Who do you rate more highly: Joe Calzaghe or Bernard Hopkins?

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  1. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    Simple question, all things considered, who do you rate more highly out of Hopkins and Calzaghe?

    Please vote with your brain and NOT your passport.

    On accomplishments I would say it was about even.

    On resume I would suggest Hopkins clearly has the better resume.

    On H2H, even though Calzaghe got the decision, Hopkins was more dominant against greater opposition and therefore I believe he is simply the better fighter.

    My vote goes to Hopkins.
     
    El Cepillo, May 8, 2009
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  2. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    This thread will do 10 pages.

    And nothing that anybody says is going to change the fact that Hopkins is streets and streets ahead.
     
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  3. HyperBone

    HyperBone Silverback Gorilla Full Member

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    Hopkins of course wtf?

    bhop beat dlh, trinidad, pavlik

    calzaghe beat kessler, lacy, eubank..

    has to be bhop
     
    HyperBone, May 8, 2009
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  4. mckay_89

    mckay_89 Haw you! Full Member

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    couldn't have said it better myself.
     
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  5. Monstar

    Monstar The Future.. Full Member

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    Hopkins, it's a no-brainer...
     
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  6. Mookhound

    Mookhound Well-Known Member Full Member

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    B-Hop, obviously.

    doesn't mean he beat Calzaghe - it was a fair decision. doesn't mean BHop was way past his prime when Calzaghe beat him - he is still fighting at an elite level.

    but BHop's cv and longevity give him a big edge on this one.
     
    Mookhound, May 8, 2009
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  7. pngo

    pngo #1Contender Full Member

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    H2H - Calzaghe
    ATG Ranking, resume and everything else - BHOP
     
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  8. Bodysnatcher

    Bodysnatcher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  9. Jennifer Love Hewitt

    Jennifer Love Hewitt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    B-Hop...easily.
    Personally, I thought B-Hop deserved the win when the two met. Aside from that, B-Hop has done more, beat better opposition, and continues to do so in his mid 40's!
     
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  10. Circa

    Circa Skate And Destroy Full Member

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    Hopkin by far
     
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  11. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    I'm stunned by all the totally logical, reasonable and fair answers so far. Not a hint of blind nuthuggery in sight. Fantastic :good
     
    El Cepillo, May 8, 2009
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  12. boricua_cotto1

    boricua_cotto1 LATIN KINGS Full Member

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    my boy b-hop
     
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  13. thewoo

    thewoo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hopkins. And I don't mean that as a knock on Calzage as I hold him in a high regard as well. Hopkins is just on another level
     
    thewoo, May 8, 2009
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  14. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. banned Full Member

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    Hopkins rates higher of course. However I'd rate Clazaghe better at 168. Hopkins is going to have to live with the Calzaghe loss.
     
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  15. finalfight

    finalfight Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The Executioner all the way!
     
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