Setanta Sports - Calzaghe Fight

[Extreme Angle]

So i've paid a subscription to Setanta Sports to watch this fight tonight with my mates and boof! "No satellite signal is being received", all the other sky digital channels are working but setanta doesn't... If it isn't working by 4am then setanta are giving me my money back.

[Avenger]

Should be okay.

I'll be watching through Virgin Media who aren't the most reliable either.

Your best bet is to put a phonecall in now to be sure that you will have reception tonight. Let them know the dealio early before you get disappointed.

[CSL]

Audley Harrison is on the undercard. Time for his 37th 'I can be a World champion' comeback

[Kris P Lettus]

Boxing??

[Rob]

So i've paid a subscription to Setanta Sports to watch this fight tonight with my mates and boof! "No satellite signal is being received", all the other sky digital channels are working but setanta doesn't... If it isn't working by 4am then setanta are giving me my money back.

Trust me, you won't get anything back. It's a subscription channel, not a PPV.

[Team Sheep]

Setanta don't do HD they're gay.

[Rob]

HD in Britain is gay. Don't see why we should have to pay more for it.

[Team Sheep]

My dad pays it. I don't complain! :D But yeah, the HD coverage here is pretty limited. An extra tenner a month and not many channels carry it. More and more will start to do so though.

[Avenger]

So whos all watching tonight?

Predictions?

Calzaghe wins this and hes the greatest British fighter ever for me.

[Rob]

I think he dominates a 12 round fight. He isn't the best British fighter ever though. He hasn't fought enough world class competition which wasn't his fault. Just a sub par division where he was a world beater. Remember Hopkins refused to fight him in Wales in 2001 after agreeing to do so and his record isn't filled with a bunch of blown up fighters like Trinidad, De La Hoya, Winky Wright, etc. Jermaine Taylor isn't in Calzaghe's league either.

[Londoner]

Would order if i had the money.Am drunk anyway so don't really care.

[CSL]

I dunno. The staredown at the weigh in was the first time I've really seen Joe look anything but relaxed, like he was tense/nervous whilst Hopkins looked like Calzaghe normally would. Also, Hopkins has a lot more 'big fight' experience. I think Calzaghe is going to have to convincingly out-box him to win, anything too close is a Hopkins win/draw. Fucking pumped atm, should be awesome

[Team Sheep]

Gonna be watching. Can't wait.

[Extreme Angle]

FFS still no reception... Half cu, just been to a party, hopefully it'll work

[Londoner]

lol glad i didnt order it then if they cant even get a proper reception, ring them up and complain.

[Avenger]

FFS still no reception... Half cu, just been to a party, hopefully it'll workPHONE SKY DIPSHIT

[Extreme Angle]

sky and setanta are different...

[CSL]

But the problem isn't with Setanta, it's with Sky. Setanta is working fine on Virgin Media atm

[Avenger]

They are the provider, they are the people to call.

Wake mummy and daddy up and ask them to do it. Either that or go to bed.

[Avenger]

what CSL said

[Londoner]

Probably due to shit weather.

[ct2k]

Outboxing Hopkins is no easy feat, hell landing a jab is gonna be hard enough, he's old but he's still in great trim.

I think Joe will do it though, people have let the fact that he's a bit of a slapper take away from the fact that he's also a tremendous physical specimin and damn quick, the flurries he throws don't look all that powerful but they get the job done, just ask Jeff Lacy.

[NeanderCarl]

I'm on the case. Last time I stayed up to cheer on Ricky Hatton and Mayweather kicked his ass. This time, it's my homeboy. Calzaghe all the way.

[NeanderCarl]

Hope it's not too late, though, fuckin' knackered.

[ct2k]

Yeah will you can blame the fuckin stupid british media for the Hatton fiasco, they confused wanting him to win with him actually having a chance.

[ct2k]

lol the fight probably won't even start til about 4:30 am:D

[NeanderCarl]

Fuck me, Extreme Angle is Welsh?? So me and Team Sheep aren't the only ones.

[Londoner]

Agreed ct2k, though gotta give credit to Hatton for giving it his best eh. I actually stayed up for that. Btw those of you who are watching this, can you update in this thread what happens?

[Extreme Angle]

Fuck me, Extreme Angle is Welsh?? So me and Team Sheep aren't the only ones.
fucking right. Cwmbran.
Apparently there is no signal up in london either.

[Danny Electric]

Someone get Harrison in the ring, watching his ugly face talk is boring me.

[NeanderCarl]

My mate subscribed to Setanta and brought his Sky viewing card to my house to watch it, but I'm beginning to get the feeling it might get scrambled at 3am... anyone know if it'll work?

[Fabien Barthez]

Any Sopcast links about?

[NeanderCarl]

Is there no undercard?

[NeanderCarl]

It must be working for me to even be able to watch Setanta right now... right?

[Danny Electric]

I get Setanta free because I got a free upgrade on Virgin last year.

There is an undercard, just only showing a few of his fights.

Audley Harrison is up next.

[Fabien Barthez]

Anyone need a sopcast link?

sop://broker.sopcast.com:3912/37351

Its mostly good, having its moments though. Audley is swamping this guy. How did they find a guy bad enough to make Audley look dominant?

[NeanderCarl]

This fight is boring me to sleep.

[Fabien Barthez]

Yeah, it's not good. Sopcast link is doing splendedly. Who's up next.

Lol, Audley just ate a punch you would expect a hobo to leave open. What a cock.

[Danny Electric]

Lol, You have to love the guy for never shopping up about a title shot.

[Fabien Barthez]

WTF was that finish? Quick, I suppose is the releaving factor.

Tom Jones Baby! :cool:

So, is it the Headline fight or what now?

[Danny Electric]

not yet i think, one more and then the main event.

They sure hate Audley ;)

[Fabien Barthez]

He talked some shit in that interview. Going to be world champion one day. :roll:

So am I, Audley. So am I.

[Danny Electric]

lol
come onnnnnnnnn catherine

[Fabien Barthez]

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/freelivefootball

That is even better than the Sopcast. Free PPV is the sex.

Come On, Joe! Let's send all these American Celebrity Fucks home misserable!

[Danny Electric]

why do people have to sing like dickeads when they sing the usa anthem

[Danny Electric]

shit

[Fabien Barthez]

I have Joe by a point, would have been 2 rounds if not for the knockdown.

BHop got tired and was woeful in the last half, and that low blow was rediculous.

Here comes the verdict...

[Fabien Barthez]

FOIPASFOIHADFOIAHDFADFHADF YEAHHHHHHHHH!!!!

last judge had Joe by 5 fucking points!

Good times. Glad I stayed up now.

[Danny Electric]

bernard looked his age towards the end

cheating fuck

[Fabien Barthez]

A wiley old character. LOL!

Roy Jones would be a sweet next fight.

[Danny Electric]

shut up bernard, you lost

fucking yank, take it like a man

[Rob]

I have Joe by a point, would have been 2 rounds if not for the knockdown.

BHop got tired and was woeful in the last half, and that low blow was rediculous.

Here comes the verdict...

You serious? I had Calzaghe by at least 5 rounds. Hopkins got a 10-8 in the first and won a round late (maybe the one where he faked the ball shot) but aside from that, I can't think what he did to win anything. Fought like a pussy, never came forward, looked for every cheap shot and dirty trick in the book. The man is a cunt. His interview afterwards was a fucking embarrassment. Face the facts pal - it's white boy day and you got schooled by one.

[Rob]

By the way, the Welsh national anthem is the best ever. Never fails to give me goosebumps and I'm not even Welsh.

[Fabien Barthez]

He is deluded. How can he consider the last 7 rounds, where he basically popped inside and hit a weak flurry, then clinched, taking Joe to school? When did he make Joe look amatuerish? When he took 4 minutes to recover from a not so low blow, or when he was getting smashed with hard lefts for the last 4 rounds when Joe stepped it up?

Fucking prick. Whats wrong with good grace? If he really wanted to win, he should have punched him instead of squeezing him. :foc:

[Fabien Barthez]

I was scoring a bit harshly on Joe, to assure myself he had it. Also leaning towards the corrupt scoring boxing judges can be guilty of.

Rob Harvey, comes in after the decision and has the same scoring as the judges. :D

[Rob]

Kevin Iole at Yahoo had Hopkins by one round. Further proving he is a fucking idiot. And in the breakdown, he said Hopkins had a better chin since he has never been stopped? Erm... Calzaghe ain't never lost!

[Avenger]

The way Hopkins fought was disgraceful and waste of a lot of people's pay per view money.

I had Calzaghe by 3 but it could've been more. John Rawling kept swaying me (by the way why wasn't Steve Bunce in Vegas?).

It wasn't a pretty fight, Hopkins was never going to come forward and let the thing open up. Had my heart in my throat for a while though after the first round knockdown.

I don't know if I want to see Calzaghe/Jones, I think there are other contenders Calzaghe should face first but I have a feeling he could be facing Hopkins again in September if Bernard continues this talk.

[Rob]

I was scoring a bit harshly on Joe, to assure myself he had it. Also leaning towards the corrupt scoring boxing judges can be guilty of.

Rob Harvey, comes in after the decision and has the same scoring as the judges. :D

Nah I probably had it more than 5 to be honest. I txted my brother by about the 7th and thought Calzaghe was pissing it then. Had to have won by at least 5. Probably 6 or 7 really. If there wasn't a 10-8 to Hopkins early, I wouldn't have thought it was anything resembling close.

[Avenger]

I was scoring a bit harshly on Joe, to assure myself he had it. Also leaning towards the corrupt scoring boxing judges can be guilty of.


Exactly what I was doing.

[Rob]

The way Hopkins fought was disgraceful and waste of a lot of people's pay per view money.

I had Calzaghe by 3 but it could've been more. John Rawling kept swaying me (by the way why wasn't Steve Bunce in Vegas?).

It wasn't a pretty fight, Hopkins was never going to come forward and let the thing open up. Had my heart in my throat for a while though after the first round knockdown.

I don't know if I want to see Calzaghe/Jones, I think there are other contenders Calzaghe should face first but I have a feeling he could be facing Hopkins again in September if Bernard continues this talk.

The minute I heard Woodhall and Rawling had it by 2 or 3 rounds, I knew it was closer to 5 or 6 since they gave Calzaghe no credit for anything early. They got caught in the hype.

I don't wanna see Hopkins fight ever again. I'm surprised I even stayed awake for one of his fights to be honest. Roy Jones Jnr can stay in the States. It's years too late to want the fight now. Where was he 5 years ago? Pavlik would get killed too. Better off thinking about Antonio Tarver if it's any Yank.

[Avenger]

Now there's a fight I would pay to see.

[Fabien Barthez]

He sounds like a man who has done his climbing, and is now going to take marquee fights with guys he will probably beat to protect his record.

Hopkins it is then :(

I fancy him against Jones, mind.

[Team Sheep]

My Setanta reception was fine.

Glad Joe did it. I was shitting it a bit as I really didn't know who to call, but then I was like hang on Hopkins did fuck all really. Joe's got it surely.

Cymru am byth! Wales Grand Slam, Cardiff FA Cup final, Swansea City League 1 Champions, and now Joe conquering Vegas. Great year for Welsh sport!

[NeanderCarl]

Not the greatest fight, but great result.

[NeanderCarl]

Questionable, perhaps, but happy to see Calzaghe keep the streak alive.

[Team Sheep]

Odd sort of victory really. Weird to think this was supposed to be his career defining fight. But fuck it, he did it! Now everybody will know the name.

[Londoner]

Glad tos ee Joe win and shut Hopkins up, heard he was a bit of a bad loser after the fight, that stupid prick.

[Extreme Angle]

Fucking Right! So setanta is working this morning, watching the fight now. Last night we all hudled round my comp and watched it on U stream. Cheers for the link FB much appreciated. Hopkins is a cheap cunt, what the fuck with the fake crotch shot...
Proud to be Welsh right now

[Avenger]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/7357119.stm

[Avenger]

The "fake crotch shot" as you call it was a fantastic piece of gamesmanship.

[Avenger]

Questionable, perhaps, but happy to see Calzaghe keep the streak alive.Questionable result? How?

[NeanderCarl]

Questionable result? How?
Funny how throughout the match, the commentators seemed to have Hopkins down as the probable winner on points. Everybody in my house begrudgingly accepted the best Joe could hope for was a draw as it was such a close contest. One of the judges had the bout as Hopkins' and the other only just to Joe, yet somehow the final judge solidly declared Joe the winner.

I'm happy for the result, he earned it and all, but I can see it being heavily disputed.

[Avenger]

I don't see how anybody can watch that fight and say Calzaghe didn't dominate the last 7 rounds.

As soon as people (including you and Rawling etc.) saw the knockdown they immediately assumed Calzaghe was on the backfoot. But as soon as he got into he dominated the last few rounds. It says a lot that the most experienced judge got it 116-111 and wasn't swayed by anything else.

Calzaghe threw an incredible amount of punches in that fight (more than anyone has ever thrown against Hopkins), refused to fight Hopkins fight for the main part and deserved a hard fought victory. Although hard fought should not be confused with close.

It was tight fight and Hopkins was being so defensive, lots of holds, that's what it made it so hard to judge. But if you watched it back now you would be very surprised and how you judged it.

[Avenger]

yet somehow the final judge solidly declared Joe the winneragain - the most experienced judge

[Londoner]

Fuck setanta, ive been watching the fight sicne 12pm on bbc2 for free, i would be pretty pissed off if it got shown for free at a later date after paying so much. Thanks bbc. :D Seems like a good fight.

[CSL]

Ah yes but 1. Setanta is free with certain Virgin Media packages and 2. I would definately rather pay and see it as it happens instead of having to wake up at 12pm on a Sunday and watch it then. Over a week later.

[Londoner]

Was still fun to watch though, plus we got to hear calzaghes reaction.

[ct2k]

The fact that it was a split decision shows it was closer than 116-111, which is too steep imo, Calzaghe only just won it because of the knockdown. ALthough having said that the champion is generally always gonna be given a little bit of favour on the cards, if it had been a vacant belt it mighta gone the other way.

[KaiyureBoy]

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