Calzaghe v Hopkins at Thomas & Mack Centre APRIL 19TH CONFIRMED!!!

[leftylee]

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The fight will take place at light-heavyweight and will be screened by HBO in America and Setanta Sports in the UK.

"This is a dream come true," said Calzaghe, who has patiently chased a fight with Hopkins for the best part of a decade.

"People always ask me 'When are you going to America?' and now they've got their answer. I won't be taking Hopkins lightly, but I believe I have the tools to beat him."

[Tins06]

Good on you Joe it took the best part of 10 yrs...but im glad your finally going to America. I hope he doesn't make a habit out of it though..I want to be there for his last fight.

[gally]

so glad its the 19th it was supposed to be the 12th at 1 point and im running the marathon on the 13th wouldnt have been the greatest preparation. CMON Joe you can do it.

[fin]

i think it will be a close fight but no way in hell is b ho gonna beat joe,joe is 2 quick and throws too many punches...

lets hope he beats hopking ass for his racist comments....

[Tysonbruno]

Hope Hopkins wins and he could with it being in Las Vegas their was some wide scores on the Hatton vs Mayweather night the Ponce De Leon springs to mind saying that the Lacy vs Manfredo was'nt the best either.

[Mar]

Can't wait !!! I think too many are quick to count hop out of this one too soon.

[JT Rock]

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Imagine if Calzaghe can become the ring champion of 168 and 175..... Any fighter ever been the top of 2 divisions simultaneusly?

[ssevony]

now we'll truly see where calzaghe is at comparing to all time greats. also I really hope HBO makes 24/7 for this fight.

[frozensolid_702]

I thought it was gonna be at the Mandalay Bay, but this is even better.


Cheaper seats mean that I'll probably be there.

[BIG H]

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Imagine if Calzaghe can become the ring champion of 168 and 175..... Any fighter ever been the top of 2 divisions simultaneusly?

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[El Gamo]

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Imagine if Calzaghe can become the ring champion of 168 and 175..... Any fighter ever been the top of 2 divisions simultaneusly?

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Good work big man.I cannot wait for this fight!! I'm looking for a big Joe win,I don't mean to sound disrespectful and it most likely won't happen but I want Joe to whoop B Hop bad for 2 main reasons: 1.) B Hop has a big mouth for a 5 punch per round,5 clinch per round guy 2.) Joe still has guys who doubt his talent, even though he made them look foolish by beating Jeff and Kessler. Beating Hop would be the icing on the cake.

[superheavyrhun]

I think this whad become of the recent months almost inevitable for both fighters to avoid as the money would obviously be there and each guy had practically talked themselves into making it happen.

As always, I'm confident Calzaghe will do the business once he's called upon, but disappointing that this is a non-title bout in terms of Calzaghe, as there'll have to be at least one more fight afterwards so he can retire as the undefeated two-weight world champ.

[Violent Demise]

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Imagine if Calzaghe can become the ring champion of 168 and 175..... Any fighter ever been the top of 2 divisions simultaneusly?

No. Hatton tried recently to accomplished the feat but got knocked the fuck out in the process. Calzaghe will fail as well. If Hatton's title would of been on the line when Mayweather kicked his ass than Mayweather would of been the first one to hold 2 titles at the same time. But it wasn't.

[JT Rock]

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Imagine if Calzaghe can become the ring champion of 168 and 175..... Any fighter ever been the top of 2 divisions simultaneusly?

No. Hatton tried recently to accomplished the feat but got knocked the F*** out in the process.  Calzaghe will fail as well.  If Hatton's title would of been on the line when Mayweather kicked his a** than Mayweather would of been the first one to hold 2 titles at the same time.  But it wasn't. 

I have never been a big Calzaghe fan as many of you know, but Hopkins is atrocious in his punch out put and cheats like a B******.. I hope Calzaghe kicks the fuk out of his punk azz and retires that geriatric prick

[Trainer Monkey]

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Imagine if Calzaghe can become the ring champion of 168 and 175..... Any fighter ever been the top of 2 divisions simultaneusly?

Yes,repeatedly