Prime Bernard Hopkins vs Prime Joe Calzaghe

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  1. Shempz

    Shempz Active Member Full Member

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    Prime Calzaghe was at SMW and when he didn't have brittle fists and had to hold back on his power.
     
  2. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing Aficionado Full Member

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    Sneaky B-Hop dropped him with an elbow followed by a push, shouldn't have been called a knockdown.

    Joe CLEARLY won most of the rounds, he swept the last 8.

    Calzaghe would have beaten any version of Hopkins.
     
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  3. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    Utterly delusional.
     
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  4. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    Absolute nonsense.

    Go and watch it back.
     
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  5. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing Aficionado Full Member

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    You've been the most prominent Calzaghe hater on the internet for 14 years now. Time to give it a rest.
     
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  6. Shazzar23

    Shazzar23 Demetrius Bivol Full Member

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    Hopkins cheated, floundered and pouted like a mfer. Obviously an ATG, but he's frustrating as hell to watch imo.
     
  7. Furey

    Furey EST & REG 2009 Full Member

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    Calzaghe, again.
     
  8. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    You always say this.

    1. Give me just ONE example of where I have HATED?

    2. You have just flat out LIED regarding the knockdown.

    If you’re going to make things up, then be prepared to be called out on it.
     
  9. Dorrian_Grey

    Dorrian_Grey It came to me in a dream Full Member

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    Hopkins beats Calzaghe again but keeps a more consistent work rate and actually gets awarded the decision after schooling Calzaghe.
     
  10. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Shot, bloated, end of career, brittle hands Calzaghe went up in weight and won a clear decision.
    Prime SMW Calzaghe could possibly end it inside schedule, but I have a feeling Hopkins would hold to survive in a similar manner to when he fought end of career Calzaghe
     
  11. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Coming to the end of schooling posters on here with this subject
    It became boring over a decade ago