Quote Originally Posted by Spicoli Surfs 'Nawlins
Quote Originally Posted by Bilbo
It struck me today that if indeed the winner of Hopkins Calzghe does face Roy Jones the ultimate winner of that fight could well be considered the greatest fighter since the Hagler, Hearns, Leonard days.

Whoever wins that final fight could well enter the top 10 greatest of all time ratings.

Any opinions?
Bigger question is IF Calzaghe can pull it off,does that therefore remove Hopkins from the all time list Interesting thought Bilbo.
I don't know,at the risk of getting smacked around I would have a hard time placing Calzaghe on a top all time list.Based on ?? I mean Taylor will not even get into the same solar system as all time discussion and he bested Hopkins twiceAnd A win over Jones at this point (which Calzaghe can accomplish) has to be seen with an asterisk.Hopkins vs. Calzaghe will be a great one,Both had better steel themselves for what will most likely there toughest fight in there respected career's.
Jones will clamour for the winner and look to cash out but a 12 round win over a natural Welter 2-2 in the last 6 yr's does not translate to him being what he once was?Don't see him beating either one myself.
If Calzaghe was to walk away undefeated after beating Kessler, B Hop and Roy Jones, he will have done more than Marvin Hagler imo.

He would have beaten every fighter he ever faced, be the longest reigning super middleweight champ of all time and beaten by far the best two men around the middleweight weight classes since the days of Hagler.

If Hopkins beat Calzaghe and then Jones, he'd be the longest reigning middleweight champ in history, a two weight world champ and would have beaten the two greatest rivals of the past twenty years.

If Jones Jr was to beat the winner he would be the only fighter in the modern era to win both a middleweight and heavyweight world title, and in beating Hopkins (maybe twice), Toney, and maybe Calzaghe would have beaten all the greatest fighters at those weight classes of the best 20 years.

I'd say the overall winner would have a very good case for being above Marvin Hagler and possibly into the top 10 of all time.