Calzaghe/Hopkins

[Fenster]

No it's not.

The thread starter was simply too biased to point out that Joe fought dirty himself.

All anyone remembers is Hopkins faking low blows, intentionally punching low himself and throwing some quite impressive headbuts.

Calzaghe's minimal fouls were common to every boxing match. That's why no one mentions them... well apart from Calzaghe haters/Hopkins huggers

Thats all Calzaghe fans remember. they don't like to admit there boy fought dirty as well.

Don't try and justify Calzaghe's illegal rabbit punching and low blows. Whether they were minimal or not, he did it.

Calzaghe even admitted to hitting Hopkins low in round 2 because Hopkins put him on his ass in round 1.

Calzaghe Says Low Blow Against Hopkins Deliberate!!! on Boxing Daily

Calzaghe fans probably would turn a blind eye to his minimal fouls. Just like Hopkins huggers try to mask his cowardly, despicable cheating.

The neutrals would by far remember Hopkins cowardly, despicable cheating over Calzaghe's minimal fouls though, right?

[Pugilistic]

All anyone remembers is Hopkins faking low blows, intentionally punching low himself and throwing some quite impressive headbuts.

Calzaghe's minimal fouls were common to every boxing match. That's why no one mentions them... well apart from Calzaghe haters/Hopkins huggers

Thats all Calzaghe fans remember. they don't like to admit there boy fought dirty as well.

Don't try and justify Calzaghe's illegal rabbit punching and low blows. Whether they were minimal or not, he did it.

Calzaghe even admitted to hitting Hopkins low in round 2 because Hopkins put him on his ass in round 1.

Calzaghe Says Low Blow Against Hopkins Deliberate!!! on Boxing Daily

Calzaghe fans probably would turn a blind eye to his minimal fouls. Just like Hopkins huggers try to mask his cowardly, despicable cheating.

The neutrals would by far remember Hopkins cowardly, despicable cheating over Calzaghe's minimal fouls though, right?

The neutrals would remember Calzaghe's epic windmill combos over Hopkins clean hard punches.

[Fenster]

Thats all Calzaghe fans remember. they don't like to admit there boy fought dirty as well.

Don't try and justify Calzaghe's illegal rabbit punching and low blows. Whether they were minimal or not, he did it.

Calzaghe even admitted to hitting Hopkins low in round 2 because Hopkins put him on his ass in round 1.

Calzaghe Says Low Blow Against Hopkins Deliberate!!! on Boxing Daily

Calzaghe fans probably would turn a blind eye to his minimal fouls. Just like Hopkins huggers try to mask his cowardly, despicable cheating.

The neutrals would by far remember Hopkins cowardly, despicable cheating over Calzaghe's minimal fouls though, right?

The neutrals would remember Calzaghe's epic windmill combos over Hopkins clean hard punches.

You mean Hopkins one clean hard punch (well maybe 3)

The polls showed a landslide victory for Calzaghe. No neutrals thought Hopkins won that fight (well maybe two or three)

[Pugilistic]

Calzaghe fans probably would turn a blind eye to his minimal fouls. Just like Hopkins huggers try to mask his cowardly, despicable cheating.

The neutrals would by far remember Hopkins cowardly, despicable cheating over Calzaghe's minimal fouls though, right?

The neutrals would remember Calzaghe's epic windmill combos over Hopkins clean hard punches.

You mean Hopkins one clean hard punch (well maybe 3)

The polls showed a landslide victory for Calzaghe. No neutrals thought Hopkins won that fight (well maybe two or three)

Still more than what Joe landed.

The polls favored Calzaghe, i'm fully aware of that. It doesn't mean it wasn't close.

Look at the recent Pacquiao/Marquez 2 thread here on saddos. That was a close fight but the majority so far had Marquez winning.

[CFH]

Calzaghe fans probably would turn a blind eye to his minimal fouls. Just like Hopkins huggers try to mask his cowardly, despicable cheating.

The neutrals would by far remember Hopkins cowardly, despicable cheating over Calzaghe's minimal fouls though, right?

The neutrals would remember Calzaghe's epic windmill combos over Hopkins clean hard punches.

You mean Hopkins one clean hard punch (well maybe 3)

The polls showed a landslide victory for Calzaghe. No neutrals thought Hopkins won that fight (well maybe two or three)

That's 1 - 3 more clean punches than Calzaghe landed.

[CFH]

I've seen the fight twice since it air and both times I score it for Hopkins by a point. Calzaghe landed nothing of consequence all night long.

And for the record I am a much bigger fan of Calzaghe than I am of Hopkins.

[ross]

Hopkins fought to the best of his ability, he even had to pull a few stunts out the bag like crawling round on the floor and screaming like a 2 year old girl

Joe fought messy but as the rounds went on he got better, a rematch would have confirmed Joes superiority

[Gandalf]

Hopkins fought to the best of his ability, he even had to pull a few stunts out the bag like crawling round on the floor and screaming like a 2 year old girl

Joe fought messy but as the rounds went on he got better, a rematch would have confirmed Joes superiority

No doubt. He would have won far more convincingly. Hopkins has only one trick when it comes to a fighter like Calzaghe and Calzaghe had him worked out by the half way mark. It would have been a boring fight again though.

[Pugilistic]

Hopkins fought to the best of his ability, he even had to pull a few stunts out the bag like crawling round on the floor and screaming like a 2 year old girl

Joe fought messy but as the rounds went on he got better, a rematch would have confirmed Joes superiority

Maybe....maybe not.

We will never know though, Joe didn't want none of a rematch.

[Fenster]

The neutrals would remember Calzaghe's epic windmill combos over Hopkins clean hard punches.

You mean Hopkins one clean hard punch (well maybe 3)

The polls showed a landslide victory for Calzaghe. No neutrals thought Hopkins won that fight (well maybe two or three)

That's 1 - 3 more clean punches than Calzaghe landed.

Calzaghe landed 232 from 707 punches thrown.

Those 200+ punches weren't earth shattering, but were certainly effective enough to make Hopkins disgrace himself with a despicable act of cheating.

[CFH]

You mean Hopkins one clean hard punch (well maybe 3)

The polls showed a landslide victory for Calzaghe. No neutrals thought Hopkins won that fight (well maybe two or three)

That's 1 - 3 more clean punches than Calzaghe landed.

Calzaghe landed 232 from 707 punches thrown.

Those 200+ punches weren't earth shattering, but were certainly effective enough to make Hopkins disgrace himself with a despicable act of cheating.

I trust my own eyes more than I will ever trust Compubox and Calzaghe didn't land anything of consequence all fight long.

I dislike Hopkins, I like Calzaghe and I was cheering for him, but I felt that he lost the fight by one point. I've watched it twice since it aired and both times I have come up with the same conclusion. It was so close that I don't really have a problem with Calzaghe getting the decision, but in my mind Hopkins won the fight. It was ugly, dirty, and boring, but he won.

[Fenster]

That's 1 - 3 more clean punches than Calzaghe landed.

Calzaghe landed 232 from 707 punches thrown.

Those 200+ punches weren't earth shattering, but were certainly effective enough to make Hopkins disgrace himself with a despicable act of cheating.

I trust my own eyes more than I will ever trust Compubox and Calzaghe didn't land anything of consequence all fight long.

I dislike Hopkins, I like Calzaghe and I was cheering for him, but I felt that he lost the fight by one point. I've watched it twice since it aired and both times I have come up with the same conclusion. It was so close that I don't really have a problem with Calzaghe getting the decision, but in my mind Hopkins won the fight. It was ugly, dirty, and boring, but he won.

Thankfully your opinion is shared with just a small minority.

I think most people thought it was a close-ish fight with Cazlaghe a clear winner - that's what the polls seem to indicate anyway.