Bear in mind you are conversing with a guy who thinks that if Joe Calzaghe was American he would be rated as a top 5 pound-for-pound of all-time fighter!!
So for you, even though you disagree, this is not valid reasoning?? It's quite simple really, two reasons. 1 - I scored the Hopkins-Calzaghe fight to Hopkins by a point. 2 - Outwith that fight, Hopkins's last 3 wins are Tarver, Wright and Pavlik. Calzaghe's are Jones Jr (shot to pieces), Kessler and Manfredo (joke). Personally therefore, I can't have Calzaghe above Hopkins p4p at the moment.
People say Jones is one of the greatest of all time, possibly even the best... Calzaghe just toyed with him, and thats forgetting all the other remarkable feats hes achieved.
Your also forgetting where they are in their careers ..By your logic we should also propell Larry Holmes atg status just under Muhamed Ali's obecause when they fought he too also toyed with him ! The same could be said for Terry Norrias when he beat up on SRL . Joe's legacy will always be remembered at super middle these curtain call fights were icing on the cake thats all ..When Joe beat Hopkins for the lt heavy weight title it was pretty much the exact same accomplish Bhop did when he beat Tarver prior !
Yes I beleive that as much as I beleive in the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny . I also beleive that Pigs can fly ..
There wasn't any REAL controversy in Hopkins LOSS to Calzaghe, only fabricated controversy by Bernie's fanboys. It was actually a disgraceful perfomance by Hops.