If Bernard hadn't cheated and didn't take that 5 minute break

28 nuthuggers say yes. Joe didnt even come close to hurting, staggering or wobbling Bernard once in the entire fight. It may have changed the outcome and made it clearer, however.

are we talking about round 10 were joe clearly landed a low blow?

no he wouldnt have stopped him, but hopkins is a bum in my book for faking it ive never in my life seen a boxer take so long for even a super nut shot

I agree. Teddy Atlas thinks so too... Lol... really, when is the last time that Teddy Atlas said something predictive about the future that came even remotely close to coming true?

It wouldn't of made a difference..

If I recall, Joe was the one who low blowed Hopkins..technically Hopkins didn't do anything wrong, in the rule books it says...low blow = 5 min of recovery time, even if it didnt appear to be a hard low blow, the rule still applies

Would Calzaghe have been the first boxer to stop Bernard? I think yes, I think Calzaghes body shots were getting to Bernard and that he realized that the nipped to his crotch was a perfect reason to fake a serious low blow so he can buy himself more time and rest. did Calzaghe land a body punch the entire fight?

I think Joe would have stopped him prior to the low blows you could visably see Hopkins starting to fade and fade quickly, suddenly he got a minor tap, if you all really think Hopkins was hurt (You need your eyes checked) Hopkins new the end was near and he did what any smart fighter would do, look for a way to by time.

I don't know about cheating, more holding and a few more headbutts possibly, Cortez was more likely to get his cock out than dock Bernard a point no matter what he did.

Would Calzaghe have been the first boxer to stop Bernard? I think yes, I think Calzaghes body shots were getting to Bernard and that he realized that the nipped to his crotch was a perfect reason to fake a serious low blow so he can buy himself more time and rest. Stopped? What? Why do people insist on being crazy? Why?

no way. Maybe he would have caught a few more clean punches. I scored the 10th for Nard even though he cheated. But after his good little comeback after cheating he didn't throw a punch in anger for two rounds. Pretty smart I guess, it won him the 10th round imo

Being gassed out is trouble, your feet become numb, you can barely move your head. I rather be hurt than gassed out. Nigel Benn and Klitchko as far as I remember int heir kos they were all gased out. If you're gassed out a jab will put you down. Exactly. I'll be the first to admit it's unlikely Calzaghe could KO Hopkins, but you have to take into account Hops was struggling to keep up with Joes pace for ages. In that round it all got too much for him, he was seriously out of breath and energy, to the point he had nothing much to give. If that had of continued, we'd have seen an exaggerated version of R11 and 12, not an energised Hops to win the round. So in his desperation for some breath and energy, you'd have seen Hops clinching more, punching less, being more sloppy, and Calz clearly winning and throwing more. It's certainly possible if Hops had no energy to attack/defend much, that there could have been a TKO, similar to Manfredo's. A sudden influx of punches going one way, with the opponent unable for whatever reason to do much.

Would Calzaghe have been the first boxer to stop Bernard? I think yes, I think Calzaghes body shots were getting to Bernard and that he realized that the nipped to his crotch was a perfect reason to fake a serious low blow so he can buy himself more time and rest. No way. Bernard has never been stopped in his entire career, at no point was visably hurt during the fight and was in there against a guy who is nicknamed slappy. Get real. Personally, I think he elaborated the whole low-blow was to try and shift momentum. Calzaghe was clearly in a groove, and Hopkins will try anything and everything to try and stop it. And it worked, for that round at least.

It never seizes to amaze me about the amount of noobs that are on this forum. Calzaghe wouldn't have stopped anything, as he was confused about the game plan and smartness of Hopkins. It would have been reasonable if Calzaghe has Hopkins hurt and there was signs of Hopkins being hurt, but you really have to be a moron if you actually think that a fighter that would break his hand if he even punches hard, would stop the toughest son of a bitches in the sport. Sweet

DWiens421 aint no racist he cool :beerchug: White ppl can hate white ppl, I wanted taylor to beat pavlik. Haha, it's obivously sarcasm.

This is a ridiculous myth that people are propagating. Calzaghe landed clean punches all night Yes. You're a white hating on a white fighter.. Fucking racist! White ppl can hate white ppl, I wanted taylor to beat pavlik.

DWiens421 aint no racist he cool :beerchug:

I don't like Kelly Pavlik. Does that make me a racist? Yes. You're a white hating on a white fighter.. Fucking racist!

He's just another biased nutt hugging american and could also be a racist who hates white boxers. I don't like Kelly Pavlik. Does that make me a racist?

This is a ridiculous myth that people are propagating. Calzaghe landed clean punches all night He's just another biased nutt hugging american and could also be a racist who hates white boxers.