Joe Calzaghe Would Continue if Knocked Out Like Hatton

[Dirk Diggler UK]

So it was all Hopkins fault.

Joe signed the contract, Hopkins didnt.

[Chunk..]

Joe signed the contract, Hopkins didnt.

It was the others guys fault as usual.

[Vivid Intent]

(a) The Sun doesn't always print the truth, but in the case of fact base articles, the Guardian does not make things up. It has an international reputation for fact checking comparable to the New York Times or Washington Post. (b) It was well known at the time, Showtime confirmed it, and many Hopkins fans remember it. Several of them have told me on these forums that they remember Hopkins saying that the real reason he pulled out was because of his bad blood with Don King at the time.

That's Hopkins spouting bull****. He was offered a career high payday and then went on to price himself out after he'd agreed. He'd just got his recognition from beating Tito and didn't want to risk the position he'd worked himself into. Can you imagine if the roles were reversed and Calzaghe pulled out of the fight saying it was because he'd bad blood with Warren. We'd never hear the end of it if that was the case, but somehow Hopkins gets away with it.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

It was the others guys fault as usual.

No, it was Hopkins' fault.

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hahahahaha

Come on boys leave Chunk alone.

He's just trying to have abit of fun

[Dirk Diggler UK]

That's Hopkins spouting bull****. He was offered a career high payday and then went on to price himself out. He'd just got his recognition from beating Tito and didn't want to risk the position he'd worked himself into. Can you imagine if the roles were reversed and Calzaghe pulled out of the fight saying it was because he'd bad blood with Warren. We'd never hear the end of it if that was the case, but somehow Hopkins gets away with it.

Very true. People already cling desperately onto the fact that Calzaghe pulled out of fighting Johnson through injury........

Hopkins also priced himself out of fights with Jones and Toney around the same time.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

hahahahaha

Come on boys leave Chunk alone.

He's just trying to have abit of fun

So am I. Bored as ****. No boxing or football for the forseeable future so Im back to arguing the same old Calzaghe ****e that was played out 6 months ago....lol

[Chunk..]

No, it was Hopkins' fault.

I don't know what went on in those contact negotiations? Did Joe sign anything? did Hopkins pull out? was it Don King's fault or did Frank Warren **** about again?

No one really has a scooby in all honestly except it was in a couple of newspapers and a few chinese whispers on Showtime.

I'm bored. This is ****!

[Dave Rado]

That's Hopkins spouting bull****. He was offered a career high payday and then went on to price himself out after he'd agreed. He'd just got his recognition from beating Tito and didn't want to risk the position he'd worked himself into

I don't believe that for a minute. Hopkins has priced himself out of a lot of fights, most recently Adamek, whom he would beat easily. I don't defend him for doing so, but I think the idea that he did so because he was scared is ridiculous.

[Vivid Intent]

Very true. People already cling desperately onto the fact that Calzaghe pulled out of fighting Johnson through injury........

And they forget to add that he pulled out a couple of times against Sheika aswell among others...so he must have been scared of them too. lol

Hopkins also priced himself out of fights with Jones and Toney around the same time.

Yep, and he was calling out smaller guys.