FACT: Calzaghe beat a prime Hopkins

[lparm]

So many boxing fans like to lean on the Hopkins was old hivemind nonsense. The supposedly "old, shot" Hopkins went on to beat up the best lt heavy in the world and was a unified true 175 champ until nearly a decade after he was clowned by Joe. When will fans realize the Hop that he beat that night was as close to prime as we've ever seen him and he was dominated by the superior "white boy" as Hop once put it. Praise needs to be heaped on Calzaghe and his defining win was legendary.

[Mister Wolf]

There is no such thing as a 40 year old man in his prime. Only a fool would think otherwise.

[Rubber Ducky]

When has a 43 year old man ever been prime? Hopkins last possible prime performance for me was vs Joppy about 4.5 years earlier. He'd lost 2 of his last 4 fights coming into the Calzaghe fight too.

Fact is by the time he fought Taylor Hopkins was in serious decline. He jumped up 2 divisions for a good reason. Up against bigger, slower, less active men at 175lbs meant his loss in hand speed and stamina was less of an issue and his defence and spoiling skills meant he could handle the difference in strength and power.

[TheBigLug]

Not prime but still a top level fighter.

Calzaghe showed he was a top quality fighter when he actually fought good opposition such as Hopkins and undefeated Kessler. It’s just a shame he didn’t do it more often and I say that as a fan of him

Joe was already at the back end of his career when he fought those fights. It’s a shame we didn’t get to see what he could really do in his physical prime and without shot hands.

It’s strange, he’s a 2 division lineal champ, was considered a p4p top 3, retired undefeated and still could be considered to have underachieved in a way

[buge]

not prime, but obviously not shot ... probably beat ++PED Hopkins

[lparm]

If anything Calzaghe was way past prime and he punked Hop. Just imagine if a prime Joe was in there I can see Hop getting the Lacy beating.

[daggum]

but calzaghe lost, he kept running into punches and punching air. this was in the day where people didn't pay attention to what was actually happening in the ring hence the strange decision in favor of the loser.

[lparm]

but calzaghe lost, he kept running into punches and punching air. this was in the day where people didn't pay attention to what was actually happening in the ring hence the strange decision in favor of the loser.

Are you f###ing kidding me.

It was a classic performance of an older legendary champion turning back the clock one last time to clown an equally great champion. Calzaghe took Hops soul that night and even though he dominated at lt heavy he was never the same fighter again. It was the Ali Foreman of the 175 division.

[Southpawology]

A certain group of people were very butthurt after joe schooled and styled on BHOP lmao

[A.K]

This troll and his reaches are always half ass