The Great Set-up for the Hopkins Match

**sparked_85** · 04-18-2008, 11:47 AM

so what, this fight is completely irrelevent.

But yeah Manfredo was biding his time then he was going to KTFO Joe Calzaghe with a brutal right cross, shame he fought like a mushroom.

**steptwome** · 04-18-2008, 11:48 AM

Originally posted by sparked_85

so what, this fight is completely irrelevent.

But yeah Manfredo was biding his time then he was going to KTFO Joe Calzaghe with a brutal right cross, shame he fought like a mushroom.

So you do admit it.......seeing is believing

**sparked_85** · 04-18-2008, 11:53 AM

Originally posted by steptwome

So you do admit it.......seeing is believing

yeah, he didn't land much, because Peter just curled into a ball like a frightened hedgehog and showed a complete lack of heart and willingness to fight.

This fight isn't worth discussing, and your gripe is with the ref.

This fight was bull****.

Manfredo is ****.

**Degsy** · 04-18-2008, 11:53 AM

True but you've got to fight back. Yes it was stopped too early, but do you honestly think that Manfredo was going to do the distance?/ I lost a lot of respect for him when he came out with all that BS about letting Joe punch himself out and then going on the counter attack. Judging Calzaghe by this fight is like judging Bernard by the De La Hoya fight - any mw champ worth their salt should ko a blown up light middle or welter weight.

Putting any weight into the De La Hoya fight is the equivalent of saying that Hopkins would be competitive against Lennox Lewis and then Lennox claiming that he'd defeated a legend and putting the Hopkins win over genuine Heavyweights.

**Silencers** · 04-18-2008, 11:54 AM

It was a premature stoppage but it was a matter of time. Manfredo was in way over his head.

**sparked_85** · 04-18-2008, 11:55 AM

Originally posted by silencers98

It was a premature stoppage but it was a matter of time. Manfredo was in way over his head.

I can't really give Manfredo ANY props for that fight either.

He was miserable.

**steptwome** · 04-18-2008, 11:57 AM

Originally posted by sparked_85

yeah, he didn't land much, because Peter just curled into a ball like a frightened hedgehog and showed a complete lack of heart and willingness to fight.

This fight isn't worth discussing, and your gripe is with the ref.

This fight was bull****.

Manfredo is ****.

We all know/knew that Manfredo was/is trash, but Calzaghe will have to throw with alot more authority to even get Hopkins' attention.

**sparked_85** · 04-18-2008, 12:00 PM

Originally posted by steptwome

We all know/knew that Manfredo was/is trash, but Calzaghe will have to throw with alot more authority to even get Hopkins' attention.

Nobody will disagree with you.

Calzaghe treated Manfredo with the contempt he deserved. As soon as Manfredo complained they should have put him right back in with Joe. lol.

It was a pointless fight, and Joe looked half arsed himself.

**steptwome** · 04-18-2008, 12:02 PM

Originally posted by sparked_85

Nobody will disagree with you.

Calzaghe treated Manfredo with the contempt he deserved. As soon as Manfredo complained they should have put him right back in with Joe. lol.

It was a pointless fight, and Joe looked half arsed himself.

I agree, but you missed the part about calzaghe and hopkins...calzaghe needing to throw with FAR more intensity to even get Hopkins attention.

The Great Set-up for the Hopkins Match