for online polls. They settle every dispute. Lets make one for Israel and *********! I cant believe they havent thought of it yet!
            ye i know
            because a few extra people clicked yes on one guy that makes it a certainty
            what a joke

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            • Bushidō
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              #106
              Hopkinsssssssssssssssssssssss

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              • daggum
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                #107
                Originally posted by hammerhiem
                I think 43 year old Hopkins is closer to his prime level than 37 year old Calzaghe.

                But then i suppose you started watching Calzaghe when Lacy was supposed to destroy him.

                By 37 Calzaghe had lost some of his speed, most of his power, had to change his offencive work to a less effective loser style, his reflexes wasn't as sharp.

                same is true of Hopkins of course but less so and Hopkins style makes the crack less obvious.

                I never understand why people think that the Calzaghe that fought lacy, Kessler, hopkins and Jones is somehow the prime Calzaghe, trust me it wasn't.
                calzaghe just turned 36 when he fought hopkins. stop trying to magically add years to make him look older.

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                • -EX-
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                  #108
                  Bernard would take Joe's soul...

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                  • S A M U R A I
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                    #109
                    Originally posted by The_Executioner
                    Bernard would take Joe's soul...
                    He should have done it in 2002 when he had a chance, maybe then we wouldn't have to go through this **** again.



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                    • IMDAZED
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                      #110
                      2002. The year of disillusion.

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