If Calzaghe DID face the "names" over the last 10 yrs...???

I like this assessment because it is clear that Calzaghe knows how to play to his advantages, but Hopkins has also shown this. After losing to Roy Jones, I believe Hopkins had learned quite a bit about dealing with speed, and I think he had a very fair shot at beating Calzaghe. I would make him something like 70% to win the fight if I was making the odds in my head. It would be a rough battle and like you said, a matter of who could get their style to work out in the heat of the moment.

 

Calzaghe also had a tendancy to be lazy in a lot of fights too. Not so much recently but there were a few fights where he seemed to switch off for a couple of rounds.

 

Recently? This is not a prime Hopkins.

 

Only a prime Jones beats Calzaghe. You can forget Hopkins

 

Prime Jones at 168 beats him, possibly stops him. If a well conditioned and 100% focused Toney fought him he would have a good chance too. Outside of them two, i dont see any at 168-175 beating him.

 

I dont htink he beats Toney or Jones. I do think he beats B-hop.

We could have seen his clinic of Lacey earlier with a battle against Vinny Paz, eh?