If Kovalev beats Hopkins..

Calzaghe didnt wait, it was Hopkins who backed out of facing Calzaghe years previous. Why do you deny this? Oh Flying the flag.

In answer to the thread question. It wouldnt be a bad win by any stretch as Hopkins has just beaten a couple of top 10 rated LHWs

 

can't sleep, huh?
I've already explained why coming to the US is a precursor to getting big fights
calzaghe talked up jones and Hopkins for years, but when they both started to fade he dropped wa+ren (who has never been interested in taking any of his fighters onto the big stage), and look what happened...

 

Oh god I did it ... It's going to be a Calzaghe thread..... Noooooooooooooo

 

Cant sleep. Dont want to at 16:36 in the afternoon.
Calzaghe made offers. I understand Jones decided to go after a HW title, but Hopkins backed out.
Why deny this?
You are in denial

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Thats not all

 

and like i keep saying to you, if you want big fights go to the US
calzaghe didn't - nothing happened

jones and Hopkins lost - calzaghe dropped war+en, went to the US, and made both fights

 

As you can see from the parts I sent. He agreed to go to the States to Once again you are flying the flag. Calzaghe didnt need America to become the best SMW ever with greatest SMW resume and that bugs a flag flier like yourself for some reason.

Look at the fact that Calzaghe agreed to go to America to face Hopkins. then didnt go to America until Hopkins agreed, so he didnt need to go to America to make that fight

 

Come on B.


T'was a 3 fight deal that was rejected. That is a relevant circumstance, no?


Did Hopkins also back out of fighting Hakkar for a career high payday?

 

its not about flying the flag, its about common sense
this should test you as a "fan of boxing"...rather than "the fighter"

 

Hi Des. This is more to do with me and HoldMyBeer. i will come back to you

What common sense?
What top American SMW did Calzaghe not get to face, by not being in America

 

No need. I'll let you 2 work it out. Just skimming thru and saw the one point I wanted to address. Carry on soldier.

 

who said he didn't at SMW?
I've never had an issue with calzaghe at SMW

 

feel free to add if you see fit, des :good
the gloves will be off in the meantime, so it'll be good popcorn value either way

 

So what is your point?
Calzaghe was a SMW. He offered a fight to Hopkins in America, but Hopkins turned it down to fight for less.
Why should Calzaghe have gone to America? To get a fight with what top American SMW?
You forget also that Calzaghe was champ

 

calzaghe was champ, but he didn't have the notoriety and reputation that Bernard Hopkins or roy jones had
and it took both to lose their mantle before calzaghe fought both and then proclaimed himself a "great fighter"

 

People will say it's a good win now but if he does win after they'll say he's old et cetera. He won't get much credit for it, that's for sure.