B-hop 'still' wants the retired Calzaghe in Wales.......

Hopkins Dawson first then Joe to fight the winner I reckon.

 

Hopkins would have to fight A LOT more aggressively in this case. No way in hell he will get a decision like that in Wales. Yes, the judges should judge the action on its merits, but natural human tendencies to favour the aggressive home fighter will prevail.

 

I'd welcome a rematch, Hopkins should go for the knock out this time.

 

Dont see this ever happening in a month of sundays.. Calzaghe will be happily retired. Be impressed with him if he comes out for it though.

 

I've always believed this rematch was pointless. Calzaghe was never going to go to the US to fight Hopkins again, and I don't think he has any obligation regardless of how close people think it was, due to the things Hopkins tried to do in the ring. And ultimately...Calzaghe won the fight so the next is on his terms.

That only brings us back to Wales, and I honestly don't see much Hopkins does differently. I see the exact same fight once more and Calzaghe by UD this time, with the same aftermath.

If he was really going to come back and fight a top level opponent he'd prefer Chad Dawson, I'm sure.

 

well if they offered joe $10-20 that would be silly money to turn down!! i wnt blame joe for accepting

 

Calzaghe should just take the fight already.

It's arguabley Calzaghe's best 'win', and a lot of people don't even think he won. It was a close and disputed split decsion against the toughest opponent Joe has ever faced, I think its slightly disingenuous of Joe to simply declare victory, claim he 'doesn't do rematches', and retire. Bernard seems to be willing to make the sacrafice of fighting in Joe's backyard...this fight should and needs to happen. I don't know exactly when, or how, but I do know why.

 

I respect your opinion TFFP but I watched the fight again recently and actually quite enjoyed it. It was a tactical battle with a disputed result. Why not fight again? If Hopkins is prepared to come to Wales and if Joe feels he 'has Bernard's number', what's the problem? A nice easy payday for Joe.

Despite people saying they're not interested in it, by the time HBO have hyped it up there will be the usual fervour and debate. Plus the Welsh will turn out in force to boo Hopkins and make it an event. Get it on I say.

 

i don't think he'll ever beat calzaghe, calzaghes too durable and versatile.. he'd adapt to whatever hopkins has! Hopkins ran out of ideas

 

How the hell they gonna offer Joe those kind of roubles. Hopkins is not popular. It won't make for that big of a fight, I doubt it would even sell greatly on PPV in Britain nevermind America.

 

The sad thing is that other than Dawson, Hopkins is the only other fight out there for him to consider coming back.

 

I'm not strictly against it, nor am I saying I'd be completely disinterested. I just don't think we'll come to a firm conclusion on the fight. I think we'd relive the first fight, which is okay, but the point of a rematch is to come to an ending.

I don't think Hopkins can knock him out, he couldn't knock Pavlik out and he never REALLY got close to stopping Joe. I also don't think he can not concede ground to Calzaghe's work-rate and stamina. Hopkins brings his own tricks once more. All the recipes are there for another disputed decision, and its in Wales...lets figure.