hopkins vs calazaghe crowd

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  1. sire

    sire New Member Full Member

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    do you think the crowd in vegas on April 19th will be pro calazaghe or pro hopkins,take into consideration how loyal british fans are to their fighters and how many are coming,b hops comments about the white boy thing (dont find it that big of a deal,and i am lilly white) and also the reputaion b hop has a dirty fighter,or will hopkins have the home crowd because of the whole national anthem thing with ricky.also do you think this could work to either fighters advantages,i know both are top notch professionals,but adrenaline is adrenaline.thanks for the opinions
     
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  2. Dorfmeister

    Dorfmeister Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Pro Calzaghe crowd of course but consider Hopkins in hostile environments - facing the four sides of the crowd in MSG for the Tito fight, fighting Hoya in Las Vegas, against Mercado in Ecuador and 9 thousand. What I have said plays for Hopkins as Calzaghe will feel the support but knows he's on foreign soil... The adrenaline and tension will affect Calzaghe's performance for sure, and will somehow motivate Hopkins to go a lil bit beyond the boundaries of possibilities - that is the medicine turning against him that Hops talked about, make him move up to a new weight and play the challenger at foreign soil.
     
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  3. sire

    sire New Member Full Member

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    your absolutely right,the performance he gave against tito at msg was superb,the whole venue was trinidad,wich was brought on by himself mostly,he had ice in his veins that night,i really hope the americans and others come out and support the execuitioner,hope he puts on the mask 1 more time,love that entrance,classic
     
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  4. Marnoff

    Marnoff Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hopkins has no problem being the underdog or hated fighter.
     
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  5. Welsh Dragon

    Welsh Dragon Well-Known Member Full Member

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    your talkin about british support now not the mayweather brigade.
     
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  6. CJLightweight

    CJLightweight Lightweight Kingpin Full Member

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    will we hear the songs of the blue moon?
     
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  7. PrideOfWales

    PrideOfWales Winston Zedmore Full Member

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    No.

    There will be some random hymns and stuff though!
     
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  8. PrideOfWales

    PrideOfWales Winston Zedmore Full Member

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    Well they've reserved a 19,000 seater arena. Still lots of tickets left.
     
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  9. China_hand_Joe

    China_hand_Joe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Boxing (the live crowds) is dead in America, 19k tickets...laughable.

    Oscar - Mayweather had nothing to do with boxing, so that sold out quickly.
     
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  10. Thunderlips

    Thunderlips Active Member Full Member

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    Pro Calzaghe. Because Hopkins is a douche.

    How much do tickets for big fights in Europe usually go for?
     
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  11. PrideOfWales

    PrideOfWales Winston Zedmore Full Member

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    A lot less than I've forked out for this one!
     
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  12. Fat Joe

    Fat Joe Let's have it right Full Member

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    How much American interest is there in this fight. I was thinking it would be a sell out with all the A Listers ringside pretty much like Hatton V Mayweather. Am I way off the mark?
     
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  13. Bodysnatcher

    Bodysnatcher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  14. Sebastien

    Sebastien Active Member Full Member

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    Hopkins does well vs. hostile crowds...

    same with Mayweather...

    Hostile crowds force his adversary to create the show. Bernard don't have to please people who boooh him anyway.

    Calzaghe will loose his cool in there, I can guarantee that... He'll pull a Hatton and pow, over.
     
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  15. TRUEBELIEVER 66

    TRUEBELIEVER 66 Guest

    There will be a lot of guy's there from the UK there to cheer their man on and no doubt that will pump Calzaghe up, it won't really matter thou, Hopkins at 43, will not be able to keep pace or deal with the punch out put Calzaghe will bring, that old ******* will get whipped by the "white boy"" in just 17 days and i can't wait..
     
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