Emanuel Steward: I thought Joe Calzaghe was a fantastic fighter, but...

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  1. ugly bastard

    ugly bastard New Member Full Member

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    Joe will never be credited with beating Hopkins cause in reality he never did. I had him losing on scorecards. Hopkins made Joe look silly early on, and for some strange reason lost interest in the fight at times.

    Joe never hurt or landed clean crisp shots like Hopkins did, it still makes me cringe how people gave Joe rounds for slapping gloves and thin air combos.
     
    ugly bastard, Oct 12, 2011
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  2. SimonTemplar

    SimonTemplar Well-Known Member Full Member

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    We certainly scored it a win for Hopkins at the time - and we were supporting Calzaghe. Was gutted as soon as it finished and we realized that it was going to the cards, assumed that meant Calzaghe had lost.
     
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  3. StWerburghs

    StWerburghs Active Member Full Member

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    STFU brainless noob
     
    StWerburghs, Oct 12, 2011
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  4. miguel2010

    miguel2010 His hands are his weapons Full Member

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    Ahh mate, RJJ would have ruined Joe prime for prime.....Joe wouldnt of even got in Roy's postcode.
     
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  5. TFFP

    TFFP The Eskimo

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    Poorly worded so its hard to tell its meaning. It seems at first like he's saying that the loss to Calzaghe doesn't really feature in an overall assessment of Hopkins, which is fair. But the last sentence seems like more of a criticism of Calzaghe's last minute approach to fighting 'names'. Hard to tell either way.
     
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