Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Nightmare
I'm really getting sick and tired of reading posts in here by Joe Calzaghe fans who swear up and down that Bernard Hopkins was ducking this guy.

First off, in America, Calzaghe JUST became a star by beating a young, rising American star. Hopkins is a money whore, more than anything. There was absolutely no money in a fight w/ Calzaghe. Furthermore, Hopkins is an HBO fighter, Calzaghe a Showtime fighter. Those are difficult fights to make. Plus, he was chasing Monzon's middleweight defenses record.

And in between he found time to fight a 40-0 Felix Trinidad, and Oscar Delahoya. So stop with the "Hopkins was ducking" crap, it doesnt make sense!
Hopkins never ducked a fighter in his life...Before the Lacy fight Noone was singing the praises of Joe Calzaghe...He had a BS title and wont fight in the US...Hopkins is an all time great...The longest reigning middleweight champion ( I think??) with the most defences..Look at his resume...what did Calzaghe have to offer him I suppose Hopkins was supposed to travel to europe to fight him too...Use your head when you post not your heart...Hopkins would have taken Joe apart...And it would have done nothing for Bernards career...Joes most impressive win is over Jeff Lacy...Please tell me you have the common sense to know the diffrence between Lacy and Hopkins....Joe would have been just a W in the column for Bernard...Joe hasn't reached the status of guys like Trinidad or even Joppy to be given the respect of even saying Hopkins was ducking him....
Joe Calzagh is a guy who has held a title in the weakest division in boxing and wont fight out of europe...Nothing more nothing less