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Re: Hopkins wants 60-40 split in Calzaghe fight
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Originally Posted by skel1983
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Originally Posted by Violent Demise
Hopkins is a 2 division champion. He's the bigger name. He should get the bigger pay. And like eagle said, 40% is still a couple of millions. Kessler agreed to all of Calzaghe's terms just to make the fight happen. Calzaghe should do the same. That is if Calzaghe and Warren really want the fight.
VD do you realise kessler was paid just shot of £3 million pounds? Id be suprised if he got anything above £800k before, so Kessler just set himself up for life for that fight with Joe. So thats a load of bollocks if Joe was to paid anywhere near triple his biggest payday he probably would swim there.
Rather he gets 40% or 50% or whatever. Calzaghe will be paid handsomely for a Hopkins fight. So don't make it seem like he's going to starve. Cuz he's not. Bottom line is Calzaghe needs Hopkins more than Hopkins needs him.
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Re: Hopkins wants 60-40 split in Calzaghe fight
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Originally Posted by skel1983
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Originally Posted by Violent Demise
Hopkins is a 2 division champion. He's the bigger name. He should get the bigger pay. And like eagle said, 40% is still a couple of millions. Kessler agreed to all of Calzaghe's terms just to make the fight happen. Calzaghe should do the same. That is if Calzaghe and Warren really want the fight.
VD do you realise kessler was paid just shot of £3 million pounds? Id be suprised if he got anything above £800k before, so Kessler just set himself up for life for that fight with Joe. So thats a load of bollocks if Joe was to paid anywhere near triple his biggest payday he probably would swim there.
The point is Joe should not worry about the money. Just call the bluff.
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Re: Hopkins wants 60-40 split in Calzaghe fight
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Originally Posted by eagle
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Originally Posted by skel1983
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Originally Posted by Violent Demise
Hopkins is a 2 division champion. He's the bigger name. He should get the bigger pay. And like eagle said, 40% is still a couple of millions. Kessler agreed to all of Calzaghe's terms just to make the fight happen. Calzaghe should do the same. That is if Calzaghe and Warren really want the fight.
VD do you realise kessler was paid just shot of £3 million pounds? Id be suprised if he got anything above £800k before, so Kessler just set himself up for life for that fight with Joe. So thats a load of bollocks if Joe was to paid anywhere near triple his biggest payday he probably would swim there.
The point is Joe should not worry about the money. Just call the bluff.
Well not really VD was saying Kessler bowed to all Warrens and Joes demands but he forgot to add Kessler also got at leats 3 times his biggest payday, sort of relevant in the terms of the deal.
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Re: Hopkins wants 60-40 split in Calzaghe fight
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Originally Posted by skel1983
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Originally Posted by eagle
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Originally Posted by skel1983
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Originally Posted by Violent Demise
Hopkins is a 2 division champion. He's the bigger name. He should get the bigger pay. And like eagle said, 40% is still a couple of millions. Kessler agreed to all of Calzaghe's terms just to make the fight happen. Calzaghe should do the same. That is if Calzaghe and Warren really want the fight.
VD do you realise kessler was paid just shot of £3 million pounds? Id be suprised if he got anything above £800k before, so Kessler just set himself up for life for that fight with Joe. So thats a load of bollocks if Joe was to paid anywhere near triple his biggest payday he probably would swim there.
The point is Joe should not worry about the money. Just call the bluff.
Well not really VD was saying Kessler bowed to all Warrens and Joes demands but he forgot to add Kessler also got at leats 3 times his biggest payday, sort of relevant in the terms of the deal.
But Joe got more right? Tho Kessler had more belts....
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Re: Hopkins wants 60-40 split in Calzaghe fight
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Originally Posted by skel1983
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Originally Posted by eagle
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Originally Posted by skel1983
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Originally Posted by Violent Demise
Hopkins is a 2 division champion. He's the bigger name. He should get the bigger pay. And like eagle said, 40% is still a couple of millions. Kessler agreed to all of Calzaghe's terms just to make the fight happen. Calzaghe should do the same. That is if Calzaghe and Warren really want the fight.
VD do you realise kessler was paid just shot of £3 million pounds? Id be suprised if he got anything above £800k before, so Kessler just set himself up for life for that fight with Joe. So thats a load of bollocks if Joe was to paid anywhere near triple his biggest payday he probably would swim there.
The point is Joe should not worry about the money. Just call the bluff.
Well not really VD was saying Kessler bowed to all Warrens and Joes demands but he forgot to add Kessler also got at leats 3 times his biggest payday, sort of relevant in the terms of the deal.
You make it seem like Calzaghe would get chump change for a Hopkins fight. He won't. He'll get millions. Make the fight.
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Re: Hopkins wants 60-40 split in Calzaghe fight
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Originally Posted by Violent Demise
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Originally Posted by skel1983
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Originally Posted by eagle
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Originally Posted by skel1983
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Originally Posted by Violent Demise
Hopkins is a 2 division champion. He's the bigger name. He should get the bigger pay. And like eagle said, 40% is still a couple of millions. Kessler agreed to all of Calzaghe's terms just to make the fight happen. Calzaghe should do the same. That is if Calzaghe and Warren really want the fight.
VD do you realise kessler was paid just shot of £3 million pounds? Id be suprised if he got anything above £800k before, so Kessler just set himself up for life for that fight with Joe. So thats a load of bollocks if Joe was to paid anywhere near triple his biggest payday he probably would swim there.
The point is Joe should not worry about the money. Just call the bluff.
Well not really VD was saying Kessler bowed to all Warrens and Joes demands but he forgot to add Kessler also got at leats 3 times his biggest payday, sort of relevant in the terms of the deal.
You make it seem like Calzaghe would get chump change for a Hopkins fight. He won't. He'll get millions. Make the fight.
Hopkins aint worth more than Joe at this stage in his career. No matter how far up his own arse he is.
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Re: Hopkins wants 60-40 split in Calzaghe fight
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Originally Posted by eagle
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Originally Posted by skel1983
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Originally Posted by eagle
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Originally Posted by skel1983
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Originally Posted by Violent Demise
Hopkins is a 2 division champion. He's the bigger name. He should get the bigger pay. And like eagle said, 40% is still a couple of millions. Kessler agreed to all of Calzaghe's terms just to make the fight happen. Calzaghe should do the same. That is if Calzaghe and Warren really want the fight.
VD do you realise kessler was paid just shot of £3 million pounds? Id be suprised if he got anything above £800k before, so Kessler just set himself up for life for that fight with Joe. So thats a load of bollocks if Joe was to paid anywhere near triple his biggest payday he probably would swim there.
The point is Joe should not worry about the money. Just call the bluff.
Well not really VD was saying Kessler bowed to all Warrens and Joes demands but he forgot to add Kessler also got at leats 3 times his biggest payday, sort of relevant in the terms of the deal.
But Joe got more right? Tho Kessler had more belts....
Are you being serious?? More belts?? WTF? So the fact that the fight was in Cardiff and 50 thousand people 49 thousand for Joe Calzaghe, the money invested from Setanta Sports (British Network) was all there because Kessler was the main man? No Joe was the man in the division, Joe was the one who had been on prime HBO and Showtime, Joe is the one with the most important belt THE RING.
Mate listen im not saying Joe deserves more that Hopkins but my point is the short sightedness of VD, when he says Kessler was such a warrior he came to Wales for fuck all and we must take our hats off to him what a guy. The only reason he came was because he was getting paid alot more cash than he could imagine.
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Re: Hopkins wants 60-40 split in Calzaghe fight
B-Hop is a great fighter but Calzaghe is on a higher level, Hopkins struggled against Taylor and Wright, Pavlik Ko'ed Taylor and would do the same against Wright. Hopkins is playing pussie pat again. I think Pavlik would knock out Hopkins, Pavlik and Hopkins should fight. And the winner fight Calzaghe. Just my Southern opinion ;)
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Re: Hopkins wants 60-40 split in Calzaghe fight
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Originally Posted by skel1983
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Originally Posted by eagle
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Originally Posted by skel1983
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Originally Posted by eagle
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Originally Posted by skel1983
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Originally Posted by Violent Demise
Hopkins is a 2 division champion. He's the bigger name. He should get the bigger pay. And like eagle said, 40% is still a couple of millions. Kessler agreed to all of Calzaghe's terms just to make the fight happen. Calzaghe should do the same. That is if Calzaghe and Warren really want the fight.
VD do you realise kessler was paid just shot of £3 million pounds? Id be suprised if he got anything above £800k before, so Kessler just set himself up for life for that fight with Joe. So thats a load of bollocks if Joe was to paid anywhere near triple his biggest payday he probably would swim there.
The point is Joe should not worry about the money. Just call the bluff.
Well not really VD was saying Kessler bowed to all Warrens and Joes demands but he forgot to add Kessler also got at leats 3 times his biggest payday, sort of relevant in the terms of the deal.
But Joe got more right? Tho Kessler had more belts....
Are you being serious?? More belts?? WTF? So the fact that the fight was in Cardiff and 50 thousand people 49 thousand for Joe Calzaghe, the money invested from Setanta Sports (British Network) was all there because Kessler was the main man? No Joe was the man in the division, Joe was the one who had been on prime HBO and Showtime, Joe is the one with the most important belt THE RING.
Mate listen im not saying Joe deserves more that Hopkins but my point is the short sightedness of VD, when he says Kessler was such a warrior he came to Wales for fuck all and we must take our hats off to him what a guy. The only reason he came was because he was getting paid alot more cash than he could imagine.
Exactly cc
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Re: Hopkins wants 60-40 split in Calzaghe fight
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Originally Posted by skel1983
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Originally Posted by eagle
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Originally Posted by skel1983
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Originally Posted by eagle
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Originally Posted by skel1983
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Originally Posted by Violent Demise
Hopkins is a 2 division champion. He's the bigger name. He should get the bigger pay. And like eagle said, 40% is still a couple of millions. Kessler agreed to all of Calzaghe's terms just to make the fight happen. Calzaghe should do the same. That is if Calzaghe and Warren really want the fight.
VD do you realise kessler was paid just shot of £3 million pounds? Id be suprised if he got anything above £800k before, so Kessler just set himself up for life for that fight with Joe. So thats a load of bollocks if Joe was to paid anywhere near triple his biggest payday he probably would swim there.
The point is Joe should not worry about the money. Just call the bluff.
Well not really VD was saying Kessler bowed to all Warrens and Joes demands but he forgot to add Kessler also got at leats 3 times his biggest payday, sort of relevant in the terms of the deal.
But Joe got more right? Tho Kessler had more belts....
Are you being serious?? More belts?? WTF? So the fact that the fight was in Cardiff and 50 thousand people 49 thousand for Joe Calzaghe, the money invested from Setanta Sports (British Network) was all there because Kessler was the main man? No Joe was the man in the division, Joe was the one who had been on prime HBO and Showtime, Joe is the one with the most important belt THE RING.
Mate listen im not saying Joe deserves more that Hopkins but my point is the short sightedness of VD, when he says Kessler was such a warrior he came to Wales for F*** all and we must take our hats off to him what a guy. The only reason he came was because he was getting paid alot more cash than he could imagine.
The point is it shouldnt be abou the money at this stage of Joe's career. If BHOP is trying to back out, stop him by calling his bluff. Take 0% to force him to fight. Then the win if he gets it will be sweeter.
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Re: Hopkins wants 60-40 split in Calzaghe fight
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Originally Posted by TheDukeof74
B-Hop is a great fighter but Calzaghe is on a higher level, Hopkins struggled against Taylor and Wright, Pavlik Ko'ed Taylor and would do the same against Wright. Hopkins is playing pussie pat again. I think Pavlik would knock out Hopkins, Pavlik and Hopkins should fight. And the winner fight Calzaghe. Just my Southern opinion ;)
This is going to be hard to explain...atleast correctly...but let me try...
NO WAY IN HELL IS CALZAGHE ON A HIGHER LEVEL!!!
That being said...he's at a different place in his career...& on that note...right now...YES...he's on a different level.
Joe, IWHO, is a few notches down from Bernard as far as his level of skills goes...but at this time I think that he could either match Hopkins or be the foil for another win at 175lbs for Bernard. While all of that might sound like a conflicting statement...if you think about what I am trying to say...it aint.
You'll either agree or disagree.
Hopkins is a better all around fighter...but right now...I think that Joe will too much for Hopkins. Too fast, too slick, & too dominating.
This may be the one & only time that we ever see Hopkins get handled.
People say that Roy Jones did that...but their wrong. Watch that fight again & there was an equal amount of confusion on both fighter's facees.
Joe's on the upswing & Hopkins is in the twilight of his career...no matter what he or the meida has to say. Now I aint saying the Nard is old...nor will I say that when Joe beats him...but Joe's got a whole lot more shit going for him at this point in his career.
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Re: Hopkins wants 60-40 split in Calzaghe fight
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Re: Hopkins wants 60-40 split in Calzaghe fight
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I'm cool with that 8)
:coolclick: #475.
I thought that you might be.
I aint slagging Joe by any means...I just think that Hopkins is/was on a different level all by himself.
I do honestly believe that Joe will beat him though.
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Re: Hopkins wants 60-40 split in Calzaghe fight
I think its a shame that BHOP spent most of his prime fighting and beating up guys that weren't that famous, and only got the recognition he deserved by beating up on top 147 guys who thought they had a shot at 160. Now when its time to cash in he is maybe getting a bit too old and we dont get to see him against other greats like Joe C while at his best.
I mean the man started fighting in 1988, how many guys have a 19 year career and remain a top 3 p4p guy? It is remarkable.
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Pardon the ramble,just doing my Cobb....
New to Calzaghe myself,last 3 years about but he has come to the forfront right now.To me he seems to fight out of Pride and Rep.A cocky dude brimming with all around skills.Hands,footwork,moxie and Drive.
Kessler is a breath of fresh air and a Problem to come for any fighter that sees him a easy mark.He will be champ again.Is there any doubt that his next outing will be anticipated highly($) and will have great exposure?
Bernard Hopkins is in fact the Lt.Heavy Champ and is rellashing the bounty's at this time he rightly or wrongly FEELS he has been denied for so long.He will have a say in the direct promotion ties and contract terms (maybe under the table) but lets be real here.Calzaghe will be going into Hopkins weight,after what Hopkins has,to conquer A great and ensure to be thought of as such in the long run.Calzaghe wants this fight & Hopkins Knows It.
Point blank Hopkins does not need Calzaghe at this point in his career,especially with Calzaghe speaking of retirement prior and is no young blood himself.As a hardcore fan I would like to say Hopkins should WANT Calzaghe and to go out with Added glory by meeting with a p4p and Top fighter in there Division.Theres no way Hopkins is leaving the states so Calzaghe Will have to go To U.S if He truly wants this fight(And I believe he does very much).Its not a matter of B-hop being afraid,thinking he might get beat,or Not being as good with skills as Joes skills....Come on .He may have gotten old,reserved,slow,.....Hes also gotten shrewd & Wise.If Hopkins put the bait in the water with 60/40 comments,Call him on it.When Joe/If Joe Defeats Hopkins convincingly He'll reap it ten fold.This may sound nuts but Calzaghe should not attach himself and get bound up to Hopkins He can have his own legacy in the eyes of the fans.Hopkins loves this Crap.
Ultimately it seems they want the perfect Last hoo-rah fairwell fight (If Indeed Joes Looking to hang em up) each.....Just shut up and fight! Its late,Mondays inbound.
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Re: Hopkins wants 60-40 split in Calzaghe fight
I hate B-Hop but love his Talents but at this stage it has to be a 50/50. JC is the mos recognize of the 2.
come to think of it this is going to be the same problem with PBF and Cotto .. ohh fuck :(
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Re: Hopkins wants 60-40 split in Calzaghe fight
If i remember correctly Calzaghe did say he would fight on B-Hop terms.
Calzaghe should just accept this 60-40 split..afterall B-Hhop is an old guy now.
You need to really give B-Hop a good reason to even bother getting in the ring with Joe.
Neither fighter needs eachother at the moment lets be honest.
Joe's legacy is secure with that win over Kessler as far as im concerened. He was unlucky not to get any bigger fights and as a result of that will never be as big as he could had been.But that's tough luck.
If Joe is going to attempt to further his legacy with a win over Hopkins who win or lose in this one is considered one of best ever middleweights. then he has to bow to his demands.
If Joe agreed to these terms and then Bhop changed terms again then of course dont bother with the fight.
otherwise just fucking agree to it Joe and finally get this fight happning and get your ass to the US.
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If i remember correctly Calzaghe did say he would fight on B-Hop terms.
Calzaghe should just accept this 60-40 split..afterall B-Hhop is an old guy now.
You need to really give B-Hop a good reason to even bother getting in the ring with Joe.
Neither fighter needs eachother at the moment lets be honest.
Joe's legacy is secure with that win over Kessler as far as im concerened. He was unlucky not to get any bigger fights and as a result of that will never be as big as he could had been.But that's tough luck.
If Joe is going to attempt to further his legacy with a win over Hopkins who win or lose in this one is considered one of best ever middleweights. then he has to bow to his demands.
If Joe agreed to these terms and then Bhop changed terms again then of course dont bother with the fight.
otherwise just fucking agree to it Joe and finally get this fight happning and get your ass to the US.
You do have a valid poiint is a weird way.
damn you have a way with words.
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Re: Hopkins wants 60-40 split in Calzaghe fight
Fuck knows why they cant just accept a guarantee of 40% each and the winner takes the extra 20%.
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Re: Hopkins wants 60-40 split in Calzaghe fight
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Originally Posted by cpcompany
Fuck knows why they cant just accept a guarantee of 40% each and the winner takes the extra 20%.
that would make the most sense but unfortunitly can't see that ever happening ;D
it would be great if all big fights happened like that though!
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Re: Hopkins wants 60-40 split in Calzaghe fight
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Originally Posted by skel1983
http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=11143
Recognized light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins, in a recent interview with The Sunday Times, said that he respects Ricky Hatton more than undisputed super middleweight champ Joe Calzaghe, because Hatton left the UK to take big fights on American soil.
"I respect Ricky Hatton more because he understood that in order to be considered great in a country that has produced great talent in many sports for many years, you have to get your ass over here. Joe’s known but he’s not well-known, and there’s a difference," Hopkins said. "Until you become known in the world more than you are in your neighborhood, then you’re only a neighborhood champion and Calzaghe’s a neighborhood champion, that’s what he is. So he has to pack his bags and come to the legend that is Bernard Hopkins, step out of his crib in Wales where he’s got his bottle on one side and his pacifier on the other and set foot on my soil so that we can get this on."
Hopkins said that he's only willing to do the fight with Calzaghe if it's on America soil, and if the money is a 60-40 split in his favor. He refuses to do a 50-50 split.
"Joe’s with HBO now, so he’s halfway there already. My offer is 60-40, 50-50 being out of the question, but we can talk," Hopkins said. "When he steps off the plane I’m going to be wearing my Yankee Doodle Dandy red-white-and-blue uniform, just like Apollo Creed, with James Brown’s Coming to America playing on the speakers, and I’ll show Joe what being world champion means, for I am the personification of the American Dream.”
CALZAGHE will destroy hopkins. hopkins is shit hes a coward hes scared of joe. he signed to box him once then saw his arse and ran. hopkins is a disgrace to america.
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Re: Hopkins wants 60-40 split in Calzaghe fight
IT should be 50/50 split.Calzaghe is going to the US to fight him now he wants more money than Calzaghe i think he is taking the p**s abit.
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Re: Hopkins wants 60-40 split in Calzaghe fight
the truth is calzaghe has been lucky in the RESPECT that jeff lacy was prepaired to come over to the the uk to fight him.......if lacy was like joe and 100% refused to leave home then that fight would never have happened the same goes with the kessler fight, kessler took the fight, got on a plane and fought joe in wales, again joe refused to go to denmark even tho kesslers team offered him 3.4 million, had it not been for those two aggreeing to travel over here joe would be nowhere near hbo tv
its time joe either goes over and does the biz or just admit he hasn't got the steel to travel to the usa. figues show RICKY HATTONS fight get more viewers on SKY T.V then when joe was fighting there, considering rickys fights are at 4am british time he got 600,000 last fight which sky said is a tremendous number for that time slot
whatever the split, joe would get a carreer high purse if he fought a big name in america, at one of the legendary venues of boxing, on a legendary boxing network HBO, infront of the biggest names in boxing, fighters, promters, boxing writers, stars from screen, stage and television would all be there, worldwide coverage......is there a better way to stamp a final statement on your carreer........ NO!!! so if he doesn't take the fight then we have to say he's a good champion on his own soil and nothing more
he should take the fight and prove people wrong...... if he doesn't then he's just all talk and no minerals
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Originally Posted by nuclear bull
figues show RICKY HATTONS fight get more viewers on SKY T.V then when joe was fighting there, considering rickys fights are at 4am british time he got 600,000 last fight which sky said is a tremendous number for that time slot
Hatton's last fight wasn't even on SKY.
Calzaghe last fought on SKY three years ago against Salem.
Anyway, Hatton was MUCH bigger than Calzaghe back then, and is bigger than Calzaghe now. Nothing's gonna change that.
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Recognized light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins, in a recent interview with The Sunday Times, said that he respects Ricky Hatton more than undisputed super middleweight champ Joe Calzaghe, because Hatton left the UK to take big fights on American soil.
"I respect Ricky Hatton more because he understood that in order to be considered great in a country that has produced great talent in many sports for many years, you have to get your a** over here. Joe’s known but he’s not well-known, and there’s a difference," Hopkins said. "Until you become known in the world more than you are in your neighborhood, then you’re only a neighborhood champion and Calzaghe’s a neighborhood champion, that’s what he is. So he has to pack his bags and come to the legend that is Bernard Hopkins, step out of his crib in Wales where he’s got his bottle on one side and his pacifier on the other and set foot on my soil so that we can get this on."
Hopkins said that he's only willing to do the fight with Calzaghe if it's on America soil, and if the money is a 60-40 split in his favor. He refuses to do a 50-50 split.
"Joe’s with HBO now, so he’s halfway there already. My offer is 60-40, 50-50 being out of the question, but we can talk," Hopkins said. "When he steps off the plane I’m going to be wearing my Yankee Doodle Dandy red-white-and-blue uniform, just like Apollo Creed, with James Brown’s Coming to America playing on the speakers, and I’ll show Joe what being world champion means, for I am the personification of the American Dream.”
I have to be honest. That sounds fair if not a tad generous. Seriously.
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Originally Posted by nuclear bull
the truth is calzaghe has been lucky in the RESPECT that jeff lacy was prepaired to come over to the the uk to fight him.......if lacy was like joe and 100% refused to leave home then that fight would never have happened the same goes with the kessler fight, kessler took the fight, got on a plane and fought joe in wales, again joe refused to go to denmark even tho kesslers team offered him 3.4 million, had it not been for those two aggreeing to travel over here joe would be nowhere near hbo tv
its time joe either goes over and does the biz or just admit he hasn't got the steel to travel to the usa. figues show RICKY HATTONS fight get more viewers on SKY T.V then when joe was fighting there, considering rickys fights are at 4am british time he got 600,000 last fight which sky said is a tremendous number for that time slot
whatever the split, joe would get a carreer high purse if he fought a big name in america, at one of the legendary venues of boxing, on a legendary boxing network HBO, infront of the biggest names in boxing, fighters, promters, boxing writers, stars from screen, stage and television would all be there, worldwide coverage......is there a better way to stamp a final statement on your carreer........ NO!!! so if he doesn't take the fight then we have to say he's a good champion on his own soil and nothing more
he should take the fight and prove people wrong...... if he doesn't then he's just all talk and no minerals
I think Joe would have gone to Denmark to fight Kessler, he'd fought in Denmark before. Kessler was happy
to fight in Cardiff because he got paid a fortune to go to Cardiff where they could get a crowd of 50,000 plus.
Kessler wouldn't have made as much if the fight was in Denmark.
Joes now said he'll fight in America against Hopkins, I think that was his downfall, he should have said he
wanted the winner of Tito-RJJ and Hopkins would have probably offered 50-50, can't see Warren taking 40
even if Joes up 4 it
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Re: Hopkins wants 60-40 split in Calzaghe fight
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Originally Posted by skel1983
http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=11143
Recognized light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins, in a recent interview with The Sunday Times, said that he respects Ricky Hatton more than undisputed super middleweight champ Joe Calzaghe, because Hatton left the UK to take big fights on American soil.
"I respect Ricky Hatton more because he understood that in order to be considered great in a country that has produced great talent in many sports for many years, you have to get your ass over here. Joe’s known but he’s not well-known, and there’s a difference," Hopkins said. "Until you become known in the world more than you are in your neighborhood, then you’re only a neighborhood champion and Calzaghe’s a neighborhood champion, that’s what he is. So he has to pack his bags and come to the legend that is Bernard Hopkins, step out of his crib in Wales where he’s got his bottle on one side and his pacifier on the other and set foot on my soil so that we can get this on."
Hopkins said that he's only willing to do the fight with Calzaghe if it's on America soil, and if the money is a 60-40 split in his favor. He refuses to do a 50-50 split.
"Joe’s with HBO now, so he’s halfway there already. My offer is 60-40, 50-50 being out of the question, but we can talk," Hopkins said. "When he steps off the plane I’m going to be wearing my Yankee Doodle Dandy red-white-and-blue uniform, just like Apollo Creed, with James Brown’s Coming to America playing on the speakers, and I’ll show Joe what being world champion means, for I am the personification of the American Dream.”
Its a shame that the build up to a Hopkins fight is always better than the fight it self.
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Fuck knows why they cant just accept a guarantee of 40% each and the winner takes the extra 20%.
Because Hopkins likes to have all the advantages and he knows his carrer is more or less over when he loses this one.
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F*** knows why they cant just accept a guarantee of 40% each and the winner takes the extra 20%.
Because Hopkins likes to have all the advantages and he knows his carrer is more or less over when he loses this one.
I have to agree with you porky. Bhop knows he cant win this one like i said previusly Joe should just agreee to this and ill put money on BHop thinking of something else he wants...If he does noone can blame Joe for not bothering. Otherwise If Joe wants it bad he would just agree and get his ass to the US.
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Re: Hopkins wants 60-40 split in Calzaghe fight
haven't read all the posts here so will just say I agree that this is Hopkins way of saying he doesn't want to get in the ring with Joe - should be an even split. Hopkins is a legend yes but Calzaghe is on his way there and has the 44-0 record.
if it has to be 60-40 then it's Joe's move as to how badly he wants Hopkins' name on his record. Regardless of his age B-Hop is still very much at the top of his game and I would rather see Joe take on him than a washed up Jones or Trinidad - if you ask me beating either of these two doesnt proves nothing and will certainly do nothing to enhance his legacy
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Re: Hopkins wants 60-40 split in Calzaghe fight
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Originally Posted by nuclear bull
joe refused to go to denmark even tho kesslers team offered him 3.4 million, had it not been for those two aggreeing to travel over here joe would be nowhere near hbo tv
Joe was willing to go to Denmark and fight Kessler but there was more money for both fighters if it happend in Cardiff thats why Kessler was more than happy to go and fight in Cardiff.
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Re: Hopkins wants 60-40 split in Calzaghe fight
I'm beginning to believe that Hopkins doesn't want to share a Ring with Calzaghe
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Re: Hopkins wants 60-40 split in Calzaghe fight
kessler got 50% basicaly for the fight in the uk
they both made roughly $5mill
Hopkins fought a p4p fighte rin his last fight and didnt even get 10k (half would of been given away anyhow!)
Calzaghe has sold nearly 90,000 tickets in his last 2 fights! one against a reality tv runner up (35k) the other against a very good fighter, but one of whom most knew in the uk from what the papers said.. and that took in more than 50k!
everyone knew who wright and hopkins were...
i still think if push comes to shove 60/40 is a deal warren should take. 50/50 is more than fair tho IMO.
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Re: Hopkins wants 60-40 split in Calzaghe fight
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Originally Posted by Rob Lewis
kessler got 50% basicaly for the fight in the uk
they both made roughly $5mill
Hopkins fought a p4p fighte rin his last fight and didnt even get 10k (half would of been given away anyhow!)
Calzaghe has sold nearly 90,000 tickets in his last 2 fights! one against a reality tv runner up (35k) the other against a very good fighter, but one of whom most knew in the uk from what the papers said.. and that took in more than 50k!
everyone knew who wright and hopkins were...
i still think if push comes to shove 60/40 is a deal warren should take. 50/50 is more than fair tho IMO.
I think the point is that 50/50 is fair and thats how it should be, but if it gets Joe the fight he wants and thinks he needs then take the 40%. If he wins it will mean he probably makes more in his next fight.
