Why Did Jones, Hopkins, And Toney Duck Eubank, Benn And Calzaghe All Those Years?

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  1. My2Sense

    My2Sense Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It's called "cashing out" at the end of your career.

    Jones, Hopkins, and Calzaghe (among others) are all guilty of it.
     
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  2. badman

    badman Member Full Member

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    Could it be ecause they knew what the utcomes of the fights would be?
     
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  3. SHOWSHOOTER

    SHOWSHOOTER Active Member Full Member

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    so no one has an answer? :deal
     
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  4. donizhere

    donizhere Well-Known Member Full Member

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    i agree.

    Calzaghe beat some old men and some still think Bernard beat him at 43 years old
     
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  5. Beebs

    Beebs Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Plain and simple they saw the danger, only one American was willing to take the risk.

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  6. SHOWSHOOTER

    SHOWSHOOTER Active Member Full Member

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    the answer is that between hopkins, jones, and toney, the only good middleweights/super middleweights they disposed of his mike mccallum and micheal nunn, the rest were tomato cans.

    so why did they not feel the need to come to britain and fight the best - benn, eubank, and calzaghe?

    why did the brainwashed american public not demand this?
     
    SHOWSHOOTER, Nov 9, 2008
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  7. Lance_Uppercut

    Lance_Uppercut ESKIMO Full Member

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    The day after big fights is always the worst on this board. Too many assholes or immature shits trolling...
     
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  8. SHOWSHOOTER

    SHOWSHOOTER Active Member Full Member

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    :hi:


    it interesting that no one can provide an answer though :think
     
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  9. FLINT ISLAND

    FLINT ISLAND PENYRHEOL Full Member

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    its no joke

    its actually a good thread

    the thread author is just using the standards that USA fans use to judge UK fighters and turning the tables so UK fans can judge American fighters the same way to show what hyporcrites they are

    instead of why did this protected UK fighter stay in the UK instead of coming to the USA

    it is

    why did that protected USA fighter stay in the USA instead of coming to the UK
     
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  10. SHOWSHOOTER

    SHOWSHOOTER Active Member Full Member

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    i've come to the conclusion that i must stink of **** cos no american dare come near this thread.
     
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  11. IrnBruMan

    IrnBruMan Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    I can't believe that old chestnut "America is the mecca of boxing and all overseas fighters have to come to her shores to prove themselves" hasn't been dragged out yet :roll:
     
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  12. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    Jones and Hopkins were so scared of Calzaghe before he had beaten Lacy and Kessler that they decided to wait until they were in their forties to fight him.
     
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  13. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    The day's not over yet !
     
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  14. danjordan23

    danjordan23 Member Full Member

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    Well most people put Eubank and Benn about Par, give or take, at their peaks with Calzaghe, and considering Calzaghe is taking out all the American 'legends' and young hypejobs on his own then this is a VERY valid question.
     
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  15. imp4pdabest

    imp4pdabest Guest

    Man, Toney, Hopkins & Jones didnt duck Joe, Eubank or Calzaghe! Those guys wouldve wiped the floor with Joe
     
    imp4pdabest, Nov 9, 2008
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