Quote Originally Posted by Taeth View Post
THe main reason people would say B-Hop is done is because in his last two fights he has been fatigued, but lets take a look at this. B-Hop who is 43 was chased around by both Winky who put relentless pressure on him, and Calzaghe who put relentless pressure on him from the 4 round on. Now WInky might have Calzaghe's handspeed(IMO), but he definitely didn't have Calzaghe's footspeed, and I believe that Calzaghe really made Hopkins work harder to stay away than anyone has for as long as I can remember. I don't think there are very many fighters out there who can compete with Hopkins on the inside like Calzaghe did, and has enough will to keep coming forward unrelenting after eating those right hands. ALl I am saying is that even Mayweather was getting more tired against Hatton's constant pressure than I've ever seen him, and B-Hop moves a lot more for his size than Floyd. IMO Bernard is still in better shape than most boxers out there. I mean Kessler who is in good shape couldn't keep up with Calzaghe, and he didn't even use half the footwork that B-Hop did.
Which goes to show how good Hopkins footwork is because Kessler's is up there with the very best i have seen. Andrade said Kessler's footwork was unbelievable.

I think B-Hop can carry on and still beat the likes of Dawson and Woods quite handily.

Losing a split decision against Calzaghe is nothing to be ashamed of. I don't think it was Hopkins age that caught up with him, i think it was Calzaghe's work-rate and relentlessness that did it.

Good post mate.