Calzaghe: "Hopkins Will Need a Respirator"

[rusticraver]

It's all being said with a smile on his face

[PeterinMI]

If you are going to talk smack do it well. This is so much more effective then any of the invective coming from B-Hop. Very nicely done Joe. We will see what is real on fight night. I am looking forward to it!

""Hopkins likes to fancy himself a legend. What kind of legend has four losses and a draw on his record? My title reign is longer than his. I've had more successful title defenses. I'm tied for fourth place on the all-time list for title defenses. I dropped him from the top-five forever. I've already passed him by. His career is in my rearview mirror. My last two fights each broke European indoor records, with my last event attracting over 50,000 fans! Hopkins couldn't even pull in 20% of that the last time he fought in Philadelphia, his hometown! He's not a legend, he's a B-Side fighter who depends on big name opponents to attract fans to his fights...Trinidad, De La "

[Chase8400]

Hopkins will need a respirator. We'll all need one when we run out of breath laughing at Joe. Yes, he's been intimidated, and I don't think that he can pull out a win. However, he's a flashy puncher, so that may work in a Sugar Ray 30 second flurry way. My money's on B-Hop by late round KO.

Hahahaha, so you think that someone who has no pop on his punches, who is slower and nowhere are skilled will KO another fighter who has only been down once and has never been stunned? Get real man. Calzaghe wont get beat, more less Ko'd. Ill bet on that.

[champ007]

I got Hopkins winning by decision as well, in an ugly fight. I just think Joe's face will be looking ugly when it's all over.

[sparked_85]

B-Side Hopkins....lol

That is good.

Joe ****ed himself he should have been talking trash his whole career he's quite good at it, which is a refreshing change to the usual respectful, quiet champs we get more often than not.

Joe said he started talking trash because Naz did and it worked for him, then he stopped, now he has started again.

I suppose it has something to do with fighting an American, you have to talk trash, otherwise your the boring **** who kept saying 'no comment'

**** that.

[sterling]

if joe wobbles bhop il scream get the old fart joe! kil him u italian dragon :P

[sparked_85]

if joe wobbles bhop il scream get the old fart joe! kil him u italian dragon :P

I'm more nervous about this fight now than than Chelsea and Liverpool in the CL.

I ****ing know we are going to lose that ****.

My sporting hopes this Football season are rested on joe boxing success. Makes zero sense.

It's weird I didn't really care about Hatton. The way I saw it he got paid £10 million quid to take a beating. How can you feel sorry for that.

Whereas Joe represents the cream of the british sporting crop. Go Joe.

[dmendoz6]

Ha ha the plan is working joe says hopkins won't get in to his head, truth is hopkins is already in his head. Joes fans give no chance to b-hop, they are in for a rude awakening. Jeff Lacy and Mikkel Kessler are good fighters they are no bernard hopkins byfar. Did u guys watch the sakio bika fight? That was a close decision I thought loe loked tired and hurt most of the fight

[RichCCFC]

I don't know what I care about more, Cardiff City winning the FA Cup or Joe beating Bernard Hopkins. It's too close to call

[FRKO]

Ha ha the plan is working joe says hopkins won't get in to his head, truth is hopkins is already in his head. Joes fans give no chance to b-hop, they are in for a rude awakening. Jeff Lacy and Mikkel Kessler are good fighters they are no bernard hopkins byfar. Did u guys watch the sakio bika fight? That was a close decision I thought loe loked tired and hurt most of the fight

I saw the Bika fight and I have it on video. You'd look pretty tired too if your opponent did every single thing in the book to foul you, including headbutts. Obviously, Bika lacked the skill to take on Joe and fight a clean fight. Bika had no chance, and he knew it, so he pushed his luck and still got beat heavily on points. 117-110 and 116-111.

As far as I'm concerned, Joe already won the war of words. He hasn't let Hopkins get to him because he's not scared. He is laughing at Bernard.