Bernard Hopkins vs Joe Calzaghe I and result of a hypothetical rematch

[Leighton]

It was an extremely close fight, and quite a shit one imo. I don't like Calzaghes as a fighter, the fact that Hopkins simply couldn't fight at his pace forced him to spoil endlessly and when I went to rewatch it a while back I just couldn't be bothered after a while. I don't think there's really even all that much to look for, neither guy was doing anything especially effective it just depends which style you find more aesthetically pleasing in the first place.

Not really, this one was down to who landed vastly more punches

Thank you. Might be the smartest thing you ever said. It does indeed come down to who landed more punches. Punches. Not slaps. It's pathetic how so many of y'all claim to know the sport of boxing but fail to realize that Calzaghe's open hand slaps are not legal, scoring blows.

Not to upset you too much but do you really find it confusing that more people support the opinion of the professional judges and referees who have officiated calzaghes years of fights when it comes to scoring blows over the opinion of a basement dwelling internet tough guy with a chip on his shoulder over any fighter from Europe?

You don't even understand the difference between a fact and an opinion... If you can't get simple things right then no wonder nobody listens to you.

You mindless fucking sheep. It doesn't matter who allows and accepts what. The rules are there in plain English and other languages for that matter. They do not fucking change. Slapping with an open hand is not allowed. That's a fact. It's not an opinion, stupid

I see you got a little picture of yourself. Got your little gloves on. Working the bag making it seem like you a fighter. Maybe went to a gym or two. All that trouble and you telling me your moronic ass still doesn't know boxings basic rules? Doesn't surprise me one bit. I swear if you weren't so much fun to laugh at you truly would be useless

Excellent powers of deduction sherlock, you noticed my 'little' picture of my 'little' () gloves and came to the conclusion that I might have visited a gym at some point (like the one I AM STOOD IN?).

'maybe'... Theres no maybe you moron... You've seen the little picture of me stood in a gym but you're still struggling to say with any certainty if I've been to a gym or not? What an idiot.

Next you'll be saying my name is 'maybe' Adam?!?!

I like your way of thinking though. Blindly agree with Violet Denise and you're not a mindless sheep... But disagree with him and you are.

As you may have suspected from my picture using you considerable mind - I have had enough fights and supported enough fighters from my gym to know a thing or two about dealing with officials. Its a bitter pill for you to swallow but if 100s of refs and judges have frequently and consistantly judged his punches as acceptable you may want to let it go. Mayweather (bending below the waist), Hopkins (his head), Jones (using his arm as a wedge) etc all get away with what they can... Why not calzaghe? That's what goes on in the ring... We will never hear you whinge about that though.

You're free to draw what ever conclusions from my 'little picture' you want? I'm a fighter? I'm not? What do I care, I know how I've fought... A random kid with a keyboard changes nothing

Picture is there so people can see who I am, hence I use my real name and not some embarassing, gay made up 12 year old thug name.

We'll never see a picture of you because you think we'd know you're not the hard man you want us to think. But we don't even need a picture to see that.

I only used a picture of myself for about a year before. Probably around the time you were so happy to get them Star Trek pajamas and were rocking that Captain Kirk avatar. Remember that? Not only that but I actually met muthafukkas from this forum in real life. I am who the fuck I say I am. A 29 year old, with 3 sons, his own fucking house, a job that allows him to take home $1,155 a week and seriously sick boxing addiction. While I ain't done everything I wanted, I done alright so far in life. I got things to show. Tell me what you got? You got any kids you proud of? Got your own place to call home? You even got a job? Have you even fucked a women once in your life? My guess is no, no, maybe and no. You have no kids. You still call mommy and daddy house home. You might have a job. But I'm sure it pays you chump change. The thought of the last one is just laughable.

You can't change the subject just to duck the questions all you want. I knew from the start you couldn't back up what you said

I would pay for this arguement on box office. You guys are about even. Its all down to the last insults. And ......... go.

[Dia bando]

It was an extremely close fight, and quite a shit one imo. I don't like Calzaghes as a fighter, the fact that Hopkins simply couldn't fight at his pace forced him to spoil endlessly and when I went to rewatch it a while back I just couldn't be bothered after a while. I don't think there's really even all that much to look for, neither guy was doing anything especially effective it just depends which style you find more aesthetically pleasing in the first place.

Not really, this one was down to who landed vastly more punches

Thank you. Might be the smartest thing you ever said. It does indeed come down to who landed more punches. Punches. Not slaps. It's pathetic how so many of y'all claim to know the sport of boxing but fail to realize that Calzaghe's open hand slaps are not legal, scoring blows.

Not to upset you too much but do you really find it confusing that more people support the opinion of the professional judges and referees who have officiated calzaghes years of fights when it comes to scoring blows over the opinion of a basement dwelling internet tough guy with a chip on his shoulder over any fighter from Europe?

You don't even understand the difference between a fact and an opinion... If you can't get simple things right then no wonder nobody listens to you.

You mindless fucking sheep. It doesn't matter who allows and accepts what. The rules are there in plain English and other languages for that matter. They do not fucking change. Slapping with an open hand is not allowed. That's a fact. It's not an opinion, stupid

I see you got a little picture of yourself. Got your little gloves on. Working the bag making it seem like you a fighter. Maybe went to a gym or two. All that trouble and you telling me your moronic ass still doesn't know boxings basic rules? Doesn't surprise me one bit. I swear if you weren't so much fun to laugh at you truly would be useless

Excellent powers of deduction sherlock, you noticed my 'little' picture of my 'little' () gloves and came to the conclusion that I might have visited a gym at some point (like the one I AM STOOD IN?).

'maybe'... Theres no maybe you moron... You've seen the little picture of me stood in a gym but you're still struggling to say with any certainty if I've been to a gym or not? What an idiot.

Next you'll be saying my name is 'maybe' Adam?!?!

I like your way of thinking though. Blindly agree with Violet Denise and you're not a mindless sheep... But disagree with him and you are.

As you may have suspected from my picture using you considerable mind - I have had enough fights and supported enough fighters from my gym to know a thing or two about dealing with officials. Its a bitter pill for you to swallow but if 100s of refs and judges have frequently and consistantly judged his punches as acceptable you may want to let it go. Mayweather (bending below the waist), Hopkins (his head), Jones (using his arm as a wedge) etc all get away with what they can... Why not calzaghe? That's what goes on in the ring... We will never hear you whinge about that though.

You're free to draw what ever conclusions from my 'little picture' you want? I'm a fighter? I'm not? What do I care, I know how I've fought... A random kid with a keyboard changes nothing

Picture is there so people can see who I am, hence I use my real name and not some embarassing, gay made up 12 year old thug name.

We'll never see a picture of you because you think we'd know you're not the hard man you want us to think. But we don't even need a picture to see that.

I only used a picture of myself for about a year before. Probably around the time you were so happy to get them Star Trek pajamas and were rocking that Captain Kirk avatar. Remember that? Not only that but I actually met muthafukkas from this forum in real life. I am who the fuck I say I am. A 29 year old, with 3 sons, his own fucking house, a job that allows him to take home $1,155 a week and seriously sick boxing addiction. While I ain't done everything I wanted, I done alright so far in life. I got things to show. Tell me what you got? You got any kids you proud of? Got your own place to call home? You even got a job? Have you even fucked a women once in your life? My guess is no, no, maybe and no. You have no kids. You still call mommy and daddy house home. You might have a job. But I'm sure it pays you chump change. The thought of the last one is just laughable.

You can't change the subject just to duck the questions all you want. I knew from the start you couldn't back up what you said

I would pay for this arguement on box office. You guys are about even. Its all down to the last insults. And ......... go.

£10 Pound on Adam to win.

[redbaron]

Gandalf: How in the hell do you have Calzaghe winning clearly? Hopkins knocked him down and clearly landed the better punches.

[erics44]

Gandalf: How in the hell do you have Calzaghe winning clearly? Hopkins knocked him down and clearly landed the better punches.

ha

IMO he didnt win clearly but he clearly won

[Dia bando]

Gandalf: How in the hell do you have Calzaghe winning clearly? Hopkins knocked him down and clearly landed the better punches.

ha

IMO he didnt win clearly but he clearly won

In this fight Hopkins, got the knock down he did land may be 4or 5 punches, and that's being kind
in round 10 he was fucked,Calzaghe was getting to him and did he not like it.
He get's a tap in the bollocks, and roll's around the floor like a twat that he is.
As all the record book's will tell Calzaghe, won the fight that's good enough for me no if or but's, you can talk till the cow's come home Calzaghe beat Hopkins

[redbaron]

Gandalf: How in the hell do you have Calzaghe winning clearly? Hopkins knocked him down and clearly landed the better punches.

ha

IMO he didnt win clearly but he clearly won

In this fight Hopkins, got the knock down he did land may be 4or 5 punches, and that's being kind
in round 10 he was fucked,Calzaghe was getting to him and did he not like it.
He get's a tap in the bollocks, and roll's around the floor like a twat that he is.
As all the record book's will tell Calzaghe, won the fight that's good enough for me no if or but's, you can talk till the cow's come home Calzaghe beat Hopkins

That's not what I saw. I saw Hopkins kicking Calzaghe's ass for the majority of the fight and winning 115-112, 7 rounds to 5. And those record books contain a decision made by judges who aren't any more qualified to judge a fight than you or me. Hell, I could become a judge right now if I wanted too.

[Dia bando]

Gandalf: How in the hell do you have Calzaghe winning clearly? Hopkins knocked him down and clearly landed the better punches.

ha

IMO he didnt win clearly but he clearly won

In this fight Hopkins, got the knock down he did land may be 4or 5 punches, and that's being kind
in round 10 he was fucked,Calzaghe was getting to him and did he not like it.
He get's a tap in the bollocks, and roll's around the floor like a twat that he is.
As all the record book's will tell Calzaghe, won the fight that's good enough for me no if or but's, you can talk till the cow's come home Calzaghe beat Hopkins

That's not what I saw. I saw Hopkins kicking Calzaghe's ass for the majority of the fight and winning 115-112, 7 rounds to 5. And those record books contain a decision made by judges who aren't any more qualified to judge a fight than you or me. Hell, I could become a judge right now if I wanted too.

Explain : 140+ clinches off Hopkins
: 40 + leading and landing with the head.

Without a point deduction please explain how you get away with this and win a fight. If Calzaghe never had the flash knockdown in round 1. It would of been a clear shut out win.

Round 10, proved it all. Hopkins couldn't deal with Calzaghe, 5 minutes recovery time for a punch that wasn't even below the belt. But as most of you say he's a 'slapper'. A slap in the b*lls. Takes 5 minutes to recover for a so called warrior.

Calzaghe lost 4 rounds in my opinion, and in many's. Unless your day job was a judge for the WBC, WBO, IBF, WBA or any organisation I might listen to your unvalid trivial post. Until then ....