Did Joe really beat Hopkins?
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Are Hopkins fans blind? How they say that Hopkins landed the cleaner shots? well it could be if your head is part of your fists, or if faking 2 low blows is part of your ring generalships. Joe didn't won pretty but he won clearly!
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Hopkins did land clean shots, but the simple fact is he didn't land enough of them, and he couldn't take advantage of the knock down in the first round because his negative tactics allowed Calzaghe back into the fight.
Hopkins used every trick in the book... He used his head, clinched at every opportunity, and played for time... Calzaghe was the aggressor, forced the fight and deserved a unanimous (rather than split) decision IMO.
Yes Calzaghe did land a low blow, but i won't criticise Hopkins for taking advantage of the situation. The low blow was no way near forcefull enough to warrant a five minute breather, but Hopkins used his nouse and got himself a breather, and at 43 years of age who can blame him for that? He went on to win that round IMO, but that was one of only three rounds that i think he won.Comment
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