Joe Calzaghe Is Not A Light Heavyweight Champion

[T-97]

Yes I do, the fight was at a catchweight still.

No it wasn't. The fight was at the weight of 168-175, Also known as LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT. They came in just under the weight by CHOICE. If you don't know what you're taking about, don't talk about it.

[Bhopreign]

The light heavyweight division is anything between 168 and 175. The rules are that you can't weigh over 175, not that you have to come in at that weight. Is there anything else you don't understand about boxing? How's about a brief run down of the queensbury rules, or a lesson in mandatory weight checks in the weeks and months leading up to the fight?

Youre not telling me anything I dont know, fighting at the catchweight they fought and not 175 meant Hop still had to cut muscle to get there and not come in at 175.

[T-97]

Youre not telling me anything I dont know, fighting at the catchweight they fought and not 175 meant Hop still had to cut muscle to get there and not come in at 175.

It wasn't a catch weight. It was light heavyweight, Hopkins CHOSE to come in at 173, He could have came in at 175 but didn't. It was a light heavyweight fight, at light heavyweight, for the light heavyweight title, between 2 light heavyweights.

[Bhopreign]

No it wasn't. The fight was at the weight of 168-175, Also known as LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT. They came in just under the weight by CHOICE. If you don't know what you're taking about, don't talk about it.

Nope, they came in at the catchweight because Joe is a 168 pound fighter, so Hop agreed to do at a catchweight in a sense to help Calzaghe out, its done all the time.

[abadger]

It wasn't a catchweight, they boxed at LHW. You don't have to be **** on 175, you just have to be under it, and above 168. That makes you LHW.

He won the Ring belt, which is considered to be the most prestigious of all, considering how difficult it is to get. If you don't choose to recognise it, then fair enough.

If you'd said simply, "Joe Calzaghe is not a LHW", I might have agreed with you...

[T-97]

Nope, they came in at the catchweight because Joe is a 168 pound fighter, so Hop agreed to do at a catchweight in a sense to help Calzaghe out, its done all the time.

No they didn't. You need to actually look up on the fight before you make yourself look ****** like this.

[TRAVI$]

D'oh!
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[KnockoutTheFat]

I knew it I knew it I knew it! Hopkins-Tarver wasn't for the belt after all since it was a catchweight of 174. Dammit!

[MANGLER]

It wasn't a catch weight. It was light heavyweight, Hopkins CHOSE to come in at 173, He could have came in at 175 but didn't. It was a light heavyweight fight, at light heavyweight, for the light heavyweight title, between 2 light heavyweights.

Co-sign. Is this that hard to understand?

[Bhopreign]

Dont see why Hopkins would say on radio when talking about the fight that it was catchweight and they couldnt weigh over 173, thats a catchweight.