Who put on the better masterclass? Calzaghe vs Lacy or Hopkins vs Pavlik?

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  1. KingCobra

    KingCobra IBF World Champion Full Member

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    Which veteran do you think redefined the term "schooling" by laying on the more masterful masterclass.....and why?
     
  2. FrochPascal

    FrochPascal Boxing Addict Full Member

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    easily calzaghe. Calzaghe fought lacy at 168 where they were both supposedly at their best.

    pavlik at 170!?..nah
     
  3. mariancobretti

    mariancobretti Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Imagine what a younger Hopkins would have done to Pavlik....Stoppage for sure.

    Despite Joe dominance....how can you not KO someone landing so many ...also Lacy had beaten no one of note prior to Joe and beaten no one since....so hes been consistant...LOl

    Pavlik had JT's name on his resume twice, and the 1st KO of Miranda...ruined him for Abraham
     
  4. AbbasKhan6428

    AbbasKhan6428 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    well its was obvious to every1 after the second round that lacy was going to get massacred. but in the pavlik hopkins fight it took me 4 rounds.
     
  5. toffeejack

    toffeejack Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Calzaghe.

    Hopkins was a great performance though but it wasn't a surprise to me that he would win comfortably. I won a lot of money on it at 4/1 for Hopkins just to win the fight and I'm sure I wasn't the only won.
     
  6. AbbasKhan6428

    AbbasKhan6428 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I got a fair bit for betting the fight goes the distance. was sure that hopkins would win but couldnt count out pavliks boxing skill
     
  7. Cobbler

    Cobbler Shoemaker To The Stars Full Member

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    The only reason for that though is that Calzaghe's stamina was not in doubt whereas Hopkins' was.
     
  8. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    watching both, i'd say calzaghe's was the better display but just by a hair. my opinion is probably affected by how AMAZED i was that calzaghe could do that. Lacy at the end of the day was a very good, but overrated fighter who was COMPLETELY destroyed. Hopkins put on a wonderful show and really humiliated pavlik but c'mon, he's hopkins: he'd already proven himself and pavlik was fighting just a teeny bit high for him. both wonderful wins but joe's was flawless against a fighter who had no excuses
     
  9. thewoo

    thewoo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  10. KingCobra

    KingCobra IBF World Champion Full Member

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    I loved both for different reasons. I still think Hopkins stole from the Calzaghe script of how to beat a more inexperienced fighter by turning them, not allowing them to get set and bamboozling them with hand speed and footwork. Both magnificent displays though and I struggle to choose between them.
     
  11. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    cant split them.
     
  12. Jude

    Jude Just Journeying Man Full Member

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    Calzaghes win over lacy, that fight should have been stopped,

    Actually:
    Mosley`s wupping of that cheat Margarito, best masterclass. Especially as Mosley moved down from light middle.
     
  13. KingCobra

    KingCobra IBF World Champion Full Member

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    Yeah but I think all that **** messed up Margaritos mind set. Not saying he didn't deserve it, but I don't think he was at his best. Anyway, this is a Hopkins / Calzaghe thread :p
     
  14. Sweet Pea

    Sweet Pea Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    :lol:What a homo ass avatar.
     
  15. PrideOfWales

    PrideOfWales Winston Zedmore Full Member

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    If anything Lacy exposed Calzaghe