Calzaghe Turns Down Hopkins Fight Offer

[Kendo]

If he says he wants to keep the US fans happy, why has it took him so long to go over there

i have no clue dude. im not backing joe up here. go to ********* he says he turned down the woods fight bc it wouldnt make the US fans happy. i agree too. i dont want to see that fight at all. but thats what he said not me.

[Guest]

21 of the worst weight class in boxing of a WBO belt that no one was talking about until just a few years ago.

IBF,WBC,WBA Middleweight champion of the world > WBO

Well, it's the MAN that makes the belt, isn't it? I mean, Junior Witter isn't THE MAN at 140 just because he's got the WBC, is he? And people tend to forget that Hopkins was only a UNIFIED champ for TEN fights. Including the one he LOST.


Please, The Blow's resume ain't GREAT, but let's not pretend that BoreHard's was a gleaming ***el of the HOF, either.

[AREALFIGHTER]

I think this fight would make more money if it were in wales, give hopkins his purse split but joe can have the majority of the gate. Even in the U.S I think Joe Cal could be a decent draw. Hattons done all right here I don't see why Joe can't. Hopkins just needs to realize that alot of people could care less about him. He has a lot of fans but they don't seem to want to fork out the money to see his boring style. People know Joe is going to make an exciting fight so they pay to see him.

[MickyHatton]

Well, it's the MAN that makes the belt, isn't it? I mean, Junior Witter isn't THE MAN at 140 just because he's got the WBC, is he? And people tend to forget that Hopkins was only a UNIFIED champ for TEN fights. Including the one he LOST.


Please, The Blow's resume ain't GREAT, but let's not pretend that BoreHard's was a gleaming ***el of the HOF, either.

That's true, there are many parallels to be made about both fighters careers.

Hopkins in the end did have and win some great fights but he took his time, as has Calzaghe.

[Guest]

I think the fact that Hopkins LOST - twice - and then ****ed off out of the division hasn't done him too many favours.

Though to be fair, I had him winning the first Taylor bout.

[THE REAL NINJA]

Well, it's the MAN that makes the belt, isn't it? I mean, Junior Witter isn't THE MAN at 140 just because he's got the WBC, is he? And people tend to forget that Hopkins was only a UNIFIED champ for TEN fights. Including the one he LOST.


Please, The Blow's resume ain't GREAT, but let's not pretend that BoreHard's was a gleaming ***el of the HOF, either.

WBO fighters fight WBO fighters
IBF fighters fight IBF fighters
WBA fighters fight WBA fighters ect

If the fighters in the WBA rankings are under par with the WBO fighters then the WBA champ has only proved that he can beat under par fighters until he steps out and pays the fees to fight someone who is not ranked by them.

[Guest]

WBO fighters fight WBO fighters
IBF fighters fight IBF fighters
WBA fighters fight WBA fighters ect

If the fighters in the WBA rankings are under par with the WBO fighters then the WBA champ has only proved that he can beat under par fighters until he steps out and pays the fees to fight someone who is not ranked by them.

I have your vague take on that, and I agree to an extent, but nothing's black and white. The Blow fought many former WBC/WBA/IBF world champions.

And again, it comes down to the point that most of BoreHard's competition wasn't worth a **** either.

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

Calzaghe Turns Down Hopkins Fight Offer

According to a report in IC Wales, undisputed super middleweight champ Joe Calzaghe claims that Golden Boy Promotions offered him a fight with recognized light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins, which he turned down because the offer was "less" than what he made for his November unification clash with Mikkel Kessler. [details]

[Pugilistic™]

hopkins need to be fair if he wants joe to acept. 60/50 split and the fight will happen

[THE REAL NINJA]

I have your vague take on that, and I agree to an extent, but nothing's black and white. The Blow fought many former WBC/WBA/IBF world champions.

And again, it comes down to the point that most of BoreHard's competition wasn't worth a **** either.

True, true.
Yeah I think well it is clear that Calz is above what most of the supermiddle weight class is anyway.

He's in the same boat as Hopkins was as a middleweight until Taylor and Pavlic showed up in that respect.

hopkins need to be fair if he wants joe to acept. 60/50 split and the fight will happen

I'd pay to see that .