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good lord i'm looking forward to this. unlike the hatton fight i think we'll see the british hope come out on top this time, i just think he's too quick and hits too hard for hopkins to handle.

anyone got any plans? heading straight to cardiff on sat after the vale game for a session and will probably end up in rileys for this one. should be a cracking atmosphere over the bridge.

Got a wedding in the day Irish affair so it'll be drinking all day then back for a party and the fight.

Should be a good one but Calzaghe will have it in the bag.

I don't give a shit.

Calzaghe's speed and power will be lost in the step up, could be a struggle for him, and a terrible fight to watch.

Is it pay per view?

After your cancellation yesterday your going to be gutted to hear its on Setanta  :mrgreen:

ah but you have to give a months notice!  I am sure they'll cut us off just before the fight starts.  Cunts  :mrgreen:

Me either. If I want to watch two grown men beat the shit out of each other I'll go down the bottom of town at kicking-out time.

Oops double post

I'm looking forward to this one as already mentioned Calzaghe in a stronger position than Hatton was and in the big fights he delivers so should be a great one, would love to see him knock Hopkins out  8)

 My problem besides your point, is that boxing is one step removed from WWE.   The fella that beat Hatton was even performing in it recently.

 If gettimg sucked in by that sort of hype for your entertainment, is your thing then fair dos,  its not for me

I just don't understand why they have to be so rude about each other...before they've even thrown a punch in the ring.

How do you lose power by stepping up a weight? Calzaghe has already stated that he struggled at the lower weight and now feels stronger.

If that happens you get a kicking.

What time is the ACTUAL fight going to be on? I dont want to sit through 3 hours of crap first

I think you have to either have done or watched some training and sparring firsthand to truly appreciate boxing. The fitness required is unbelievable and the technical and strategic element is a  substantial part in the process of kicking the shit out of one another.

It’s always a shame when you get the likes of Mayweather throwing away his and the sports credibility by doing something like WWE and the pre-fight conferences are cringeworthy but not that far removed from the pantomime that a lot of the Premiership gaffers play out through the media.

I have to admit the ritual of watching the fight with a few beers and a bit of cash on the side is a cracking evening or early morning pastime.

The speed of a punch has a hell of a lot to do with the power of a punch by stepping up a weight he will be losing a bit of his speed and accuracy.Fwiw i dont thing it will make the difference in this fight the difference will be the amount of punches calzaghe gives out.

If you had a brain you'd have told me to wait until Monday to cancel.

I'm not sure whether to stay up for this or set the alarm and get up early. I'll probably miss the the whole thing either way..

03:30 start yes?

nope

i think he will lose just like hatton.hope i'm wrong mind

Im staying on the computer for as long as possible, that way i don't fall asleep before the fight starts.

cant wait..................go joe

Nice one joey, on the split decision close one

Ooops. Fell asleep and missed it.

came in last night, watched 3 rounds then fell asleep, to my supprise cause the repeat this morn and watched the rest.

Missed the repeat too. I'm rubbish!  :D

Don't put yourself down, there's always the shed to repair and prove yourself! :wink:

Sod that, I'll get a man in. Ooo, err!

Fuck me what an atmosphere in cardiff, watched it in rileys totally bollocksed.

Must have been bloody close, I suppose calzaghe was always trying to force the pace so he deserves the benefit of the doubt although hopkins must have landed the best 4 or 5 punches. Didn't realise BH was that much of a cheating fucker though, calzaghe should have properly hit him in the nuts and then see how he reacted.

It was never gonna be an easy one for calzaghe.

The thing that annoyed me the most was the ref. What he was allowing hopkins to do was fight the same fight that ricky hatton wasnt allowed against mayweather.

joe cortez is an absolute disgrace  :evil:

Amen to that, Joe Cortez has always been a "homer" and believes his own hype too much, he's the Rob Styles of boxing

i think cortez is a bit of a dude and i'm of the opinion that you need a big character in the middle of such big egos otherwise it just wouldnt work.

i didnt realise Hopkins was so quality still and you can see why, even at the age of 73 or whatever, why he was one of the worlds very best in his prime.

bring on roy jones jr, now that will be on a completely different level to hopkins i recon.