Did Joe Calzaghe give the ref a sign to stop the fight? Or did the ref **** Joe?

[EliteSoldier]

**** him in as, he screwed joe calzaghe's 20 defense over by making it look like a bull**** stoppage, not ****ing him literally? I know alot of you think I'm an alt but I'm not. I like Calzaghe but, i didn't like his performance tonight. Well, we never got to see the best of him. And in my opinion he didn't land nearly enough to get a stoppage, something just seems fishy as hell. As much as you can bad mouth manfredo for not throwing back, he did a pretty good job at ducking, weaving, and blocking in my personal opinion. This ref didn't just steal this fight from calzaghe, but stole it from manfredo. Manfredo would have lost most likely, but this stoppage will always leave a question to what would have happened. We can only make assumptions

[Jimmy The Gent]

Manfedo looked like a little kid fighting a grown man out there, he looked scared and bewildered as If he thought what the **** am I doing here. In round 3 Joe landed a straight left to the body which forced manfredo to the ropes from that moment onwards Manfredo looked as though he didnt want to be in the ring. And looking at the replay a lot of Joe's shot were finding there way through Manfredo's guard, premature stoppage yes, but the inevetible was coming

[robjr]

it was ridiculous stoppage and a waste of time to watch..

[EliteSoldier]

You know, being a fan of joe's. It hurt me alot to see him grin over the stoppage. LIKE YES I WON AGAIN... How can he honestly feel like he won? He didn't win ****, the Americans who didn't know who he was are all thinking... hmmm... what a ****ty stoppage... Not, omg he did so great. And yes some of his punches did go through manfredos guard. But that still doesn't prove **** that this stoppage was ridiculous, and that this ref should never work ever again. This is joes 20th defense and it ends like this... wow... He should really thank the ref for making his fight look like ****.

[Undefeated]

Wether Manfredo was going to lose or not, the ref should have let the fight go on a lil more. I mean if you know Calzaghe is going to win, why not let Calzaghe finish the fight the right way?

I hope something happens to that ref. Please inform me.. anyone! if that ni99a gets fired or something. That ni99a is horrible.. I wish him a bad easter!

[robjr]

yea no fair chance was givven for pete to comebakc from bad round and start goin to war.. it was all just taken.. anythin could ahappend like joe hurting his hand cuz the ugly punches he throws.

[Jimmy The Gent]

But Americans seen how good he was when he beat Lacy though. I aint gonna disagree with the stoppage being a joke because it was. I really don't know who i want him to fight next I think who fight kessler next then go over to America and fight a big name over there and mayb that will top his career off in style

[EliteSoldier]

If Calzaghe comes back and beats the living **** out of kessler. Then I would forget about this fight completely. But if he goes after hopkins who has already lost. While Kessler has lost 0 times and has two belts, I'm going to forget about joe. Hopkins is nothing, he has losses on his record. Kessler and Taylor don't, and he should go for kessler first so he can shut up everyone about kessler. But now I'm hearing both camps are acting ******ed and not agreeing to ****.

[Jimmy The Gent]

from the looks of it or so Frank Warren says ( take it with a pinch of salt) the Kessler camp don't seem to be nearly as interested as they make thereselves out to be and now he threw Taylors name out saying he was the most liekly opponent

[robjr]

im sure there was plans from begining to stop it if opportunity came.. This fight was fully using manfredos star status and popularity to give joe exposure.. But at same time would ruin everything if joe were to lose to manfredo, so as soon as the opportunity came to stop it he did.. as he was likely instructed.. or else there would be no big money fights with US fighter in the US.. tonight was no chance for peter unless he knocked joe out cold and didnt let joe flurry.. sick but true...