Who had the more impressive wins Calzaghe or Hatton?

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  1. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    welcome to the Brit forum :thumbsup
     
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  2. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    You couldn't make that **** up :lol:

    I'd buy a car from him though.
     
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  3. djoc175

    djoc175 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    What evidence is there to suggest that he was past prime post Lacy?
     
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  4. 'Ben'

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    :good
     
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  5. djoc175

    djoc175 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I heard Holyfield talking about retirement after his first Bowe fight too!Some 17 years later..
     
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  6. 'Ben'

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    I think many people beleive that he was in his prime before Lacy because of his power back then was much greater and would really bring it to his opponents throughout the whole 12 rounds of a fight.... if it lasted that long.
    Plus it's only natural to assume that without thinking about it much that when a fighter is younger then it makes them automaticaly better.... in actual fact I think that Calzaghe after Lacy was better in the sense that he used his head more and adapted to his brittle hands breaking all the time by using his boxing brain and natural ability alot more.... rather than getting sucked into a brawl like he would do earlier in his career.
     
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  7. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    perhaps little tangible evidence, but with his style (high workrate, fighting off the cuff,) physically (notable injuries) and more importantly mentally i think he was prime before lacy, performances post lacy just showed how great he was and better op of course but i think he took longer to adapt and figure guys out
     
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  8. NO MAS

    NO MAS Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Calzaghe for me.... he showed his class against Kessler when it was not going his way in the early rounds... adapated his fight plan to plan b and won... pure class against a quality operator like Kessler.... :yep
     
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  9. 'Ben'

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    Well this is the thing..... if Calzaghe continued to trade with Kessler, like he probably would of done in his earlier years as champion would he still of won?:huh
     
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  10. stephen

    stephen Well-Known Member Full Member

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    hatton he went for 2 p4p kings and lost calzaghe fought 2 legends at the end of there career and won every one knows if he fought them in there prime he would have been knocked out
     
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  11. 'Ben'

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    Actually thining about it, I'd go with Calzaghe on points if it was in Cardiff.... but then again Calzaghe used to attack the body well in his earlier years and Kessler looked on the verge of being stopped in round nine I think, from a body blow. Calzaghe may have even stopped him?
     
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  12. GazOC

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    I'm not sure Prime Calzaghe vs Prime Hopkins at 168 is a "given".
     
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  13. BremnerBomber

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    Well we know where Hatton rates because he took on 4 top 10 p4p rated fighters in his career

    I'm not to sure about Joe

    what If Hatton didn't face PBF & Manny and instead fought Bradley & Kotelnik and won what would ppl have thought
     
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  14. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    I'd be willing to bet that any version of B-HOP doesn't stop Calzaghe at any stage in his career. I wouldn't rule out a schooling though.
     
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  15. 'Ben'

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    I've got the feeling Joe would of beaten Hopkins at 168lb to be honest.... Jones is a different matter though.
     
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