Bore Hard vs. The Blow - I bet that caused some rucks on here, didn't it?

[kayjay]

The point I have made is that there is nothing in the scoring criteria that addresses faking injuries. If a ref awards you time, that cannot be held against you.

Regardless I still believe Calzaghe won.

I understand that. Still it's a sign, not that we needed it, that the fight wasn't going Hopkins's way. Anyone who actually thought Hopkins was winning at that point should have at least asked himself a question at that point.

[Mr. Ryan]

I understand that. Still it's a sign, not that we needed it, that the fight wasn't going Hopkins's way. Anyone who actually thought Hopkins was winning at that point should have at least asked himself a question at that point.

At that point, both guys were so sloppy that I had a hard time keeping track of what was landing and what wasn't from both guys. How I scored the rounds was by asking myself, "Whose punches were closer and sharper." I knew Calzaghe's end of the exchanges were crisper and that he was dictating the pace.

Hopkins slowing the action by complaining about borderline blows was a sign that he needed a breather, of course. He was moving a lot and wasn't stopping to throw for long stretches, so he was uncomfortable with the pace that the fight was being fought at. Still, you have to assume that the referee is still maintaining control and that he was justified in giving Hopkins that time to rest.

More than anything else, I think Calzaghe beat Hopkins with energy. Clean effective punching was absent from both guys for the majority of the fight.

[-Antonio-]

Without the big rally in the tenth there is no controversy. Without Hopkins getting 4 minutes to catch a breather there is no rally.