Just scored Hopkins - Calzaghe again...

[Roxas]

I had it 115-113 for Calzaghe he definitely won no doubt but it was close.....

[boxasmash]

i agree, the fight wasnt close, how anyone scores it for hopkins i dont know...

[Joe2608]

it was a bad style match-up for calzaghe actually,thats why the fight was so **** to watch.joe prefers guys that come at him

I agree, though i think it was bad style for both fighters. Calzaghe couldn't figure out Hopkins in the first few rounds and you could see he respected his power a lot. Though on the flip side, if you put in a man with good stamina and high punch output in against a fighter with dodgey stamina and low punch output then you can see why it's a bad style match up for Hopkins too.

[Google_It_Bitch]

This is one of those situation in which Hopkins has only himself to blame and he knows it and he came out and said it after the Pavlik fight. I appreciate both fighters and I wont argue the win.

It was not the best fight, it was not the kind of fight I was expecting to see. I had higher expectations but it is what it was.

[smellmycheese]

Calzaghe has it every time but not by much. It was a horrible fight though Calzaghe deserves a lot of credit for his commitment to winning.

One of Calzaghe's great assets is his ability to adapt to varying challenges during a fight and change his style.
I can't decide though whether he threw his gameplan out the window after the first Knockdown in this fight or he just knuckled down and remained faithfull to his original strategy?

[The_Demon]

I agree, though i think it was bad style for both fighters. Calzaghe couldn't figure out Hopkins in the first few rounds and you could see he respected his power a lot. Though on the flip side, if you put in a man with good stamina and high punch output in against a fighter with dodgey stamina and low punch output then you can see why it's a bad style match up for Hopkins too.

well it didnt work for kelly pavlik.calzaghes speed and angles won him the fight (and the fact he never stops punching) he adpated very well after being very wary of hopkins right hand in the first 4 rounds.after the fight even bhop called calzaghe a master strategist and said hes the hardest person he has fought

[Joe2608]

i had it 115-113 hopkins i thought calzaghe did absolutely nothing but miss the first 8 rounds. hopkins at least landed a few flush right hands and counter shots.

He was clearly landing punches. His jab was landing constantly and he got in some flush left hands. Hopkins didn't even have a jab. Calzaghe just went in and out with little flurries, which wins you rounds over Hopkins who threw 1 right hand and clinched, most of those right hands didn't even land properly and were hit on the gloves of Calzaghe, i think the worst of the right hands were in the first 4 rounds. After that i don't see any big right hands from Hopkins apart from the one that wobbled Calzaghe later on, but the only reason he got that right hand in is because he head butted Calzaghe.

[CraigM]

I've scored it 3 or 4 times, at least. I have it 114-113 Calzaghe everytime, and I'm a fan of both guys...

It was a close fight, but I can't give it to Hopkins.

Completely agree with this, Joe didn't own the fight as much as is said he was, even the fans in the arena(strangely more brits than americans) was worried about the result.

[Wales08]

Why are some only saying this now. Americans clutching on their straws. Calz boxed a good fight. Hopkins is a cheat.

Nice to see some actually coming out the closest and admitting this now.

[Joe2608]

Calzaghe has it every time but not by much. It was a horrible fight though Calzaghe deserves a lot of credit for his commitment to winning.

One of Calzaghe's great assets is his ability to adapt to varying challenges during a fight and change his style.
I can't decide though whether he threw his gameplan out the window after the first Knockdown in this fight or he just knuckled down and remained faithfull to his original strategy?

I'm not sure, i think the gameplan was always to use the jab and outwork Hopkins with the little flurries. Calzaghe got caught cold in the first round with a silly mistake of rushing in.