It was a punch that stunned Joe at the end of the Seventh and everybody who watched saw it. Joe was doing some dumb showboating ****, gliding around like a rollerblader, and hopkins drilled him mid-routine. Then Joe went stumbling back and started doing the showboating again.
And what does clinching have to do with anything? You're British, don't you like Ricky Hatton? That mother****er clinches like a Leprechaun version of John Ruiz.
I've watched the fight 9 times so far. One of those times I counted the clinches (160 of them), and I've studied the action at end of the 7th. Joe was headbutted. Plain and simple. First he was hit on the left arm with a right hand, then butted, then took a right to the cheek. The butt affected him more than either of those punches. Clinching has everything to do with it because Bernard invited Joe to brawl (when Joe was coming forward already) then Bernard clinched. It looked a bit silly, to b honest with you.
I am American, btw. Hatton's alright, I like the guy.
Why didn't Hopkins chase him after he knocked him down? I don't know, maybe it had something to do with the fact that he's 43 years old! A prime Bernard would've jumped on him right then and there, but his defensive style is suited to his age now. He's not the seek and destroy fighter he used to be, hasn't been since the last Robert Allan fight.
And I like the way you failed to comment about the other 2 times Bernard sent Joe reeling, it helps prove my point.
well thats cuz those 2 punches were the only clean ones landed by hopkins the entire fight and calzaghe was never in trouble by the old hopkins of course ur gonna get hurt when u take a punch that doesnt mean ur gonna get knocked out he retreated and kept punching hopkins like nothing happened
kessler was also landing big shots on calzaghe but he did the same he went backwards and then kept attacking
pavlik got the ability to hurt calzaghe but when calzaghe gets hurt he doesnt go on the ropes or starts clinching he keeps attacking thats why hes never been koed
Come on, you only have to look at their styles, quite similar, except Kessler is more technically proficient and probably more powerful.
You should try to realise that just because you disagree with something, that doesn't make it ridiculous.
Dude their styles are ****ing worlds apart!. WTF are you smoking?
Kessler is a classic boxer who has never beaten a live opponent in his life. All he has fought is the 168 euro fringe guys. He has never beaten a grade b fighter let alone a grade A fighter.
Pavlik is a Puncher/Brawler with some boxing skills, but wants to pound the piss out of his opponents.
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