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FACT: Calzaghe beat a prime Hopkins
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Originally posted by Thraxox View PostHopkins was at his best in his early to late thirties. You are not wrong to say that Hopkins was prime at such an old athletic age considering he is such an enigma in his physical condition.
I think we can all agree on that.
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Originally posted by lparm View PostSo 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.
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Originally posted by hugh grant View PostPrime in boxing is when you are the best boxer you will be. It's likely bh reached prime late as he took up boxing late.
Jc hands were gone so his best days were likely behind d him.
no, your prime describes your physical rise and decline, and it's somehting a lot of you casuals don't understand because fighters are moved so slowly and into their 30's. 30 year old fighters used to be considered used up! fighters almost never regained championships in their 30's!
a fighter in his 40's is not in his prime! hell, a fighter in his 30's is almost surely on the back 9! fighters can imprive and be better in their 30's than their 20's, but it comes down to different things, like skills, experience, tricks, etc. you won't be stronger, faster, have better reflexes!
hopkins was not in his prime when he fought joe calzaghe in his 40's. TS is a troll and you just need to shut up 99% of the time
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