Joe Calzaghe: "Hopkins is a B-Side Fighter"

[S1MANC]

Calzaghe looks like he's fallen into the trap.... Every opportunity he's had this week he's been trash talking... This close to the biggest fight in your career you need to be focused and concentrating on one thing only....

I'm on the wall on this one, as it can go either way... but I think by about round 3 we'll know who's taking it.

Totally agree with deuce drop, Frank Warren has been doing this for years... but 2008 hasn't been a good year for him up to now so maybe it's the changing of the times....

[moofo]

Trinidad, De la Hoya > Lacy, Kessler

Haha funny **** Lacy and Kessler would have destroyed both those little guys.

[Rocky Katsidis]

Well said joe cant wait for this fight calzaghe does him easy

[rusticraver]

Joe always trash talks if the opponent does

[squealpiggy]

I agree that pound for pound De La Hoya and Trinidad were better than Lacy and Kessler. But Lacy or Kessler would destroy both of those guys because they are teeny tiny people. That's why Hopkins managed to beat them so bad.

And if the three best wins on your record are against guys who were most comfortable at a much much lower weight then it's tough to use them as a shining example of legendhood. If Hopkins ever managed to beat RJJ or if he had won the rematch with Taylor then I might be happy to call his resume legendary.

[.Mik.]

Sugar Ray Robinson and Roberto Duran have about 100 losses between them.

No undefeated fighter in history is a legend, bar Rocky Marciano.

Terry Marsh and Sven Ottke aren't.

Ahahaha, I hardly think that Terry Marsh or Sven Ottke's records are in any way comparable to Calzaghe. Its an insult to boxing to claim that Ottke is 'undefeated' too. You're smarter than that. Not much...but you are.

[pins0099]

These pure bread yank threads make me smile......so much bull****.

I'll take joy in coming on here Sunday morning, to see all the "B-hop was a fraud, Joe beat an old man" threads.

[kayjay]

LoL "hyped up Lacy"

And whom was he hyped up by? The same people in here who think B-Hop is going to destroy Calzone.

Lacy was only "hyped up" because you wouldn't recognise Calzaghe's annihilation of a decent fighter. "Calzaghe won huh?!... oh... something must be wrong with Lacy then..."

Mickey, get with it. These days it's fashionable to say you always knew Lacy was a hypejob.

[The Mirror Man]

Show them up Welsh Dragon

Theres only one way that hopkins wins this fight and thats if joe cortez decides that he gonna be a fair the the americans firm to the outsiders or bernard hopkins shines up his best weapon his head because he uses it a lot when he throws his arms.

7 round TKO hopkins on his arse and retired

Up next Kelly Pavlik Vs The Welsh dragon Joe Calzaghe

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[Knicksman20]

What is joe talking about how many losses did ali have? Everyone can see bernard got joes blood boiling, haven't we seen this before? He's fallen for the trap set by hopkins.Jeff Lacy and mikkel kessler are the best fighters he's beaten he's been protected his whole career.He'll be exposed this weekend.Just my opinion.

I was thinking the same thing as you. I know that Cal is ****y but it seems Hopkins has him really irritated. He's insulting hopkins it seems every chance he gets. With that said his Kessler win was very impressive though & to me he gets all the credit in the world for that one. I thought his Kessler performance eclipsed the Lacy one because Kessler is a better fighter.