Better lagacy - Calzaghe, Jones, Hopkins?

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  1. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    Jones
    Hopkins
    Calzaghe

    You get into the details of their overall careers and I see it as very clearly this order. All are great fighters, but the order of greatness appears set IMO.
     
  2. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    Calzaghe deserves credit for beating Hopkins. Period. The win alone doesn't make him greater, but it puts him in the discussion with Jones and Hopkins. Hopkins wasn't prime, but he was and still is one of the absolute best in the world, and however close, Calzaghe deserved the win.
     
  3. The Phenom

    The Phenom Pretty Handsome Full Member

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    1 Hopkins
    2 Jones
    3 Calzaghe
     
  4. Andreikov

    Andreikov Member Full Member

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    Jones
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    Hopkins-Calzaghe
     
  5. unrealda2nd

    unrealda2nd Member Full Member

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    there is not question u can say for jones has a lhw.. because he held every belt in the division at one point.... and last time i looked calzaghe didnt hold all the belts at 168... just defended the one he had for years
     
  6. PugilisticPower

    PugilisticPower The Blonde Batman Full Member

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    On Paper if it's Bernard, it's Calzaghe.

    Calzaghe beat a version of Bernard that was still Top 4 P4P and who destroyed the middleweight champion.

    That's a bigger win than any of Bernard's in my view and when you add the losses to it.

    But no, it's Jones Jr
     
  7. PugilisticPower

    PugilisticPower The Blonde Batman Full Member

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    Look again, then.

    He weld WBC, WBA and WBO consecutively, as well as IBF and WBO consecutively, as well as the Ring belt. He never lost the title in the ring, refusing to fight some guy that got beaten by Berrio in favour of fighting someone else.

    So yes, he held all titles without being defeated.
     
  8. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    Jones by a mile !!

    Better comp and most acheived of the 3
     
  9. Motor City Sam

    Motor City Sam Boxing Addict Full Member

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    1. Hopkins
    2. Jones, Jr.
    3. Calazghe

    I would not disagree too strongly with someone who had Jones ahead of Hopkins, however.
     
  10. Stinky gloves

    Stinky gloves Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He didn't held every belt, you may say WBO doesn't count but the problem
    was that WBO champion was DM who was also linear champion
    was stripped from WBA and IBF and Jones did not beat him.
    So under these circumstances Jones legacy at LHW is questionable.
     
  11. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    Jones best wins :

    Toney

    Hopkins Ruiz

    Tarver 1

    Hopkins :

    Tarver

    Tito and Oscar

    Calzaghe's

    Eubank ,Hopkins Kessler ..

    If you brake down all of the opponents and when these guys actually fought them Jones should have the better resume .

    And Jones didn't need DM to be considered the man at lt heay ~!
     
  12. EL-MATADOR

    EL-MATADOR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1. Jones
    2. Hopkins
    3. Calzaghe
    it's that simple
     
  13. TheGreat

    TheGreat Boxing Junkie banned

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    Jones and Bhops are ATGs, Slappy is a fraud.
     
  14. Stinky gloves

    Stinky gloves Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Off course ... since Roy had agreement with HBO that they were not allowed
    to mention DM name during Roy fights, people who were
    watching HBO didn't even know that DM existed.
     
  15. The Phenom

    The Phenom Pretty Handsome Full Member

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    Anyone who thinks Calzaghe's legacy is better than Hopkins' is off their jock.