No, pal, sorry...it was a beauty of a shot, unexpected and quick, but if Zaggs hadn't already been off balance, and then got shoved by Bernard, I don't think he'd have been down at all. The punch was nice and clean, yes, but it was followed by the rest of Hopkins, while Zaggs didn't have a leg behind him at all.
You my friend are delusional. It's what you call a flash knockdown ....although Calzaghe got right up it was a knock-down. like it or not. oh yeah Calzaghe was coming forward the punch sent him backwards. his instincts told him to hold-on
i agree. i hear calzaghe fans say he has an iron chin..etc etc. but i'v never seen anybody hit him with a true POWER shot. the right hand that b-hop drop him wit was a lite punch and it sent him to the canvas. my opinion is the first time his chin taste real power he will fold like a lawn chair.
You're obviously quite new to Calzaghe and haven't seen many of his fights. If you don't think he's been hit hard before you're sorely mistaken.
I mean the punch B-Hop landed on him wasn't even a brutal shot for real and that sat him down in the first round, question is has he ever been blasted like Jones has by Tarver or Johnson?
he hasnt really fought any kinda fighters to really test him until recently, for over 12 years heas been fighting safer championship fights and now wants to retire, thats why hes never been hurt, thats why bernard wont get a well deserved rematch
You my friend are delusional. It's what you call a flash knockdown ....although Calzaghe got right up it was a knock-down. like it or not. oh yeah Calzaghe was coming forward the punch sent him backwards. his instincts told him to hold-on
Look, I'm not arguing that it wasn't a valid KD, or even that Hopkins deliberately pushed him over after he caught him with the right hand. All I'm saying is that, were it not for Calzaghe being off-balance to start with, and HOpkins following through on the punch with the rest of his body, I doubt Calzaghe would've gone over. He might've anyway, as the punch was very straight, very quick (never saw it coming), right on the button, and it stunned him for a second, but there wasn't that much behind it, and he's caught far harder shots from other fighters and walked through them.
And no, I'm certainly not delusional. I'm not a "nuthugger", a star-blinded buttkisser, or biased in any way. I call 'em like I see 'em. Sometimes I'm wrong, sometimes I'm not, but never call 'em with any favoritism in any way. I'm actually insulted that you even imply it, intentional or not.
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