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Danny Electric 04-19-2008 09:32 PM

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

They sure hate Audley ;)

Fabien Barthez 04-19-2008 09:37 PM

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

So am I, Audley. So am I.

Danny Electric 04-19-2008 09:49 PM

lol
come onnnnnnnnn catherine

Fabien Barthez 04-19-2008 09:52 PM

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 04-19-2008 10:03 PM

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

Danny Electric 04-19-2008 10:18 PM

shit

Fabien Barthez 04-19-2008 11:04 PM

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 04-19-2008 11:06 PM

FOIPASFOIHADFOIAHDFADFHADF YEAHHHHHHHHH!!!!

last judge had Joe by 5 fucking points!

Good times. Glad I stayed up now.

Danny Electric 04-19-2008 11:08 PM

bernard looked his age towards the end

cheating fuck

Fabien Barthez 04-19-2008 11:10 PM

A wiley old character. LOL!

Roy Jones would be a sweet next fight.

Danny Electric 04-19-2008 11:12 PM

shut up bernard, you lost

fucking yank, take it like a man

Rob 04-19-2008 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fabien Barthez (Post 2126396)
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 04-19-2008 11:18 PM

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 04-19-2008 11:20 PM

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 04-19-2008 11:24 PM

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 04-19-2008 11:25 PM

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 04-19-2008 11:26 PM

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 04-19-2008 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fabien Barthez (Post 2126414)
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 04-19-2008 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fabien Barthez (Post 2126414)
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 04-19-2008 11:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Avenger (Post 2126416)
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 04-19-2008 11:35 PM

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

Fabien Barthez 04-19-2008 11:41 PM

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 04-19-2008 11:51 PM

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 04-19-2008 11:54 PM

Not the greatest fight, but great result.

NeanderCarl 04-19-2008 11:55 PM

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

Team Sheep 04-19-2008 11:58 PM

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 04-20-2008 06:06 AM

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 04-20-2008 07:40 AM

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 04-20-2008 09:21 AM

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

Avenger 04-20-2008 09:22 AM

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

Avenger 04-20-2008 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Class Act Carl (Post 2126457)
Questionable, perhaps, but happy to see Calzaghe keep the streak alive.

Questionable result? How?

NeanderCarl 04-20-2008 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Avenger (Post 2126889)
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 04-20-2008 01:09 PM

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 04-20-2008 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Class Act Carl (Post 2126926)
yet somehow the final judge solidly declared Joe the winner

again - the most experienced judge

Londoner 04-27-2008 07:28 AM

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 04-27-2008 07:10 PM

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 04-27-2008 07:11 PM

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

ct2k 05-04-2008 06:20 AM

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.

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