If/When Joe beats Hops

[ThePlugInBabies]

will the haters and ones who doubt him accept his greatness? if not, what does he have to do to achieve this in your opinion.

come on doubters, what does joe have to do to win you over? who does he have to fight before he wraps his career up?

[jimmy kerr]

i think theres no doubt that he is a great fighter i would like to see him box rjj tho ive never seen calzaghe box some one as fast as rjj id like to know if would struggle. but he is a great no matter what

[KayEpps]

There are many people doubting his status in the sport - it's just that many of us doubt if he'll be Hopkins. At least i do!!!!!

He's a great fighter and great for the sport - but he loses to B-Hop. It is what it is.

Now if he happens to beat B-Hop - WOW!!!!!!!

[coronacards]

will the haters and ones who doubt him accept his greatness? if not, what does he have to do to achieve this in your opinion.

come on doubters, what does joe have to do to win you over? who does he have to fight before he wraps his career up?

Calzaghe needs to beat at least one recognizable HOF fighter in their PRIME to be considered "GREAT". Shit, he should at least FIGHT ONE.

[ThePlugInBabies]

Calzaghe needs to beat at least one recognizable HOF fighter in their PRIME to be considered "GREAT". Shit, he should at least FIGHT ONE.

such as......

[djm]

I found Joe frustrating to appreciate for a long time, but the Kessler fight was a big step. If he beats Hops and Dawson, there's not much else for him to do.

I think Kessler and Dawson will be around awhile beating a good number of people and will improve Joe's resume over time.

Still, ya gotta admit - he could have gone about this in a better way.

[djm]

Calzaghe needs to beat at least one recognizable HOF fighter in their PRIME to be considered "GREAT". Shit, he should at least FIGHT ONE.

Kessler's career isn't over. I'm not writing his HOF ticket yet, but he could dominate at 168 for a while. If he found success at 175, too, he could pull it off.

[coronacards]

such as......


Well first I want to know whether or not you agree, so do you???

I don't mean PRIME in the sense that it doesn't have to be absolute prime of the career, absolute prime weight, etc. But, I mean he has to beat a great fighter who isn't over the hill.

Or, he can take a different route...Calzaghe can jump to Cruiser or Heavy and beat some bum champion there, and that would show some form of greatness I suppose haha.

[coronacards]

Kessler's career isn't over. I'm not writing his HOF ticket yet, but he could dominate at 168 for a while. If he found success at 175, too, he could pull it off.


That's true, but nobody would call Kessler a top P4P fighter or anywhere near a HOF fighter at this time. Nobody would even bet on it...

I think Calzaghe is a very good fighter, and I never denied that. But why was SRL great, and Hearns, Haggler, Robinson, Jones, Toney, DLH, Mosley, etc??? They have the resumes to back it up...

[jc]

Although this is the best figtht out there. joe wont get universal respect for this win due to Hops age...

[PH|LLA]

Kessler will become Calzaghe's ticket to the HOF, JC's win over BHop will merely solidify it.

Kessler is 28, 39-1, and there are very few (can't think of anyone other than JC, BHop, and Dawson) fighters from 160-175 that he would be an underdog against. Even the fights where he is an underdog, the odds would be very close.

[coronacards]

Kessler will become Calzaghe's ticket to the HOF, JC's win over BHop will merely solidify it.

Kessler is 28, 39-1, and there are very few (can't think of anyone other than JC, BHop, and Dawson) fighters from 160-175 that he would be an underdog against. Even the fights where he is an underdog, the odds would be very close.

Who did Kessler beat? I mean seriously...

People think I hate Kessler and Calzaghe. I think both are good fighters...

But I don't run around calling Chad Dawson great because he is undefeated...I didn't with Lacy either.

As of now, Kessler is like Dariusz Michalczewski, except worse haha

[FRKO]

will the haters and ones who doubt him accept his greatness? if not, what does he have to do to achieve this in your opinion.

come on doubters, what does joe have to do to win you over? who does he have to fight before he wraps his career up?

For me, Joe has very little to prove now. He may not have fought the very best, but the way in which he wins is enough to tell me that the guy is 100% pure quality that is very rarely seen. JC is an incredibly skilled fighter, and one day he will be recognised by all for his talent.

[coronacards]

For me, Joe has very little to prove now. He may not have fought the very best, but the way in which he wins is enough to tell me that the guy is 100% pure quality that is very rarely seen. JC is an incredibly skilled fighter, and one day he will be recognised for his talent.

It's not like Calzaghe is marching through bums like Tyson did...

He's beating fighters, and doing well. He's a very good fighter. He's also 35, and has a shitty resume for his age, considering his number of fights...

It's not his fault that his division has sucked for the last few years...but he also made NO EFFORT towards seeking out real challenges elsewhere.

[Smith]

Calzaghe needs to beat at least one recognizable HOF fighter in their PRIME to be considered "GREAT". Shit, he should at least FIGHT ONE.Thats a stupid thing to say when there is not one fighter from 168 to 175 right now that are in their prime that would be 'worthy'. Therefore, Calzaghe will never win under your eyes. If their is no one their, its kind of hard to find them.

Dawson(under prime!)
Kessler(under prime?)
B-Hop(over prime!)

Therefore if he beat the other two, you would still say none are in their prime.

Your views are flawed. He will never win under your eyes, never

[reno240]

will the haters and ones who doubt him accept his greatness? if not, what does he have to do to achieve this in your opinion.

come on doubters, what does joe have to do to win you over? who does he have to fight before he wraps his career up?

I didn't know him very well, but I stopped doubting when I saw his display against Kessler. But a win over BHop won't deter his haters - BHop is like 106 years old.

[Smith]

I didn't know him very well, but I stopped doubting when I saw his display against Kessler. But a win over BHop won't deter his haters - BHop is like 106 years old.Yet the same people who would mention his age if Joe won have him in there top 5 P4P right now. Wheres the fucking sense in that.

[PhillyPhan69]

I have been a long time Hopkins phan, and stand by my wish 2 years ago that he would retire then. I don't see a tremendous upside in this fight for either guy outside of the main reason...you know it may be the biggest money fight for either of them. If Joe wins he beat a 40 + y/o, and will not silence a lot of doubters...B-hop wins and people state that joe had avoided US comp because he could not make the cut...I think both guys are great although both (mainly B-Hop) have seen better days...this fight is 3 years to late to get me overly excited or to make me change my mind on either fighter...Both great. I still see B-Hop in a razor thin decision...in a fight where Joe will find b-Hop's defense limits the ammount of punches he is used to delivering, and joes offense making Hop even more tacticle and choosing his spots even more often than he already does.. B-Hop in a close one...but I don't really care a whole lot at this point!

[Smith]

People also forget Joe himself is very old.

The gap is only like 5 years, therefore they are BOTH out of their peak, and this significantly increases the value of a Calzaghe win.

[El Bombasto]

will the haters and ones who doubt him accept his greatness? if not, what does he have to do to achieve this in your opinion.

come on doubters, what does joe have to do to win you over? who does he have to fight before he wraps his career up?

can you say the same about calzaghe?

[H .]

Unfortunately, there's not much Joe can do. He won't be boxing much longer and waited too damn long to unify titles. Good job Joe, it's taken you long enough to come to the states. It's your own damn fault.