Why did Hopkins duck Calzaghe in 2002?

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I'm a Joe fan... Did he really say he was afraid to fly back then?.. Not cool at all.

yes in many interviews. go search in the forums for the epic laughter. everyone is laughing their asses off at the ducker but of course dirk diggler defends a guy who says he was too scared to fly.

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If he said that then there is no way you could defend that, I'm still a Joe fan cuz I liked his Selye but him saying that is a weenie move... Thats like refusing to take a blood test.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

yes in many interviews. go search in the forums for the epic laughter. everyone is laughing their asses off at the ducker but of course dirk diggler defends a guy who says he was too scared to fly.

Show me where he said that please?

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who exactly did calzaghe need to fly to, to fight?

the only person was hopkins and hopkins turned it down because he wanted to clean out the welterweight division instead of taking on a real challenge.

where did the hopkins v calzaghe fight actually take place?

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Show me where he said that please?

these calzaghe guys keep setting themselves up it's almost too easy

"He wouldn't get on a plane. He said he had a fear of flying. Yet I can remember after one fight he flew to the West Indies for a holiday!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009...ing-mike-tyson

Woody Allen would invariably raise a titter by saying it was not the actual flying he was afraid of, it was the crashing. Until recently that joke would barely have raised a wan smile from Joe Calzaghe whose long-delayed US debut is partially a result of his deep-rooted fear of flying.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/oth...o-America.html

Calzaghe’s shyness is what has held him back; that and his fear of flying, which is one of the reasons for his reluctance to test himself in the US.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/spo...icle600557.ece

there's many more but here's a sampling. all after 2002 when the fake fight against hopkins in the usa was supposed to happen. maybe he was misquoted in his own interviews? yep misquoted over and over again that must be it. keep defending the ducker.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

these calzaghe guys keep setting themselves up it's almost too easy

"He wouldn't get on a plane. He said he had a fear of flying. Yet I can remember after one fight he flew to the West Indies for a holiday!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009...ing-mike-tyson

Woody Allen would invariably raise a titter by saying it was not the actual flying he was afraid of, it was the crashing. Until recently that joke would barely have raised a wan smile from Joe Calzaghe whose long-delayed US debut is partially a result of his deep-rooted fear of flying.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/oth...o-America.html

Calzaghe’s shyness is what has held him back; that and his fear of flying, which is one of the reasons for his reluctance to test himself in the US.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/spo...icle600557.ece

there's many more but here's a sampling. all after 2002 when the fake fight against hopkins in the usa was supposed to happen. maybe he was misquoted in his own interviews? yep misquoted over and over again that must be it. keep defending the ducker.

Once again.....show me where he said that please.

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Once again.....show me where he said that please.

i just did. those are interviews and features on calzaghe that say he was scared of flying. why would you do an interview with calzaghe and say he is scared of flying if he didn't say it? they might not have used a direct "i am scared of flying quote" but that's because they put things in their own words. it's called journalism and there are way too many stories to just discount it as some sort of error.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

i just did. those are interviews and features on calzaghe that say he was scared of flying. why would you do an interview with calzaghe and say he is scared of flying if he didn't say it? they might not have used a direct "i am scared of flying quote" but that's because they put things in their own words. it's called journalism and there are way too many stories to just discount it as some sort of error.

But you said Calzaghe said it?

Weird.

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Actually, the fact of the matter is Bernard in 2007 was at his prime.

Bernard has accomplished more in his 40`s, than he did in his 30`s.

After losing to Joe Calzaghe, Bernard went on to win against Jean Pascal and Kelly Pavlik. 2 Big Wins.

Calzaghe beat a prime Hopkins and years earlier probably would have KO`d Bernard.

Bernard reached his prime in 2007.

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But you said Calzaghe said it?

Weird.

yes that's how an interview in a paper works. they don't just use back and forth question and answer formats. that's boring. he said he was scared of flying and the reporter reported on it. i'm sorry they didn't use a direct quote but they probably did that so he wouldn't look like such a wimp. the fact is he said he was scared of flying or something to that effect and that's why he couldn't fight in the usa. are you saying the people saying this are all liars?