Re: Did hopkins fight the wrong fight against Calzaghe?
Originally Posted by
Taeth
I had it 6-6, Hopkins winning on the knock down, I would have to go back though because I haven't actually scored the rounds in awhile, and I don't write it down. But even the rounds Calzaghe won weren't because he was the superior boxer(By that I mean skillwise) It was because Hopkins just wasn't throwing punches, and Calzaghe was. There were maybe two rounds I thought Calzaghe outboxed Hopkins(landed more clean punches). In this fight I thought Hopkins' defensive abilities made Calzaghe look horrible, whereas I don't think Calzaghe made Hopkins look any different than he always has(as an old crafty fighter). IMO in terms of skill there was a large gap, which very much surprised me, between them. I knew Hopkins was a much purer tactician, but I thought their effiveness was dead even with the same output based on their previous fights, but on fight night if you compare punch for punch I felt Hopkins looked like a much better fighter. I just think their two previous fights (against Wright and Kessler) were misleading because stylewise I think Winky matched up a lot better against Hopkins then Kessler did against Calzaghe.
You gave Calzaghe 6 rounds?
For someone so sure Hopkins won you sure had it close, pal.
Boxing is NOT just about skill and technique. You don't win for being the best looking. Without mental strength and arsehole those qualities mean NOTHING. You seem to have marked Calzaghe DOWN because he disappointed you.
Maybe Hopkins is a more skillful, better all-round fighter than Calzaghe. But considering Hopkins is a GREAT and Calzaghe took SIX rounds off him (in your opinion) he can't be doing too much WRONG, right?
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