If Joe doesn't get Hopkins he might retire...

He won't retire.

 

Benard is todays consummate cherry picker and most likely sees nothing about Calzaghe he'd like to deal with.The chin, the stamina, and the work rate will not seem appealing to B-Hop.Calzaghe would be more effective at 175 than was Winky, who is best at 154, and Hopkins knows this.Don't hold your breath waiting for Calzaghe-Hopkins.

 

No he won't. He'll probably fight Clinton Woods for the IBF belt.

 

Everyone saw Tarver as "the man" at 175lbs. Bernard decimated him and then everyone jumped ship. Then people were saying Winky could even be second on the lists, and Bernard takes him apart as well. Cry me a river.

 

Bum your ass. :rofl

:good

 

Exactly. Nard ws the underdog against Tito. Then after he beats his ass, people say Tito was too small. He was the underdog against Tarver and kicks his ass all over the ring, then all of a sudden Tarver was weight drained. Winky was the favorite just 2 weeks before the fight. Nard schools his ass, yet people still don't give him his proper respect. If he fights Calzaghe, he'll beat his ass too.

 

The money and acclaim will keep him around for at least 3 more fights, Bute would be a possibility and Warren would be keen on Bute or Clinton Woods, then Dawson perhaps.

Please, this topic is so old, Joe is not going to retire.

Joe stated he wanted only 2 or 3 more after Lacy to secure himself financially, but the 'big fights' financially weren't available in any route but Kessler.

Woods + Calzaghe in the UK is big money for Woods and Calzaghe, as would be Calzaghe vs. Bute.

Calzaghe vs. Dawson also draws a lot anywhere.

Don't worry.... good fights will come, Joe's going to be fighting in 2008.

 

You guys are on ****ing drugs, seriously. Forget Tito, BHop was still relatively young then. He fought a great fight that night.

BHop is not 35 any more. He's 42

Who made Winky favourite? Who?

Winky was a FAT 170. 160 is too high a weight for him FFS.

Tarver was weight drained, and fought like a chump.


Are you forgetting he LOST to Taylor TWICE??????????????

 

Thanks for posting that interview, it was great. I'm starting to feel really ******ed (or maybe self neglected) for not having been a Joe C. fan all along. But it has been hard for me to find material of him.

 

Those "losses" were highly debateable. Vegas made Winky the favorite, Vegas. At 42 , Nard is at about 70%. This is still good enough to beat an 80% Calzaghe

 

Even if Calzaghe wasn't able to get the Hopkins fight (which he would win), he would probably fight Woods. I don't see him retiring just yet.