I've got to say, for some reason I really hope Calzaghe DOES dissapoint. Or at least losesOf course I don't hope for a lackluster fight, but I just don't want to see Calzaghe do too well.... Don't know why, I guess I'm just a sucker for the underdog, old fighter, etc. I also dislike Calzaghe, I think he's a tremendous fighter who could have been right in the mix YEARS ago, but has just never pursued the big fights. Kessler was a damn good win and an excellent fighter, but there are still so many more good fighters Joe should have fought years ago. I feel Glen Johnson would have given him hell at any point, and the fact that Calzaghe has withdrew from fighting him several times never sat well with me. Honestly I find Joe very entertaining to watch, and I hate the way Ricky Hatton fights... But I have FAR more respect for Ricky since he left Frank Warren and actually sought out big fights in the US. Calzaghe has been content to just fight whoever Warren finds for him, in Wales, his entire career. I think Hopkins was dead right in that press conference, where he said Calzaghe is fighting him because there's really nowhere else to go. I also think Calzaghe is only taking this fight on foreign soil due to Hopkins age, which drastically influences my wanting Hopkins to win. Aside from all of that, I find Calzaghe a very boring person, I really never want to hear him say anything, wheras to me Hopkins is captivating, although obviously not too bright he is entertaining to listen to. He is the one selling this fight, he sure as hell didn't have to take the fight, wheras like I say Calzaghe had little other options. I would just absolutely love it if Hopkins had it left in him to pull this off.


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Of course I don't hope for a lackluster fight, but I just don't want to see Calzaghe do too well.... Don't know why, I guess I'm just a sucker for the underdog, old fighter, etc. I also dislike Calzaghe, I think he's a tremendous fighter who could have been right in the mix YEARS ago, but has just never pursued the big fights. Kessler was a damn good win and an excellent fighter, but there are still so many more good fighters Joe should have fought years ago. I feel Glen Johnson would have given him hell at any point, and the fact that Calzaghe has withdrew from fighting him several times never sat well with me. Honestly I find Joe very entertaining to watch, and I hate the way Ricky Hatton fights... But I have FAR more respect for Ricky since he left Frank Warren and actually sought out big fights in the US. Calzaghe has been content to just fight whoever Warren finds for him, in Wales, his entire career. I think Hopkins was dead right in that press conference, where he said Calzaghe is fighting him because there's really nowhere else to go. I also think Calzaghe is only taking this fight on foreign soil due to Hopkins age, which drastically influences my wanting Hopkins to win. Aside from all of that, I find Calzaghe a very boring person, I really never want to hear him say anything, wheras to me Hopkins is captivating, although obviously not too bright he is entertaining to listen to. He is the one selling this fight, he sure as hell didn't have to take the fight, wheras like I say Calzaghe had little other options. I would just absolutely love it if Hopkins had it left in him to pull this off.
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