When Calzaghe beat Hopkins

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  1. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    When Calzaghe beat Hopkins, the judge that scored 116-111 for Calzaghe was the widest score against Hopkins in his career.


    After Calzaghe suffered a Kd in the first round, what a come back and show of dominance
     
    bailey, Dec 21, 2010
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  2. des3995

    des3995 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I had Calzaghe winning that fight too, but I would not call it dominance on any level. Can't remember how I scored it off hand though.
     
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  3. Lance_Uppercut

    Lance_Uppercut ESKIMO Full Member

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    I thought it was a clear, but close win for Joe C. Was it dominant? Sure, but only if you're a total home town fighter fanboy..
     
    Lance_Uppercut, Dec 21, 2010
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  4. hoopsman

    hoopsman Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :good

    Bailey's a douche, Lance, so pay him no mind.

    Hoops
    PS- I scored the fight similarly.
     
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  5. Lance_Uppercut

    Lance_Uppercut ESKIMO Full Member

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    Believe me, I've had enough times w/ Bailey/blocky to know what he is. :smoke
     
    Lance_Uppercut, Dec 21, 2010
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  6. elmaldito

    elmaldito Skillz Full Member

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    Air punched his way to victory.
     
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  7. elmaldito

    elmaldito Skillz Full Member

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    I can count on 2 hands how many clean punches calzaghie landed in the 1st 7 rounds. You may of had calzaghie winning but calzaghie and his dad knew they needed a KO in the last round to pull it out. Listen to their panic inbetween the 11th and 12th.
     
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  8. Temiken

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    JC pulled out a close one. The Hopkins that fought last Saturday wrecks JC. He was intense and had a lot of energy. That A-side meth is a helluva drug!
     
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  9. antonio8904

    antonio8904 Atheist Full Member

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    One day that Hopkins fans will get over this, I promise, one day...
     
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  10. horst

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    I scored it for Hopkins. Thought he landed the better punches in more rounds. I can understand why some would've scored for Joe's workrate, I suppose it depends on what you value in your own scoring criteria. I prize clean, effective punches landed over and above everything else, so that's why Hopkins won this one for me. This fight was very similar to Kotelnik-Alexander in that regard: Alexander got the verdict and many people scored it for him based on workrate/activity, but the better quality work was produced by Kotelnik.
     
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  11. dubLshot

    dubLshot Member Full Member

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    I lost a buttload of $ on that fight. Although JC's slappy arm punches annoyed me, B-Hop's whiney attitude annoyed me even more, especially after trash talking so much before the fight. It's like his mouth was writing checks that his body couldn't deliver. I knew he had it in him but to see him crying to the ref about low blows that weren't made me pretty furious.
     
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  12. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    You could count on one hand the amount Hopkins landed. Calzaghe did flap at times but he did also land more clean scoring shots and clearly outlanded Hopkins. Calzaghes trainer wanted to be sure that they got the win so was motivating his son, as he was fighting an American fighter in America with 3 American judges and Cortez as ref.
    On the same note, look at the panic on Hopkins. If Hopkins thought he was winning, he wouldnt have been faking low blows etc to get points deducted off Calzaghe. So Hopkins must have known he was falling behind badly, because he didnt even try those stunts when being floored twice.
    What the Hopkins that struggled with Pascal, who Froch beat. Froch who lost to Kessler that Calzaghe beat when he was undefeated and not suffering double vision
    Calzaghe had much more energy. Hopkins is known for his strong finishes, but found himself the weaker man down the stretch due to Calzaghes ring tactics of manuvering Hopkins around the ring and dictating. Great skill in Calzaghe making Hopkins look awful
    Blocky Jnr, The Stalker. Please dont flatter yourself, you have never had any times with me and never will. Contain yourself
    Joe landed the better more scoring shots throughout, people remember Hopkins because they were few and far between. So many say Hopkins landed a good shot in round 7, and he did at the end, but lets not forget there was an illegal headbutt first, and Calzaghe had landed more cleaner shots throughout that round.

    Still I wouldnt expect you to be too bias with a name like Popkins :patsch
    Remember nobody has ever scored as wide against Hopkins as what Calzaghe did with that realistic score of 116 - 111.

    It really happend.... Hopkins lost
     
    bailey, Dec 21, 2010
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  13. jpab19

    jpab19 Exploding Muffin Dad Full Member

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    I had Hopkins just about winning in a close fight. Calzaghe didnt dominate by any stretch.
     
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  14. decapitor

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    calzaghe won
     
    decapitor, Dec 21, 2010
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  15. Whytey

    Whytey New Member Full Member

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    he had a better punch landed percentage then hopkins did
     
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