Hop also won the "punching" part but Joe gets the award for winning the slapping contest.

46-0. Calzaghe is a great fighter but Hopkins won that night. It is what it is. Hopkins did also hold like an octopus!

wattuneed your opinion on this match is diabolical. you're not watching the same fight as everyone else. a fight isn't a hugging/kissing contest. you got to turn up and fight not turn up go backwards and hold all night.

I agree Hopkins landed some cleaner punches and more spectacular punches, but the scoring doesn't define how cleanly they appear, only that they land to score. Calzaghe landed twice as many punches so naturally should have won. If the rules had been applied, Hopkins would have had several points deducted and then would have fared less well in the fight when he couldn't hold or use his head, or continued to do so and been disqualified.

@@antonjames2804 what ACTUALLY happened in the fight was that Hopkins nullified the majority of Joe's flurry slaps with counters of crisp straights rights and hooks then tied him up in the inside and worked in dirty boxing in the inside while turning him and popping Joe with jabs and Straights in the outside. It's called a game plan novice and it was Joe's job to solve it but he never really could. Hop won the fight but lost on the score cards because of the "white boy" comment before the fight. That's all that happened.

He just held on, that's what happened. It's not a hugging competition, it is boxing. It was close but Joe Calzage won it fair and square, dont use the race card, that's just lame@riceeater79

yes calzaghe is a class above fortysomething boxers - a claim to be proud of

the wbo defences only recognised after 2004 so thats only 5 or 6 defences for joe - ward froch etc are all ahead of him.

Да,он не любит пропускать удары...одновременно набирая очки...

Здесь присутствует, не честность, особенно 116-111, да и вообще на мой взгляд победу одержал Хопкинс, хоть я и поклонник Джо, убеждаюсь что честность только на словах. Также были случаи и с Мэйвезером, отдавали ему чужие победы. Бизнес есть бизнес.

Хопкинз победил истеричку.

Вернард боксёр,а не позёр.

@@user-qp8wo6xn6j Хопкинс просрал

@@user-eo3ql9nq6e проверь зрение

I didn't see this fight until now. I don't like watching Hopkins' fights it's like looking at a garbage truck...gets the job done but really ugly and smells bad. If you were judging his fights as a boxing fan, you'd have to take two points from him every round for holding and hitting, butting, rabbit punching, for every one point for landing a hard clean punch. Calzaghe gets this one for me, because Hopkins' style makes it too difficult for me to score in his favour. Calzaghe should have taken the fights with these contenders much much earlier in his career, even if he had to come over by ocean liner.

Hahaha. Agree with you. He wins on his dirty tactics.

@@kidneymcsecrets8402 They say Hopkins dirty but then say Mayweather runs. You can't hate both boxing styles when they both opposite each other.

@@aaronjordan4157 Yet Joe C has the ugliest "boxing" style anyone has ever seen but they love it. I guess Hop and Floyd aren't "light" enough for them to appreciate their boxing craft!

Hopkins is an Ahole.

Sure that's why he dropped Joe right?

Also obviously biased in terms of what he let Hopkins get away with, based on his refereeing in other fights.

Douche Bag He beat them when they were grand parents the shell is there, but the men are different.

Roy Jones in the 90 ties ,before Ruiz fight in super middle weight would wracked Calzaghi.

Douche Bag Chris Eubanks already lost twice to Steven Collins, Bernard Hopkins I give you that win, but you Joe Calzaghe fanatic. Need to stop with Roy Jones Jr win. Roy Jones Jr record was 3wins and 3 loses in a row two by back to back knockout and after 2 wins 3 loses with two knockouts. Joe Calzaghe won a title in 97 and didn't fight another champion until 2006

He's better than Floyd. Floyd ruined boxing with his run and clinch cheating style. It turned so many people away from boxing.

@@williamdrayton7352 Yep, that's classic protecting the record instead of setting it streight.

Remember. He’s fair but firm!!

And really he is. Cortez is a shit kind of referee to officiate on on championship bouts.

tz125r Mayweather does

В пользу Хопкинса.

@@user-qp8wo6xn6j хахахахахах

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Waiting till someone is old enough to outgass isnt really clever its closer to cowardice, though I'd not call a boxer a coward ever. Round 1 and the next five where Hopkins constantly outboxes Joe, was the pattern had they fought younger. Thats said you are quite right that the dirty hopkins started getting it back when he was in his 40s, with Calzaghe just barely outpointing him, Dawson smashing him up and Kovalev playing with him not to mention Smith.

Spot on. Hopkins was still good in his 40s but people overlook that he was a very beatable fighter. Dawson dominated him as did Kovalev. Even shoddy Jean Pascal took him to a draw. In actuality Hopkins was a .500 fighter at that point. He had some big wins left in him but he also dropped a bunch of fights. Calzaghe barely made it past him..if Calzaghe was truly an ATG I would expect a cleaner win here. I’m VERY VERY skeptical of Calzaghe and his tendency to catch big names in the downside

@@checkandbalance2903 calzaghe feels the same but doesnt say it publically.

Funny I saw an interview with Calzaghes and started taking about Jones and how his kids thought he would lose and Calzaghe said they were watching videos when Jones was at his best.. and he fought himself and tried to backtrack but yeah he flat out admitted Jobes was washed up. He knows he snuck one by on Hopkins too. He looked like he thought he wouldn’t get the decision and looked surprised

@@checkandbalance2903 you might be interested in a video on youtube from 2 years before the fight, Joe flatout says Jones is shot and he would not want to end his career facing him now..and then what did Joe do? Its kinda obvious he went to LHW to avoid good SMWs.

Peter Stubbs why do you people believe this bullshit Joe Calzaghe belong in the same category as them when he didn't accomplish anything

@Aron Maddocks it's easy doing that when you fought no Hall Of Fame 8n their prime and was never undisputed champion in his division. So that undefeated record don't mean shit.

William Drayton he beat Hopkins and jones idk what the tuck u are talking about . We know u don’t like him because he’s white just admit it

@@briantime9880 The close Hopkins win is legit , the Jones one no , not that its his fault but he was a shadow of himself in that fight

Dude do you have a link to that ??? I would eat my hat if Hagler actually said that. If Hagler really said that I’ll adjust my opinion of Calzaghe

Hopkins the clown

No tie. Calzaghe lost..he was schooled.

Cortez is clearly leaning to hopkin to win. Haha but didnt work.

1. It shouldn't have been allowed either way. 2. It would've made zero difference in the Hatton vs Floyd fight. Hatton and Floyd could've fought 10 times and Hatton would likely lose all 10; super-lightweight or welterweight. 3. Hopkins was always allowed to do that stuff, for some reason or another, including against many American fighters.

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Man Calzaghe isn’t even in the top 100 list of ATG fighters by any reputable boxing historian. It’s insulting to boxing to call him that when so many fighters had so many big fights. Ray Robinson fought Jake Lamotta 5 times:. Joe Calzaghe fought guys on the downslide. No HOF fighters in there prime. SRL has Hagler, Hearns and Duran 3X...no sorry Calzaghe was a good fighter but not one of the best.

@@checkandbalance2903 are you American, I bet you are, none of you ever accept you can be beaten inanything,,,Joe calzage is the best ever,,, definitely more stylish than any yank boxer including Cassius coward clay,,you don't know shit,

right

Каждому больному свой глюк...

46-0. Say what you want it is what it is. Hopkins did beat him though. I had it 9-3 or 8-4 but because Hopkins held so much like an octopus you know........the judges probably gave it to Calzaghe because Cortez wouldn't deduct a point....you can't be warning the fighter so many times and not deduct a point.

93stormer Roy Jones , Bernard Hopkins , Kessler. U must have fell on your head

so you think Joe should have taken on the best fighters as soon as he turned pro. ! interesting idea , what type of medication were you on when this idea came to you !

Um him and bernard are the same fucking age you dumb piece of shit bernard went on to fight seven more times undefeated

@@WattUNeed are you regarded

The white boy comment before that fight already lost Hopkins the match. The score cards prove the results were only a penalty to teach Hop a lesson not the results of the actual fight.

your an idiot, clearly he landed solid plush punches compared to calzaghes bitch slaps. Look at B-hops fight with de la hoya when , De la hoya (cross dressing bitch) got tko'd by a body punch. That body punch was sneaky and shows the skill of B-Hop. YOU ARE AN IDIOT AND KNOW NOTHING ABOUT BOXING

Dhinesh Nair B-Hop lost fair and square. Mayweather throws pillow punches and still gets victories.

B hop one that fight, you know nothing about boxing, Calzaghe is a bitch. Mayweather throws Pillow punches?.......im sure those pillow punches were really soft when they demolished arturo gatti, victor ortiz, shane mosley, de la hoya, diego corrales, juan manuel marquez to name a few. Boxing is about hitting and not getting hit you idiot. IF you throw 500 punches but only land 25-30% of them, that means you were punching air primarily. Mayweather lands 40-50% of his punches in his fights and is extremely defensive. You need to learn boxing you idiot

Dhinesh Nair No. Bernard has a L on his record for this fight. It's official, fool. Mayweather has pillow punches against EVERYONE he has defeated, namely the ones you pointed out. "Boxing is about hitting and not getting hit you idiot" No its about TRAINING and WINNING by the rules of the sport. You know nothing about boxing.

Dhinesh Nair,one question.Have you ever gotten into a ring?I boxed at the Olympic Auditorium in the 70's,Thursday night fights.I met Jerry Quarry,one of my trainers fought him and lost.Jerry was a helluva fighter.I put in the miles,the time in the gym.You ever knocked anyone out or been knocked out?Do you know what boxers are doing in their corners when their trainers are pouring water in their laps?Ok,so much for what I know about boxing. Bernard Hopkins is a smart fighter,but he's a fucking crybaby,he's a politician and he's dirty.I don't fault a fighter for being dirty,everybody is dirty.Like Cassamayor said,the day I stop fighting dirty is the day I don't have the heart for boxing.Hopkins just does it like a prima donna. Furthemore Hopkins has a smart trainer in his corner.You,Dhinesh,are the one that knows nothing about boxing.If you knew anything about boxing you'd know that the fine art of boxing,the science of boxing, allows fighters like Calzaghe,Malinaggi,hell even Ali to excel even though they don't have the power to land "solid plush punches" like you describe.However.I know damned well,one of Calzaghe's "bitch slaps" or Mayweather's "pillow punches" would knock you on your ass.People who run around calling people idiots are like the first person to smell a fart.Usually,he who smelt it dealt it.But as far as your assessement of the skill of Hopkins,take a look at his two fights with Dawson or Taylor.You know,the fights he said he thinks he won,right? Don't get me wrong,I have the utmost respect for Hopkins,Nazeem and Hopkins have been able to use their brains to beat fighters like Pavlik and Tarver.He's the epitomy of a ringer.But when you open your keyboard,you're showing the world what you DON'T know

Em Gee "Route"??? What fight were you watching??

Хопкинс выиграл.

O,es!!!

100%,!!!

You're forgetting 1 crucial thing .. Joe wasn't a big draw in America .. that's why he never had the chance to fight many American fighters .. bottom line the guy is quick .. elusive boxer .. always in shape .. and throws 3 times the punches that most fighters do .. nobody is going to have an easy fight with him .. fighters don't want to get losses on their record for little money

Bernard Hopkins was undisputed middleweight champion of the world and the best fighter in that division for twelve years;then in his forties won the light heavyweight title of the world twice. He is no coward. I actually thought Calzghe won this fight, many ringside observers including British ones didn't. Hopkins at 43 and years past his best gave Calzaghe as much problems as he could handle in this fight

Got no issues with the Welsh and I’m sure they are proud of Calzaghe but he kinda fought guys past there best and beating Roy Jobes in 2008 is a lot different than beating him in 2000. Jones and Hopkins we’re both fighting way past normal retirement ages and no one in America even watched those two fights. Americans stopped watching Jones after his second brutal KO loss.

@@checkandbalance2903 there is some truth to what you say. But Calzaghe dominated Europe before headi g out to the US and fighting Hopkins. But Hopkins s had just beat Winky Wright prior to fighting Calzaghe. Calzaghe was going to fight Chad Dawson until the US promoters put Calzaghe up against Hopkins and the mandatory fight with Jones. Hopkins was 42 at the time of the fight and Jones was 39. Calzaghe was 37 and 38. Calzaghe was up in age himself. Calzaghe beat both legends. And Calzaghe was an underdog. He came to the US to do it. Had he lost people would have claimed Calzaghe was overrated. But after he won they claim he won because the men he fought were not in their prime. It's a catch 22 with people who discredit Calzaghe. My take on this is the old Latin phrase. Vini vidi, vici. He came. He eyed both men. And he beat them.

Your facts are a tad off. Hopkins was 43 and Jones 39. Calzaghe was 35 and 36. And Jones wasn’t a mandatory fight. Besides age has little to do with prime. Jones was clearly shot. He LOST 3 of his 6 leading up to Calzaghe and hadn’t beaten a real opponent in many years. He was KOd by Tarver and Johnson. Two guys he would have easily beaten a few years earlier. Some fighters are washed up by 32.. it depends on the individual. You SEE that the fighter is washed up. Jones has visibly slowed. Hopkins was still a dangerous opponent but he was also 43. And Calzaghe was the FAVORITE in both those fights. He was not the underdog !!

@@checkandbalance2903 Let me amend some. Calzaghe was born in March 72. He was 36 when he fought Hopkins. Hopkins was 43. Born in Jan. 65. Jones was 39. When Calzaghe got off the plane he was a 2 to 1 underdog. Ring magazine also had Calzaghe as an underdog. The MGM , which hosted the fight bumped Calzaghe up to a 3 to 1 favorite.. That was mainly because of the demographic invasion of Brits that poured in the venue. Along came Sky sports that had Calzaghe a 5 to 1 favorite. But the American sports media had Calzaghe as the underdog. ESPN Sports news. They question the opponents that Calzaghe had compared to Hopkins. Moreover, Atlantic City odds maker had Hopkins a favorite. But since the venue was Vegas the Atlantic City odds picked up fewer bets. But here's how it worked. 85% of the boxing fans in the UK took Calzaghe. 7% took Hopkins and 8% were UNSURE. In Vegas 62% of the fans were from the UK. And nearly 100%of those fans were for Calzaghe. Along with 28% of the American fans. During the week of the fight sports writers questioned if Hopkins can endure the barrage of punches from the Younger Calzaghe. The Vegas odds maker assessed Calzaghe as the 3 to 1 favorite. Many in American sports media questioned that, pointing to the Ricky Hatton loss to Mayweather a few months earlier. Then after the fight Jones became the mandatory challenger if Calzaghe was to fight in the US again. Chad Dawson would be next Calzaghe then said win or lose with Jones that was his last fight. The American sports media claimed that Tito was a tougher boxer than Calzaghe.ESPN declared Calzaghes punches were slaps. Even Jones said this. Hopkins predicted that Jones would knock Calzaghe out. But all the bets came in for Calzaghe.The fight was at Mad.Sq. Garden. And the Brits poured in. Again Calzaghe was the betting favorite. Jones did get koed by Tarver and Johnson. Tyson got koed by Douglas, a tomato can. Lenox Lewis got koed twice . Joshua got koed by some fat dude. Most great champion recover. Calzaghe never lost.Mayweather never lost. They both beat great fighters to do that.

@@checkandbalance2903 Also, age would be a factor. You said most boxers fall apart after 32.Not too many boxers fight after 40. And to make it to 36 undefeated is so rare. Marciano, Mayweather and Calzaghe...I don't think Marciano was 36. But what Hopkins did was unheard of. Fought well into his 40s.

Да,безвыходный план Джо,надавать истеричных пащёчин в игре на публику ...и не побрезговать клоунадой фигляра ...

bullshit

I agree 😊

If he thought he won a rematch would have been the case but it never did take place cause lets face it callzaghe is known to be that guy to do tune up fights with the best possible opponwnts in build up to a big fight with lets say a cris eubank at the wnd of his career or even beenard hopkins at the closing of his career hes the career ender i wanna watch cllzaghes last fight now tbh

Fak...

@@user-qp8wo6xn6j Not fak...

He was 43 years old. Calzaghes game plan was to fight peopleon pension to fool all his UK delusional fans by adding a few big names to his resume with minimal risk. Calzaghes a joke

Среди девочек в Лондоне....

The white boy comment before that fight already lost him the match. The score cards prove the results were a joke only to teach Hop a lesson not the results of the actual bout.

Es,100%!!!

Нет,Буритто,это попахивает соплями и кровью противника,что не знает как отыграть пропущенное...

А у вас несбыточное желание поражения Хопкинса...Он,случаем,не надавал вам люлей,ранее!?!

lol I absolutely love hop boxing stytle, it's gritty, dirty and clean all at the same time and completely bewilders his opponent's It's really interested to see in acting but that's me.

gerry o reilly I don't think they would have beaten him in their primes...

gerry o reilly did you take in to account that both his hands were swollen in this fight

Thomas Parker why you don't think that. Joe Calzaghe never clean up the division he was in

Idiotic statement

FK OFF

hes right up to apoint to be fair - hopkins was outboxing joe fairly easily until hopkins gassed out and began faking it to get a breather. Seems hopkins was too old by his forties for a high pace fight, as seen when he face dawson and kovalev.

187jacktheripper it's bc he got dropped in the first, that's 10-8 and the 5th and 6th was either way. I still think Super Joe won...but those early middle rounds were weird. BH landed a couple shots then immediately held. Later he started faking his ball shots

JC is a legend ..

.hahaha agree with you sir.

Как можно быть таким Расистом!?!? -Да легко,ведь нас так много ...

nah, I disagree. I would say the fight was, as the commentator himself said, very difficult to judge. I myself think if you are truly unbiased, you would have to score the fight a draw, or basically, inconclusive. yea, joe was throwing more punches, but bernard was throwing a lot more effective punches, and was in fact slipping and rolling a lot of joes punches. extremely close fight.

ultimategoobah It was pretty easy for me to score, but that's what makes boxing so intriguing. It can look obvious to you, and to someone else, not so much. Take the Bradley-Pacquiao fight for instance. Seemed like an easy win for Pac, but not to everyone.

I had the fight scored a 6 rounds to 6 and Hopkins winning by one point for the knockdown, 114-113. But I had one swing round that could have made it 114-113 for Calzaghe.

yeh 6 6 was fair, joe was easily being outboxed but rallied whenhopkins got tired and started to outbox his granddaddy opponent. its clear hopkins schools joe when he was prime.

what ACTUALLY happened in the fight was that Hopkins nullified the majority of Joe's flurry slaps with counters of crisp straights rights and hooks then tied him up in the inside and worked in dirty boxing in the inside while turning him and popping Joe with jabs and Straights in the outside. It's called a game plan novice and it was Joe's job to solve it but he never really could. Hop won the fight but lost on the score cards because of the "white boy" comment before the fight. That's all that happened.

Joe's accuracy? LMFAO

trying to cheat you mean

hahah so salty

Но и Хопкинса хватило по полной!!!

joke

Вы хотели сказать"Пушок"калзаге!?!?

это бокс,а не танкодром. Почему одни из вас утверждают,что Вернард идёт в захват,клинч,а другие,что он постоянно отступает!?!? Определитесь,мастера судейства!?! Моё мнение:он действовал как профи в своём деле.

Поэтому я и называю истеричкой Галзахи. Он явно играл на публику,когда мастерства не хватало...

да и по количеству сильных, техничных ударов Хопкинс победил...Остальное... ваше мордобойное желание.А Хопкинс МОЛОДЕЦ!!!

luckily then that professionals scored the fight, not omos thompson, the boxing casual from youtube

butthurt from pelvic thrusting, i think he got an extra point for that.

butthurt from beating men in their 40s. Nice line.