wHAT DID hOPKINS DO TO NOT LOOK OLD AFTER cALZAGHE?

[Pu$$yKiller]

calzaghe is an atg that throws 100 lighting fast punches a round and applies constant pressue..that style will make anyone look bad..expecially an aging fighter..common sense

Is that why Hopkins gassed so badly?

[BoxerDood]

Easy answer is that Calzaghe makes everyone look bad.

Bika, Hopkins and Kessler all looked bad.....

Ward strggles with Bika
Pascal struggles with Hopkins
Froch struggles with Kessler

I think its time we all gave zags some freakin credit.

This post should answer your question.

[uppercut83]

Easy answer is that Calzaghe makes everyone look bad.

Bika, Hopkins and Kessler all looked bad.....

Ward strggles with Bika
Pascal struggles with Hopkins
Froch struggles with Kessler

I think its time we all gave zags some freakin credit.

exactly.hopkins was nd is a world class fighter.just couldn't cope with joe.

[ИATAS]

He looked old against Jones too, let's not forget.

But really, it's simple. It's about styles and Hopkins strategy for the fight.

Against Calzaghe, Hopkins stated before and after the fight his plan was to take away Joe's number 1 weapon, which is his work-rate. How does one do this? By smothering him, by clinching, by getting inside, by making it an ugly fight. This is how you attempt to cut down your opponents punch out put in half.

Against Pascal, he didn't need to smother him because Pascal doesn't throw many punches - Pascal fights in bursts. This allowed Hopkins to be the aggressor and allowed Hopkins to fight a different kind of fight, which is why Hopkins rarely clinched at all.

If he fought that way against Calzaghe, he wouldn't have had a chance to win. Even though it was ugly, his game plan was correct at his age. There is no way a 43 year old could match 100 punches per round, so what he did was totally legit, even though it made him (and Calzaghe) look like **** in the process to the naked eye, he nearly walked away with the win.

It was a similar case for Winky Wright. Winky's best weapon was his jab, one of the best in the game. One of the best ways to take away the jab is to smother the opponent and get inside, which is exactly what hopkins did. Again, it looks ugly, but it's effective.

[SplitSecond]

calzaghe's pressure did a number on him
and exposed him for being an old man and outta prime

[infamous larryx]

Is that why Hopkins gassed so badly?

yep...exactly

[Pu$$yKiller]

He looked old against Jones too, let's not forget.

But really, it's simple. It's about styles and Hopkins strategy for the fight.

Against Calzaghe, Hopkins stated before and after the fight his plan was to take away Joe's number 1 weapon, which is his work-rate. How does one do this? By smothering him, by clinching, by getting inside, by making it an ugly fight. This is how you attempt to cut down your opponents punch out put in half.

Against Pascal, he didn't need to smother him because Pascal doesn't throw many punches - Pascal fights in bursts. This allowed Hopkins to be the aggressor and allowed Hopkins to fight a different kind of fight, which is why Hopkins rarely clinched at all.

If he fought that way against Calzaghe, he wouldn't have had a chance to win. Even though it was ugly, his game plan was correct at his age. There is no way a 43 year old could match 100 punches per round, so what he did was totally legit, even though it made him (and Calzaghe) look like **** in the process to the naked eye, he nearly walked away with the win.

It was a similar case for Winky Wright. Winky's best weapon was his jab, one of the best in the game. One of the best ways to take away the jab is to smother the opponent and get inside, which is exactly what hopkins did. Again, it looks ugly, but it's effective.

Sick reply.

[infamous larryx]

thats why i dont understand why calzaghe is so underated on here..dude was a phenom

[Pu$$yKiller]

racism larry racism

[Pullcounter]

Just wondering, because if my memory serves me right, Hopkins looked real old.

Now he is all young etc...

hopkins is on PEDs. only explanation.