What's Calzaghe's best win?

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  1. SleazeNation

    SleazeNation Coal Black Horse Full Member

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    At 42 years old, stepping up two weight classes and beating up the light heavyweight champion is a remarkable acheivement for a guy who wasn't even big at middleweight.
    Also, the way he beat Glen Johnson hasn't been matched by anyone; he destoyed a bad motherf*cker in a beautiful way.

    He also had the heart to fight a prime Roy Jones.

    Respect.
     
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  2. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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  3. TFFP

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    Actually, Hopkins was always a big middleweight, especially as he got older. The only reason the Taylor fights were close was because he was weight drained

    But yes, it was a great achievement, especially since Tarver proved me wrong. He wasn't as bad as I thought, and Hopkins dominated him
     
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  4. brown bomber

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    He was considering a move down to light middle and often came in well inside the limit.
     
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  5. SleazeNation

    SleazeNation Coal Black Horse Full Member

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    Beat me to it, big middleweights do not weigh in 156 at 39 years old.
     
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  6. TFFP

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    Hopkins is a big man. He carries that weight better than Joe, if you look at his physique

    He keeps his weight down because he trains harder than anybody in the sport, and doesn't bulge between fights. He's old school
     
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  7. Polymath

    Polymath Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hopkins was a huge middleweight, which I'm basing onwhat I can see with my two eyes :lol:

    The fact he was always very disciplined and made the weight easily doesnt mean he was small.

    Theres a differnce between 'struggling to make weight', and being too big for the weight :deal
     
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  8. Beatboxer

    Beatboxer Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :rofl

    OK it is a big achievement to take the belt at LHW but he was a sizeable middleweight and he has even been quoted as saying that!

    The heart to fight RJJ in 1992? Who the **** was Roy Jones in the pro's in 1992? He had did **** all! Nothing! RJJ? Nothing!

    He only realllly made his name when he beat James Toney in 1994.

    Someone hasn't been studying their box rec hard enough. Probably felt safe with Jones: everyone calls him superman so Hopkins must have showed serious guts to face him! Whoops :rofl
     
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  9. SleazeNation

    SleazeNation Coal Black Horse Full Member

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    Roy Jones Junior was hyped to f*ck when he fought Hopkins. It was a one horse race as far as the promotion was concerned. He was Olympic silver (basically gold) medalist and he was fighting for his first world title.

    But of course, you know best, so he must have been "nothing!" then. :patsch
     
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  10. Beatboxer

    Beatboxer Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Did you not see what I said what had Jones did in the PROS

    Exactly. A clash of two prospects. It was hardly as if Hopkins was doing a Vargas vs Tito or something you moron.

    Hey Amir Khan is a silver medalist would it be brave of (insert lightweight) to take him on if they were at a similar stage in their career!
     
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  11. SleazeNation

    SleazeNation Coal Black Horse Full Member

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    I respect Hopkins for fighting Roy Jones, you obviously don't. That's settled that then.

    You respect Calzaghe for fighting no great fighters in their prime, I don't. That's ok then.

    :good
     
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  12. Fat Joe

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    To quote the great man himself, "At the end of the day" Calzaghe was the one stepping up in weight.
     
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  13. SleazeNation

    SleazeNation Coal Black Horse Full Member

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    To fight a career long middleweight. Agreed.
     
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  14. Beatboxer

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    AHHHHH :lol:

    Spin spin revisionism.

    My example stands mate. There was little in the way of Hopkins being brave as opposed to being logical to take Jones on at that juncture in their careers!

    I suppose Mitchell would be brave if he took on Khan in that case:nut
     
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  15. SleazeNation

    SleazeNation Coal Black Horse Full Member

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    Yeah, I'd have a lot of respect for Mitchell if he fought Khan. Good example.
     
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