Hopkins vs. Clazaghe: Who's the more accomplished fighter

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by BigReg, Mar 19, 2008.


  1. Decebal

    Decebal Lucian Bute Full Member

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    It wouldn't be his biggest win, by quite some distance. Kessler is his biggest win by a mile. Other wins, including Eubanks, Reid, Sheika, Brewer, Mitchell, Lacy and even Bika, in one way or another, at that time, will have been bigger, even if in p4p terms, they don't rank as highly as Bhops.
     
  2. Amsterdam

    Amsterdam Boris Christoff Full Member

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    His biggest win is against a prime, undefeated, elite, unified SMW champion, not a 43 year old man, no matter how badly he destroys Hoppy.

    You guys simply don't know how to rate fighters, which is why you were all so high on jokes like Paul Williams and the Peterson brothers. Sadly, I think it's a thing of favouring black fighters of American nationality, because you guys sure don't like Haye, a black fighter of british nationality. I like Haye a lot, and hispanic fighters, whatever, I don't have racial or ethnic preferrance for my guys, as I'm not racist like some of you.

    If you'll note, me and my mates picked Quintana confidently over Williams.:yep
     
  3. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    I see you have a lot of v-cash, a testament to your predictive powers.

    :smoke
     
  4. BigReg

    BigReg Broad Street Bully Full Member

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    Good point. Kessler is not on Tito's level
     
  5. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    :lol::good

    In reality, he isn't and he never was.

    Trinidad was a universally recognized top talent when Hopkins beat him.

    Kessler was a universally recognized all-time great AFTER Calzaghe beat him.

    :smoke
     
  6. Arriba

    Arriba Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It would be his biggest name and probably the staple in his resume.

    Unless Kessler gets his ass in gear and starts to wipe out the best of the rest.
     
  7. 196osh

    196osh Mendes Bros. Full Member

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    It will not be his biggest win not by anybody who has a clue. Eubank and Kessler are both better wins than Hopkins at this point.

    The Hopkins win is on par with his win over Brewer and Mitchell.
     
  8. Decebal

    Decebal Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Biggest name...who cares; not me? Staple in his resume? To those from the USA.

    But yeah, he will have been the only legend that Calzaghe will have beaten.
     
  9. Amsterdam

    Amsterdam Boris Christoff Full Member

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    Been a lot of dodgy decisions lately, I had several thousand on Marquez.

    I've also at one point had 80,000 vcash, more than you'll ever had. Wish I wouldn't have bet on the under for the disapointing showing of Wlad Klitschko, I'd still be one of the richest.

    Give me a few months, I'll be back up to that general wealth range, socialista style.:good
     
  10. ThePlugInBabies

    ThePlugInBabies ♪ ♫ Full Member

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    trinidad would be having kessler's butt babies by the time the viking warrior had finished with him in a prime for prime matchup.
     
  11. Amsterdam

    Amsterdam Boris Christoff Full Member

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    A Calzaghe TKO 2 over Hoppy would make my week!:lol:

    Even if he gets dropped in the process.
     
  12. Arriba

    Arriba Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    If you want to sell more big fights for Calz, you gotta get the people who order boxing only when they see a name they know/like.

    Calzaghe beating Hopkins would be important for his American worth...which of course brings up another argument for another time.

    It would be his benchmark if he beats him.
     
  13. 196osh

    196osh Mendes Bros. Full Member

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    Nah, I would want to see it go for a while I want to see an exhibition, :yep
     
  14. Arriba

    Arriba Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    IMHO the longer it goes, the sketchier the fight will get for Joe.

    If Hopkins starts getting into those "championship" rounds, he'll start using his "championship qualities"

    The head...the elbows...etc etc.

    I could see a cut coming into play, especially if Joe is "leading".
     
  15. Amsterdam

    Amsterdam Boris Christoff Full Member

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    I want to see a brutal execution. A stoppage is a must, would love for Hopkins to quit on his stool and admit that he's an inferior fighter to Calzaghe at any point, that'd make my whole year and I'd be posting about it non-stop.:lol: