Hopkins vs Calzaghe

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Someone post some videos of Calzaghe's great performances. I saw him in an embarassing fight against Byron Mitchell where the ref got nervous and stopped the fight even though Joe was already down earlier in the round - and I saw an outdoor fight that was shown on Showtime (probably the one right before Mitchell?) where he struggled against a C- caliber fighter. Maybe I'm missing something.

Mitchell was battered and had no reply to a ****load of unanswered shots. He got knocked down about 10 seconds after he knocked Joe down, then was staggering all over the ring like a drunk. The ropes held him up, but he would have been down for the second time in the round if they weren't there. It is the ref's job to stop a fight if one fighter is getting dozens of unanswered shots. 10 more seconds and Mitchell would have been KO'd anyway.

The fight before Mitchell? American dude Tocker Pudwill -- a late substitute on 2 weeks notice who shouldn't have been anywhere near Joe Calzaghe and a pair of boxing gloves. He lasted one round, pretty much, although somehow he got off his stool for the second and probably wishes he hadn't. The fight before this? Miguel Angel Jimenez. That fight, if I remember correctly, was a complete shut out for Calzaghe who won 120-107 on all cards.

I'm not sure which fight you refer to as struggling with a C-class fighter?

calzaghe is not worthy of a shot at hopkins lmao

Lots of digging in the vaults today, Great Joe. Interesting to see some of these threads.