Could Hopkins ever beat Calzaghe in a fair boxing-match?

[rskumm21]

Where he doesn't clinch over 100 times without being warned by the ref or dq'd like that one opponent Marquez fought was dq'd because of excessive clinching. Or bernard not running in with his head and purposely trying to head-butt Calzaghe like he did to Winky Wright aswell.

Even with all that bull-crap he did in the Calzaghe fight, it was Calzaghes jab that was landing on bhops face and body.

What are you crying about, they gave your guy the decision.

[daggum]

What are you crying about, they gave your guy the decision.

he knows it was a gift and he would like to see a rematch so calzaghe can win for real. but calzaghe retired to go dance on tv.. A C list boxer dancing with C list celebs.

[letsgobrady]

Hopkins landed at will whenever he threw you fool.

are you serious? did hopkins not set the record for the least amount of punches thrown or landed in a 12 round fight against calzaghe

[Junito-Rulez]

Clinching is a part of boxing, i don't know what's wrong with TS. You clinch coz you can, that's it, Hatton won against Tszyu like that.

It depends on what the ref says. I ref doesn't say **** and if it works for you, why would you change?

[daggum]

are you serious? did hopkins not set the record for the least amount of punches thrown or landed in a 12 round fight against calzaghe

yea i think manfredo landed more before he got brutally ko'd.

[street bully]

are you serious? did hopkins not set the record for the least amount of punches thrown or landed in a 12 round fight against calzaghe

Hopkins didn't throw all that much, but when he did he landed, hence landing at will.

[letsgobrady]

Clinching is a part of boxing, i don't know what's wrong with TS. You clinch coz you can, that's it, Hatton won against Tszyu like that.

It depends on what the ref says. I ref doesn't say **** and if it works for you, why would you change?

excessive clinching and clinching for no reason is illegal

[letsgobrady]

Hopkins didn't throw all that much, but when he did he landed, hence landing at will.

so he landed what? a punch a round and you think he won the fight

[ИATAS]

excessive clinching and clinching for no reason is illegal

It wasn't for no reason. Say what you will about hopkins, but his strategy for the fight was to try and take away calzaghe's best weapon which is his punch output. His goal was to cut it in half, hence the clinching and slowing down the pace, after all the man was 43 years old and cant throw 100's of punches per round for 12 rounds.

It almost worked to perfection too, if only he were able to throw more punches himself in the later rounds to impress the judges.

Hopkins always has a game plan. Against Pavlik it was to take away his jab because he knows Pavlik needs to use his jab to set up his big shot. The same against tarver and the same against Trinidad.

And calzaghe fans really shouldnt be to proud about this win. Even calzaghe himself said it was his worst performance of his career, and there is a reason for that, and that reason obviously was bhop.

Hopkins doesn't give a **** about pleasing the fans, all he cares about is winning. He doesn't care if it's ugly, boring, nasty or whatever, he only wants that W at the end of the day. He nearly did it, and if calzaghe is as good as everyone says, then that's a hell of an accomplishment for a 43 year old man.

[Freddy Krueger]

so he landed what? a punch a round and you think he won the fight

Did he even land that many? I think the punch-stats were ****ed up I can hardly find any pictures of either man landing clean shots in that fight, but yeah B-hop cheated excessive clinching is against the rules. He should have been dq'd but he must have been playing that oh i'm 43 calzaghe is too young for me role. When in the pavlik fight he showed age was only a number... odd.