12th April Calzaghe Hopkins Las Vegas

[steelem]

What great news looks like the fight is on:happy
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[Beatboxer]

Calzaghe fans ran the Kesslerites off the board.

Now watch as the Old Bastard nut huggers run for cover

JC UD 12 Bernard Hopkins

[stuey]

for some reason i just cant get up for it yet. bhop talks such a good fight, but then stinks the place out come fight night, he is a boring spoiler.
just hope joe don't get drug down to that level.

[T.C.W]

That is a massive fight

[steelem]

massive its far bigger than the Kessler fight

[brown bomber]

for some reason i just cant get up for it yet. bhop talks such a good fight, but then stinks the place out come fight night, he is a boring spoiler.
just hope joe don't get drug down to that level.:lol: Boring spoiler? I think you may be in for a big suprise. I'd like Joe to win but Hopkins I think is a deserved favourite. Definately good news that the fight is happening.

[RichDam]

I personally think Hopkins is anything but a favourite. He will give Calzaghe a few scares but ultimately will be outworked and will drop a UD to the Welshman.

[kurt2006]

for some reason i just cant get up for it yet. bhop talks such a good fight, but then stinks the place out come fight night, he is a boring spoiler.
just hope joe don't get drug down to that level.

I agree. When was the last time that bhop did anything other than run around the ring. He is the most over-rated fighter ever. His style is non existant. He is a complete bore.

JC will expose him. Bhop is nothng but a great bug plop.

[stuey]

:lol: Boring spoiler? I think you may be in for a big suprise. I'd like Joe to win but Hopkins I think is a deserved favourite. Definately good news that the fight is happening.


tell me honestly jeff. and take the love of a pure boxing display out of it, when was the last time you were excited during a hopkins fight?
when was the last time he let it go and traded?
his last fight against wink was terrible, he held, butted, elbowed and spoiled his way to a decision.
he is a boring spoiler:deal
albiet i do admire his ringcraft and cleverness.

[David UK]

I agree. When was the last time that bhop did anything other than run around the ring. He is the most over-rated fighter ever. His style is non existant. He is a complete bore.

JC will expose him. Bhop is nothng but a great bug plop.

Agreed. If Calzaghe doesn't beat Borenard, then I know nothing at all about boxing

[Max Molyneux]

Calzaghe's going to make It a mismatch.

[DamonD]

Got to think, even with his skills, Bernard will be a little past it for a calibre of fighter like Calzaghe. Sure he could work some sweet counters still but he's in danger of being totally outworked here.

Bernard from 2-3 years ago would've made this much closer.

Still, this should be a good one and a very big atmosphere.

[toffeejack]

I can see Joe winning a UD in a very boring fight. Hopkins will try and spoil all night you all know it.

[jc]

I personally think Hopkins is anything but a favourite. He will give Calzaghe a few scares but ultimately will be outworked and will drop a UD to the Welshman.

Got to agree.

Although I think this fight is probably 2 years to late, its still the best fight for Calzaghe to take at this stage...hopefully this could lead to the winner of Pavlik/Taylor.

[brown bomber]

tell me honestly jeff. and take the love of a pure boxing display out of it, when was the last time you were excited during a hopkins fight?
when was the last time he let it go and traded?
his last fight against wink was terrible, he held, butted, elbowed and spoiled his way to a decision.
he is a boring spoiler:deal
albiet i do admire his ringcraft and cleverness. I enjoyed the Tarver fight it was absolutely beautiful watching him take tarver apart. The Trinidad fight was entertaining and if you want to see him rading watch the Antwun Echols fight. The reason I like watching Hopkins i his adaptability- its fascinating seeing how he exploits his opponents weaknesses and gets on top.... I think the reason I like Hopkinsso much is if you watch him in his younger days he was crude and dull unlike many fighters who had that extra bounce and snap when they were younger and mixing at a lower level. Hopkins has literally learned how to be a pound for pounder and that for me is massively impressive. Your right about the Winky fight though that was shit :lol:

[steelem]

I enjoyed the Tarver fight it was absolutely beautiful watching him take tarver apart. The Trinidad fight was entertaining and if you want to see him rading watch the Antwun Echols fight. The reason I like watching Hopkins i his adaptability- its fascinating seeing how he exploits his opponents weaknesses and gets on top.... I think the reason I like Hopkinsso much is if you watch him in his younger days he was crude and dull unlike many fighters who had that extra bounce and snap when they were younger and mixing at a lower level. Hopkins has literally learned how to be a pound for pounder and that for me is massively impressive. Your right about the Winky fight though that was shit :lol:


I think all posters should watch that tarver fight - hopkins was just brilliant especially at the age he is - I was dissapointed though with the winky fight - though winky was overweight & hopkins looked too old to be there - I think if joe can get over the heat of vegas & trains better than the kessler fight then we could well see hopkins on his ass - the only problem joe has is hopkins dirty tactics headbutts elbows & kneeing in the bollocks..

[stuey]

I think all posters should watch that tarver fight - hopkins was just brilliant especially at the age he is - I was dissapointed though with the winky fight - though winky was overweight & hopkins looked too old to be there - I think if joe can get over the heat of vegas & trains better than the kessler fight then we could well see hopkins on his ass - the only problem joe has is hopkins dirty tactics headbutts elbows & kneeing in the bollocks..


vegas aint very hot in april. i went to castillo corrales 1 in may and at times it was very hot but in the evening it was still a bit chilly

[steelem]

vegas aint very hot in april. i went to castillo corrales 1 in may and at times it was very hot but in the evening it was still a bit chilly

what you on about stuey i was there in vegas for that fight & it was like being cooked on a barbecue in the day & at night.. i think it is a bit cooler in april but still mid 20s

[achillesthegreat]

Joe hasn't really shown us that he is an intelligent fighter. When it comes to his skill we hadn't seen it all. The Lacy and Kessler fights showed us unbelievable skill and intelligence.

X will again call upon Joe to use superior intelligence to decipher X. Joe has the talent and tools, of this I have NO doubt but does he have the intelligence.

I'm hoping he'll box and brawl, out speed X with pot shotting but let the hands go to win rounds decisively.

Time for Joe to seal his legacy. I'm hyped.

Time for Joe to become the man in his second division.

Then he Joe can beat on Woods as a going away fight in the UK. Then its all done and dusted for him. No more fights needed. I really hope he does Britain pround after he deals with X and Woods.

[stuey]

what you on about stuey i was there in vegas for that fight & it was like being cooked on a barbecue in the day & at night.. i think it is a bit cooler in april but still mid 20s

i must be used to hotter places than you then bruv, because i was not hot at all.
mind you, i do spend most of my winters in kenya where its 37 degrees everyday.

[elle]

mind you, i do spend most of my winters in kenya where its 37 degrees everyday.

Count yourself lucky you aren't there now with all the unrest over there!

[stuey]

Count yourself lucky you aren't there now with all the unrest over there!

if i hadn't gone to hatton in vegas, i would have been:shock:

[mike464]

I wonder if this fight will be on Sky Box Office or Setanta?

[Betty Swollocks]

i'm in the 'Hopkins is a boring, spoiling, fouling cunt' group.

Even in days gone by when he was more active and willing to trade, he was a dirty bastard. See the Echols fights.

not bothered about this fight at all.

[Bluenose]

I wonder if this fight will be on Sky Box Office or Setanta?
Setanta for sure which is a shame as it means less hype.

They have been stating on their website when mentioning Sport and specificially boxing, we have ... and ... plus Joe Calzaghes next big fight.

It is one of Setanta's main selling points. This obviously could effect whether or not we get a 24/7 show here in the UK...

[mike464]

Setanta for sure which is a shame as it means less hype.

They have been stating on their website when mentioning Sport and specificially boxing, we have ... and ... plus Joe Calzaghes next big fight.

It is one of Setanta's main selling points. This obviously could effect whether or not we get a 24/7 show here in the UK...Although Box Office costs 15 quid I'd much prefer to pay that than watch it on Setanta. The presentation on Sky is so much better and I'd happily pay for that for a big fight.

[steelem]

Although Box Office costs 15 quid I'd much prefer to pay that than watch it on Setanta. The presentation on Sky is so much better and I'd happily pay for that for a big fight.

if you think sky is good then u should watch HBO - the picture is in HD + commentators & eveything else just shits on Sen&sky. when ever there is a big fight ill always watch twice once on shitty sentata/ sky then ill get the hbo on download to watch next day !!! the difference is just amazing

[steelem]

as for 24/7 - it was done via hbo so i reckon we could therefore be getting on sentanta if they do 1.. they have done a simnilar 24/7 for the upcoming trinidad fight.

[ManOnFire]

Calzaghe wins this hands down..hope bhop is the bookies favourite can make a bit of cash on this one:D

[mike464]

if you think sky is good then u should watch HBO - the picture is in HD + commentators & eveything else just shits on Sen&sky. when ever there is a big fight ill always watch twice once on shitty sentata/ sky then ill get the hbo on download to watch next day !!! the difference is just amazingExactly what I do! and yes I agree HBO is much better