It'll be a split decision whichever way it goes.
Calzaghe - Hopkins
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Get in. I don't believe it
fecking get in!!! Calzaghe gets the decision
Bloody Hell! He Won!!
Crap fight. Good result. Get in Calzaghe.
Brilliant 
Sensational win. He'll go down as one of the all time great British boxers and rightly so.
Well done, Calzaghe. fecking get in!!
Well done, Calzaghe. fecking get in!!
wahoooooooooooooooooooooo get feckin in there! told ya those american judges were bang on!!!!!!!!!!
Take that!
Reckon the judges may have taken a dim view of Hopkins play-acting. Though Joe really came back into in the second half of the fight.
Reckon the judges may have taken a dim view of Hopkins play-acting. Though Joe really came back into in the second half of the fight.
Haha Calzaghe is really laying into him in the interview.
Nice
I watched it on HBO, they had Calzaghe winning it from the third round onwards.
You lot are shit.
Hopkins sore loser
Showed some true grit and spirit did Calzaghe.
What feed did u watch it on
Well in my defence, I did say that I knew nothing about boxing.
16-11 Calzaghe? Do me a favour
Tight contest, bugger all in it, could have given it either way and no-one could argue. With it being so close I expected the American judges to side with their man, but there you go
Tight contest, bugger all in it, could have given it either way and no-one could argue. With it being so close I expected the American judges to side with their man, but there you go
To be fair in Las Vegas they like front foot boxers, that why the decision (rightly) went the way of Calzaghe.
American judges tend to favour the aggressor in tight contests and that was definately calzaghe. I thought the knockdown would be a factor until Joe really started to dominate from the 8th onwards. Hopkins faking a low blow was bad for him...I know he's black but his dick aint that big.
Overall a poor fight but right result. Calzaghe could retire and go down as one of the best Brit boxers ever...or he could fight Roy Jones jnr, beat him and become a legend.
Overall a poor fight but right result. Calzaghe could retire and go down as one of the best Brit boxers ever...or he could fight Roy Jones jnr, beat him and become a legend.
Balls, wish I knew about that one mine was on ustream and kept on going off.
Yeah. It was much closer than that in my opinion.
I think with taht commetn about being a legend killer was him basically calling out Roy Jones IMO, where they'll hold it we'll just have to wait on.
Don't believe Cortez should be selected as the ref next time mind.
Don't believe Cortez should be selected as the ref next time mind.
Yep, Calzaghe looked to have the judges from early as he was clearly the aggressor. I thought Hopkins would make it more of a fight with another knockdown, but it never came.
Wasn't the fight I expected, or the result I wanted, but at least I managed to prolong going to sleep.
I thought Cortez was quite poor. Didn't have the balls to actually make any decisions.
Yeah Cortez i thought was shocking, that didn't help the fight.
Cortez was very poor for the Hatton fight too, and we complain about football refs
Cortez was very poor for the Hatton fight too, and we complain about football refs
Does seem its one rule for Hatton and different for anyone else.
I'll be honest, I thught Hopkins had taken that, am I little raw about it, thought I'd made some clever money from the fight
Does seem its one rule for Hatton and different for anyone else.
I'll be honest, I thught Hopkins had taken that, am I little raw about it, thought I'd made some clever money from the fight
I had a tenner on Hopkins by split at 5.60. So was a bit hopeful at the end but in truth i'd rather see Joe win.
Yes Cortez is annoying, like a fly around shit whenever Calzaghe was trying to get on the inside and work through the holding. Did well not to pander to Hopkins' gamesmanship though.
Cortez was the ref for Hatton too and that was a poor display, although I can't deny he deserved to lose and was outboxed by Mayweather.
Ugh this means I should go to bed now I suppose.
Cortez was the ref for Hatton too and that was a poor display, although I can't deny he deserved to lose and was outboxed by Mayweather.
Ugh this means I should go to bed now I suppose.
I was disappointed with Hopkins. He started off so well but ended up falling flat. He fecked about too much waiting for that killer punch and Calzaghe ended up winning it through short, clean and accurate punches that actually landed.
Credit to Calzaghe though, he did change his style mid-fight and it worked out well.
Credit to Calzaghe though, he did change his style mid-fight and it worked out well.
Difference being in the Hatton fight regardless of some shite decisions from Cortez again, Mayweather completely deserved it.
In this fight, it could have made a big difference.
In this fight, it could have made a big difference.
Whats with all that "Firm But Fair" stuff from Cortez. He has a bigger ego than the bloody fighters.
Firm and fair, but shit.
His shite decisions fundimentally altered the way Hatton wanted to box Hectic! You can't just make a statement like that
It doesn't matter who would have refereed that fight, Hatton would never have won it. The ref didn't do him any favors, but nothing will change that fact.
He was outclassed and outboxed by a better fighter.
He was outclassed and outboxed by a better fighter.
Here's my two peneth. Right man won by pretty much the right decision.
But, what a classless man Hopkins is. I love boxing and appreciate the art of the counter punch and know how good a technical defensive fighter can be; but that guy was awful tonight. You watch a class defensive fighter like Mayweather or Roy Jones and you can't do anything but admire the style and the skill. But that joker, taking the minutes for a low blow that never was AND trying to do it again! In with the heads, holding at every opportunity, not good at all.
He just wanted to sit on the two points from the knock down. It was the boxing equivalent of a Rafa Benitez team that scores in the 5th minute.
He should have known what would happen with Vega judges, they are always more sympathetic to the aggressor.
But, what a classless man Hopkins is. I love boxing and appreciate the art of the counter punch and know how good a technical defensive fighter can be; but that guy was awful tonight. You watch a class defensive fighter like Mayweather or Roy Jones and you can't do anything but admire the style and the skill. But that joker, taking the minutes for a low blow that never was AND trying to do it again! In with the heads, holding at every opportunity, not good at all.
He just wanted to sit on the two points from the knock down. It was the boxing equivalent of a Rafa Benitez team that scores in the 5th minute.
He should have known what would happen with Vega judges, they are always more sympathetic to the aggressor.
Well they're talking about a rematch I believe. Perhaps with a better ref who allows them to fight on level terms, we'll have our proof... on the night as it was, he was outclassed. I reckon fighting at Hattons natural weight, he'd take the contest though. So you can be sure Mayweather won't agree to that!
I have tickets for Hattons fight at CoMs next month, looking forward to my first live taste. I've come close before, was in Vegas the week before the Mayweather fight, and I lived next door to the MEN for a couple of earlier Hatton bouts, always saw everyone pouring out after I'd listened to it on radio!
Totally agree with that, Mayweather was everything Hopkins wasn't tonight. A great defensive performance, he was in a different class and totally out boxed Hatton.
That about sums it up.