By Mark Vester
In the aftermath of last month's Las Vegas scrap between Joe Calzaghe and Bernard Hopkins, the public opinion was split as to which fighter pulled out the win. The fight was close, with many media members handing their selection a decision win by one or two points at best. Some had it scored a draw. Officially Calzaghe pulled out a split-decision to send Hopkins into retirement.
Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, told MaxBoxing/BoxingScene.com's Javier Molina that he saw Hopkins winning the fight, but is not upset with the decision going the other way.
"It was a good fight. I thought Bernard won though. But, I'm happy that Calzaghe won this. It was a good fight," Tyson said.
Former four-division champion Roy Jones Jr. told Molina that Hopkins performed well, but Calzaghe's high workrate was too much for him in the end. Jones felt Calzaghe was the clear winner, but he also held a huge stake in the Welsh fighter coming out on top. At the present Jones is one of the frontrunners to fight Calzaghe in November.
"I thought it was a good fight. Calzaghe put the pressure on. If it wasn't for Calzaghe pushing the fight, it would not have been a good fight because Calzaghe was throwing all the punches, he pushed all the action, he made it a good fight. I thought it was a good fight for him," Jones said. "I thought Bernard fought exceptionally well. He had a very smart fight plan. I thought he did a great job, but I just think the punch output was too much for him."
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