If he did say that, I think you're guilty of taking his comments out of context. It's likely that this was said during a Hopkins vs Jones discussion, in which he was probably justifying why he thinks he's superior to his long-term rival. He has never acknowledged Calzaghe beating him that night.
Its people like you that are the reason why boxing is in such a s**t state as it is now Thank f**k you're not a judge Calzaghe won it by 2 rounds, even with the knockdown in the first Calzaghe landed more blows on Hopkins than anyone else in Hopkins' entire carrear Now f**k off
your whats wrong with boxing . Giving the decision to the fighter who throws and misses more punches. You probably thought alexander dominated kotelnink and paul williams schooled martinez. And lol at you calling calzaghes slaps "punches"
Spot on Kazim. People like Hitman there see a guy walking forward throwing a load of punches and automatically think that means he's fighting better, even though nothing is landing and he's countered with busting right hands.:good
Like I said before, 10/10 for effort. If you watch the above clip you'll see that all the shots Calzaghe threw and missed with would, like nearly all of the shots he throws, have been with the inside of the glove. So while he may have connected with a few of these, they are not scoring shots.
Hopkins lost. Calzaghe lost. Boxing lost. The fight was a disgrace to this sport. I wish it had happened in 2002.
If Cortez had reffed the fight like he did with Mayweather Hatton and dealt with Hopkins holding and cheating, then Joe would have scored a knock out around round 11.
I've absolutely no idea why this ridiculous discussion crops up time after time. Hopkins hardly won a round after round two. Hopkins was miles behind after 12 rounds. And remember this was on a show promoted by Hopkins promoter, against an American fighter, in America, with an American referee, and three American judges. Had this fight been held on equal terms the cards would have all read something around 9 rounds to 3 in favour of Calzaghe, and that's not even taking into account Hopkins disgraceful antics which would have resulted in points deductions anywhere outside the USA. Any serious boxing fan should be able to see Calzaghe was CONSIDERABLY better than Hopkins, and to constantly question that means some 'fans' are really having trouble dealing with the fact that Hopkins was handled so easily by JC
I am Irish, I scored it 114-113 to Hopkins and I had money on Calzaghe points that night. I have watched the fight 6 times and score it the same every time. Rounds 1-4 Hopkins CLEARLY (including a 10-8 round). Then I gave Joe 6 of 8 rounds after that. 6-6 in rounds with B-Hop winning the fight because of the knockdown. B-Hop won the fight for sure. Throwing a loads of weak punches a round and barely hitting should not be considered winning the fight clearly..
This discussion was done to death, over & over, for about 18 months. Approximately 25% of esb think Hopkins won.
There was no clear winner in that fight, it was a terrible, terrible fight... but a fight in which Calzaghe won by bagging 7 rds.