Joe Calzaghe vs Bernard Hopkins Full Fight

Joe Calzaghe vs Bernard Hopkins at 2008-04-19 for The Ring magazine Light Heavy title

[@mikelozica5156]

Hopkins, sign him up for todays nfl . He holds like a offensive lineman, thru the whole game.

[@allenjackson8632]

I love the way the commentators try and down play everything Calzaghe does and big up Hopkins. The most biased boxing commentary I've heard, even worse than English commentators with Bruno. Hilarious.

[@martinhardcastle9970]

Americans are gobshites. I think Hagler would of had a good chance. But he was a great man nothing like Hopkins and the rest of the BIG MOUTHS.

[@martinhardcastle9970]

Great to see Emanuel commentating, a proven cheat!!!

[@robsting5414]

Bernard is smart there you don't see it so you hear it wrong

[@2vintage68]

They always wanted to be black, and hated their whiteness. It' not their fault.

[@JimBobHog.]

Typical American c u c k s

[@brainimp]

At the end Calzaghe doesn't even look like he's been in a fight, just looks like he finished 100m sprint lol

[@campcop9214]

Such an engine, he smacked lacy up with some 1006 landed punches. UNREAL stamina

[@Jumpman90]

Calzaghe’s dad is hilarious, a jazz musician creating an undefeated world champion

[@Bigtimecharliepotatoes]

70s low budget porn star. Look at the head on him 😮

[@glenleon323]

Everything is sound even before light

[@williambarrow9857]

Must've been "good Jizz

[@ThehulkGreen]

R.i.p Enzo.

[@saulgoodman7858]

That's f**king awesome

[@gooner72]

Commentator......... "I don't see Calzaghe beating Hopkins on flair." Has he ever seen Joe Calzaghe fight FFS???? Calzaghe was a brilliant operator and was that good that even after a career of over 40 top quality pro fights under his belt, his face doesn't look like he's ever been a boxer.

[@robertowhitman4741]

It was obvious that Calzaghe won easily....holding was what .Hopkins did for the whole fight!

[@ThehulkGreen]

Being a good old englishmen I miss hbo at 2am up until 6am. I hardly ever missed a big fight for well over 30yrs.

[@GORILLABREATH1]

DOES everyone in the UK box because you all have busted teeth !

[@edwardrichard2561]

I miss it as well.

[@ThehulkGreen]

@@GORILLABREATH1 well yes, we did give the world back its independence mate. Never mess with the redcoats. Although the Americans did have their boston tea party after a damn good fight with us. We are born to fight here mate.

[@Alan-xk9rk]

Yeh great times back then go down the pub with £20 come home with change 🤣

[@jimreaper1337]

@@Alan-xk9rk for £20 you could get pissed at the pub & still buy chips/kebab or a taxi home

[@Alan-xk9rk]

Famous last words from Hopkins “I ain’t letting a white boy beat me” 😂 well well guess what 😂😂🥊

[@GORILLABREATH1]

that sounds a little racist...well how did that go ...Boy-e-e--e-e-e-e-e--!

[@Alan-xk9rk]

@@GORILLABREATH1 🤣

[@nickonak5475]

Also ended his career by being knocked out of the ring by a whitey

[@briansutliff6898]

He’s a tool

[@demigod1013]

@@GORILLABREATH1 It's blatant racism, id!ot.

[@adamwells1339]

All the American commentators talking shit about Joe…. Then he once again shut them all up. Greatest boxer I have ever seen.

[@BeautifulGameVibes]

Greatest? That's insane. Guy's like Marquez, Barrera & Morales are rated higher than this guy

[@adamwells1339]

@@BeautifulGameVibes And I think they are wrong, some great great fighters named there but Calzaghe was just pure boxing - undefeated champions all ways have to be considered the in the top 5 easily! I don't like Fllyod but he is undefeated champion and must be there also.

[@MrMarco855]

Calzaghe wasn't dropped by Chris Eubank in the first round, it was Eubank that was dropped by Calzaghe.

[@ThankGodImBlack370]

Did you see the 12th

[@TheIkaraCult]

spectacular punch as well.

[@MrMarco855]

@@ThankGodImBlack370 Yes, it was a very tough fight. Calzaghe later admitted it was his most grueling fight. He was exhausted early because he put so much effort into stopping Eubank early after the knockdown. You can see him reaching deep for the last half of the fight. Eubank wasn't easy for anyone, he was physically very strong.

[@MrMarco855]

@@TheIkaraCult He caught Eubank too relaxed and pulling back. The timing was perfect.

[@dundeedolphin]

I think that was the second Eubank fight. 👍

[@wiggisb.verdin8091]

Bernard ate his own words that night 💯

[@KevinSmith-ki7yl]

I’d love to see the reaction if joe had said I’ll never let a black boy beat me the accusations of racism would last to this day

[@montizzlefoshizzle7131]

Too bad american white boys can't beat anybody in boxing besides themselves😅 y'all have to root for none American boxers. Even in MMA y'all get y'all asses beat the fk up😅

[@mattcurtis8209]

Joe is well mannered and a True Professional 🇬🇧

[@Letsgetiton41]

To right bloody disgrace but then its only white people who are racist isn't it

[@chargree]

Typical double standard. The problem is that no one not considered “white” even flinched with that comment. And for the record, plenty of white people could beat him in a real fight.

[@Ron-Swanson]

@Twice is the Worst Girl Group I hope you’re joking. 😂

[@StillWaterLife]

1:16:17 - In the middle of the 11th round the sound cut off for the remainder of the video. That's a shame.

[@gatorspb]

yeah no sound that sucked and I don't know how in the hell either one of then are undefeated that was Pathetic like either one of them could throw a punch if you want to call that a punch embarassment to PRO BOXING worse than 2 6 Yr old girls slapping each other. If calzag he knew how to fight , Hell Hopkins Wuz moving straight to his lefthand the whole fight instead of away from ris left any other lef ty / Southpaw like myself t retired Pro Boxer Hopkins would have been knocked out | St Round GUARANTEED

[@jonallen8346]

@@gatorspb Retired boxer? How many world titles did you win?

[@gatorspb]

@@jonallen8346 Golden Glove!

[@jonallen8346]

@@gatorspb That's not bad at all 👍

[@bobmiller7502]

@@gatorspbjoes busted all his hands fingers to bits over the years, thats why he looks like a slapper, but theres still power in those slaps, his mits are a right 2&8 even now

[@larey12]

Calzaghe's engine is insane. Every round is 100 miles an hour. He just wears fighters down as they can't live with him.

[@davemartino5997]

He had insane cardio

[@wesleypresley1000]

He's white and unbeaten. That's why he ain't a superstar.

[@bobmiller7502]

its those mountains in wales he runs up and down daily, these aint hill but mountains kidda,thats goto be it i recon

[@jasongeorgisdaniel]

Always found the the US commentary hilarious in the fight...one sided.. bless

[@kennethcharles1386]

Joe Calzaghe was so underrated, but he'll go down in boxing history as one of best fighters of all times.

[@waynewoodward674]

Best at dodging opponents & slapping ffs Hopkins was over 43 had chance to fight him when he was in his 30’s like Mayweather with Pac-Man teams Cherry pick when to fight, which is why Ali will always be the greatest imho never ever ducked anybody!

[@waynewoodward674]

@@kennethcharles1386 🙄🤫 Calzage whipped his ass it was a SD & it was Hopkins who put JC on his backside and at 7 years younger Calzage couldn’t do the same shocking take yr Welsh blinkers off 🙄😏🤣

[@kennethcharles1386]

@@waynewoodward674 Joe Calzaghe had he been an American fighter he would have gotten more, coverage and probably bigger paydays, but he was so humble even with all his wealth he lives a modest life a beautiful wife a four or five kids, it doesn't get any better then that. He would just laugh at people who talked $#!+....and then beat the hell out of them.🤣🤣🤣

[@kennethcharles1386]

He should have been covered much better then he was but considering who he was Joe loved the sport of boxing and was content with the European market, he got a lot further in life with his family always in front of him knowing when the time came, he was that man to beat. Joe and Floyd and Andra ward retired from boxing, boxing didn't retire them. So many boxers fall sick and live devastating lives as a result of all trauma to head and body. It's nice to see men like Joe Calzaghe and Floyd Mayweather because their the ones who walked away fully intact. Watching Roy Jones still boxing at like 57 years old tells you how #u@ked up boxing is there's no way the people who run boxing should let men over 50 to continue to box but they do George Foreman the man's in his 70s and still trying to make a comeback and he's one of the wealthiest boxers he made a fortune coming back as the oldest boxer, but he took an @$$ whipping like never before and they just kept him in boxing because these promoters dont give a crap about those fighter's they make all the money......look at the upcoming fight Garcia and Davis should be able to get 75 million a piece that fight is going to make at least 500 million when its all over these guys will be lucky to walk away with 3 million dollars this is the biggest fight since Pacquiao and Mayweather and they made more money in one fight then most boxers do in their entire career. Well anyway Floyd Mayweather did. Toping all boxers

[@meanlean3095]

Calzaghe beat so many racists it’s silly….. Fury would destroyed ali as fury compared to ali is like comparing ali to mayweather jr & yes mayweather jr is faster & more illusive than ali but would he beat ali being smaller & lighter ????? The same for fury vs ali… Easy win for fury to be honest…

[@c331hunt]

Keller man is wrong - Eubank didn’t put Calzaghe down in the first round - it was Joe who put Eubank down

[@adamlees8410]

Hopkins is a spoiler and a frustrator but Calzaghe's class was just too good.

[@ScoutRecruit]

Holder

[@architchaudhary1285]

Kidding? Hopkins was the only guy landing "punches", as opposed to slaps.

[@mcwaff8661]

​@@architchaudhary1285why did no one walk through those slaps?

[@BeautifulGameVibes]

Robin Reid did.@@mcwaff8661

[@dominicusdomenmalau327]

Hopkin just like a girl with too much complain, coward...

[@rjgbass]

Love Emmanuel Stuart dissecting Bernard's "brilliance". One punch, head butt. Thank you Emanuel

[@glenleon323]

Great man who cared not about colour as everyone should say what you see

[@jeremylamovsky3669]

It's like his third arm...but In this fight he rarely threw combinations so I don't see the point

[@quentincrisp6933]

Emanuel is no longer with us Bruh!

[@meanlean3095]

Emmanuel wasn’t a racist like Hopkins is…

[@jamescampbell7780]

Hopkins deserved an Academy Award, no question! Not the greatest fight, however!

[@OngoGablogian185]

Hopkins had one of the ugliest styles of all time. He was a spoiler, a dirty fighter, and a terrible loser. It pained me to have to watch him back when he was active.

[@GORILLABREATH1]

thats why I never watched his racist crying ass !

[@patrickdoyle9369]

Hopkins all he does is grab on and hold and the ref is a tossser for not telling him to stop it.. i'd give him one warning and if he does it again your disqualified..

[@EnforcerX71]

It's Joe Cortez, what do you expect, one of the most obviously bent refs in the history of boxing.

[@georgewinder8440]

@@EnforcerX71 q

[@gooner72]

Yep!!!!

[@jabhookjabcross4231]

I couldn't agree more. Its supposed to be a boxing match and not a grappling contest. Can you imagine how much moaning and whining there would be off Hopkins If the tables were turned? I don't have much respect for Hopkins, he seems like a complete xxshole. As for Cortez, well he stopped Hatton from doing any work on the inside when he fought Mayweather. Another fix.

[@alexkeohane143]

👍

[@Ingens_Scherz]

"I was enjoying myself so I wanted to take it to 12 rounds" said no boxer in history ever, apart from Joe Calzaghe. Genius. Welsh (Celtic) + Italian (Roman) = a working class champion gladiator with a real attitude!

[@nanban1896]

On the 'Italian' side, he is of Sardinian heritage, he has relatives in Sassari in an area called Latte Dolce. I met some of them in a bar watching his old fights eight years ago. Regarding Sardinia, it is about as Italian as Wales is English.

[@pip393]

Can I ask a dumb question, one that's not quite as dumb as these comments "What does the genotype of Joe Calzaghe have to do with his career as a pugelist"?

[@nanban1896]

@@pip393 Nothing

[@architchaudhary1285]

Tbh, he wouldn't knock out a fly with those slaps of his, much less Hopkins.

[@daviddavies7924]

Our boy from Wales indestructable

[@ronaldmasters4031]

Hopkins could and would not keep his head up, it was his dirty tactics, by his corner. They knew that Calzaghe was far too strong for him, who then became one of the greatest fighters of ALL time.

[@samkay-od5jc]

you mean far too young, jo dodged hopkins until he aged out

[@paddyici6629]

@@samkay-od5jc dont talk utter shit lmao

[@flashgordon6670]

Yes a ten years younger Hoskins would’ve put Joe in intensive care.

[@user-ky2on2he1u]

haha!@@samkay-od5jc

[@user-ky2on2he1u]

Haha!@@flashgordon6670

[@georgefarnworth4885]

HOPKING IS HOLDING ON PLEASE SHOW THE REF THIS

[@blood5148]

So sweet hearing Joe saying sorry to his dad in the corner

[@eljingo8279]

RIP enzo ❤

[@Crashbandicoot449]

Calzaghe one of the greatest of all time .

[@murph165]

After Calzaghe went down, Kellerman says he also got knocked down by Eubank. Huh?

[@ThehulkGreen]

1st round knockdown by Joe, that fight was to late to stop my nation, eubank v benn literally gained over 20 million households.

[@MercuryCircuit]

The Welsh Dragon. Absolute Legend and my Favourite boxer from the UK of all time.

[@marklarson5148]

Calzaghe made Hopkins look like an amateur lol

[@jedwing]

A very old amateur fighting waaaaay past his prime.

[@davidbowden8362]

​@@jedwing Choked on his own words,

[@user-ky2on2he1u]

well then - don't f-ing fight if you and every American is going to use age as an excuse

[@joshuakausmann5504]

@@jedwing id argue he actually fought better with age until his final 2-3 bouts. And Hopkins age clearly wasn't an issue, as he won titles following that loss. Stop being a sore loser, Joe whooped BHop. Whether u like that fact or not.

[@jedwing]

@@joshuakausmann5504 I stand corrected. You are right. He lost to the better man that night.

[@georgenedelkoffnedelkoffu833]

Joe's not throwing enough leather to worry Bernard , he's showing Bernard too much respect , Bernard's counterpunching has him intimidated.

[@andyaim4764]

Lampley biased as hell, Luckily Steward was there to put him right. Hopkins was a dirty fighter, well known for headbutting and theatrics. In the other hand full respect to Calzaghe for being the fighter he was.

[@jooson2826]

Joe Calslappy

[@miked1400]

Slapped the taste out that boy’s mouth.

[@miyagido]

@@jooson2826 And not a single boxer could even beat a "slapper" through the entirety of his career! Undefeatable son!

[@ThankGodImBlack370]

@@miyagido Hopkins beat him here!! Decision was politics.

[@miyagido]

@@ThankGodImBlack370 🤣🤣🤣

[@clickastanley78]

34.31 commontater said eubank dropped joe early it was joe who dropped eubank in the 1st round

[@pauljones8218]

thats right he got that wrong

[@nightonthetiles8833]

Well spotted

[@teedtad2534]

What I saw is Hopkins holding on all night like Mayweather Floyd Jr and clinching so he wouldn't get hit by Joe " s quick punches! Hopkins a good fighter just never seen hold on so much like this fight!! ⭕‼️⭕‼️

[@duanejohnson5364]

I remember watching that fight how in the world that they come up with the split decision or there's something wrong that one judge Hopkins lost that fight very easily

[@mikepalm6452]

The commentators were wrong Joe did not go down in the Eubanks fight....Chris Eubanks went down in the first round.....

[@tomhart5465]

Man I miss these big HBO fight nights!

[@uttaradit2]

and the big boxers

[@diaz-juan-cablo-paolo-loui1460]

It's funny when the shoe is put on the other foot In this fight Hopkins wasn't the bully he was the victim

[@suzyvials319]

Commentators don't have a clue! Joe put Eubank down in the 1st round, not the other way around!

[@rolandtomassi3486]

Are you saying Emanuel Stewart didn’t have a clue about boxing????😂😂😂.

[@granddya5323]

@@rolandtomassi3486 He didn't say that. He's just pointing out that Stewart is wrong and indeed Calzaghe put Eubank on his ass on the first round and also forced him to the ground briefly in the 10th round.

[@ballsdeep5336]

Bernard holdings 🤣🤣

[@rufus1346]

investment banking corp

[@richardharrison859]

Joe Calslappy

[@dr.doolittle4763]

Calzaghe is one of the greatest fighters of all time. Very underrated by the American press and even the UK press. Loved to watch Joe and glad he retired undefeated.

[@barryevans1585]

He's my boxing hero. Absolute legend and hugely underrated by everyone

[@pip393]

Calzaghe was a clever skillful fighter with very quick hands, but he lacked elite power. He overwhelmed opponent with massive punch output. I liked Joe but his career was essentially home based living many to wonder just how good he really was. In this Hopkins fight he was a sensation! And of course he was Welsh (😮) and that's good enough for me 😂. 🇺🇲 🇺🇲 🇺🇲 🇺🇲 🇺🇲.

[@dr.doolittle4763]

@@pip393 He actually had power but could not fully use it as his hands were too brittle. He had a decent KO ratio in his first 30 fights.

[@tomsuibney9093]

Hopkins is very fit not surprising he does that much running

[@richardnugent1529]

Executioner my arse

[@DjNikGnashers]

Dirty cheat more like.

[@Jumpman90]

He couldn’t match calzaghes punch output, this was a bad matchup at This stage of Bernard’s career. I don’t see any way Bernard could’ve won a decision.

[@suiken3149]

He was the "Alien" at this point. "Executioner" was his prime in middleweight.

[@atheistleopard6225]

EX-LAX-CUTIONER

[@fredjonestowns4213]

If you love the fine art of excessive holding, this was a great fight.

[@stephenobrien5909]

Yes, Hopkins did it all through his career, which was a shame because he was a great boxer.

[@popecosh307]

And the acting was exceptional so he could catch his breath

[@stephenobrien5909]

@@popecosh307 Yes the "low blow" which the ref should have ignored and made him box on.

[@MrMarco855]

Calzaghe had to dig deep with all the bullshit by Hopkins, but he showed that he was good enough to get thru it all.

[@Fili2009able]

Gayweather is a master too

[@TheIkaraCult]

Sir Tom Jones singing Sir Joe into the ring... just hook this to my veins

[@bugler6447]

Hopkins is a holder and a hugger, a few leg kicks would take that out of him

[@raulramirez9657]

Always great seeing Hopkins lose to a white boy

[@GORILLABREATH1]

Its a shame but calzagne oppressed his Ass !!!

[@BeautifulGameVibes]

Was great seeing Oscar lose to a 'black' boy when he said black fighters couldn't take it to the body... then got stopped with a body shot 😂. Anyway.. Hopkins had a better career and went down as a better fighter than Calslappy & Oscar. Just look at any top 50-100 P4P list.

[@dundeedolphin]

What a engine Calzaghe had.

[@timedriverable]

What happen with the fuken audio after the fight

[@johnhannah2196]

He should fight mayweather

[@joshuakausmann5504]

@@johnhannah2196 they are both retired. Plus, both different weight categories.

[@BrianBoru5523]

The sound goes in Rd 11 my friend.

[@jasongeorgisdaniel]

Well done with the sound in the last round....

[@gooner72]

One thing I have to say........ I think Freddie Roach is an amazing trainer and an amazing bloke, especially when you take into account that he's got Parkinsons. His record of, what is it... 27 or 28 World Champions is an unbelievable achievement, he has my utmost respect and utmost gratitude for what he's done in my 2nd favourite sport.

[@janethbailey3998]

Freddie was a good Boxer as well, Good Boxer makes good Trainer

[@garyclarke2385]

Freddie is a tactical genius, when you lose something due to a disability you earn twice in another sense, so imo what Freddie lost in Parkinson's just went and doubled another sense, similar to autism, some autism kids just BECAUSE of autism don't mean that they don't pick up and master another thing which all focus goes on...THEIR IS PLENTY OF EVIDENCE TO PROVE THIS TWO..REMEMBER THE GUY WHO TRAVELED THE WORLD LOOKING FOR SUPERHUMAN PEOPLE..AND EVERYONE HE WENT TO HE TOOK THEM AWAY FROM EVERYTHING THEY KNEW AND ITS JUST ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE TO SEE..ID POINT TO MANNY PACQUIAO TO PROVE EVERYTHING HE SUPERCEDIDETE WITH BOXING KNOWLEDGE AND HIS CAPABILITIES IN GETTING HIS FIGHTER'S TO WIN 9 TIMES OUT OF TEN...EVEN JUST SPEAKING TO HIM AND WATCH HIM WORK FOR A WEEK YOU WOULD LEAVE WITH MORE KNOWLEDGE OF BOXING ON A DIFFERENT LEVEL...TEDDY ATLAS IS NOT THE SAME BUT LISTENING TO HIS REACTION TO A FIGHT IS INCREDIBLE...TWO DIFFERENT BUT VERY CLEVER BOXING COACHES WITH BOOKS AND BOOKS OF KNOWLEDGE IF THEY DECIDED TO DO IT ...I THINK FREDDIE SHOULD START BECAUSE HE IS DIFFERENT ALTOGETHER....

[@jerryoshea3116]

Yes, he's been amazing and determined..Maybe u Gooner's had better hire him for nxt season!

[@jerryoshea3116]

I've watched& listened to many an fight with Jim Lampley and Max Kellerman babbling away,sounding knowledgeable,but leaving the audience usually bewildered with their biased analysis! But thankfully Emanuel Stewart was alongside to add some thoughtful insight!..

[@Lsi581]

@@janethbailey3998 no he wasn’t he never even had a fight 🤣

[@steelermia]

34:31 how do you get that wrong .. max is such a tool lol

[@jooson2826]

Max is a pervert

[@franciscooper.retired]

The commentators are after bumin' Hopkins after the fight.

[@joshuakausmann5504]

and fairly so, dude's style is unbearable to watch.

[@georgefarnworth4885]

17 YEARS OF HOLDING ON IS HOPKINS HE SHOWING IT IN THIS FIGHT

[@isaiahbanksyma]

Legends

[@DiegoHernandezLikesBikes]

Terrible fight by Bernard. Hugging all night

[@joshuakausmann5504]

yeah but thats every bernard fight.

[@nickmad887]

thanks

[@trick1838]

The worse ref to enter a boxing ring.

[@tommydenato8863]

Yup. That ref is crooked af. Street thug

[@jennive]

calzaghe always goes down in the first rounds then he always turn the heat on

[@basketcase4328]

The Jones knock down wasn’t even a punch

[@martinburke362]

Ain't gunna let no white boy beat me 💥💥🥴🥴

[@beevee2312]

Calzaghe didn't beat him. It was a terrible fight. Nobody won in my book. lol

[@martinburke362]

@@beevee2312 lol!! Look mate you don't have to be embarrassed, B hop got his butt kicked, stop making excuses lol😂😂😂

[@beevee2312]

@@martinburke362 Joe got the official W, but that performance was nothing to be proud of. This was no Jeff Lacy beatdown.

[@martinburke362]

@@beevee2312 you mean he won!! Your right this B hop was no lacey

[@JOEFABULOUS.]

@@beevee2312 the judges and professional boxers ringside gave it to Calzaghe your opinions mean nothing

[@n8nate]

What happened to the sound?

[@TIGERDO100]

The sound cuts out towards the end of Round 11 and stays cut for the final round and announcing of who won the fight and post fight interviews!

[@michaelmelvin6514]

kellerman is way overrated

[@ronmailloux8655]

but very loud.

[@paulevans3754]

Definitely!!!

[@lloyddyer1829]

Agree. Clueless

[@lloyddyer1829]

@@tracymurray9798 in that as an analyst, he knows sod-all about boxing.

[@MrErnestCC]

Yes and so biased towards US fighters

[@caferacercaferacer4291]

Many RIP, the greatest boxing trainer of all time!

[@richardclark7165]

Why do these relatively young boxers fight old boxers who were legends in there day, beat the old guy & then think they are a legend?

[@doug3066]

This was a very entertaining fight...too bad about the vanishing audio.

[@timhinton6014]

Hopkins trying to headbut

[@tuat.mvpformallybigd.2635]

He was a dirty person period.

[@GORILLABREATH1]

@@tuat.mvpformallybigd.2635 He acted like he was !

[@paladin5163]

Hopkins looked like he thought he turned up for a waltz or maybe a wrestling match.

[@ukalansmallish6744]

Joe what a great fighter and champion, all time great

[@kouasi9756]

Bernard lost because of the way the anthem was sung by Ray J. It is a fucking anthem not a love song

[@GORILLABREATH1]

Who's Ray j???

[@robertguzman1362]

Best way to watch this fight is with the volume off , Lampley and Kellerman are annoying so biased .

[@AllAmericanWoman1390]

it's interesting some of the punches Joe Calzaghe throws aren't even punches at all. it's like a flailing, slapping , claw attack. When he really gets going on the combinations, sometimes.

[@jackphilips9526]

I remember this fight and watching it back, more specifically the rhetoric from the American pundits before the fight and the commentators during the fight: the Yanks never faced the reality and the reality was that Joe Calzaghe was a world class fighter. Even Hopkins himself said he just saw Calzaghe as a white boy. If he'd done his homework he'd have worked out that Calzaghe was a real threat. In the first round here, one of the commentators remembered that Calzaghe had put Chris Eubank down "....but Hopkins ain't Eubank!!" he quipped. No..... dickhead. You're right. Bernard Hopkins ain't Chris Eubank. Eubank was far and away a better, harder fighter than Hopkins ever was.... but I guess that didn't fit in with the "USA rules the frikkin' world!" mentality. So, even with a fighter like Calzaghe going over to the states with his record and with his skill for all to see..... the Yanks STILL refused to accept just how good Calzaghe was..... and that's gonna filter down to the fighters. Hopkins had clearly never done a minute of homework on Calzaghe and so you get what happenned...... Joe Calzaghe gave ignorant, arrogant America yet ANOTHER boxing lesson.

[@SiRasputin]

Hopkins won that fight for sure. The knock down, the clean punches, controlling the pace of the fight. It was a Hopkins fight Eubank is not remotely in the same league as Hopkins. Don't be silly

[@woutkoopman]

You have to love the Americans blindness to their unwarranted chokehold over boxing. All big belts are run by the US, the big money is in the US, the most famous events are in the US. Not being recognized as a non-American boxer in the US only means that an American boxer is holding those belts and the American fans/press/organizations are terrified this non-American boxer might come in and take all the belts. That's why they ignore exciting non-American boxers for as long as they possibly can and try to paint them as newcomers when they finally get their chance, even though they often have amazing resumes.

[@UPTOWNCAVEMAN]

Joe beat Hopkins and Roy jones two legends so who should be remenber more Joe deserves more credit a true legend

[@jacobbarnard9504]

No sound at all from the middle if the 11th round to the end of the fight

[@NoName-cu4gr]

It's truly a mystery why Calzaghe was such an unsung legend during and since his invincible boxing career.

[@waynewoodward674]

Because he was knownas a slapper, didn’t always connect clean with his punches and fought sub standard opponents or ones that where good 5-10 years ago I.e Hopkins Roy Jones jnr, that were past their prime I mean old man Hopkins gave him his hardest ever fight a split decision 🙄 that’s why maybe 🤔I mean other fighters Peter manfredo really 🙄🤦‍♂️ Kessler was half decent and younger but even tho he gave JC a tough fight was too inexperienced, Hopkins was just too experienced I.e too old!

[@brianbetz7030]

Not much a mystery. He didn't fight in the U.S. till the end of his career. I'm sure he wasn't unknown in Europe.

[@donweb3d77]

World Class Hug Fest!

[@lukemccann]

Love it.

[@GormlyKeep]

What happened to the audio R11 & 12?

[@ajvindiesel8517]

Best ever British Boxer Calzaghe by a landslide, Lennox 2nd.

[@shaz2761]

I wouldn't say by a landslide. It's between him, Lewis and Froch.

[@BeautifulGameVibes]

Yeah, has to be some sort of early April Fools joke. Lennox beat: Vitali Klitchko Evander Holyfield Mike Tyson David Tua Frank Bruno Tony Tucker Ray Mercer Shannon Briggs Tommy Morrison Michael Grant. Calzaghe doesn't even have a third of this resume + struggled against hopkins & robin reid - 2 fights that were split decisions, with no rematch. This is partly why Joe doesn't get the same flowers as other fighters from this era. Like a Tyson, Oscar, Hopkins, Roy, Klitschko or Lewis.

[@BeautifulGameVibes]

Froch had a way better resume than Joe, but I'd say legacy wise it's tight.@@shaz2761

[@Joe-zz5sp]

I lost all my respect for Hopkins when he said he refused to loose to a white man he actually showed his hidden racist heart

[@GORILLABREATH1]

this was no surprise..he's always been an undercover Racist ..but its ok because he's been oppressed by the White Man !

[@joelrudzinski6829]

Hopkins is a real actor...

[@kevinhighfield4111]

Oscar worthy brilliant buffoonery😂

[@flashgordon6670]

The sound cut out in the 12th round and didn’t come back.

[@jasonjones5357]

Joe gave him WAY TOO much respect should have absolutely spanked him.

[@shaz2761]

Not really. Hopkins was a master at counter punching. You don't fight this level of fighter like that. You need to be smarter and pick your moments.

[@chapsteronetime2000]

One punch hold typical Hopkins fight

[@s2k26]

And headbutt

[@rufus1346]

the dude 3 or 4 rows back with the shades on, too cool LOL....

[@matthewreid6240]

Good job referee for not allowing dirty tatics to prevail in this fight. Well done .

[@dougieroberts7045]

Class act, the Prince of Wales

[@jonathanroberts7108]

The worse showing of both these guys careers, neither of them showed up for the fight.

[@daveyjones18]

B-Hop used a lot of spoiling tactics. Hard to look good against a guy like that. Both legends though. If you're a patient boxing fan, there was a lot of great moments 😎

[@chrismurnane1301]

No sound last 10mins. What's that about ?

[@Miag_vip]

Love American biased commentary. Also it was Chris Eubank who was dropped in the first round against Joe, not calzaghe.

[@yosoydpfknr2855]

This fight have the record of hugs in a fights . Looks more to me like a dancing contest

[@andyhawkins9541]

Definitely Hopkins wanted to hold and slow dance all the way through

[@hambutty1]

Calzaghe HAD to follow him up to LightHeavy... because Hopkins ducked a fight at 168 in 2002

[@hambutty1]

ABSOLUTE FACT

[@suiken3149]

Dumb take. Meanwhile, Joe ducked Glen Johnson three times and was playing hide and seek with Sven Ottke in Europe. And he also ducked the likes of James Toney, Michael Nunn and of course Roy Jones in his prime.

[@miyagido]

@@suiken3149 RJJ never fought Calzaghe in his prime either.

[@suiken3149]

@@miyagido Of course he wouldnt. Joe Calzaghe was a nobody. Waited years to come out from his cave when Jones and Hopkins are already old. Where was he when Tarver, Johnson, Toney, Nunn, etc are scrapping for LHW throne? Oh right, he was busy beating taxi drivers in Wales

[@miyagido]

@@suiken3149 46-0

[@stackit303]

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SOUND? ROUND 11 ONWARD

[@keithcarter9396]

Good video but, lost audio from the 11th round on. Very disappointing.

[@Geohillierneo]

The national anthems at the beginning were so unbearably cringe 🤢 lol. Anyway, remember this fight well, and so happy Calzaghe beat Hopkins. Dirtiest fighter I've seen and no respect at all.

[@glennmortel4385]

A thin line separates a technical fight from a lousy fight! This one is a classic example!

[@underwriter100]

None of Hopkins fights were pretty to watch