If Calzaghe Won Why????

[El Kabong]

Calzaghe won because:-

He outlanded Hopkins comprehensively.
He outworked him and had him looking very ragged down the stretch.
He came forward and made the fight.
Hopkins was so tired he resorted to questionable tactics to get himself a break.


Aside from the first third, Calzaghe really was in control IMO.

Hopkins should be sponsored by Reebok with the amount of running he does.

He's an old guy, he's talented and smart enough to figure out a way to make it tough for everyone to beat him.

You really have to take the fight to him before you beat him

[Greig]

Calzaghe won because:-

He outlanded Hopkins comprehensively.
He outworked him and had him looking very ragged down the stretch.
He came forward and made the fight.
Hopkins was so tired he resorted to questionable tactics to get himself a break.


Aside from the first third, Calzaghe really was in control IMO.

Hopkins should be sponsored by Reebok with the amount of running he does.

He's an old guy, he's talented and smart enough to figure out a way to make it tough for everyone to beat him.

You really have to take the fight to him before you beat him

You really have to take the fight to him to get near him...

[GRBOXINGFAN]

Props to Calzaghe, he adapted and clearly won. I had it 115-112 for Joe. Hopkins looked his age, but take nothing away from Joe, he was the better fighter.

Hopkins looked tired and wanted out of the fight kind of.

The worst thing that happened for B-hop was knocking Joe down with that right in the 1st round, he spent the rest of the fight looking for the same punch, but Joe adapted and never gave it to him.

Hopkins had never been a favorite of mine, but he dropped a couple notches tonight. He got beat.

Joe impressed me with his smarts and actually it looked like he got in Bernards head a little by the end. very fun fight to watch. I watch most of the fights with guys who have boxed and its almost uncanny how they see things. A couple called a right hand KD for bernard as soon as the fight started based on the way Joe was coming in. But Joe adjusted accordingly and won the fight.

Props to Joe! Tough fight to win and he out thought a master. I was way more impressed with his smarts than his skills.

Bernard should retire.

I had some money on Hopkins, but was rooting for Joe by the end of the fight after all the crap. Joe was the better man tonight. RESPECT!

[bikersk]

Yep he was. Much to bernards chagrin.

[Gandalf]

Hopkins was worked out and has never been as outworked as that down the stretch. Calzaghe won convincingly, I still think that he could have dominated old Hopkins something rotten if it hadnt had been for that flash knockdown.

If Hopkins is really so upset then he should demand a rematch. I doubt he wants any part of JC again though.