Film Study: Joe Calzaghe x Bernard Hopkins (Landed Punches Count)

It was an awful fight neither guy looked good after it also showed how passed his prime Bernard was.

 

look, joe won that fight, though its not unarguable either way. Stop being sour potatoes, america.

Fact is, if you are 43 year man who has been outboxing your highly active opponent at will for 6 rounds and then suddenly gass out, you cannot expect to have a solid win based on 6 rounds. You have to fight the full 12.

Sure, if they fight had just been 10, joe wouldtn have had enough time to catch up and bhop wins. But joe was banking on that, thats why he waited till bhop was 43 and jones 40.

 

Calzaghe won. The first time I watched it I thought Hopkins may have nicked it with the KD. Then I actually sat down to count punches landed and to score the fight and it became apparent that zaggers outlanded Hops fairly clearly in most rounds. I agree it was not an especially pleasing fight to watch.

 

Worse than Klitchko-Ibagimov?