I'd like the Calzaghe victory to be the final chapter.

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Calzaghe has said for the past 3 years or so that this is the time at which he should retire.

Cleaner more effective punching scores well when done in adequate volume. It cannot compensate for a gap as bl;atantly obvious as there was between Calzaghe and Hopkins.
Coupled with the tactics employed by Hopkins the judges scores are completely understandable and justifiable.

What gap ?? Calzaghe was throwing more but a lot of his punches were landing on the arms and gloves, where as Hopkins punches were much more effective and cleaner, Calzaghe never really landed a solid shot on Hopkins except some straight lefts later in the fight.

Doesn't matter how solid the punch is, if it lands it scores. Sure Hopkins landed a few hard shots but that doesn't win the fight if he doesn't get the KO. Hopkins punch output was not what it needed to be to win the fight.

Well im more of the kind of guy that scores 10 solid shots rather than 25 pitter patter shots.