Is there double standards with Mayweather and Calzaghe right now?

[-Reflexes-]

most people thought mosley was showing his age before the margarito fight.

hopkins' win over pavlik legitimises the calzaghe fight even more so than mosley's over margarito does the floyd fight in my eyes.

Pavlik was 10Pounds out of his weight class.

Floyd doesnt get credit for Marquez. Hosp doesnt get credit for Pavlik.

[BattlingNelson]

Hopkins never would have struggled with Mayorga. Add also that Hopkins had arguably the best win of his career after he lost to Joe.

I think that says it all.

[jrosales13]

Anybody criticising Joe for fighting Hop is an idiot, that was the right fight to make

I didn't like Joe fighting Roy over Kelly though

Exactly...

At the time I felt he should of fought Pavlik too... My dream match was Chad Dawson... But, I would even taken the Froch fight...

[S.G.]

Pavlik was 10Pounds out of his weight class.

Floyd doesnt get credit for Marquez. Hosp doesnt get credit for Pavlik.

I give 'em both credit.

[FLY TY]

I mean, I know Shane is on top and beat down Margarito and everything. But Hopkins was still considered the best LH in the world like Mosley is at 147 and Calzaghe didn't get any credit for beating him and understandably so.

Mayweather should have to dominate Mosley in order to be immune from the type of criticism that Joe got for not beating Hopkins convincingly. It's only fair. And plenty of people say Hopkins ducked Calzaghe in 2002 and they have a right to stand by that, even though I think Joe would've pulled out of the fight with a freak injury or something if Hopkins decided to fight him.

joe gets credit in the record books. he doesn't get much credit from the boxing world b/c of hopkins advanced age first of all, and second of all, it was a very close fight that some ppl feel hopkins actually won.

[EDD1]

Joe deserves all the respect of a fighter who came to the ring and executed his gameplan, as ugly as it was, it was effective. There is no excuses for Hopkins who was at the time, and still is in my opinion, a great fighter.
If floyds wins a close desision against Shane then he should get the respect for his efforts regardless of the other fighters age.
If you love boxing and understand what you will get from the pairing of fighters with styles that make for complex fights, then you can enjoy just about any match up. Likewise; you will also know when you will be seeing a fights that might not fit the exitement criteria of an average fan.

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I give 'em both credit.

Do you give Hopkins credit for beating Winky at 170?

Those fights were crap.

Winky at 170.

Pavlik at 170.

[jrosales13]

For the same space and time Mosley is far better and more dangerous than Bhop , Benard is a great spoiling fighter but power speed is with Mosley and I think its relative above their age similarity , Mosley is and has been competing against the best guys and still knocking them out , Hopkins is frustrating fighters in winning and picking his mark very carefully , Mosley is a very dangerous fight for Floyd , I think its happening because Floyd has finally grown into a WW .

Oh com on bro,

95% of Floyd fans are giving Shane slim to zero chance... Shane has never beaten a boxer, a Shane can not handle jab, Shane punches with his close... I mean I am even reading from Floyd fans that Floyd can stop or make him quit... That is going to be an easy...

If you remember closely when Calzaghe-Hopkins got made it was considered a close 50-50 fight... And, then in Hopkins fight he won a fight that most predicted him to lose...

You guys can not have it both ways here...

[Rabbit ♠]

I never get why the criticizing of Calzaghe fight Hopkins... I don't get it and I never did... Hopkins was/is still a top fighter...

I get the fighting Roy criticism but not Hopkins...

Shane is still a top fighter...

I feel the same way.

[jrosales13]

Do you give Hopkins credit for beating Winky at 170?

Those fights were crap.

Winky at 170.

Pavlik at 170.

You just hating now... B-Hop gets credit for Pavlik... Most predicted him to lose.... Winky not so much credit... But, he should get the same credit that Floyd gets for JMM... If zero credit then so be it, if it is a lot of credit then so be it...