Kostya Tszyu and others who just didn't get shots at the GREATS

X · 07-12-2006 10:39 PM

Originally Posted by "PRIDE OF PROVIDENCE"

A Prime Kostya Tszyu would Knock Joe Calzaghe TFO... No offence... I love Joe but A prime Kostya would role over the light flurrying Calzaghe

True he would be undersized but just for argument's sake

He'd even fight him in Wales because he would simply walk over the water to get there.

**PRIDE OF BOSTON** · 07-12-2006 10:46 PM

EXACTLY

**CityOfGod** · 07-13-2006 12:15 AM

Forgive me, but didn't B-hop start as a light-heavy and also at super-middle before finding his niche?

**Preme** · 07-13-2006 06:54 AM

Originally Posted by Lyle

Bernard Hopkins: Gerald McClellan, James Toney, Nigel Benn, Joe Calzaghe, Chris Eubank, Steve Collins

er, was a fact Calzaghe was meant to go to the usa to fight him, hopkins was going to be getting $3, this was right after he beat tito, hopkins at last moment wanted $6mill full well knowing he wouldn't get it, then went on to fight 2 bums in his home town of Pa for money nowhere even close to $3...

Now im not going to say hopkins 'ducked' calzaghe, everyone will have their own opinion on that... but as far as the facts go, hopkins has NO claim that calzaghe ducked him, and calzaghe, a damn good one...

**Preme** · 07-13-2006 06:58 AM

Originally Posted by CityOfGod

Forgive me, but didn't B-hop start as a light-heavy and also at super-middle before finding his niche?

Started at Lh, lost then went to middle

**LarryB** · 07-13-2006 12:20 PM

Roy Jones avoided Benn, Collins and Eubank like the plaugue

**Wacko3205** · 07-13-2006 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by CityOfGod

Forgive me, but didn't B-hop start as a light-heavy and also at super-middle before finding his niche?

Nope. Actually was a middle weight champ in the pen, got out & made pro debut at 175, lost, went to middle, dominated, lost, dominated, lost, moved to 175, won, retired...I hope.

El Kabong · 07-13-2006 09:42 PM

Originally Posted by LarryB

Roy Jones avoided Benn, Collins and Eubank like the plaugue

...I know that's the popular belief that he avoided Eubank but if you look at Chris' career you'll see it's much like the argument for a Prime Tyson to Fight Lennox Lewis...Roy was too young to fight a Prime Eubank and Eubank was too old to fight a Prime Roy.

As for Benn, I'm surprised that any American went to England to fight him after the McClellan fiasco...I don't blame Roy for not fighting Nigel, Benn took advantage of the home cooking and it almost killed one of Roy's good friends.

Collins! COLLINS!!!! Give me a break