Hopkins could've won, probably should've won, but he didn't!!

[richard (mossley)]

I think that is a fair scorecard. All those folk who disagree please show us yours.

I would like to add certain people are writing 'a prime Hopkins would have beaten Calzaghe' are missing one point. The Calzaghe that won, was not a Calzaghe in his prime.
A Calzaghe in his prime would have still have beaten an Hopkins in his prime.

[Taeth]

I think that is a fair scorecard. All those folk who disagree please show us yours.

I would like to add certain people are writing 'a prime Hopkins would have beaten Calzaghe' are missing one point. The Calzaghe that won, was not a Calzaghe in his prime.
A Calzaghe in his prime would have still have beaten an Hopkins in his prime.

As a fighter Calzaghe has been as good in the last few years as he has been at any point in his whole career... Mean while Hopkins hasn't been the same fighter he was when he faced Trinidad in 2001... thats almost 7 years, and at that time when he was around 35ish I believe Hopkins was in his boxing prime. Because these two aren't the best athletes the sport has ever seen, so as they get more comfortable, stronger, and maintained their endurance these two have climaxed around 35 instead of 27-30 like most fighters.