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

[ИATAS]

because hopkins was such a notable puncher and a force his whole career, what a come forward juggernaut he was.

He KO'd a lot of people in his prime, what you talkin about?

[ИATAS]

Past prime Hopkins had a better style to beat Joe than prime Hopkins.

Oh yeah because the 43 year old stamina he had really helped that night, didn't it? A Prime Hopkins never fatigued, never got tired.

[razor.thin]

He KO'd a lot of people in his prime, what you talkin about?

true he koed de la hoya and trinidad at welterweight, i mean middleweight.

[Benny Leonard]

prime Joe beats prime Hopkins for the same reason he beat old hopkins as an old man, Bhop isn't a slick fighter and would get outworked.

Didn't Hopkins display against Pavlik show you fcukers anything? it wasn't Hopkins being old that lost him the fight it was the pace he was forced to fight at and the pressure he was put under.

Style make fights not age.

Pavlik was a slow, straight-line, and what proved to be not mentally strong fighter when given angles from an Old Man.

Taylor proved (as well as fights before), that Hopkins stamina was on the decline. That's why he started to pace himself, pot-shot, and take off rounds.

[ИATAS]

Of course i've watched prime BHop, i've seen most of his fights.

For the record I put Hopkins a million miles above Calzaghe All time, but Calzaghe is, was and always would have been a horrendous style matchup for Hopkins.

Why? He nearly beat the guy at age 43. Wouldn't you think a prime hopkins would have had more energy to throw more punches, combos, move around the ring quicker, etc.?

Makes no sense.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Idiot thing to say.

Hows that?

I suppose saying Hopkins KOs Calzaghe when he couldnt KO Syd Vanderpool makes perfect sense.

[Benny Leonard]

true he koed de la hoya and trinidad at welterweight, i mean middleweight.

Two examples of a longer career at MW than you are leading on.

[Bushidō]

You can argue that when Hopkins / Calzaghe finally fought. Hopkins was already out of his prime and Calzaghe was probably still in it or close to it.

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[Doctor_Tenma]

because hopkins was such a notable puncher and a force his whole career, what a come forward juggernaut he was.

He stopped Johnson, Mercado, Echols, Tito, DLH...PUHHHLEASE. Calzaghe is too open for counters. An old B-Hop beat Calzaghe 114-113, a prime B-Hop K.O's him late.