Bernard Hopkins 2001 vs. Joe Calzaghe prime, who wins this fight?

As much as I like Calzaghe,he would have been soundly beaten by a prime Hopkins. Their actual fight could have gone either way.

 

I thought Hopkins beat him in their actual fight. I think Hopkins would win prime for prime. I disagree that Calzaghe was in his prime in their actual fight.

 

Calzaghe by decision.

Calzaghe would always outwork and beat Hopkins and Toney.

But would lose by decision to RJJ.

 

:good

 

Joe was in his prime at the time of the Jeff Lacy fight,imo.

 

He wasn't shot or anything, nobody's claiming that, but he wasn't in his prime in my estimation. But yes, i thought Hopkins schooled him in the rounds he won.

 

It's a possibility, but it's difficult to gauge, you could easily claim that he was just as good in the years coming up to that fight, when he was actually in his physical prime in addition to being just as good a boxer, so whichever way you look at it, all things considered, Calzaghe of the Hopkins fight was not Calzaghe at the peak of his powers, definitely not. Hopkins was even further removed from his prime when they fought though. Hopkins was always a superb technician, not just when he was old and wise, contrary to what some think.

 

Yeah the Glen Johnson performance is great, and to me it showcases technical brilliance because he brutalises the life out of him and hardly leaves himself exposed to be hit back in any telling fashion.

 

This wouldn't be a particularly close fight as I see it. A B-Hop with no stamina concerns would simply pick Calzaghe apart with ease. A wide UD with a couple of knockdowns thrown in for good measure is really the only result I can envisage here. The gulf in class and skill is just too much for Calzaghe's workmanlike approach to overcome.

 

I have a question, it's random, and if you want me to start a new thread then I will

 

Sorry mate? What's up?