Kessler: Hopkins won this fight!

same score as me Naah, the more times I watch the fight the further I give it to Joe. Bernard really dissappointed me, the rough stuff I can deal with but the acting was bollocks, are you telling me Hopkins would have reacted like that if he would have been hit in a prison fight, would be fuck. If Bernard wins this then your saying its ok to win a round by basically running away, yes there were good counterpunches, but he took more back. Calzaghe took all the risks because Bernard was not prepared to, Joe had to go forward to impress the US judges. Agression has always been counted in Las Vegas fights and Hopkins would have known that. Saying that, Joe made it more difficult by not respecting Bernard and not studying him more.

114-113 Hopkins. same score as me

Kessler is a good guy but he is totally wrong if he thinks Hopkins won the fight.

ah god kessler stop with the hate for calzaghe jus own the division when joe vacates. Good call. After he punked out of the Miranda fight Kessler needs to shut the fuck up about Joe and just fight somebody.

I'm fast losing respect for Kessler as are many people. He was and kinda is a very cool respectable guy, but his behaviour and words on Calzaghe recent have been down right jealous and un called for. I was surprised he said he wanted Bernard to beat Joe, so he could get a rematch. That guy, his team, and advisor's are deluded to think they'd ever get a rematch, move on. To wish a fighter to lose, just because he beat you and you want a rematch, is pretty lame in my book. He needs to grow up. If anything Joe winning makes him look better because it proves Kessler is also up there with Hopkins and the likes. The Kessler fight was as hard as Hopkins for Joe roughly speaking. I'm sticking David Haye in the same box for routing for Hopkins aswell. It was partially due to being a fan, but mostly imo because he wants to be the biggest Brit coming to the USA, and he's miffed with team Calazghe post Enzo Mac fight. Both of them aren't displaying much maturity if you ask me, eager to impress and for things to suite them, but ultimately lazy/kidding themselves. Respect for those actually just supporting Joe, Amir Khan, Ricky Hatton, the whole Calzaghe team, a few celebs and many more. He obviously wanted Calzaghe to lose because he feels he might win a rematch. He might not get a rematch, but I think it's quite natural to wish for a mega-payday and a fight he feels he could win. Regarding him scoring the fight for Hopkins; well it was a split decision and I think most of us can agree that the fight was close. He is entitled to his opinion as well as you are.

I though Hopkins should've gotten the nod.

ah god kessler stop with the hate for calzaghe jus own the division when joe vacates.

of course it's not possible that he actually thought hopkins won right? "he's clearly jealous just like everyone else who scored it for hopkins" lol.. he prefers clean punching over workrate and he's been consistent with that, thats why he had taylor beating pavlik by a couple of rounds in their last fight stop looking for excuses... lots of threads have been made about analysts and boxers who think popkins won and in every thread the same calzaghe fans are looking for some motive behind why they might score it for popkins... maybe alot of people just think he won in a close match

I'm fast losing respect for Kessler as are many people. He was and kinda is a very cool respectable guy, but his behaviour and words on Calzaghe recent have been down right jealous and un called for. I was surprised he said he wanted Bernard to beat Joe, so he could get a rematch. That guy, his team, and advisor's are deluded to think they'd ever get a rematch, move on. To wish a fighter to lose, just because he beat you and you want a rematch, is pretty lame in my book. He needs to grow up. If anything Joe winning makes him look better because it proves Kessler is also up there with Hopkins and the likes. The Kessler fight was as hard as Hopkins for Joe roughly speaking. I'm sticking David Haye in the same box for routing for Hopkins aswell. It was partially due to being a fan, but mostly imo because he wants to be the biggest Brit coming to the USA, and he's miffed with team Calazghe post Enzo Mac fight. Both of them aren't displaying much maturity if you ask me, eager to impress and for things to suite them, but ultimately lazy/kidding themselves. Respect for those actually just supporting Joe, Amir Khan, Ricky Hatton, the whole Calzaghe team, a few celebs and many more.

I was thinking this at first but what does Kessler have to gain by saying that Hopkins beat the only man who beat him? It doesn't really make him look better does it? In a way it makes him look bad because if Hopkins beat Joe and he couldn't, then he is almost admitting that Hopkins is better than Joe and himself. I would like to see Kessler vs. Calzaghe 2. I think Kessler could make it a closer fight this time.:boxing: Yeah. A second fight should be more competitive considering Kessler's broken hand in the first fight.

Seems to me that Kessler is really trying hard to get the rematch with Joe. Every time I see a comment from him in the media I see Joe coming up as part of it. He needs to forget that, get busy, and show the world he's got what it takes to take Joe's place in future. If he doesn't fight soon he's in serious danger of having the Joe fight be the biggest he ever has and the one that people remember him for. I wouldn't actually mind seeing Calzaghe/ Kessler again, I think it would be a good fight, but like I say, it is never going to happen. ________ 4Matic

Kessler is just bitter about losing to Joe. Yeah it always seems like the when there is a big fight, the loser of the previous fight to the victor never will give that fighter there due. I can't ever take comments like that serious.

Not surprised, he scored the Pavlik vs Taylor rematch for Taylor because of clean punching. It's clear that he appreciates clean counter punching over aggression and workrate. He also wants a rematch with Calzaghe but it's never going to happen. I agree. He won't get the rematch soon as he lost the first fight clearly. No one scored it for Kessler (that i have heard anyway). The only way he will get a rematch is if Calzaghe stays at Lightheavy for a while and vacates the belt and them wants them back, he would fight Kessler them (imo Kessler is the best 168 without Joe there)

Not surprised, he scored the Pavlik vs Taylor rematch for Taylor because of clean punching. It's clear that he appreciates clean counter punching over aggression and workrate. He also wants a rematch with Calzaghe but it's never going to happen.

114-113 Hopkins. You're entitled to your opinion, but if it wasn't bullshit people might respect it.....