Calzaghe: "Beating Hopkins is a Public Service"

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LAS VEGAS, NEV - Despite the fact that BERNARD HOPKINS fights in an unorthodox style, known to lead with head followed by a punch, JOE CALZAGHE has full confidence that referee Joe Cortez will keep things Kosher when they meet tomorrow night in The Planet Hollywood Ring at Thomas & Mack Center in a battle of Ring Magazine champions for Hopkins' light heavyweight title.
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[Carlisle]

The talk is almost over

Calzaghe cant seem to stop talking but the talk is almost over. If I have ever seen a man nervous he is that man and he should be nervous. Hopkins is not a fake gangster like Lacy was. Calzaghe will be facing a Philly thug for real. Hopkins is not the studio gangster you think he is.

[BMWM3P]

I have to say I agree with him. That fight between Hopkins and Winky was incredibly boring if it wasn't for that incredible undercard it would have been a complete waste of my money and time.

[moofo]

When Joe gets in the ring all this talk will be forgotten on his part.
He is not going to fall prey to a few petty remarks by a guy who should know better at 43 yrs old.
Hopkins has a chip on his shoulder like a teenager who thinks the world owes them something.
He had a tough start in life...so what what does he want a medal?
There are far more people less fortunate who are far more humble.

[brently1979]

He ain't nervous, he ain't scared of gangsters. He's pissed off that Hopkins has been racist, gotten personal and insulted his father, and generally talked **** and disrespected him. He didn't say **** to Kessler because Kessler was and is a respectful person, so basically Joe is only giving as good as he's getting. Making it into a black vs. white issue is a low down thing to do.

This is what I've always disliked about Hopkins, he always claims this sort of **** helps sell fights....well this fight isn't PPV...I just think Hopkins has a chip on his shoulder...wait a second how about brick.

We didn't hear Floyd calling Ricky a ****** white boy and he's always trying to sell fights. I just think Floyd is a little more theatrical and over all smarter than Hopkins.

[brently1979]

When Joe gets in the ring all this talk will be forgotten on his part.
He is not going to fall prey to a few petty remarks by a guy who should know better at 43 yrs old.
Hopkins has a chip on his shoulder like a teenager who thinks the world owes them something.
He had a tough start in life...so what what does he want a medal?
There are far more people less fortunate who are far more humble.

Exactly, believe it or not DLH didn't have it all that great growing up either just like so many other great fighters...but they don't hang on it the way Hopkins does.

[moin126]

cal needs to stop talking **** about bhop. Who does he think he is, talking to a hall of famer that way, he almost sounds as ****** as hatton with his guiness drinking head.

[FRKO]

cal needs to stop talking **** about bhop. Who does he think he is, talking to a hall of famer that way, he almost sounds as ****** as hatton with his guiness drinking head.

Why should he stop? He has no respect for Bernard at this point in time. What do you want him to say "Bernard's a lovely man. I will lose to him because he's a hall of famer and I'm a terrified skinny white boy"?

Just exactly who does Bernard Hopkins think he is? Robocop? Superman? God?

[Chunk..]

Joe should just stick to letting his boxing do the talking cause he can't trash talk for ****!

[pesticid]

What's funny is that when Bernard talks trash, people say, "oh that's what he do" but when Joe gets in his face and tells him how he's gonna beat him up, well that folks apparently means that Joe's psyched out already.

He did call him a phony and rightfully so, who wears a gimp mask claiming to be an executioner only to settle for some ugly decisions.