Who is pound for pound number 3

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by The Phenom, Nov 12, 2008.


  1. DINAMITA

    DINAMITA Guest

    You have mistaken my reasoning for having Hopkins over Calzaghe. I thought Hopkins won the fight, but it was not what I would classify as a "robbery" and I would only overturn blatant robberies for the purposes of rankings. When a fight is as close as Hopkins-Calzaghe, I tend to discount it entirely rather than overturn it.

    So I don't count that fight, so I judge them on the basis of their recent form.

    Hopkins has dominated linear lightheavyweight champion Antonio Tarver, became the first man in 8 years to beat Winky Wright, and produced a masterclass to shutout undefeated p4p#5 Kelly Pavlik.

    Calzaghe has slapped the diabolical Peter Manfredo to a premature stoppage, had one quality win over Mikkel Kessler, and slapped around the corpse of Roy Jones in a sham money fight.

    No contest IMO.
     
  2. Cobbler

    Cobbler Shoemaker To The Stars Full Member

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    No, actually, I read it quite clearly.

    As I said that exactly mirrors my reasoning for personally ranking Marquez above Pacquaio.

    I scored the fight between them to Marquez and he scores higher on other recent opposition: Casamayor, Juarez, Barrera v Solis, Barrera, Diaz.
     
  3. Monstar

    Monstar The Future.. Full Member

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    1.Pac
    2.JMM
    3.Calz
    4.Hop
     
  4. DINAMITA

    DINAMITA Guest

    Fair enough then, I disagree but a valid call.
     
  5. Realspitts

    Realspitts Boxing Addict Full Member

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    1. pac
    2. jmm
    3. calzaghe
     
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    BadJuju83 Bolivian Full Member

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  8. NALLEGE

    NALLEGE Loyal Member banned

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    Manny PAcquaio is 3rd on my list. Cal is 1, Hopkins is 2, Pac is 3. Pac would be 4 if Floyd were still ranked pfp best.
     
  9. NALLEGE

    NALLEGE Loyal Member banned

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    I know lol:lol:. You have to understand, he uses ALT's to belittle anyone who disagrees with him, and he even analyzed Cal's opponents resume's lol.
     
  10. In_FlaMeS

    In_FlaMeS K-BKois Full Member

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