Calzaghe's Win Over Hopkins.................

[ICB]

How does Calzaghe's win over Hopkins rate in the all time wins for the UK against USA ??

[Bomp]

On paper quite higjly, yet it wasn't as unexpected as Honyghan's victory.

[X]

Nor Robinson/Turpin

[match]

IMO it automatically outranks Benn-McClellan, as I'll go to my grave feeling only the ref carried Nigel Benn through that first round. Maybe not on par with Lennox beating Evander though.

[Kev]

To be honest I thought BHop came out of this fight better than Calzaghe.

Joe was expected to win, BHop was 43 years old. In the end it was a razor thin win for Calzaghe in a fight in which it really could have gone the other way given a different set of judges.

I thought Calzgaghe would win a relatively comfortable decision but the Nard almost pulled it out.

[ICB]

To be honest I thought BHop came out of this fight better than Calzaghe.

Joe was expected to win, BHop was 43 years old. In the end it was a razor thin win for Calzaghe in a fight in which it really could have gone the other way given a different set of judges.

I thought Calzgaghe would win a relatively comfortable decision but the Nard almost pulled it out.

Totally agree Bilbo have some rep.

[Kirkland Laing]

The ref carried Hopkins through the fight or he would have been stopped. With a fair ref Calzaghe would have won much more clearly than he did.

[Macho]

I see that some people said that this fight was robbery , but in my opinion i saw that fight Calzaghe winning , he won clearly , in the first round that was BH did good , after that he looked tire and been holding all the time .I think that we have to admire BH because at his age of 43 years he keep an try making a competitive fights and i like that , but now he have to think that in this Div. he will going face with other more young and going find more problem , i don't know if have to retire , but i see that his prime is going down now.........

[njackets]

To be honest I thought BHop came out of this fight better than Calzaghe.

Joe was expected to win, BHop was 43 years old. In the end it was a razor thin win for Calzaghe in a fight in which it really could have gone the other way given a different set of judges.

I thought Calzgaghe would win a relatively comfortable decision but the Nard almost pulled it out.

hit the nail on the head there!

[ono]

To be honest I thought BHop came out of this fight better than Calzaghe.

Joe was expected to win, BHop was 43 years old. In the end it was a razor thin win for Calzaghe in a fight in which it really could have gone the other way given a different set of judges.

I thought Calzgaghe would win a relatively comfortable decision but the Nard almost pulled it out.

People keep saying this like Calzaghe is 21 or something.

Joe is just as battle worn as B-Hop.

B-Hop's style means that being a 43 year old isn't as much as a factor as a Ricky Hatton still fighting at 43. He's just such an awkward fight for anybody.

If you look at his recent opponents

Taylor twice (very close fights....boring as hell)
Winky (close fight but B-Hop won)
Tarver (B-Hop embarrassed him)

Going by how well he did against these 3 fighters, age doesn't seem to be that much of a factor. His stye is the biggest factor. He's so cagey, dirty, intelligent, wiley etc...and i was very surprised at the speed of his straight right.

The fight pretty much panned out how i expected it to. Quite a cagey affair. I thought Calzaghe won 115-112 but i'm going to re-watch it and score the fight soberly.

I think both guys come out of this with great credit.

[ICB]

To be honest I thought BHop came out of this fight better than Calzaghe.

Joe was expected to win, BHop was 43 years old. In the end it was a razor thin win for Calzaghe in a fight in which it really could have gone the other way given a different set of judges.

I thought Calzgaghe would win a relatively comfortable decision but the Nard almost pulled it out.

People keep saying this like Calzaghe is 21 or something.

Joe is just as battle worn as B-Hop.

B-Hop's style means that being a 43 year old isn't as much as a factor as a Ricky Hatton still fighting at 43. He's just such an awkward fight for anybody.

If you look at his recent opponents

Taylor twice (very close fights....boring as hell)
Winky (close fight but B-Hop won)
Tarver (B-Hop embarrassed him)

Going by how well he did against these 3 fighters, age doesn't seem to be that much of a factor. His stye is the biggest factor. He's so cagey, dirty, intelligent, wiley etc...and i was very surprised at the speed of his straight right.

The fight pretty much panned out how i expected it to. Quite a cagey affair. I thought Calzaghe won 115-112 but i'm going to re-watch it and score the fight soberly.

I think both guys come out of this with great credit.

There is a difference though ONO, Calzaghe looked like he was in his absolute prime against Kessler, where as except the Tarver fight, Hopkins hadn't looked good in quite some time.