Quote Originally Posted by Peter Plys 44 View Post
Flopkins is together with Toney the most overrated boxer of the last 20 years. If he is so great why are so many of his fights so close? Taylor is no world-beater but he went on top with Hopkins. Hopkins was humiliated by featherfisted Calzaghe and only the notorious racist judge Adalaide Byrd saved him from a devastating defeat. He was faking and holding like a child in that fight. Disgusting.

He beat a Pavlik there should have been on a rehap-center instead of a in a boxing-ring. No deal.
Flopkins as you call him was the first middleweight to unify the division since Hagler and defended his title 20 times, I don't particularly like the guy but that's not relevant. Lots of great fighters throughout history have fought close fights especially when the style used is a blend of counter punching, crowding and behind a cagey defense. I mean Robinson lost two fights to Paul Pender by SD so I guess he's not a great middle weight either.

And Calzaghe wrecked his hands around the time of Shieka and up to that point had one of the best ko ratios in boxing. He was told in no uncertain terms to take something off his shots or have an early end to a career. He adapted and as a result retired undefeated and a multi millionaire.

Tony never fought at middle weight long enough to even enter a conversation about that weight class.