Re: Y'all must o' forgot...

Originally Posted by
Taeth

Originally Posted by
Greig

Originally Posted by
CFH
I agree, though I do think at times JC would've made it a difficult fight for him. Not that that takes anything away from Calzaghe, he's undoubtedly a great fighter.
Of course he is. I am a big fan of Calzaghe, he is an all time great.
But I honestly believe that RJJ in his prime was about the the third or fourth best fighter ever. SRR, Ali and Louis are better IMO.
HOWEVER, we'll never know that for sure because he should have been more proactive in securing legacy defining fights when he was in his prime.
I think Roy beats a lot of the top guys inthe p4p argument if they fought against eachother, but He didn't fight the type of names some of these guys did. I think if you are comparing primes he is a top 10 p4p, but being a great fighter means more than that. After this fight I definitely have Hopkins moving ahead of Roy on the p4p ATG list.
I must disagree Taeth.
For a start, Jones has a win over Hopkins.
Second, Jones won belts at 160, 168, 175 and heavyweight. B-Hop never did that.
Third, a lot of Hopkins biggest wins were against guys he had distinct size and weight advantages over (DLH, Winky, Pavlik). Lets not forget that at light heavyweight his resume consists of a shot Tarver and a bunch of guys moving up.
No, B-Hop is a great fighter, but Roy is greater IMO.
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