Calzaghe v Hopkins

[Mr JP Fugley]

I think Calzaghe will underline what a quality boxer he is. He intends retiring this year so this is probably his last or last but one fight so I'm sure he will be up for it.

Hopkin's racist attacks will also have helped focus Calzaghe.

[chalice]

I'm going for the complete antithesis of what you said.

Racists ftw.

Just to make it interesting.

[Something Else]

What did Hopkins say about Calzaghe. :unsure:

[Mr JP Fugley]

Hopkins sparked controversy when he taunted Calzaghe by telling him ahead of their April 19 showdown in Las Vegas that he has never lost to a "white boy".

I suspect that it would have been described as racist if Calzaghe had said something like "I've never lost to a black boy".

[Proper Bo]

is the fight on the tellybox?

[chalice]

Is it on terrestrial?

Can't see it in the listings.

Bummer if not.

Am away to watch the new Doctor Who. Newsgroups rawk.

[Mr JP Fugley]

It's on Satan tv.

Stupid O'Clock because the merkins have all the money.

[Proper Bo]

Is it on terrestrial?

No, it's not on sky either, like.

[Something Else]

Hopkins sparked controversy when he taunted Calzaghe by telling him ahead of their April 19 showdown in Las Vegas that he has never lost to a "white boy".I suspect that it would have been described as racist if Calzaghe had said something like "I've never lost to a black boy".

True that.

I can't find a stream. :emo:

[Mr JP Fugley]

I've got it but I don't know if I can be arsed staying up all night to watch. Tho' I really want to see it.

I've got stuff on tomorrow and I'll get my arse kicked if I do the shut knife thing.

True Story.

[Proper Bo]

I've got it but I don't know if I can be arsed staying up all night to watch. Tho' I really want to see it.

I've got stuff on tomorrow and I'll get my arse kicked if I do the shut knife thing.

True Story.

Ewe should link your fancy tellybox with it's fancy subscription channels up to the internets for us:smilie4:

[Proper Bo]

Fuck knows how ewe'd do it, like, but it's probably possible.

[Something Else]

I'll just download it in the morning and watch it after work. :smilie4:

[Proper Bo]

Or stick a webcam infront of your tellybox, like.

[chalice]

It'll be on youtube come the morn.

I'll post it here if some other cunt doesn't, like.

[Mr JP Fugley]

Virgin provide Setanta as part of the XL package.

So I just get it.

[Proper Bo]

Virgin provide Setanta as part of the XL package.

So I just get it.

I've only got the basic tellybox package cause it came free with the internets:emo:

[Mr JP Fugley]

Virgin provide Setanta as part of the XL package.

So I just get it.

I've only got the basic tellybox package cause it came free with the internets:emo:

I don't have a life tho' so I need loads of TV to fill in the long, dark, empty evenings.

[Proper Bo]

I've only got the basic tellybox package cause it came free with the internets:emo:

I don't have a life tho' so I need loads of TV to fill in the long, dark, empty evenings.

I use the sky+ downstairs for that, like.

[Mr JP Fugley]

:lol: indeed.

You always do that disingenuous thing btw.

I've hardly got any tellies for my 50 inch box. Luckily I've got it all in another room.

[J-dye]

http://www.boomerbible.com/hand.gif

[dedro]

Hopkins sparked controversy when he taunted Calzaghe by telling him ahead of their April 19 showdown in Las Vegas that he has never lost to a "white boy".I suspect that it would have been described as racist if Calzaghe had said something like "I've never lost to a black boy".

if calzaghe would have said " i never lost to a brotha". to me this would be very weak racialism. not even worth that much

[Proper Bo]

:lol: indeed.

You always do that disingenuous thing btw.

I've hardly got any tellies for my 50 inch box. Luckily I've got it all in another room.

The sky+ is on the 50 inch tellybox.

I've only got the basic virgin media one on my 55 inch tellybox:emo:

[Mr JP Fugley]

I suspect that it would have been described as racist if Calzaghe had said something like "I've never lost to a black boy".

if calzaghe would have said " i never lost to a brotha". to me this would be very weak racialism. not even worth that much

Fortunately he didn't say that. Tho' to be fair there was never any indication that he may do so.

Neither did he say "I've never lost to a black boy", however that's not surprising as he has never given any indication that he is a racist.

Hopkins on the other hand did say "I've never lost to a white boy". Which is clearly a racist comment.

[dedro]

if calzaghe would have said " i never lost to a brotha". to me this would be very weak racialism. not even worth that much

Fortunately he didn't say that. Tho' to be fair there was never any indication that he may do so.

Neither did he say "I've never lost to a black boy", however that's not surprising as he has never given any indication that he is a racist.

Hopkins on the other hand did say "I've never lost to a white boy". Which is clearly a racist comment.

you are right, he did make the racial comment. now if hopkins had said whitey or cracka, that to me would indicate hatred and equal racist. white boy is slang just as brotha is slang.

[Proper Bo]

Saying he'd "never lost to a white boy" implied that he thinks a "white boy" isn't a challenge to him. It'd make no difference if he had said "whitey" or "cracka", the fact that he brought race into it at all is where the racism lies.

[Mr JP Fugley]

Saying he'd "never lost to a white boy" implied that he thinks a "white boy" isn't a challenge to him. It'd make no difference if he had said "whitey" or "cracka", the fact that he brought race into it at all is where the racism lies.

Agreed.

[Mr JP Fugley]

Calzaghe is ringside for Nathan Cleverly's fight.

He's another lad who Enzo trains.

How cool is that.

Cool as a cool thing in a cooler says I.

[Proper Bo]

Saying he'd "never lost to a white boy" implied that he thinks a "white boy" isn't a challenge to him. It'd make no difference if he had said "whitey" or "cracka", the fact that he brought race into it at all is where the racism lies.

Agreed.

I wish busy was here to argue and say I'm wrong. I liked it when he used to imply that it was impossible to be racist against white people.:(

[chalice]

If a black guy falls in the woods and there's no-one to hear him, does he make a sound?

[dedro]

Saying he'd "never lost to a white boy" implied that he thinks a "white boy" isn't a challenge to him. It'd make no difference if he had said "whitey" or "cracka", the fact that he brought race into it at all is where the racism lies.

Agreed.
:yup:

[Proper Bo]

hoi, jp

Based on your arguement for the scottish premier being more competitive than the english premier due to the number of top teams compared to the number of total teams in the league; would ewe say that enzo calzaghe was one of the (if not the) best bawcksing trainers in the wurld having coached a few champions from a place where there's only about 20 people?

[Proper Bo]

world's longest question evar.:smilie4:

[brotherdoobie]

Hopkins sparked controversy when he taunted Calzaghe by telling him ahead of their April 19 showdown in Las Vegas that he has never lost to a "white boy".I suspect that it would have been described as racist if Calzaghe had said something like "I've never lost to a black boy".

I like the Executioner. I always have. Why does he have to put
his foot in his mouth - so often?

"I say things other people won't say. Martin Luther King had that.
Marcus Garvey had that. Gandhi had that.

-Bernard Hopkins


I love how he compared himself to Gandhi. That was fucking brilliant.


It's going to be an awesome fight. Calzaghe and Hopkins both
have ginormous hearts. I'm quite fond of Joe's unorthodox style.
It will prolly give Bernard trouble. All night (all night).


I'm going with the beast from Philly ftw. Despite the afore
mentioned foot.

I hold that Bernard has faced better fighters than Joe
is a tad quicker, and he is black.


-bd :mellow:

[Proper Bo]

watching it on the internets, innit:smilie4:

[brotherdoobie]

watching it on the internets, innit:smilie4:

Link. :smilie4:

-bd

[Proper Bo]

Tom Jones is singing in some weird jibberish language or something:unsure:

[Proper Bo]

watching it on the internets, innit:smilie4:

Link. :eyebrows:


-bd

http://www2.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=10690&part=sports

[brotherdoobie]

Link. :eyebrows:


-bd

http://www2.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=10690&part=sports

Thank you, Bo. You're better than Google.


Peace, doobie :happy:

[Proper Bo]

Agree.

[Proper Bo]

luls at teh "who are ya?" chants at hopkins

[Proper Bo]

feckin hell, calzaghe's down already:O

[Proper Bo]

hopkins is holding onto calzaghe more than a thing that holds onto stuff a lot. fact.

[Proper Bo]

sticking the nut in and throwing punches after the bell too:no:

[Proper Bo]

hopkins milked the fuck out of a low blow, like.

[Proper Bo]

gone to points

[Proper Bo]

they'll probably give it to hopkins, like.

[Proper Bo]

I'd disagree tho'.

[Proper Bo]

Calzaghe with the win.
Never been beaten by a white boy, eh?

[Proper Bo]

champeen of the world. well done calzaghe, still unbeaten:01:

[MCHeshPants420]

Good good.

[MCHeshPants420]

Didn't think he'd win it on points like, judging by the radio/BBC News commentary.

[Proper Bo]

Didn't think he'd win it on points like, judging by the radio/BBC News commentary.

I didn't think he'd get it purely cause he was fighting a merkin, with merkin judges scoring it, in merkinland.

[Proper Bo]

Hopkins spent most of the fight holding, like.

[Proper Bo]

"Clearly the world knows, and the fans know, maybe not the brits, that I won this fight"
^hopkins, about 10 seconds ago:lol:

[Proper Bo]

"They know I'm the true champion, I took the guy to school...I think I won the fight no question"
:lol:

[Proper Bo]

the stream cut out before I could hear more of those gems:no:

[dedro]

fucking idiot loses to the white boy..tonight

[Mr JP Fugley]

Congratulations to Joe Calzaghe for winning his first fight in America, the light heavyweight title to add to his super welterweight achievements and for retaining his unbeaten record.

http://msn.foxsports.com/id/8051726_36_2.jpg


It's good to see that Hopkins was as much of a prick after the fight than he was before it.


"I won a unanimous decision and I made it look relatively easy. I knocked him down. I controlled the pace. I made him fight my fight"

Such a pity two of the judges didn't agree, racist. Oh and given that two made Calzaghe a clear winner and one gave it to you by one point it wasn't even close.


Chuck Giampa seeing it 116-111 and Ted Gimza making it 115-112 for the Welshman. Adalaide Byrd scored it 114-113 for Hopkins.

Is the judge who gave Hopkins the decision a burd. :O

[Something Else]

"They know I'm the true champion, I took the guy to school...I think I won the fight no question"
:lol:

Sounds like Arsene Wenger and his world champion team. :dabs:

[vinny73]

there's no doubt Hopkins was alot stronger than Joe. i reckon if he would of caught him again with one of those big rights, like he did in the first round, Joe wouldn't of been getting back up.
after the round with the 'low blow' incident finished, you could hear Joe saying to his dad "he's cheating, he's fucking cheating".
but, Joe showed us what a true champion he is, didn't let it get to him and clearly out boxed Hopkins. if Hopkins watches the replay he'll see that. and, hopefully, shut the fuck up.

[Mr JP Fugley]

Someone pointed out that this was the same chap who refed the last Hatton fight and he wouldn't let Hatton work inside at all but that this time he didn't seem to have a problem with it.

Opinions.

[vinny73]

there was a big difference in the ref'ing this time. i don't rememeber a single body shot from Hatton because he wasn't allowed anywhere near. in this fight he keep warning them that he wouldn't put up with any rough-house tacktics, went their corners a couple of times to tell them to pack it in. yet Mayweather elbowed the shit out of Hatton all the way through their fight, got away with it everytime.