Joe Calzaghe - Bernard Hopkins The Record Comparison Part 2

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by Beatboxer, Mar 22, 2008.


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  1. JonOli

    JonOli Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    To be honest I think he had more then a fair crack at Tarver, and he came out worse. Johnson sent him to sleep.
     
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  2. Redondo5

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    We're talking about the RJJ of last night, not RJJ of 4-5 years ago... he didn't come back down from the weight properly as has been well documented.

    Over the last few years his body has recovered from that period and his muscle ration is closer to what it should've been at that time. So last nights RJJ along with his training this time.... was better than (weight drained) RJJ of 4-5 years ago.... but obviosly not as good as RJJ of 10 years ago.
     
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  3. JonOli

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    Please don't...
     
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  4. JonOli

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    There is zero evidence he has improved. The Tito fight was hard to gauge as it was a freak show (he wasn't impressive in that though), and he looked hopeless against Hanshaw.

    He lost to Tarver over 2 and a half years after fighting at heavy weight. That is the worst excuse ever! He was shot back then, and can only have got worse in the last 4 years as he reaches 40 - that is fact.

    I've given Joe credit for dispatching with him accordingly but to suggest Jones is better then a shot version of himself of over 4 years ago is pure folly.
     
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  5. Beatboxer

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    I agree fully. I thought Jones even now might pose Calzaghe some problems, and in the early rounds I do think he asked some questions...but even as I was happy that JC was winning the fight as a fan, part of me felt sad when I seen a once great fighter getting his head punched in without offering much in the way of resistance...even when JC was in his face with his guard down....seeing the man once known as 'Superman' getting cut and hit repeatedly was akin to seeing Lewis tee off on Mike Tyson with utter ease back in 2002...

    This is a win that has some merit, but not much. He simply beat a lower top 10 opponent in the division: though the name on paper suggests much more that's the reality. It does not add substantially to his legacy in the manner that a win over say Pavlik would have....which is why I was disappointed he took this fight in the first place. Still, it makes financial sense and as I've said all along, he's had a great career even if this is his final farewell(which I doubt).
     
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