Calzaghe - Hopkins Predictions, RD by RD, Results FREE FOR ALL CHAT

Will need to watch again tomorrow after 3rd round i thought Hop had him screwed by making him fight his fight. Joe looked weaker than he is at SM, those punches really looked like nothing in first 6 rounds compared to hop. I'm JC fan but gave rounds to hop just bc i expected a much diff fight, drank a lot btw so will watch sober tomorrow to score again.

This was always going to be the big issue for Hopkins in this fight, and that was dealing with Calzaghe's workrate, and although he started out well, he showed his 43 years in the second half of the fight and just wasn't able to keep up with Joe for full rounds.

Despite two breaks for alleged "low blows" of which hopkins milked in order to get a break, he still didn't have the energy to land enough to claim rounds, and Calzaghe took it fair and square.

And as for the "idiot" Kevin Iole on Yahoo Sports....there may be a reason he'ds not got a more high profile role for this evenings entertainment....like not being able to call the winner.... ;;)

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This was always going to be the big issue for Hopkins in this fight, and that was dealing with Calzaghe's workrate, and although he started out well, he showed his 43 years in the second half of the fight and just wasn't able to keep up with Joe for full rounds.

Despite two breaks for alleged "low blows" of which hopkins milked in order to get a break, he still didn't have the energy to land enough to claim rounds, and Calzaghe took it fair and square.

And as for the "idiot" Kevin Iole on Yahoo Sports....there may be a reason he'ds not got a more high profile role for this evenings entertainment....like not being able to call the winner.... ;;)

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And being known as the idiot.

Did you all have JC winning, hope so im probly just being pessimistic

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Will need to watch again tomorrow after 3rd round i thought Hop had him screwed by making him fight his fight. Joe looked weaker than he is at SM, those punches really looked like nothing in first 6 rounds compared to hop. I'm JC fan but gave rounds to hop just bc i expected a much diff fight, drank a lot btw so will watch sober tomorrow to score again.

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Doesn't really matter how hard they land, as long as you land more you get the win.

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Will need to watch again tomorrow after 3rd round i thought Hop had him screwed by making him fight his fight. Joe looked weaker than he is at SM, those punches really looked like nothing in first 6 rounds compared to hop. I'm JC fan but gave rounds to hop just bc i expected a much diff fight, drank a lot btw so will watch sober tomorrow to score again.

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Doesn't really matter how hard they land, as long as you land more you get the win.

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thats how it works in the amateurs...


not in the professional rankings

Ok i guess it depends of the judges.

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Will need to watch again tomorrow after 3rd round i thought Hop had him screwed by making him fight his fight. Joe looked weaker than he is at SM, those punches really looked like nothing in first 6 rounds compared to hop. I'm JC fan but gave rounds to hop just bc i expected a much diff fight, drank a lot btw so will watch sober tomorrow to score again.

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Doesn't really matter how hard they land, as long as you land more you get the win.

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thats how it works in the amateurs...


not in the professional rankings

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That may be somewhat true, but volume of punches landed still plays a part even in the professional rankings. Otherwise, there would be no need for scoring fights - just let the fighters go at it until one of em falls down and can't get up.

No doesn't. 1 punch counts for 1 point. Only difference is the standing 8 and knock-downs. Doesn't mean a 10-8 in the amateurs like it does in the pros's. Then there is ring general ship, which Joe showed more of.

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Originally Posted by JamieFo

Will need to watch again tomorrow after 3rd round i thought Hop had him screwed by making him fight his fight. Joe looked weaker than he is at SM, those punches really looked like nothing in first 6 rounds compared to hop. I'm JC fan but gave rounds to hop just bc i expected a much diff fight, drank a lot btw so will watch sober tomorrow to score again.

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Doesn't really matter how hard they land, as long as you land more you get the win.

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thats how it works in the amateurs...


not in the professional rankings

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No doesn't. 1 punch counts for 1 point. Only difference is the standing 8 and knock-downs. Doesn't mean a 10-8 in the amateurs like it does in the pros's. Then there is ring general ship, which Joe showed more of.

Joe looked good in last 5-6 rounds ( 1 of which hop sneaked by low blow crap rest which think he would have lost otherwise) but with knockdown in 1st and joe fought wrong fight 1st half. Fought to tense and square at start.

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Originally Posted by JamieFo

Joe looked good in last 5-6 rounds ( 1 of which hop sneaked by low blow crap rest which think he would have lost otherwise) but with knockdown in 1st and joe fought wrong fight 1st half. Fought to tense and square at start.

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Yes you are right there but i think he settled at around round 4 or 5.

Just went over my rbr posts. Joe won on my reckoning.

Doesn't really matter how hard they land, as long as you land more you get the win.[/quote]


wtf i'd rather hit somebody 1 time and almost knock them out then get hit 10 times with punches that don't hurt in a real fight damage wins the fight

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Doesn't really matter how hard they land, as long as you land more you get the win.

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wtf i'd rather hit somebody 1 time and almost knock them out then get hit 10 times with punches that don't hurt in a real fight damage wins the fight[/quote]

Sorry dude it doesn't work like that. Even if you hit someone hard and almost ko them like in this fight it doesn't matter. You have to land the KO to win. Otherwise like in this fight the guy who lands more clean punches wins.