Why did Hopkins duck Calzaghe in 2002?

[Dirk Diggler UK]

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.

You'd think you'd be able to find at least one quote where Calzaghe says it seeing how often you talk about it. Again....weird.

[cupocity303]

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.

This is not fact, but opinion. And a completely absurd one at that.

I wouldn't expect you to know the difference.

[daggum]

You'd think you'd be able to find at least one quote where Calzaghe says it seeing how often you talk about it. Again....weird.

so it was all a conspiracy to say calzaghe was scared of flying? all the interviews, all the features done on him, even his own promoter said he was scared of flying when he really wasn't? all because there isn't a direct quote of him saying it yet the people who did the stories on him and talked to him all said it was true. pure delusion.

[HEADBANGER]

You'd think you'd be able to find at least one quote where Calzaghe says it seeing how often you talk about it. Again....weird.

correct and calzaghe still flew to america and kicked hopkins ass at a new weight, with 3 american judges, a corupt ref, sandwiched inbetween hopkins best run of victories - tarver, wright, pavlik, pascal.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

so it was all a conspiracy to say calzaghe was scared of flying? all the interviews, all the features done on him, even his own promoter said he was scared of flying when he really wasn't? all because there isn't a direct quote of him saying it yet the people who did the stories on him and talked to him all said it was true. pure delusion.

All I did was ask you to back up your claim that Calzaghe said he was scared to fly.

You failed. Good day sir.

[daggum]

All I did was ask you to back up your claim that Calzaghe said he was scared to fly.

You failed. Good day sir.

it's their job to report on what calzaghe says. they said calzaghe was scared of flying. why would they lie? isn't that libelous? couldn't calzaghe sue them all for making him look like a coward? yet no he never did. he didn't beacause he said it! your love for calzaghe is unbelievable. are you seriously using the everyone else is wrong but i'm right defense? come back to reality.

it's all bull anyway. we know he wasn't scared of flying. the bigger issue is he was scared of fighting top competition so he used that as an excuse to duck everyone. he wasn't afraid to take plane trips to go on holiday or go to germany. only to go to the usa. the guy was a fraud how can you like him?

[daggum]

guess i shut down this thread with my facts. frank warren in sworn testimony said the fight was going to take place in wales and calzaghe would make more from the gate than hopkins if hopkins took the entire purse! anyone want to keep saying calzaghe was coming over to the usa for the fight or that hopkins wanting more money was unwarranted? any calzaghe defenders left..............

[oaklandstephen]

because bhop waned to get 20 defenses.

[46and0]

Hi Head, great post. Check your PMs mate!

[daggum]

Hi Head, great post. Check your PMs mate!

head case stop making alts so it looks like people agree with your lies. calzaghe was never coming to the usa in 2002 and hopkins was getting 0 percent of the gate/ppv which warren estimated to be over 5 million. why would the top fighter in the sport go to someone else's country and accept such a terrible deal? your lies have been exposed.