Comments Thread For: Joe Calzaghe: Hopkins in a Dangerous, Difficult Fight

**Rostov Papa** · 11-01-2014, 08:32 AM

Haha after that humiliating beating Joey Zagz put on Hopkins (Haha even played him, and made him his own personal little *****!), Hopkins can't even walk around the mean streets of Philly anymore without the little kids whispering at him, "Joe Calzaghe."

**jas** · 11-01-2014, 08:32 AM

Originally posted by Mike D

Dude that is amazing. That makes me want to go back and watch that fight again. Didn't Shumenov damn near get shut out in that fight? What was your score card jas?

From what I remember , shumy won 2 rounds

**Rostov Papa** · 11-01-2014, 08:36 AM

Hopkins: "I'll never lose to a White boy"!

O Rly? Hahahahah just so much pwnage... So much...

**jas** · 11-01-2014, 08:36 AM

I don't get where this "US judges will favour Hopkins" bs

When it's been shown that his opponent almost always get favoured in close fights whether he's American or not.

**IMDAZED** · 11-01-2014, 09:11 AM

The only intrigue in this bout is if Hopkins finally looks his age. Style-wise, Kovalev is tailor-made for him.

**King_** · 11-01-2014, 09:17 AM

If hopkins COULDNT even do anything against someone like Calzaghe.... Just imagine what a future ATG like KovAlev is gonna do to him at 50 years old

It's gonna be a sad night here next Saturday for guys on here thinking Hopkins will win. I literally feel bad already

**Ravens Fan** · 11-01-2014, 10:23 AM

Originally posted by Reloaded

I guess it depends what jumps of the page at ya , you often see guys say all the blah blah fans want this , and I never seen any of them say it lol .

I wasn't on the this forum at the time of the fight. So, I was talking about fans I know personally that thought Joe was going to lose because they thought that he was an over hyped protected British fighter. And here is something to jump off the page for you. Nineteen of the twenty-six Boxing Scene writers that predicted the fight thought Lacy would win and most thought he would win big.

**Ravens Fan** · 11-01-2014, 10:26 AM

Originally posted by NorvernRob

It wasn't just Joe's detractors that thought Lacy would win, the vast majority of fans and people inside the sport thought he would. A few predicted a close decision win for Joe, but nobody thought he would beat Lacy's ass from pillar to post in every round.

Just google 'Calzaghe Lacy predictions' and see what the opinions were back then.

BoxingScene Staff Predictions - Jeff Lacy vs. Joe Calzaghe

http://www.boxingscene.com/boxingscene-staff-predictions-jeff-lacy-vs-joe-calzaghe--3266

The biggest fight in the super middleweight division since Roy Jones Jr. met James Toney in 1994, is taking place on Saturday in the MEN Arena in Manchester, England. It is very rare in today's boxing world, to see two undefeated champions clashing to settle the issue of who is the best fighter in their weight class. The IBF super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy (21-0, 17 KOs), of St. Petersburg, Fla., will make the fifth defense of his title against Joe Calzaghe (40-0, 31 KOs), of Newbridge, Wales, by way of Hammersmith, England, who is making the 18th defense of his WBO super middleweight title. While most view this fight as the signature bout that makes Lacy a superstar in the sport, others feel Calzaghe is not going away quietly. Most American fans don't know much about Calzaghe, and a few facts should be known. Calzaghe won his title on Oct. 11, 1997, and defended it 17 times - which makes him the longest reigning champion in boxing. Another fact is that Calzaghe has not lost a bout since starting his amateur career at age 13. The guy can hit, brawl and has shown a decent chin. Calzaghe is better than most think, and the fight should be explosive as both men predict a knockout. The staff of BoxingScene comes together to voice their opinions, predictions and analysis on the big fight. Hank Kaplan - Calzaghe is a smart fighter in the ring, but I think Lacy is too much for him. I like Lacy in this fight. I think Lacy should stop him. Tim Smith - This is the toughest fight in the career of either man, but I like Lacy because of his strength and power. I like Lacy by decision.

It's easy to look back now and say Lacy was over-rated. Maybe he was, maybe he wasn't. Maybe Calzaghe was and still is criminally under-rated and what he did to Lacy that night made sure he was never the same again.

I'll leave the last word to Joe:

That was very interesting to read from long before I was on the forum and I appreciate the information. Thanks!

**Tobi.G** · 11-01-2014, 04:32 PM

Originally posted by TotalStud

Yeah when he fought bums like Hopkins... Oh wait

And undefeated Kessler and Lacy. Other than these his resume has not been verry good.

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