Why isn't Hopkins fighting Calzaghe?

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It's not that I think Bernard is a chicken S***, this is a growing trend in boxing and I'd like to see the primadonna I'm too good for this or that attitude go out the window. Thats what Bernard is guilty of and Joe isn't, even if he should of showed his face sooner he was still willing to fight when Bernard wasn't (regardless whether it was money, fear, lazyness doesn't matter). Which you have to understand where a boxer comes from, football and basketball players get payed 10x the amount of a fighter who could easily suffer brain damage or die, we've already had 5 deaths this year - so yeah they're gonna attempt to get what they can while they can. But nevertheless the big fights that keep the sport interesting aren't happening, atleast not without a fuss and making people believe the fight isn't going to take place. You really gotta love the warrior mentality of Taylor/Wright or Corrales/Castillo.

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I see what your saying but i think Joe is the worst example to use. The man is notorious for ducking people and just cause he finally grew some balls and fought someone after 10 years that doesn't mean he is the toughest guy out there. At the end you cant even compare Joe's and hops resume. Hop fought roy,unified the mw division after like 15 years, koed 2 legends in trinidad and de la hoya, defended title 20 times. All Joe has done is beat an old Eubank and Jeff Lacy. He held the wbo belt almost 10 years before he even tried to unify.As of right now he just don't stack up to hop, maybe he'll do something in the coming years then we can judge better.

WoW - can you really be that much of an idiot, or are your last two posts on here a joke?

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Explain why i think your an idiot if what you said in thelast few posts about calzaghe weren't jokes? sure...

Firstly you said something somewhere about hopkins not fighting him now because he wouldn't bring his a** to the USA -when someone posted in black and white saying about him willing to fight hopkins in the USA, but hopkins changed his mind as 1.8million wasn't enough for him...

then you talk about Calzaghe ducking people? name one person he has ducked? he has fought and beaten every single person put in front of him

You mention him being in the ring with RJJ, like that alone makes him a better fighter lol.. or do u think hopkins challenged RJJ, or give him a shot? 'coz the IBF made them fight for the vacant belt since hopkins was ranked number 1 in the world and RJJ ranked number 2 at the time. then lol you go on to say how knocking out de la hoya and trinidad was again something spectacular... both great fighers, neither was a middleweight though

As for calzaghe only beating an 'old' eubank and lacy, don't forget he beat eubank when he was very young and had little experience. He also broke his hand during round 8 of his fight with robin Reid and went on to win; make no mistake when Reid wasn't worying about how good he looked he was a damn good fighter IMO adleast, he fought well that night agasint calzaghe. He also beat the then, world number 1 ranked by the WBO mario veint in 120seconds!

but with all that said your prolly just pissed he beat your boy lacy, if lacy can be a true man about that night, take a page from his book and get off calzaghes back and either respect him or shut up about him.

-First off watch the name calling. I've given you your respect now give me mine.
-I never tried to make a point about joe not wanting to fight in the U.S. so learn to read.
-You say 1.8 mil should be enough to fight joe when he got about 3 mil to fight howard eastman.Come on if you can get 3 mil for a guy like that shouldn't you get more for a fighter like joe.
-You knock hop for beating smaller guys in trinidad and oscar. Heres a questiono you think Marvin Hagler is great? He too made his name by fighting smaller fighters (duran,hearns,srl).At the end of the day those two fighters are better than anyone joe has ever has or probably will face.
-I was just bringing up roy to show the kinda comp hes been in with. If he only fought roy and then retired he would still have retired fighting better opposition than joe has ever fought.
-Bringing up robin reid in this conversation was a joke right? Please tell me that was a joke?
-I don't even like Lacy. I need to" respect him or shut up about him". What are you two dating or something? Are you defending his honor? Get a life.