Calzaghe/Hopkins II in the UK would be huge.

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  1. Punisher33

    Punisher33 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hopkins should look to other fights, **** Calzaghe, why go to his home turf, he will never win a decision there, and he knows it. He's better off looking to fight Dawson, a fight that if he wins, might just make him P4P number 1.
     
    Punisher33, Oct 23, 2008
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  2. draw99

    draw99 Active Member Full Member

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    I'm a British fan and I'd be supporting B-Hop - dont assume we'd all be supporting Calzaghe!

    Calzaghe wont take the fight though - he's retiring after the RJJ fight - hes too scared of losing his precious "0" to fight on.
     
    draw99, Oct 23, 2008
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  3. icemax

    icemax Indian Red Full Member

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    Check out a repeat of this afternoons "Bunces Boxing Hour" on Setanta Sports News. Nard said he would be at ringside next month calling JC out and if he didn't listen "all hell would break loose". He went on to say that he would knock out Calzaghe in Wales, Africa wherever....so he seems up for it. It was traditional in the past that champs who had titles taken off of them in a very close fight would be offered an immediate rematch, it seems like many things in the modern era manners mean **** all these days.
     
    icemax, Oct 23, 2008
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  4. pugilist64

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    Hopkins talks rubbish. This was the guy lines up to fight Joe years ago then he backed out. Hopkins unlike JC has NEVER proved himself in a major fight abroad. I doubt he`ll grow a set in the next few months.
     
    pugilist64, Oct 23, 2008
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  5. icemax

    icemax Indian Red Full Member

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    Come on, the Welsh maestro himself only applied for a passport 7 months ago...he's hardly Ken Buchanan
     
    icemax, Oct 23, 2008
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  6. pavlikfan

    pavlikfan Active Member Full Member

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    Sorry, but if Roy Jones Jr beats Joe Calzaghe then the money is in the Hopkins-Jones rematch.
     
    pavlikfan, Oct 23, 2008
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  7. daredevil1989

    daredevil1989 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    im sure that performance put a lot of people on awe of him and proved how good calzaghe is:lol:
    i bet fans left the fight rueing the fact that calzaghe didnt come over sooner after that performance
     
    daredevil1989, Oct 23, 2008
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  8. dudemcdudeson

    dudemcdudeson Guest

    Hopkins and Jones aren't the rivals Hopkins/Calzaghe are. That is a fight that deserves a rematch, especially in the UK. Hopkins/Jones wouldn't be that huge in the U.S. as much as Hopkins/Calzaghe would be in England.
     
    dudemcdudeson, Oct 24, 2008
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  9. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    If Calzaghe's last fight is in Wales it will be huge whoever the opponent, personally I would see Calzaghe vs. Froch than Calzaghe vs. Hopkins II.
     
    El Cepillo, Oct 25, 2008
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  10. MancMexican

    MancMexican Blood & Guts Forever Full Member

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    Not even Joe's biggest fanboys could have enoyed the fight vs Hopkins. No american network will pay big bucks for the rematch. So i can't see how the fight would be huge.
     
    MancMexican, Oct 25, 2008
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  11. treva1977

    treva1977 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    if joe lost to jones jr,he would definatly fight jones and hopkins again as he would have nothing else to lose and lots of money to gain.
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    treva1977, Oct 25, 2008
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  12. brown_bomber

    brown_bomber BROWN BOMBER Full Member

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    hopkins will beat him second time round
     
    brown_bomber, Oct 25, 2008
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  13. TheH1tMan

    TheH1tMan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It would be boring - thats what it will be.

    I respect Joe for not wanting to insult fight fans once more. Joe won the first fight 10-2 or so and would win this fight at least as clearly.
     
    TheH1tMan, Oct 25, 2008
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  14. pugilist64

    pugilist64 Guest

    Dream on. Joe is the master adapter. Nothing Hopkins can do wins the fight.
     
    pugilist64, Oct 25, 2008
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  15. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    co-sign People expect Hopkins to beat Calzaghe like he did Pavlik but thats simply a fantasy !
     
    Imperial1, Oct 25, 2008
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