Do you think that Hopkins fought....

[abadger]

"abadge" Hopkins was excellent IMO. His running in the fight has been exaggerated. Boxing defensively and counterpunching is his game and it is just as legitimate a style as any other. There were several occasions towards the end of the fight when Bernard was even mixing it with Calzaghe in the centre of the ring and looking like he got the better of it. I think a lot of people, fans on both sides have tended to see the fight and fighters they were expecting to see, based on judgements they had already made.

I think the fight was close as hell, and for Hopkins to be making it that way at 43, is really a magnificent achievement.








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[typeone]

Think about it if he was staying away I guess them slaps must hurt???

[KingTito]

Hopkins was excellent IMO. His running in the fight has been exaggerated. Boxing defensively and counterpunching is his game and it is just as legitimate a style as any other. There were several occasions towards the end of the fight when Bernard was even mixing it with Calzaghe in the centre of the ring and looking like he got the better of it. I think a lot of people, fans on both sides have tended to see the fight and fighters they were expecting to see, based on judgements they had already made.

I think the fight was close as hell, and for Hopkins to be making it that way at 43, is really a magnificent achievement.

Good point on that.

[deevel79]

Hopkins could've won and possibly KO'd Joe if he just let his hands go and was a bit more aggresive. Its seemed as if he was conserving all his energy, so that he could land a well placed shot here and there. Hopkins was clearly the stronger man in that fight. Joe had nothing that could've hurt Hopkins. I understand he is 43, but for a 43yr old man that runs 5miles a day, he surely could've threw more than 15-20 punches a round. His inactivity is what cost him the fight.

[Del Coqui]

[B]Do you think that Hopkins fought like a real champ against Joe??? What did you make of him? I know he done well for a 43 year old man, But he ran like a big girl all night long!!

Like Joe said, Hopkins didn't try to win the fight and wouldnt let Joe win it either, he made it a boring fight, I enjoyed a lot more the fight vs Kessler.

[Pugilistic™]

hopkins fought great, he made joe look ordinary. i wasn't too surprised why people thought joe would win so easily because of his amazing past performances. the fight was close that i thought hopkins won. calzaghe's punches just seemed ineffective to me and hopkins seemed to be landing the better shots and moved well, hopkins wasn't running, he was doing a thing called lateral movement.

[Living Legend]

Hopkins is damn near fifty years old, he did his best and lost point blank, maybe 5-10 years ago he would have busted joes ass easily, but his old ass can't launch an effective attack anymore, he can only wait for his opponents to make mistakes... Hopkins pissed me off with this fight though because he could have won but that one punch and hold **** just didn't cut it...

[kayjay]

Hopkins was excellent IMO. His running in the fight has been exaggerated. Boxing defensively and counterpunching is his game and it is just as legitimate a style as any other. There were several occasions towards the end of the fight when Bernard was even mixing it with Calzaghe in the centre of the ring and looking like he got the better of it. I think a lot of people, fans on both sides have tended to see the fight and fighters they were expecting to see, based on judgements they had already made.

I think the fight was close as hell, and for Hopkins to be making it that way at 43, is really a magnificent achievement.

I agree with the bolded, but really it was just one time immediately after the long 10th round pause. That's why I say Hops gave it away; if he had fought like that for longer he had a good chance of winning.

I disagree with the first few sentences: the fact that it is "his style" doesn't make it right. It is not as legitimate as any other style. The guy forcing the action rightfully gets the benefit of the doubt. Fighters should be expected to fight, not box negatively like Hopkins did

[Orion]

I thought he fought well enough to definetly prove hes one of the all time best fighters ever to be competitive at 43 years old like that!!

[Luciano]

I think he gave it away. He could have beaten Joe if he had the courage to exchange. But he didn't. Hopkins has the skill but not the heart

LOL coming from who?? You?? Hilarious for some keyboard loser to talk about Hopkins heart. If anything his life and career proved that's what he had along with a sound mind and it is the reason he is where he is right now. He didn't have the reflexes or energy to go toe to toe, he hasn't since Taylor. He is too old. In his prime he would hospitalize Joe in three rounds.