Calzaghe - Retired for good?

[Rantcatrat]

Calzaghe got awarded a gift SD win over Bernard Hopkins. Bernard offered Calzaghe a rematch in wales in front of Joe's hometown fans. What a finale it offered for Joe. BUT Knowing he got lucky in the first fight meeting a not 100% fit Hopkins and getting knocked down in round one he got a SD victory he didnt deserve. Joe shot his fans the bird and RETIRED purely to save his precious 0 he's ducked & dived to keep throuout his career. He knew if he met a 100% Hopkins bang goes the 0

I didn't know Hopkins wasn't 100% for that fight and I've never heard that. Don't forget Calzaghe went to the United States to fight Hopkins in the first place and Hopkins was probably the most dangerous opponent for Calzaghe at the time. He risked that 0 in the first fight.

The thing about that fight was how ugly Hopkins made it look. I got the feeling that if Hopkins didn't hold the whole fight and hadn't taken five minutes to rest when he was hit with a blow that wasn't actually low, and actually fought Calzaghe, Calzaghe would have made it look easy.

Also, Hopkins acted like a complete douche leading up to the fight so it makes sense that Joe wouldn't fight him again. And ask yourself if the reason Hopkins was willing to go to Wales to fight Joe again was because he thought he would take a decision from Joe in Wales when he couldn't get a decision from him in the USA or if Hopkins just wanted another major pay day? And to be honest, I'm not sure how you can say Joe didn't deserve a split decision. He hit Hopkins more than any other fighter ever. No matter the punching power of if the punches were tit-tat, Hopkins has never been hit that many times ever. Pavlik, Taylor, Trinidad, De La Hoya. No one can claim to have done that.

Anyway, it's besides the point.

I'm curious if Froch wins the SMW tournament (which he won't do, let alone his first match imo), if Calzaghe would come out of retirement to end the question of who is the best SMW in Britain.

[Kirkland Laing]

I'm curious if Froch wins the SMW tournament (which he won't do, let alone his first match imo), if Calzaghe would come out of retirement to end the question of who is the best SMW in Britain.

Froch will get beaten by Kessler and that'll end the question for the few hundred people in Nottingham who think Froch could beat him.

I think Froch could be in big trouble in his first fight too. I'm probably going to pick him to win though because Dirrell is untested. Dirrell looks like he can box as well as Jermain Taylor. If he's got stamina to go with it he could beat Froch easily, but I have a feeling Froch will keep his winning streak going somehow.

[Stander]

To note, the fighter to hit hopkins with the most punches before Calzaghe was Roy Jones. Joe C hit hopkins with more punches than a prime Roy Jones!