Oi, sues2nd, you still haven't honoured your 3 month avatar bet with me...

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Decebal, Apr 25, 2008.


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  1. Decebal

    Decebal Lucian Bute Full Member

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    This is the last call, buddy.:hi:

    Change your pic to a pic of Hopkins of your choice.:deal
     
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  2. rendog67

    rendog67 The firestarter Full Member

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    have we got a runner?
     
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  3. Benjiabc

    Benjiabc The Nottingham Hitman Full Member

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    a picture of hopkins thats one hell of a punishment:nut
     
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  4. K0NPHL1C7

    K0NPHL1C7 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wait what bet did he take? Did he pick Calzaghe by Ko?
     
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  5. mstar

    mstar Well-Known Member Full Member

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    sues2nd also said he tipped BHOP to win after a EXCELLENT analysis top dude
     
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  6. Decebal

    Decebal Lucian Bute Full Member

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    He took Hopkins to win. No way could Hopkins have won. Even an unprepared, naive, underperforming Calzaghe managed to beat him, thanks to his dad in the corner.

    A Hopkins avatar is a punishment since Hopkins is a big-mouthed disgrace. He knew he could not win, and instead of winning the first couple of rounds clearly and making a real fight of it for the rest, which would have given him the moral victory, brought him respect and legendary status for years to come, he spared himself for the first rounds and then cheated in a despicable way later on.

    I am wearing a Hopkins avatar because Dorfmeister got the wrong end of the stick; won't make another avatar bet with him any time soon, that's for sure...
     
    Decebal, Apr 25, 2008
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  7. Decebal

    Decebal Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Most of what he said in that analysis had been said before; all the critical points had been made before. Didn't see the wood for the trees, like brooklyn1550 and Dorfmeister, who also had good analyses.
     
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  8. BlueApollo

    BlueApollo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    How was Joe unprepared and naive? :huh

    Getting dropped by one right hand turned him into a prom date?
     
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  9. Fat Joe

    Fat Joe Let's have it right Full Member

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    Sparring with a novice - Nathan "not so clever" Cleverly
     
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  10. Shaolin Box

    Shaolin Box Respect Full Member

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    at least i honor my bets.....:-(
     
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  11. BlueApollo

    BlueApollo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Fair enough. Guess I'm still surprised that so many people expected Joe to look like the second coming last week. Some of the reasons for why he didn't are humorous.
     
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  12. Irländsk

    Irländsk Boxing Addict banned

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    The boy took the coward's way out.
     
    Irländsk, Apr 25, 2008
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  13. mike464

    mike464 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Exactly. Calzaghe prepared better than he has before. He knew he was in for a tough fight. He knew how Hopkins was going to fight - he just couldn't do anything about it.
     
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  14. Dorfmeister

    Dorfmeister Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I have seen the fight very closely and it's absolutely unreasonable to say that Hopkins did anything to bring himself disrespect. Hopkins is very crafty, extremelly cagey and he made Joe miss with jabs and left hands. Bernard was as sure to initiate clinches and nail him in the blind side of the ref as Joe was to hit him in the back of the head with the inside of his glove... But that's not what Hop is all about, he feinted with his body and with short footwork and found his mark with very crisp shots... God, Enzo had to ask Joe if he wanted to be stopped or stop Bernard at the end of the 6th, Bernard even flurried with Joe in the 11th and beat him to the punch many times... There were low blows, clinches and warnings for either side... Joe Cortez was not to be a factor... Basically, most of you didn't believe that it would be hard fought and that's what you get for seeing it just from one side. And let me tell you something, Joe got to Bernard at the end and they both touched cheeks and said something to each other in a very friendly way - and that is the acknowledgement of a fighter to another... Forget about blind nutthuggery, the Kessler fight, about Jones being a legend and Hop not, Joe toughed out his hardest win last Sat nite.
     
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  15. KO Boxing

    KO Boxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :good

    I'm sure sues won't have a problem sporting a Hopkins avatar
     
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