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I was staring at the odds and had to do it, granted after a few pints. i had to throw down on Hopkins by decision, i mean 14-5, that's close to 3-1. those odds are too good to pass up, so man had to do work. i am now rooting for hopkins, the man i think is going to lose. c'mon hometown judges!!!

Apparently Max was listening to his vocabulary builder tapes before the broadcast started.

WTF was that all about? Just talk, Max. You don't have to try to impress us all.

What do you mean underdog? That’s what I like! Don’t you know that helps me? That’s not a negative to me! That’s – tha – tha – that’s – that’s – that’s a positive to me! I rather be that because that’s my world. That’s how I function – everything I got – in and out of the ring I had to fight for even for my own humanity…so when that comes to those rounds or comes to that moment when I am challenged and he wanna keep comin’…be careful what you ask for! – the old cliché…”

^^^ Maaaaan, those some beautiful words spoken there.

zags knocked down in the 1st 10-8 rd to bhop chea!!

Dominant Round 1 for Hopkins with a knockdown

Hops needs to hurt Cal early...put some fear in him....and there it is!

First Hatton, now Cal.

Cortez is the worst possible choice of ref for this fight. The only meaningful fighting (other than the knockdown) has come when they were clinched.

I hate ragging on Brits now 'cause Maxy is my boy....but YOU KNOW IT!

20 - 17 Hopkins after 2rds. Calzaghe's connectrate successfully slowed thus far.

39-38 Hopkins after 4

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48 - 48 after 5. Cal winning the last two rounds in Jermaine Taylor like fashion.

i hate those fucking slapping punches but joe is beginning to get into his rhythm

58-57 Caalzaghe...he wins another super close round.....his father sounds desperate in the corner though

dam calslappy almost dropped at the end of round 7

67-67...close round for Hopkins after 7. The championship rounds will be hugely important in this fight.

How's Calzaghe look in the face...is he noticeably marked or gassing any?

These rounds are uber-close. 8th to Calzaghe 77 - 76

He's got a sizable cut on the nose

At some point, Hopkins has to start throwing punches. How many fights does he have to lose before he realizes that he has to throw more punches? Seriously, Calzaghe is outthrowing him by 2-1.

Cal cleanly wins round 9...definitely seizing the momentum

Ok..thanks, CT...no gassing though...Cal might do what many thought he would do....simply win because he produced more punches....

What a surprise this fight sucks.

major low blow by Cal, but Hopkins milks it for the full 5 minutes early in the tenth

action packed round ten...hopkins steps on the gas and cleanly wins round 10

Take the full 5 if you need it that late....let's see if it pays off....

this sh*t is terrible...lol

Just hand in the decision already.

It's a shitty fight?....could be that Draw.

no way. lol

Just exchangin punches at this point with joe landing more often...Enzo seems to think Joe needs a KO though. 105 105 going into 12th on my card

I hear ya...but it didn't sound as boring or ugly as it could have been....until the milking of the low blows....

calslappy wins on points

Joey Cal won. Son of a bitch.....

I had it 114-113 Hopkins.

Absolutely no way this was a 9 rounds to 3 fight like one judge had it.

and Hopkins takes it in the rear again...another one of these cards....I'm only gonna watch it once....

I'm shaking my damn head right now.....

yea cosign that last card was suspect

Again...superclose round 12 I give to Calzaghe....I have it 115 - 113 Calzaghe

I had it 115-112 for Calzaghe. Im not at all mad at the decision!

total replay of second taylor fight

calslappy said he is the legend killer (no orton) might whoop on roy now

Calzaghe threw and landed more it looks like...damn.

well, i had cash on hopkins, but i thought it was easily a win for calzaghe. after 3 easy work for joe.

o and hopkins whined like a bitch after the fight, imagine that, claiming the fans know who really won. he thinks he won oononamously again. jesus, just take your loss like a man.

hahahaha, joe hit him in the "croutch"

Punchstat numbers were bogus tonight.

I hope Roy gets in the ring and beats Calslappy's ass.

2 - 40 yr olds ...go for it joe. Building a nice legacy there.

lol....and to think...Calzaghe was considered "Supernatural" to his UK fans before this win...I wonder what they think of him now..?

Joey Cal won the World's Light Heavyweight Slap Boxing Championship.