Why Joe Calzaghe Should Fear Bernard Hopkins

[ElGranLuchador]

no one really fears bernard hopkins anymore
they fear the corrupt golden boy judges scoring his fights

[Neckodeemus]

I agree fully on Tarver. It was the weight of expectation that caused all the fuss and created the buzz for Tarver in his first fight with Jones. That and this strange rivalry they apparently had all these years, which helped bring about the second fight. Roy went out of his way to find trouble.. Did he sense it? He did a good job of finding it, that's for sure!

But Tarver was always just Roy's Achilles heel as far as I was concerned, and nothing more. Certainly not an especially great fighter or anything.. I'm with you on his superiority to Lacy and Kessler though. He's got an extra gear and as much as two tricks, possibly. That's more than those boys.

Also a fan of Kessler despite that.

Roy should have retired. Overrated perhaps but better than what has followed. The Tito fight was pretty poor givne his talk pre-fight. He has fallen far below his standards as Jones.

If Tito is 1-D then Lacy must be barely registering on the senses.

[Neckodeemus]

Yeah I get you. I'm doing a degree in Creative Writing but it's just the word fear in regards to boxing always makes me a little weary.

I've given up on the title, that draw to Wigan was the most souless performances I have seen for a long time.

I'm a Chelsea fan but if we somehow manage to win the title it would be a disgrace to football.

We play anti-football.

I miss the days of Zola, Di Matteo, Leboef, Petrescu, Le Saux. I love Chelsea but this team gets on my ****in nerves. I have spent far to much money on £40 quid tickets since I've been at uni and I have seen some stinkers. Chelsea used to be about being entertainers. The entire psyche of the club has changed.

We are the Bernard Hopkins of football.

Hope it is going well for you, doing my 2nd MA in Philosophy, first was analytical phil, boring, and it can get a major headache when you just want to chill and watch TV.

I had Anelka in my dream team and that idiot Grant messes him about. Put him up front and he will score. What is that all about.

Chelsea used to be everyone's cup of tea. 3-3 at Old Trafford and lots of goals. You still have Lampard, Cole, Anelka, Essien, Drogba, Sheva, SWP and others but the footy is dire. No offence as I see you've had enough. Get Vialli back in there.

Sorry to go off O/T on the boxing here but Chelsea puzzle me these days.

[Addison]

Roy should have retired. Overrated perhaps but better than what has followed. The Tito fight was pretty poor givne his talk pre-fight. He has fallen far below his standards as Jones.

If Tito is 1-D then Lacy must be barely registering on the senses.

Indeed. I'm with you on both accounts.

Cheers, Neckodeemus. Great stuff, I loved your article.

It's past 7am, that's my bedtime!

[Burner]

no one really fears bernard hopkins anymore
they fear the corrupt golden boy judges scoring his fights

Which explains why he loss to Taylor twice?????

[sparked_85]

Hope it is going well for you, doing my 2nd MA in Philosophy, first was analytical phil, boring, and it can get a major headache when you just want to chill and watch TV.

I had Anelka in my dream team and that idiot Grant messes him about. Put him up front and he will score. What is that all about.

Chelsea used to be everyone's cup of tea. 3-3 at Old Trafford and lots of goals. You still have Lampard, Cole, Anelka, Essien, Drogba, Sheva, SWP and others but the footy is dire. No offence as I see you've had enough. Get Vialli back in there.

Sorry to go off O/T on the boxing here but Chelsea puzzle me these days.

No worries I can talk about football and boxing forever.

I think if I was a kid when my mum used to buy me a season ticket I would not be so upset. But now I have to buy it and I never have that much money haha.

So a 40 quid ticket is standard. Then that basically means I can't go out the weekend. lol, and I'm depressed from watching a **** game.

I think if your charging those kind of prices you have an obligation to entertain and that is the cheapest ticket.

[FLY TY]

great article! just highlights what i've been saying.......lacy and kessler were good wins, but neither was or is an elite level fighter. hopkins will take this boy to that "dark place" come sat..........

[Allucard]

Keep in mind, Terry is a "UK" based writer. Before anyone starts the whole American writer hates UK fighters, etc.

And that shows. One of the oldest tactics to glorify someone is making their opponent seem dangerous, great and sharp even if they are 43 year old and came off a very controversial win where they looked exactly their age - slow and not with allot of power. Hopkins is just a name right now but the hype is incredible!

[C'MONMANG']

Which explains why he loss to Taylor twice?????

.. you did own him with that my ever loving homie.

[bundy7]

And that shows. One of the oldest tactics to glorify someone is making their opponent seem dangerous, great and sharp even if they are 43 year old and came off a very controversial win where they looked exactly their age - slow and not with allot of power. Hopkins is just a name right now but the hype is incredible!

So if he is just a name what is Joe? Just some hype or HOPE. He will be dominated in the fight he drops his hands and and leads with his chin. How can he beat Hopkiins dropping his hands. Didi you see Emmanuel Stewart hasve to hold back his laugh when Jim said last week he thought Joe would win. LOL ...