Quote Originally Posted by Leighton View Post
I have just looked at the punch stats and in every round calzaghe had more punches landed EVERY ROUND. I believe that is how they score a fight. Also someone said that Hopkins didnt have a scratch on him. Just because someone does not look hurt it does not mean they are winning the fight. What do you think would have happened if the fight continued. Calzaghe would have slapped him to death.
Exactly. Calzaghe is the only man Hopkins got wrong as an opponent since turning 40. All of his opponents post 40 have had their strengths taken away or else weren't all that hot to begin with. His most common weapon has been the catchweight, the second option has been to fight lower output fighters. With Calzaghe he thought he could catch a man moving up, he got it so, so wrong.

Hopkins is way overrated and gets the sympathy vote because he is old, but he wasn't all that hot in his prime either. I take a number of MW's in history over Hopkins.