Such a horrible fight to watch but I had Calzaghe winning. Hopkins just couldn't deal with Joe after the 4th/5th round that night. That's not too say that a younger Hopkins wouldn't have been able to deal with him but who knows what was to happen later in the fight if it wasn't for Hopkins continuously cheating. He obviously felt the need to buy some time by faking low blows so if the ref didn't call them (Cortez again.. ) then would Hopkins have been able to last the pace?

Calzaghe wasn't the most technically gifted fighter in the world but he had a skill of knowing what to do to win a fight.