OK just watched the fight

[Andre]

Mate after what Bernard did to Pavlic and considering how close their first fight was there would be a diffferent light on it than just the usual rematch. I wonder who most Americans would chose to put up against him next if they could?

I didn't think the fight was all that close really.

Hopkins whines like a little bitch when he loses any fight and he because his style is so ugly it prevents anyone from looking good even in victory his fans will claim a poor performance from the opponent as a win.

Apart from the first round knockdown Hopkins didn't do much at all imo.

Yes he negated most of what Calzaghe did too but Calzaghe was the only guy who was trying to win that fight. All Hopkins did was hold and spoil.

Maybe I should actually watch the fight myself , I was posting on hearsay in this case.

So it wasn't close as some say?

What was the reason some say Hopkins some say Joe then?

Was it the old scoring glances against scoring more power shots?
Thats a common one that splits the group,people scoring amature like shots that touch but have no effect or ones that are checked before landing or taken with a twist and a glove are still scored by many.

So did Hopkins get sent backwards at all?
Was it Joe comming forwards all night, or both of them even in attack and it came down to a shot count?

Sounds from your post like Bernard played it with a counter punchers moves but with spoilers arms and no hits.