How do Bernard fans feel about the Calspoogey fans using Hop's win to...

[squealpiggy]

I don't think it adds anything to Calzaghe's win, but it does vindicate him somewhat against the charge that he "only picks on old fighters". Which is ludicrous in any case.

For every fighter Calzaghe has beaten there's an excuse. Eubank - too old. Hopkins - too old. Lacy - too young. Kessler - too inexperienced (!). Manfredo - too ****. I'll give you that last one. All this says is that Calzaghe took on a fighter who was coming off his best two wins and beat him. That fighter then beat a guy fifteen years his junior in his next fight, a guy who was apparently the saviour of boxing.

Was Hopkins too old? Clearly not. He beat a guy that many had in their p4p rankings (though I disagreed strongly with that assertion). So Calzaghe's win over Hopkins was legit. I don't think you can really take that away from him now.

[The Hulk]

I'm no big fan of Calzhage. He's sounded arrogant of recent.
Despite this if you're reasonable and unbiased you have to give credit to both Hopkins AND Calzhage.
Hopkins made life VERY hard (and scored a good knockdown) for a decent, unbeaten fighter.
Calzhage beat a fantastic, crafty veteran who is still doing incredible things in the ring.

Some of you guys are really bent out of shape about this. Either Hopkins win last night is discredited (hyped white guy, moved up, basic unskilled fighter) which is bull**** as Pavlik is a good champion or Joe Calzhage did well to beat a superb older fighter.

Of course you could just keep living in your fairy fantasy dream land.
That would make Hulk mad! Grarrarrrrrrr!

[Duke McKenzie_]

It would have been quite funny if Calzaghe had got in the ring to make a post-bout interview with Hopkins, wouldn't it?

[squealpiggy]

It would have been quite funny if Calzaghe had got in the ring to make a post-bout interview with Hopkins, wouldn't it?

"I would NEVER let a whiteboy beat me (again)..."