"He looked like he'd been shot in the balls"

[Lance Uppercut]

Calzaghe: Low blow deliberate!
Joe says Hopkins is a cheat
WBC/WBA/WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe admitted to the London Daily Mail that he intentionally hit Bernard Hopkins low in the second round of their fight Saturday, but says Hopkins was faking it in the tenth when he went to the canvas from an apparent light shot below the belt from the Welshman. "What a crap actor," said Calzaghe. "He looked like he'd been shot in the balls, not hit. When I hit him there in the second round, that was proper deliberate. He'd knocked me down in the first so I had to give him a dig, didn't I? But the tenth — that was a lie, that one.....he's a cheat. He took three minutes off when I didn't touch him and he needed a rest. Joe Cortez should have been firmer. Hopkins is just a spoilt little girl, isn't he?"Calzaghe also told the Mail, "I felt all along [Hopkins] was all mouth. He was a bully and they don't like being bullied. I could tell at the weigh-in he was worried. I said to him, 'This is your last fight, this is the end for you now' and he didn't say anything at all."
Tuesday, April 22 2008

Fightnews.com

[Spicoli]

Let the justifications begin

Like I said...If you think Calzaghe does not know how to muck it up & get rough also...your kidding yourself

[donnydarkoIRL]

A pro will exploit any advantage he can; A cut, Swelling, A broken rib.

A pro will also break the rules if he is allowed get away with it.

We saw this from both sides.

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

It's part of the sport. I don't blame him. Look at my man BHop? Lunges with his head, turns you away from the ref and hit's on the hip, rubs his head into yours on a clinch... Call it dirty... Call it what you will but if you look you'll see only the most skilled fighters can get away with it... Only the most crafty. It's a type of skill in boxing.

[Fenster]

These boxing news sites deliberately take comments out of context just to create forum barneys.. it must be so

Although it is kinda ironic Calzaghe accuses Hopkins of cheating yet is boasting about trying to bash his goolies....

And technically getting tapped in the balls but making people think you've been shot in them makes you a good actor not a crap one.


'Bully' Hopkins tried to cheat his way to victory in Las Vegas, insists Calzaghe | the Daily Mail

[LEGION]

So Joe is admitting he intentionally low blowed Hopkins just because he was embarassed he got put on the floor in the 1st round? That is somewhat cowardly in my eyes. Pretty sad when a guy gets legit knocked down and then says he retaliated unfairly just to get his dig in Then again, Hopkins is no angel of goodness.

I want a rematch

[Cortez The Killer]

The only shame is he did not hit Hopkins in the balls harder. I want to see one of those blatant, deliberate wind up power low blows ala Hatton-Tszyu. Not a little slap on the belt line. What a waste!


Oddly, I thought it looked very unintentional when I watched it, even on the replays.

[CFH]

So Joe is admitting he intentionally low blowed Hopkins just because he was embarassed he got put on the floor in the 1st round? That is somewhat cowardly in my eyes. Pretty sad when a guy gets legit knocked down and then says he retaliated unfairly just to get his dig in Then again, Hopkins is no angel of goodness.

I want a rematch

While I agree it is a bit cowardly, I think it's more an example of fighting fire with fire than anything else. Calzaghe knew Hopkins was going to be as dirty as he could, and he probably just wanted to show B-Hop that he could bully him back.

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[Deanrw]

That was not intentional by Joe. Why waste a foul shot and do it lightly when he could have really knocked the piss out of Hopkins with a good one?

It was a stray punch that just grazed him and Hopkins used it to buy himself some time as he was exhausted.


EDIT OK I cannot even remember the second round low blow. I was referring to the 10th round one in my post.