Hopkins-Calzaghe 2 This Fall?

**Gandalf** · 05-18-2010 06:00 AM

Originally Posted by Bilbo

If he could still get close to his best I'd love him to come back.

Beat Hopkins, smash Bute and then take out the winner of the Super Six.

He would be a legend.

I know I'm just dreaming here, but that would be fucking epic and so I want to at least have him come back to keep the dream alive.

Part of me would really love him to comeback and clean up. I've always loved watching Calzaghe fight and it really gets me down when a favourite fighter reaches the end of his career. But the other side of me really resists the notion. It would be awful to see a drink/drugs worn out Calzaghe pushing 40 and looking old against fighters he would have beaten handily just a few years prior. In my head it looks a great idea, but then I start to think about the reality and just have to say no. Who comes back and looks great at 38/39? We just have to look at Mosley and Campbell to realise that boxing is seldom an old mans game. In boxing the fighter very rarely finishes on top and it would be nice to see Joe see that through to the end.

**markb018** · 05-18-2010 06:14 AM

Frankly, the only fight I want to see Joe in is vs. Froch so Joe can shut his damn mouth

**Gandalf** · 05-18-2010 06:29 AM

Originally Posted by markb018

Frankly, the only fight I want to see Joe in is vs. Froch so Joe can shut his damn mouth

That would be a very funny fight. Yes, I would love to see that one.

**Myk_Myk** · 05-18-2010 10:55 PM

Originally Posted by miles

It would be awful to see a drink/drugs worn out Calzaghe pushing 40 and looking old against fighters he would have beaten handily just a few years prior. In my head it looks a great idea, but then I start to think about the reality and just have to say no. Who comes back and looks great at 38/39? We just have to look at Mosley and Campbell to realise that boxing is seldom an old mans game. In boxing the fighter very rarely finishes on top and it would be nice to see Joe see that through to the end.

Yeah, on the one hand he's not as shop worn as most fighters with as many fights as he's had, but seems the fighters that have had success later in life are the ones that have lived a clean life.

Bernard just can't stand to have a loss to anyone stay unavenged. I'm waiting for him call out Taylor, and his loss to Clinton Mitchell, probably even bothers him!