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Flashback Fridays: Bernard Hopkins vs. Joe Calzaghe - Who's Winning!? Last Chance to Win Hopkins' Autographed Glove!
Posted on April 18, 2008 10:47 AM
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Big fight tomorrow night! Bernard Hopkins vs. Joe Calzaghe! Yea, your boy is hyped alllready!
Now, if you don't know much about Joe Calzaghe, here's the basic breakdown:
He's about as brash as you'll ever find a 36-year-old white boy. He's Welsh. He counts victory over Jeff 'Left Hook' Lacy as perhaps his biggest W. Calzaghe says Hopkins had to go to jail to get hard and tough, while he was born that way. Wow.
Then we have the Executioner. My man is 43-years-old and still doing it. Everyone and their mama said Hopkins should have retired after two straight decision losses to Jermain Taylor (Ok, he lost the first, but won the second) and then he turns in a gem/clinic, moving up to light heavyweight to beat Antonio Tarver in 2006, before using a nicely timed headbutt to beat Winky Wright.
Now, everyone is picking against Hopkins in this fight too. I mean, the Worldwide Leader's so-called 'boxing experts' predicted a Calzaghe win straight across the board. Wow.
I think it's going to be a great fight. Calzaghe added fuel to the fire, when his pops handed Hopkins a walking cane. Ouch. That white boy does have nerve! But we've seen tactics like that before. Remember when Tarver gave Hopkins an old ass rocking chair!? Ha, and then this is what happened to him ...
If you wonder why I keep bringing up race, well don't front ... you put a white guy up against a brother and that's the first noticeable thing about this fight, before Michael Buffer goes in and the bell dings. Hopkins said he'll never let a white guy beat him, but dude better be careful. Calzaghe has beat a brother before ... and bad! Everyone thought 'Left Hook' Lacy would knock dude out, but Calzaghe beat on him like he stole something. He's dangerous.
But I think a lot of peeps are picking against Hopkins because he has turned into a rather boring, but smarter fighter, if you look at it that way. Like, he doesn't care to give the fans what they want to see. He wants to win, regardless if the fight is entertaining or not. Dude is the savviest fighter around. You ain't gonna catch me betting against him. I say B-Hop in a 12-round decision.
WHO'S WINNING!? WHAT ROUND!?
Finally, time's running out on your chance to win B-Hop's autographed glove. All y'all gotta do is send an email to contest@sohh.com with the subject: “Hopkins Glove Giveaway” before April 19th. We’ll then select one (1) lucky winner from the submissions. Must be 18 or older to enter!
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Comments
B-Hop better watch out..Calzaghe is a beast but he aint unbeatable...please knock this nygga out Hopkins,please.....:Sidenote....GSP and Matt Sera bangout Saturday too.....I'm still undecided o this one....
I Got A Stack On Hopkins, That Nigga Is 43 And Still Nasssstttty..
Ay Im Suprised That The HeadLine Wasnt Bout I.Thomas Gettin' The Axe..
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Ima Chunk The Duece!
Calzaghe is a sleeper ( he is Welsh but hi nationality is Italian) but B. Hopkins is the craftiest fighter in boxing history next to Ali. ( My opinion guys) I say the X-cutioner wins by unanimous decision.
HOPKINS SD IN 12 OR A POSSIBLE TKO IN ROUNDS 9 OR 10. HOPKINS WILL NEVER LOSE TO A WHITE MAN. YO BALLSY! LOVE HOW YOU APPRECIATE BOXING HOMIE. WHO DO YOU HAVE FOR MARGARITO-COTTO ON JULY 26TH?
That's how us Brits do, someone got Xecuted!
I thought he would never get beat by a white boy?
Maybe instead of talking all that racist bullshit he should of been trying to live up to his nickname. Son didn't come to box, he came to talk. Unfortunately for him this shit is boxing where mother fuckers fight, if he wants to talk tell him to take his ass on Oprah's show.
*takeover voice* laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame!
Funny thing was that son was going to white people to help him out with this fight like that dude Mackie.
hahahhahahaha!
BHop got his ass busted like they used to do him back in prison
I have never and will never lose to a black boy
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