johnhara1
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Saturday 19th April
10.30pm
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Calzaghe to WIN 
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Tom
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I reckon calzaghe will win, he'll just have too much pace for him. Hopkins was on inside sport last night mind (steve bunce was about round london then new york with him) and he was a really nice bloke 
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Conway563
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I think Calzaghe should win but I can see it going the distance and that's not gonna help him IMO
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Hammer
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Tough one am i right in saying Calzaghe's had to add 7lb's to his fighting weight to be able to fight? If so that's got to slow him down a good bit!
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Tom
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Hopkins is 43 iirc though.
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Conway563
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Originally posted by Hammer
Tough one am i right in saying Calzaghe's had to add 7lb's to his fighting weight to be able to fight? If so that's got to slow him down a good bit!
He has added weight but he was always quite a big super middleweight anyway. He's been saying the extra weight has given him more power though and is hitting harder than he ever has
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Tough one am i right in saying Calzaghe's had to add 7lb's to his fighting weight to be able to fight? If so that's got to slow him down a good bit!
Calzaghe will actually be better at light heavy, he said he struggles to cut down when fighting at supermiddle weight, he doesnt feel as sharp and focused, so make of that what you will.
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Hammer
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I stand corrected then, hope he wins anyway always went about his business in an extremely dignified manner in what is an ego-centrical industry!
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johnhara1
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I agree /\
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22B
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Hopkins is 43 iirc though.
yep spot on, Im not sure which way the fights going to go. Calzaghe as good as he is had never really been tested by any1 with a resume like BHOP. Calzaghe has an amazing workrate compared to Hopkins, but Hopkins ring tactics are second to none which will make the fight interesting. I hope Calzaghe comes through to win and show that he is capable of taking on the best.
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Originally posted by Conway563
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Originally posted by Hammer
Tough one am i right in saying Calzaghe's had to add 7lb's to his fighting weight to be able to fight? If so that's got to slow him down a good bit!
He has added weight but he was always quite a big super middleweight anyway. He's been saying the extra weight has given him more power though and is hitting harder than he ever has
so was hatton
i can see another british failure
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22B
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Originally posted by Edd
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Originally posted by Conway563
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Originally posted by Hammer
Tough one am i right in saying Calzaghe's had to add 7lb's to his fighting weight to be able to fight? If so that's got to slow him down a good bit!
He has added weight but he was always quite a big super middleweight anyway. He's been saying the extra weight has given him more power though and is hitting harder than he ever has
so was hatton
i can see another british failure
Hatton was never a genuine 147 fighter, In his previous fights at 147 he struggled big time. 140 is a different story as he is able to bully his oppenents but comparing Calzaghae and Hatton is like chalk and cheese one has excellent boxing skills the other is just a good brawler.
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Edd
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b-hop will be too streetwise
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Hammer
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RACIST
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RyanSxi
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Didnt Hopkins say he would never allow himself to be beaten by white trash?
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Hammer
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Yip also RACIST
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RACIST
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Don't really see what Cazaghe is playing at taking this fight, if he wants to cement his 'legacy' he needs to fight someone who isn't over the hill, taking on Hopkins seems like a backward step to me.
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calzaghe in theroy wins by UD.
b-hop is a smart and very dirty fighter, all it takes a good head butt early on and could be over for Joe, He cuts easy and the ref could go on to stop it.
But joe should be alright on the night, if he can get into a good rythem without hopkins throwing him off it.
after calzaghe wins this (if he does) needs and most likley will go onto fight Pavlik , and then mabe Jones jr as his final reteriment fight.
Audley harrison is fighting on the undercard too = LOL
also im almost sure of the fight wont be on till like 3am due to it being in las vegas
[Edited on 15-04-2008 by smack]
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Don't really see what Cazaghe is playing at taking this fight, if he wants to cement his 'legacy' he needs to fight someone who isn't over the hill, taking on Hopkins seems like a backward step to me.
who should he fight? hes cleaned up the SMW division, so the obvious move is to take on the top light heavy. I agree it seems a backwards step but there really are no other fights on the table. After the Hopkins fight (if he wins) he could go on to fight pavlik, although there are mentions of a fight with Roy Jones Jnr, which seems pointless to me.
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Originally posted by smack
calzaghe in theroy wins by UD.
b-hop is a smart and very dirty fighter, all it takes a good head butt early on and could be over for Joe, He cuts easy and the ref could go on to stop it.
But joe should be alright on the night, if he can get into a good rythem without hopkins throwing him off it.
after calzaghe wins this (if he does) needs and most likley will go onto fight Pavlik , and then mabe Jones jr as his final reteriment fight.
Audley harrison is fighting on the undercard too = LOL
also im almost sure of the fight wont be on till like 3am due to it being in las vegas
[Edited on 15-04-2008 by smack]
lol we posted pretty much the same things at the same time
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Calzaghe FTW
Even more so after hopkins with his racist comment the fucking coon 
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Hammer
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the fucking coon
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MoesTavern
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Calzaghe FTW
Even more so after hopkins with his racist comment the fucking coon
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Seriously though it's a fair point that Joe's options are limited, problem is time is running out for him, to be having his first fight in the US at his age is laughable, Frank Warren has a lot to answer for with his protection of Joe's record, he's undefeated but who has he fought? now we'll never know how great he could have been.
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smack
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not really, Jones jr was sceduled to fight clazahge sereral years ago but pussyed out "due to money". Back 5 - 10 years ago there wernt many fights who would match with him, In this case it isent warren to blame ( i know warrens a fraued and likes to build up a fighter, However its a bit differnt with calzaghe)
kessler , and lacy were not shite
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