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Very good point and never really thought about it that way.The flaw with that logic is that Calzaghe throws a lot of flurries and they don't all do damage, or anything in particular. Some do, and I think he kept it close, so a lot of them did on Saturday, in one way or another. However, fans who are biased (or atleast want a particular fighter to win) will cheer regardless of if the punches land. The Americans, as you said were far outnumbered. Hopkins throws one punch at a time, with some combinations. However, that isn't the combination for rowdy American cheers.Comment
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Really reminds you of De La Hoya dont it? I swear the dude can throw a four punch combo and make his fans and announcers go crazy without landing anything.The flaw with that logic is that Calzaghe throws a lot of flurries and they don't all do damage, or anything in particular. Some do, and I think he kept it close, so a lot of them did on Saturday, in one way or another. However, fans who are biased (or atleast want a particular fighter to win) will cheer regardless of if the punches land. The Americans, as you said were far outnumbered. Hopkins throws one punch at a time, with some combinations. However, that isn't the combination for rowdy American cheers.
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Yeah, a De La Hoya example of that would be his fight with Whitaker. Thru 90 punches, crowd went crazy, only thing he landed was the fight date. De La Hoya atleast thru with power, so the danger was there.
However, Calzaghe has power, but takes the speed route. Which is cool. Calzalghe can land much more often, though. Hopkins is just very elusive.Comment
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I still didn't see Calzaghe landing much of anything the whole fight. I have to laugh when people say he out worked Hopkins. Thats another reason why I feelmost are fanboys on this forum. You can't watch boxing for years and still not be able to distinguish what lands and what does'nt. If Hopkins throws 30 punches and lands 5 and Calzaghe throws 70 and lands 3, thats Hopkins round. They might not like his style but unless you get penalyzed for clinching, its not so illegal. By the way, I'm not buying the punch stat numbers at all.Yeah, a De La Hoya example of that would be his fight with Whitaker. Thru 90 punches, crowd went crazy, only thing he landed was the fight date. De La Hoya atleast thru with power, so the danger was there.
However, Calzaghe has power, but takes the speed route. Which is cool. Calzalghe can land much more often, though. Hopkins is just very elusive.Last edited by OTSS; 04-21-2008, 02:27 PM.Comment
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Bloody hell Hopkins lost get ***in over it man! lol
There will be something else next week and all this will be forgotten aboutComment
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