Joe calzaghe was one of Britain’s best boxers ever. Very underrated , heart of a lion & never lost. Retired undefeated. And yet no knighthood. But if you are a talentless tv personality or a singer happy days.
Calzaghe had a great boxing brain with ability to adapt, not sure if his notorious hand trouble was the reason for his strange punching style. Not pretty to look at but it clearly worked for him. I believe calzaghe was an elite fighter, he unfortunately appeared on the boxing scene in between other top oppositions careers starting and ending, it seemed easy for everyone to say he beat people when they were not their best. But you can only fight the people your promoter is willing to put in front of you. People will always say he beat finished fighters in Roy jones and Eubank or that he avoided froch etc. The fact is that you have to appreciate a good fighter when you see one. Boxing is a hard hard game and anyone that beats a champion to win a world title deserves some credit.
@Sam Harris No way... all hopkins did was try to grab onto joe and lean on him, hoping to pick the occasional shot. Unfortunately for Hopkins, Joe was the superior boxer, with a superior work rate. He threw more, landed more...and Calzhage has a great chin! I;m guessing you have the same racial animus that ruined BHs reputation...
Bradley Anderson Yes, he had to adapt to speedy arm punches. They’re not power shots, but he could land 5 to an opponents face while they’re trying to wind up a power shot. This is why Lacy was ripe pickings for him. Also with arm punches, they expend less energy, never put you off balance and non-telegraphic and very hard to defend against.
his ability to pull fouls via illegal headshots ..... Referees are supposed to take a point when a fighter doesn't direct his punches to his opponent's face so instead hitting him in the back of the head thus, causing brain damage .. 🥷
I just keep wondering where the hell I was that I never heard of Calzhage until just a few years ago. I missed his complete career. The guy was a monster. Lightning quick hands and a cast iron jaw.
And the engine that wouldn’t stop. Iron jaw, fast hands, great stamina. So you can’t knock him out, you can’t stop him hitting you, and he won’t stop hitting you. What a nightmare to fight. Brilliant boxer.
The problem with American boxing at that stage was the big fighters such as Jones and Hopkins were hand picking their fights. They would avoid the most dangerous fighters to take opponents they knew that could be beaten by their style. It was the era that boxing started to become cynical and the show man clowns started to dominate.
Hopkins is a legend but he didn’t do enough . Calzhage is the most underrated fighter of the last 25 years. Watch his total demolition of Jeff left hook Lacy and then say he isn’t quality . Lacy was rightly touted as the man to finally beat Calzhage. He was a world champion, unbeaten and came into the fight with an excellent record. Joe Calzhage completely destroyed Lacy in the most one sided fight I’ve ever seen. Calzhage beat Kessler , Eubank, Bika , Jones jr ( admittedly at the end of his career) , and every top fighter of his generation. He’s accused of being a slap puncher and to a point that’s a valid point . However, his handspeed was incredible, the volume of punches thrown to punches connected beyond belief which was due to impeccable conditioning. He had a granite chin and never fought defensively. He reigned for over 10 years and retired undefeated. You can’t argue with that record . I understand the Americans not giving him the credit he deserves, but ain’t it funny how the same people jump on the Deontay Wilder band wagon when he’s fought nobody of any class . Oh , apart from a washed up old man in Luiz Ortiz .
Lol. Joe's only note worthy wins are against old men past there prime, Jeff Lacy was nothing but an American hype job and Joe fought at super middleweight for the majority of his career. That's why us purest don't really rate him. Nothing to do with him being underated.
@Thomas Emilio Respectfully, thats a slanted statement. If he fought over-aged, over the hill fighters in his own prime? you'd have a point. The reality? People are referring to the Jones and B-Hop fights *only* in a 46 fight career, which were Calzaghe's last two fights, when he was out of his own prime. A destructive win over Lacy (the huge betting favourite in that fight) and beating a prime Kessler handily (who would be a player at that weight for a number of years afterwards, toppling Carl Froch and being one of the bigger notches on Andre Ward's belt) show you how good he was.
Sam Harris I don't think you know your arse from your elbow pal. Many knowledgeable people rate Joe as one of, if not the Best fighter from Britain ever. He beat the best around him, get over it.
@Sam Harris Ha ha that's funny, Hopkins should have been deducted several points for holding after every punch he threw in the later rounds. I bet you said Lacy was going to beat Calzaghe too lol
Sam Harris lol. You think Carl Froch was a better boxer! You dreaming. I don't think calling him Slappy is very respectful either. The guy could probably still slap the shit out of you with broken hands. I'm sure the situation with them breaking all the time was the main factor in him not fighting more. He even admitted to not throwing a punch in training before some of his bouts.
I actually sparred with Joe twice , I couldnt stand him before that I wanted to take his face off , and I was a bit tasty in the ring , it took 30 seconds for me to realise that you couldnt beat him unless you could subdue him I could not do that , if Id had 10 hands I could not have done it , he is the most awkward bastard , the second time Id been really training it was unexpected I said Im going to kick your ass sheep shagger he has a great sense of humour , there were 4 cleanish punches landed in 6 minutes , they were mine , he didnt hit me once he just walked toward me the whole time with his hands down smiling at me dodging everything I threw at him , he said that was great practice if I get in a fight with Charlotte Church a prime Mike McCallum or Michael Spinks would have kept him on his toes with their styles but they would not have beaten him , Any calculating boxers of the highest order had 2 things not as good as Joe ...stamina and awkwardness You couldn't beat him , it was not possible
Joe Calzaghe was criminally underrated. He still doesn't get the respect he, rightfully, deserves. The guy was brilliant to watch. His fight with Kessler was an absolute must see for any boxing fan.
Shouldn't of went racial. It tainted he's career. Imagine if a white boxer said I'll never get beat by a black guy. Just imagine the outrage in the media. Double standards.
It’s no double standard. The whites enslaved the blacks. This gives the ancestry of the blacks the social ability to play the race card whenever they do wish.
@@Ozzy4747 It was blacks who enslaved the blacks, and sold them to the whites. If you're going to make comments on history, the least you can do is educate yourself first, instead of letting yourself be brainwashed with falsehoods.
Joe Calzaghe definitely won this fight. Hopkins spent most of his time trying not to lose, retreating and holding, constantly. Joe was the agressor throughout, throwing and landing many more punches than Hopkins did
JC is one of the most, if not the most underrated and underappreciated fighters of all time. It really is hard to understate just how good this guy was. At his peak when he fought Lacy, it would have been real hard for anyone in the history of boxing to beat this guy... Remember when he fought Jones and Hopkins he was 37 YO with lost of hand injuries and past his prime by years.
@@stevo62ful Jones never fought anyone besides Toney, and was resoundly beaten by the first half-decent fighter he faced - Glencoe, a Jamaican construction worker. Jones was great but he could not adapt or face hardship, Calzaghe thrived on it. Hopkins while slippery and racist, never had the skill to beat Joe even in his prime.
@@perseusrex614 how do you explain that glen Johnson lost to five guys easily beaten by RJJ in his prime. One guy could be styles making fights but FIVE !!!
No doubt..he beat up one of my favorites at the time (Jeff Lacy) I had some friends over and was talking up Lacy..never heard of Joe then the announcer said something about how many title defenses he had..glad I didn't place any bets. I doubt bhop is really a "racist" he was just fired up. People say stuff when they get fired up
@Donald Trump Hopkins ran the whole time and he always was a dirty fighter. Calzaghe hit him with more punches then any boxer that fought him. Hopkins was a boring defensive fighter that would head but you in a heartbeat.
Imagine that twat and Andre 'the hugger' ward sharing a ring? Ward was a rule bending coward who didn't come to fight. If I was going into battle I'd rather have Froch riding next to me than that smug twat - he got an absolute scandal of a decision against Kovalev and does not have the good grace to say anything. Can't stand that guy, him and Hoppy are bad apples.
Anybody that says Hopkins was finished at this point of his career doesn’t know what they are talking about . He ended up winning 3 more world titles after this loss , so calzaghe beat a great version of Hopkins . He did beat up a old Roy Jones though .
People can say what they want, however, Hopkins lost the fight. He just came to spoil and hold. Calzaghe as usual adjusted and won the fight. Welsh Legend
Joe Calzaghe in my opinion one of the Best of all times and undefeated. Not like the so called boxers of nowadays, which are depending on special clauses on weight arrangements and steroids. He gave a very hard time to Hopkins and R. Jones. Great team Sir Enzo and Joe Calzaghe!!
No just no to be considered amongst the greatest of all time you have to face a large number of other legendary fighters like Ali, Robinson, Leonard, Mayweather etc did.
Как вы можете его назвать одним из лучших всех времён. Лучшие боксёры всех времён и народов это единственно боксёр в мире в истории мирового бокса это Мухаммед Али и всё
people say Joe fought Hopkins and jones past there prime, and it's true but he was past his prime as well.. He did fight two undefeated fighters both of which many thought he would lose, and dominated both of them. Hopkins had a huge weight advantage and held the entire fight, not to mention the time off he took..
Calzaghe was 36 here. He too was past his best. And this was his first fight in the LHW division. BHOP made it the poor fight it was, but Calzaghe deffo won.
jonno tuckster Hopkins just had a hit a hold spoiler’s mentality, which was a shame. At least Roy Jones stood in front of Calzaghe and actually boxed. Well, at least he kept to Freddie Roach’s game plan though, eh.
Quillan Jacobson yup. Around the same time Mayweather was on Dancing With the Stars. I reckon B-Hop was jealous and was grabbing Joe coz he wanted to do a waltz with him.
Joe was great. Took a Knockdown from RJJ and B Hop in 1st rounds. They were much older but he still beat them. However if he fought as long as B Hop, Roy Jones or even Duran he would've taken sum Ls, possibly knockouts cause he got dropped in first rounds!! HOF and all time Great
Hopkins was never hurt , Calzhage put down in round 1 with a straight right , which Hopkins would score at will throughout the fight because Calzhage came in many times with his head down . That's why Hopkins would go to the ropes. Also Hopkins was 43 and Calzhage could not take him out . Ultimately Calzhage won but Hopkins gave him all he could handle .
Many people talk about how old Hopkins was in this fight. Granted, Calzaghe was 7 years younger; but Calzaghe was certainly more past his prime than Hopkins. Bernard was 43, but Joe was 36. Bernard fought for years at the highest level of the sport after this fight (mostly due to his excellent defensive skills) but by the time this fight happened Calzaghe's hands were shot, he was clearly past his best, this was his first fight at light-heavyweight and in America, and yet he still beat Bernard. If they fought in 2002 like they were supposed to I think this fight would have looked almost exactly the same.
Calzaghes hand issues unfortunately were horrendous when he turned 30. By the time the lacy fight came around it is well documented that he was going to pull out again with hand issues but his dad made him take the fight. Joe did zero sparring for lacy and very little for the rest of his career. Concentrated on fitness and speed running up and down the Welsh valleys.
@Kyle Jones man shut.the hell up lmao, he never ducked anyone? His resume is full with a bunch of guys who are well passed their primes, Joe wouldn't had beaten any of those guys in their primes
One thing for certain in the ring... Its hard to defend against constant flurries in your face. Its NOT nessessary to power every Punch... just having them flying at you constantly makes it hard to launch offence cuz your allways in D mode is what Joe did and it worked for him. Ali- Cat and Mouse Sugar Ray Stick/Move Tyson- work from Inside Hook Liver/Upper cut/chin Joe C- Relentless forward constant in your face Attach mode!
Thematrix Grower Jones would not Hopkins, believe that! Bhop is good but overrated he fought calzaghe exactly the same way he fought tarver but tarver didn’t know how to deal with himBhops awkward style and when what to do in a clinch
Highlights carefully selected to favour Hopkins. Funny how the faked low blows wasn't on this ... Hopkins would have got tko'd without that 5min rest. You have to respect Bernard's better performances but his behaviour when he was struggling against the best in the division was absolutely horrible.
I would have hated to be a judge on this one. Do you really want to give Calzaghe 10-9 scores on at least 4 of those rounds where he is simply landing butterfly touches. No way. This is professional fighting and it should matter greatly how much power is behind a punch... This is a draw.
Not every fighter throws power punches. Calzaghe landed more, worked harder, came forward. Hopkins kept holding to smother his work. Should have been deducted points.
And when you also have a good chin, your opponent can’t get you out of there. Calzaghe can’t be stopped, you can’t stop getting punched by him, and he won’t stop punching. So you will always lose.
@Shaz Calzaghe beat Peter Manfredo for example by TKO, Manfredo was not seemingly hurt by any of Calzaghe's barrage of punches. Calzaghe threw a high volume of punches, when the opponent covered up and did not throw back the referee would frequently step in to stop the fight. If you want to see a true knock out artist, Julian Jackson would be a good place to start.
Hopkins was wasted totally destroyed there by the GOAT, and he was in the top 5 of all time, Calzaghe was unbeatable , the greatest boxer ever walked the planet
Great call this by Hopkins. He chickened out of a fight with Calzaghe at SM in 2002, after agreeing the purse AND an American venue.... So Getting JC in the ring for his first fight at Light heavy and bullying him was always the way forward. Except After 5 rounds Hopkins knew Calzaghe was getting stronger and stronger, and resorted to every trick in the book to make it a non-fight. It was awful. But the racist DID lose
@Cortez Armstrong If you cant see how impossible it would be to beat Calzaghe you are not worth talking to , you obviously know NOTHING about the skill set of boxing , only people that have been in the ring know how great he was, or people with a brain and intuition ... GOAT
@Cortez Armstrong you need to stop smoking crack boy!! And learn to spell also,WTF are ducced and rocced? You uneducated moron,undefeated means just that,UNDEFEATED.no ass whooping on jc's record.🙋🙋🙋
@Cortez Armstrong Just seen this. FFS... Hopkins DUCKED him in 2002 He was the Middleweight Champion of the World. He Agreed to fight Calzaghe in Wales for £3m Then the next day, he said.... NAAH, I wants £4m, and an American venue Frank Warren said "yep, ok, £4m... We will come to America" Next day again... Hopkins just said NO. Never gave a reason, never fought at SuperMiddleweight Thats ducking son
I agreed with Harold Lederman. Hopkins had a great start but after the first 2 rounds he went into his shell and gave away most of the rest of the rounds through inactivity.
Neither were in their prime. Hopkins may have been older but he was probably closer too his prime than Calzaghe. He won three world titles after calzaghe retired and was still a unified champ 6 years after this fight.
@@meandmynine_tm4161 lol fresh after years of serve hand injuries and surgery’s, hands so bad he could barely spar and had to completely change his style. Hopkins was in the top 3 P4P when Calzaghe beat him.
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Joe calzaghe was one of Britain’s best boxers ever. Very underrated , heart of a lion & never lost. Retired undefeated. And yet no knighthood. But if you are a talentless tv personality or a singer happy days.
Fuck their knighthood. Real winners make their own success and don't give a shit about what the aristocrats think of him.
He's got a CBE I think
He connected on most of his power slaps😹Couldn’t”t bust a grape In a fruit fight🍇
@@specialchatter5374 ....He also beat a bunch of fighters far past their prime.
@@buyerofsorts WORD
Calzaghe the real deal, the ability to adapt throughout the fight is a quality that only in him you could see
Calzaghe had a great boxing brain with ability to adapt, not sure if his notorious hand trouble was the reason for his strange punching style. Not pretty to look at but it clearly worked for him.
I believe calzaghe was an elite fighter, he unfortunately appeared on the boxing scene in between other top oppositions careers starting and ending, it seemed easy for everyone to say he beat people when they were not their best. But you can only fight the people your promoter is willing to put in front of you.
People will always say he beat finished fighters in Roy jones and Eubank or that he avoided froch etc. The fact is that you have to appreciate a good fighter when you see one. Boxing is a hard hard game and anyone that beats a champion to win a world title deserves some credit.
rxp56 he was 36 though, so far from his prime too.
@Sam Harris No way... all hopkins did was try to grab onto joe and lean on him, hoping to pick the occasional shot. Unfortunately for Hopkins, Joe was the superior boxer, with a superior work rate. He threw more, landed more...and Calzhage has a great chin! I;m guessing you have the same racial animus that ruined BHs reputation...
Bradley Anderson Yes, he had to adapt to speedy arm punches. They’re not power shots, but he could land 5 to an opponents face while they’re trying to wind up a power shot. This is why Lacy was ripe pickings for him. Also with arm punches, they expend less energy, never put you off balance and non-telegraphic and very hard to defend against.
his ability to pull fouls via illegal headshots ..... Referees are supposed to take a point when a fighter doesn't direct his punches to his opponent's face so instead hitting him in the back of the head thus, causing brain damage .. 🥷
LOVE JOE ! I really miss him in Boxing. A Legend and a really good spirited guy. I also miss his father a lot. RIP Enzo Calzaghe, thank you.
I just keep wondering where the hell I was that I never heard of Calzhage until just a few years ago. I missed his complete career. The guy was a monster. Lightning quick hands and a cast iron jaw.
his last fight was 11 years ago so that's a bit odd
And the engine that wouldn’t stop. Iron jaw, fast hands, great stamina. So you can’t knock him out, you can’t stop him hitting you, and he won’t stop hitting you. What a nightmare to fight. Brilliant boxer.
THE GOAT !!!
@Maddog worker he fought in Wales, England , Scotland , Germany , Denmark and America.
The problem with American boxing at that stage was the big fighters such as Jones and Hopkins were hand picking their fights.
They would avoid the most dangerous fighters to take opponents they knew that could be beaten by their style.
It was the era that boxing started to become cynical and the show man clowns started to dominate.
Hopkins is a legend but he didn’t do enough . Calzhage is the most underrated fighter of the last 25 years. Watch his total demolition of Jeff left hook Lacy and then say he isn’t quality . Lacy was rightly touted as the man to finally beat Calzhage. He was a world champion, unbeaten and came into the fight with an excellent record. Joe Calzhage completely destroyed Lacy in the most one sided fight I’ve ever seen. Calzhage beat Kessler , Eubank, Bika , Jones jr ( admittedly at the end of his career) , and every top fighter of his generation. He’s accused of being a slap puncher and to a point that’s a valid point . However, his handspeed was incredible, the volume of punches thrown to punches connected beyond belief which was due to impeccable conditioning. He had a granite chin and never fought defensively. He reigned for over 10 years and retired undefeated. You can’t argue with that record . I understand the Americans not giving him the credit he deserves, but ain’t it funny how the same people jump on the Deontay Wilder band wagon when he’s fought nobody of any class . Oh , apart from a washed up old man in Luiz Ortiz .
Byron Mitchel fight you knew he was the real deal
Lol. Joe's only note worthy wins are against old men past there prime, Jeff Lacy was nothing but an American hype job and Joe fought at super middleweight for the majority of his career. That's why us purest don't really rate him. Nothing to do with him being underated.
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True bro!
How old was Bernard during this fight
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Calzaghe is proof that looks can be deceiving.... The man has great courage and fighting skills to match.... A real champion!
He was criminally underrated.
@Thomas Emilio Exactly
@Thomas Emilio Respectfully, thats a slanted statement. If he fought over-aged, over the hill fighters in his own prime? you'd have a point.
The reality? People are referring to the Jones and B-Hop fights *only* in a 46 fight career, which were Calzaghe's last two fights, when he was out of his own prime.
A destructive win over Lacy (the huge betting favourite in that fight) and beating a prime Kessler handily (who would be a player at that weight for a number of years afterwards, toppling Carl Froch and being one of the bigger notches on Andre Ward's belt) show you how good he was.
Commentators were a disgrace. Dissing Joe whenever they could. Best man and best boxer won.
Superior man won.
Sam Harris I don't think you know your arse from your elbow pal.
Many knowledgeable people rate Joe as one of, if not the Best fighter from Britain ever.
He beat the best around him, get over it.
@Sam Harris Ha ha that's funny, Hopkins should have been deducted several points for holding after every punch he threw in the later rounds.
I bet you said Lacy was going to beat Calzaghe too lol
@Sam Harris Maybe he was fouling because Bhop was fouling I know that's quite a complicated thought for you to process but try hard 🤣.
Sam Harris lol. You think Carl Froch was a better boxer! You dreaming. I don't think calling him Slappy is very respectful either. The guy could probably still slap the shit out of you with broken hands. I'm sure the situation with them breaking all the time was the main factor in him not fighting more. He even admitted to not throwing a punch in training before some of his bouts.
R.i.p Enzo you made joe into the best unbeaten fighter in recent times
Joe’s fitness was unreal. Relentlessly pressing forward. Absolutely horrible to fight. Legend.
Yea man he was blessed with a really good engine
His ability to read opponents was another level. He would change his style during the fight many times.
Impossible to beat him
I actually sparred with Joe twice , I couldnt stand him before that I wanted to take his face off , and I was a bit tasty in the ring , it took 30 seconds for me to realise that you couldnt beat him unless you could subdue him I could not do that , if Id had 10 hands I could not have done it , he is the most awkward bastard , the second time Id been really training it was unexpected I said Im going to kick your ass sheep shagger he has a great sense of humour , there were 4 cleanish punches landed in 6 minutes , they were mine , he didnt hit me once he just walked toward me the whole time with his hands down smiling at me dodging everything I threw at him , he said that was great practice if I get in a fight with Charlotte Church a prime Mike McCallum or Michael Spinks would have kept him on his toes with their styles but they would not have beaten him , Any calculating boxers of the highest order had 2 things not as good as Joe ...stamina and awkwardness You couldn't beat him , it was not possible
Slap, slap slap
Calzaghe still is one of the most underrated fighters even considering his record !
@gypsychavie not a fact is it because we never got to see them al fight in there prime !
@gypsychavie ive never said he was the best thing to come out of the UK, im not really a fan of his to be honest !
@gypsychavie mate i no about boxing thanks lol
This loss highlighted some pretty unsavoury tactics by Hopkins
Bernard "The head butt" Hopkins
BUTT HEAD HOPKINS
I know i cant fucking stand him. Dirtiest fighter ever. Cheats, holds, cheats, holds. Fucking garbage. Most boring fighter ever on top of that
Joe “the welsh slapper” calzaghe
Bernar “convict” hopkins
Emmanuel Stewart sound like a f******
"ill NEVER let a white boy beat me" has 3 losses to "white boys" LOL
43 in this fight so, stfu
Lss30 picture of a a white guy on your profile confused much
marcus boughen hes skin is white you dumb fuck regardless if hes Mexican
Rick Flair Joe’s superiority shone through.
@@snortchgortch4253 and wash dat shit down wi sum coo aiy
Joe Calzaghe was criminally underrated. He still doesn't get the respect he, rightfully, deserves. The guy was brilliant to watch. His fight with Kessler was an absolute must see for any boxing fan.
He didn't fight enough top tier fighters.
I love Hopkins and Calzaghe but anyone watching this who didn't think Hopkins should have been docked several points for excessive holding is nuts.
Never been so happy to see someone lose like i was this night..
yeah B-hop is such a racist POS, and then HBO gave him an announcing position, what a bunch of facks. Eff HBO and b-hop...
Shouldn't of went racial. It tainted he's career. Imagine if a white boxer said I'll never get beat by a black guy. Just imagine the outrage in the media. Double standards.
SUPERNOVA true
It’s no double standard. The whites enslaved the blacks. This gives the ancestry of the blacks the social ability to play the race card whenever they do wish.
Play the victim time then...... Fucking dickhead
KT Deft oh fuck up dude..are you being enslaved now? No then stop being a complete prick.
@@Ozzy4747 It was blacks who enslaved the blacks, and sold them to the whites. If you're going to make comments on history, the least you can do is educate yourself first, instead of letting yourself be brainwashed with falsehoods.
that was a great day in boxing history. ohh the look on bernards face at the end. priceless
Joe Calzaghe definitely won this fight. Hopkins spent most of his time trying not to lose, retreating and holding, constantly. Joe was the agressor throughout, throwing and landing many more punches than Hopkins did
I wish I could like this 1000 times! Great post
joes stamina was incredible .
I'll never get beat by a white guy!
Kovalev: Hold my Vodka!🥊
Pasha Pasovski ты хоть в курсе сколько лет было тогда хопкинсу?
Well. I'm not the only person that remembers Bernard Hopkins saying that. I was a fan of b-hop right up until that moment
Hopkins champion of the world for all time. Calzadge champion but scary fight at las Vegas
HOPKINS WAS 49 WHEN HE FOUGHT KOVALEV
La nerris saludos desde Michoacán México...
JC is one of the most, if not the most underrated and underappreciated fighters of all time. It really is hard to understate just how good this guy was. At his peak when he fought Lacy, it would have been real hard for anyone in the history of boxing to beat this guy... Remember when he fought Jones and Hopkins he was 37 YO with lost of hand injuries and past his prime by years.
Jones and Hopkins were a lot more past their prime than Calzaghe was.
@@stevo62ful Jones never fought anyone besides Toney, and was resoundly beaten by the first half-decent fighter he faced - Glencoe, a Jamaican construction worker. Jones was great but he could not adapt or face hardship, Calzaghe thrived on it. Hopkins while slippery and racist, never had the skill to beat Joe even in his prime.
@@perseusrex614 how do you explain that glen Johnson lost to five guys easily beaten by RJJ in his prime. One guy could be styles making fights but FIVE !!!
@@stevo62ful Yes styles 100% make fights. But if Jones was so good, he would not lose to someone who has 5 losses to guys he's already beaten!
@@perseusrex614 It tells me he has faded badly when in his heyday he beat those guys who had all beat Johnson
Hopkins is the best at hugging in the business unmatched at holding on ...🤦♂️
Calzaghe, simply the greatest slap boxer who ever lived.
😂🤣💯
Joe Calzaghe is one of the best boxers of all time. I like his quickness and speedy punching power.
No doubt..he beat up one of my favorites at the time (Jeff Lacy)
I had some friends over and was talking up Lacy..never heard of Joe then the announcer said something about how many title defenses he had..glad I didn't place any bets.
I doubt bhop is really a "racist" he was just fired up.
People say stuff when they get fired up
,,,..
Before this fight Hopkins said "he'll never lose to a white boy." Then lost again to a white boy against Sergey Kovalev. Be careful what you say kids
and then another in Joe Smith JR
@@richnewton7411 Smith straight knocked his ass out of the ring.
Lol 43 years old and almost 50 against kovalev. That white guy slapped his way to a victory. Hopkins had no business fighting that late on
@Donald Trump Hopkins ran the whole time and he always was a dirty fighter. Calzaghe hit him with more punches then any boxer that fought him. Hopkins was a boring defensive fighter that would head but you in a heartbeat.
Everytime hopkins fight. He always hugging.!
Hug and push
It is a style, boring but a boxing tacting afterall.
Yeah, "hold on Hopkins" joins the list of "great" fighters who couldn't defend themselves with boxing skills.
Jhun Alviz all black fighters do that
MrJuandiego1988 basically
he never lost a fight..enough said,, WALES..WE DINT GIVE UP..
Coverage of the fight was heavily biased in Hopkins favour, never showing Calzaghe at his best moments, and what’s Kellerman but a loudmouth.
Hopkins had no match to Calzaghe.
That's cause Bernard worked for HBO . How he kept his job after such racist's rants i'll never know.
@@daveyboy_ = Amen.👍
thats Lampley, not Kellerman
Bernard "the racist" Hopkins
Roger Martin he’s a cunt
Reparations lol
@Roger Martin There was racism on this earth way before whites arrived. So STFU you stupid little boy!!!
@Greg Gentile YES!!!
To be fair though there are still more white racists than black racists in the USA
I just love watching these replays. The greatest ever. Unbelievable.
My favourite boxer of all time
The announcer literally SUNG Joe’s name at the end when announcing the winner. 😂
Wasn't a big Calzaghe fan before this fight.Now he's one of my favorites
A guy who has let his biases go who can SEE! praise the lord ! its so obvious the Calzaghe is impossible to beat the goat at any weight !
Close fight, but Joe Calzaghe's stamina, flurries, and determination beat Hopkins in my view. Thanks for the upload! This video was very well done!
Yeah flurries.....Like snowflake flurries......Calsucky is a funny dude how he wins
Lance Watson 189 slaps to Hopkins arms
Hopkins was 43 years old ffs.
calsucky yet never lost lmao cant be that then sucky can he? dont have to knock somebody out in boxing if you can win on points
Close fight LOL ... Calzaghe wasted him 10 to 2
Joe was undefeated skilled fighter who was highly underrrated
Joe came to fight Roy came to cuddle.
Joe calzaghe best British fighter ever in the history of the sport of boxing.
If calzaghe had more natural power he could of been the best of all time. His shot selection and speed was as good as anyone.
could have been? going undefeated in his career makes him one of the BEST in the world of boxing
Garox also the longest reigning world champion ever
He had power when he was younger but had hand problems I think. Definitely a forgotten boxer when talking P4P lists
The reason is speed was so quick was probably helped by the fact he never really went for so much power. He just let his hands go
If....if ...going unbeaten ain't that bad is it.....IF
Hopkins fighting like Mayweather, just hugging the entire round.
Imagine that twat and Andre 'the hugger' ward sharing a ring? Ward was a rule bending coward who didn't come to fight.
If I was going into battle I'd rather have Froch riding next to me than that smug twat - he got an absolute scandal of a decision against Kovalev and does not have the good grace to say anything. Can't stand that guy, him and Hoppy are bad apples.
John CGW shut up bitch and quit crying 😂😂😂
Kim Chi how do you fight? they would both whoop your ass lol
Hopkins landed some nice short counters inside that may not have scored but basically he was being drowned by the engine of Calzaghe
Joe is the pride of wales...makes me proud to be welsh
Hopkins was 43 here.These guy was blessed to be still competing at the top
You got to luv the American commentary. Ponses
hopkins the best "butter" in the world.
Anybody that says Hopkins was finished at this point of his career doesn’t know what they are talking about . He ended up winning 3 more world titles after this loss , so calzaghe beat a great version of Hopkins . He did beat up a old Roy Jones though .
People can say what they want, however, Hopkins lost the fight. He just came to spoil and hold. Calzaghe as usual adjusted and won the fight. Welsh Legend
Joe Calzaghe in my opinion one of the Best of all times and undefeated. Not like the so called boxers of nowadays, which are depending on special clauses on weight arrangements and steroids. He gave a very hard time to Hopkins and R. Jones. Great team Sir Enzo and Joe Calzaghe!!
No just no to be considered amongst the greatest of all time you have to face a large number of other legendary fighters like Ali, Robinson, Leonard, Mayweather etc did.
Как вы можете его назвать одним из лучших всех времён.
Лучшие боксёры всех времён и народов это единственно боксёр в мире в истории мирового бокса это Мухаммед Али и всё
THE MOST HOPKINS BIAS CUT OF THE FIGHT IT EVER SEEN SHAME ON YOU
Calzaghe had what the vast majority of British boxers did not have. The ability to adapt and adjust in the middle of a fight.
Regardless of where there from most fighters don’t have that ability.
Calzghe was Italian
@@schumi9xwdc Italian on his father’s side, Welsh on his mother’s.
Calzague was too good for hopkins
people say Joe fought Hopkins and jones past there prime, and it's true but he was past his prime as well..
He did fight two undefeated fighters both of which many thought he would lose, and dominated both of them.
Hopkins had a huge weight advantage and held the entire fight, not to mention the time off he took..
If CalZaghe was American . He would have been ranked one of the best of all times ...
12:34 - The greatest glasses flip of all time. Amazing.
Lol
Calzaghe won this fight. I thought initially that Bhop won, but Calzaghe was just the busier fighter.
I like calzaghe he was entreating to watch.
Speed is power. It comes naturally
Calzaghe was 36 here. He too was past his best. And this was his first fight in the LHW division. BHOP made it the poor fight it was, but Calzaghe deffo won.
Lol when you edit a video to make Hopkins look like he should have won but he still looked average against joe
Hardly the best performance by either fighter really. Both went on from this to give a performance of a lifetime.
Agree bud just made me laugh how some people try to make it look like it should have been a different result lol 😂
jonno tuckster Hopkins just had a hit a hold spoiler’s mentality, which was a shame. At least Roy Jones stood in front of Calzaghe and actually boxed. Well, at least he kept to Freddie Roach’s game plan though, eh.
@@TreforTreforgan Hopkins shoulda changed his name to Huggins after this disgraceful display
Quillan Jacobson yup. Around the same time Mayweather was on Dancing With the Stars. I reckon B-Hop was jealous and was grabbing Joe coz he wanted to do a waltz with him.
Joe was great. Took a Knockdown from RJJ and B Hop in 1st rounds. They were much older but he still beat them. However if he fought as long as B Hop, Roy Jones or even Duran he would've taken sum Ls, possibly knockouts cause he got dropped in first rounds!! HOF and all time Great
Joe is such an unknown fighter who should be and would hold his own in any era.
He was a coward and a dodge artist. He would have been destroyed in his OWNera has he fought young prime fighters.
The only person who believed that Hopkins won was Stevie Wonder.
Hopkins was never hurt , Calzhage put down in round 1 with a straight right , which Hopkins would score at will throughout the fight because Calzhage came in many times with his head down . That's why Hopkins would go to the ropes. Also Hopkins was 43 and Calzhage could not take him out . Ultimately Calzhage won but Hopkins gave him all he could handle .
Yeah right you watching a different fight ?
Hopkins dirty tactics all of his fights
1 hit then hug for 12rounds 1 hit then hug
Rip enzo
People forgets Hopkins was 100 years old when he fought Joe
Thats funny because he regained the belts afterwards, becoming ring and lineal champion also. So he was 120 by then and still doing the business!
Great fight...Calzaghe one of the kind...😂
The disrespect to Calzaghe is ridiculous, he was a fantastic fighter who doesn't get the credit he deserves because he was ducked by the bigger names.
Many people talk about how old Hopkins was in this fight. Granted, Calzaghe was 7 years younger; but Calzaghe was certainly more past his prime than Hopkins. Bernard was 43, but Joe was 36. Bernard fought for years at the highest level of the sport after this fight (mostly due to his excellent defensive skills) but by the time this fight happened Calzaghe's hands were shot, he was clearly past his best, this was his first fight at light-heavyweight and in America, and yet he still beat Bernard. If they fought in 2002 like they were supposed to I think this fight would have looked almost exactly the same.
I agree I think roy would have been harder fight if it was 2002 cal to win still but only just
Calzaghe didn't "win". He landed a few more slaps than Hopkins. He is made to miss and Hopkins isn't throwing many punches
Calzaghes hand issues unfortunately were horrendous when he turned 30. By the time the lacy fight came around it is well documented that he was going to pull out again with hand issues but his dad made him take the fight. Joe did zero sparring for lacy and very little for the rest of his career. Concentrated on fitness and speed running up and down the Welsh valleys.
Best British fighter of all time
Lennox Lewis?
love the compilations of Hopkins getting battered from "white boys"
Mark Baker ahahahahah
He is racist piece of shit.
Karma caught him.
Knocked through the ropes by a white boy in his last fight.
Calzahge is a pussy, he never wanted to fight a prime Hopkin.
@Kyle Jones man shut.the hell up lmao, he never ducked anyone? His resume is full with a bunch of guys who are well passed their primes, Joe wouldn't had beaten any of those guys in their primes
Exactly
Watching this highlight makes me rethink Bhop won this figjt.
One thing for certain in the ring... Its hard to defend against constant flurries in your face. Its NOT nessessary to power every Punch... just having them flying at you constantly makes it hard to launch offence cuz your allways in D mode is what Joe did and it worked for him.
Ali- Cat and Mouse
Sugar Ray Stick/Move
Tyson- work from Inside Hook Liver/Upper cut/chin
Joe C- Relentless forward constant in your face Attach mode!
Loved seeing Bernard get his dirty fighting ass kicked here
best light heavy weight calzaghe
Lets be honest Calzaghe only had 2 fights at light heavyweight lol, thats coming from a big Calzaghe fan
Кальзаго просто Король Среди Чемпионов
I cant believe this guy can beat Hopkins and Roy Jones JR and Ive never heard of him until now!!
Navi Tatla they were both old in the primes they would of killed him in 3 to 5 rounds
Hopkins was 43 YRS old!
Soldier of most high army and world champ
Don’t worry mate He beat them when they past there best, he had no power.
Thematrix Grower Jones would not Hopkins, believe that! Bhop is good but overrated he fought calzaghe exactly the same way he fought tarver but tarver didn’t know how to deal with himBhops awkward style and when what to do in a clinch
They didn't want to tarnish Calzache"s record
Highlights carefully selected to favour Hopkins. Funny how the faked low blows wasn't on this ... Hopkins would have got tko'd without that 5min rest.
You have to respect Bernard's better performances but his behaviour when he was struggling against the best in the division was absolutely horrible.
I remember watching this fight when it aired live and thinking that Hopkins was robbed. Today, I think the decision went the way that it should have.
If the undefeated Calzaghe was American he would be considered one of the greatest of all time.
that's black entitlement...
Bit of a Hopkins biased highlights
First time calzaghe looked human
I would have hated to be a judge on this one. Do you really want to give Calzaghe 10-9 scores on at least 4 of those rounds where he is simply landing butterfly touches. No way. This is professional fighting and it should matter greatly how much power is behind a punch... This is a draw.
the figures speak for themselves - Hopkins was outworked but fair play, his dirty tricks made it close
Not every fighter throws power punches. Calzaghe landed more, worked harder, came forward. Hopkins kept holding to smother his work. Should have been deducted points.
You cut short whenever Emmanuel steward talked... come on man
Tommy ballhead cuz he’s an overrated trainer. Only claim to fame was Thomas Hearns. Every one else came to him after they were already established
If you have the stamina, and can let your hands go from beginning to end, it doesn't allow your opponent to take breathers.
And when you also have a good chin, your opponent can’t get you out of there. Calzaghe can’t be stopped, you can’t stop getting punched by him, and he won’t stop punching. So you will always lose.
That bum who was holding, fouling and all that dirty play deserved to lose. Threw about 5 punches a round
Shut up idiot he is a legend and he was 43 here
Yeah he was a dirty fighter
Split decision my hole, pretty dominant win
If Calzaghe never have injury in his left hand maybe the result will be different....
Joe slapping his way to another victory
Wouldn't say it to his face though😂😂😂
@Shaz stoppage wins aren't the same as knockouts.
@Shaz Calzaghe beat Peter Manfredo for example by TKO, Manfredo was not seemingly hurt by any of Calzaghe's barrage of punches. Calzaghe threw a high volume of punches, when the opponent covered up and did not throw back the referee would frequently step in to stop the fight. If you want to see a true knock out artist, Julian Jackson would be a good place to start.
Calzaghe won that fight without a shadow of doubt
Bernard did better than Roy but fact that Joe got them both says alot
If the undefeated Calzaghe was American he would be considered one of the greatest of all time.
Da man 43....Roy was 39.....in dey prime....dey would murder him!!!!🍻
@@DG-nu9dy joe was 36 and 37 when they fought. he wasn't in his prime u dumb shit
@@DG-nu9dy ... Joe was 36 dude.... and a NATURAL LIGHTHEAVY, not Middleweight... so there would be no "murder".. fool
@Kyle Jones prime excuses are epic!🥊
Hopkins was wasted totally destroyed there by the GOAT, and he was in the top 5 of all time, Calzaghe was unbeatable , the greatest boxer ever walked the planet
Great call this by Hopkins. He chickened out of a fight with Calzaghe at SM in 2002, after agreeing the purse AND an American
venue.... So Getting JC in the ring for his first fight at Light heavy and bullying him was always the way forward.
Except
After 5 rounds Hopkins knew Calzaghe was getting stronger and stronger, and resorted to every trick in the book to make it
a non-fight. It was awful. But the racist DID lose
Glad someone remembers that they ALL ducked Calzaghe , if they could ...but... wouldn't you ? lol... you cannot beat this man..
@Cortez Armstrong If you cant see how impossible it would be to beat Calzaghe you are not worth talking to , you obviously know NOTHING about the skill set of boxing , only people that have been in the ring know how great he was, or people with a brain and intuition ... GOAT
@Cortez Armstrong but he wasn't beat so what bums beat his ass
@Cortez Armstrong you need to stop smoking crack boy!! And learn to spell also,WTF are ducced and rocced? You uneducated moron,undefeated means just that,UNDEFEATED.no ass whooping on jc's record.🙋🙋🙋
@Cortez Armstrong Just seen this. FFS... Hopkins DUCKED him in 2002
He was the Middleweight Champion of the World. He Agreed to fight Calzaghe in Wales for £3m
Then the next day, he said.... NAAH, I wants £4m, and an American venue
Frank Warren said "yep, ok, £4m... We will come to America"
Next day again... Hopkins just said NO. Never gave a reason, never fought at SuperMiddleweight
Thats ducking son
Calzaghe is one tough white boy 🥊
"Holding-Hopkins" ....
I agreed with Harold Lederman. Hopkins had a great start but after the first 2 rounds he went into his shell and gave away most of the rest of the rounds through inactivity.
I am pretty sure thats Steven Seagal in the middle of the fourth row(main camera angle) lol
One to one sports are all about primes . Whoever is in their prime has a huge advantage .
Neither were in their prime. Hopkins may have been older but he was probably closer too his prime than Calzaghe. He won three world titles after calzaghe retired and was still a unified champ 6 years after this fight.
@@glasschin871 calzaghe was fresh as fuck from beating up so many bums
@@meandmynine_tm4161 lol fresh after years of serve hand injuries and surgery’s, hands so bad he could barely spar and had to completely change his style. Hopkins was in the top 3 P4P when Calzaghe beat him.
Dont tell charlie Z, he'll knock them both out. 😂🤣😂