Carl Froch Plans To Punish Jermain Taylor in April

[NakiFan]

Hatton also says " im off T' pub" i hate that when he is representing our nation!

[S A M U R A I]

Hatton also says " im off T' pub" i hate that when he is representing our nation!

I much prefer that to a ****ney accent. Nicky Cook's voice drives me up the wall. Seems like a nice enough kid though.



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[Dave Rado]

I much prefer that to a ****ney accent. Nicky Cook's voice drives me up the wall. Seems like a nice enough kid though.

Beckham's London accent annoys me too, but I don't hold it against him that he has an accent I don't like, and I find it hard to relate to anyone who thinks that way.

My favourite UK accents are the Highlands accents in the north of Scotland - very lilting and musical.

[NakiFan]

Beckham sounds like a girl i think, mind you you should have heard some of the celebs when i lived in holland!

[Dave Rado]

Did you ever stop and think that the JT fight was controversial because Hop hadn't lost a fight in 10 years at that point and time and was the favorite? My point is between Joe's ugly "pitty pat" "slaps" (which would be killer in olympic scoring) and Hops precise but few shots made it tough to score. Which leads to controversy. Do you give the guy who hits you almost every time but doesn't throw a lot or the guy that swings at most anything nonstop but lands every once in a blue moon? Now I know Calzaghe landed more punches than anyone has ever landed on Hop but is that really something to brag about when "According to COMPUBOX numbers, after untidy 12 rounds, Calzaghe landed 232 punches compared to Hopkins’ 126".

"But whilst Calzaghe was busier and forced the pace throughout, he found it virtually impossible to catch Hopkins cleanly with the knuckle part of the glove on the target area. Flurries of cuffing punches hitting arms, legs and on occasions, below the beltline, may have looked impressive but they shouldn’t have counted. In contrast, when the veteran Hopkins did land, it was usually **** on the button, typified by the impeccably timed right hand which dropped Calzaghe in the opening minute of the fight".

This explains why IMO it was controversial and hard to score because Joe hits legs, arms, shoulders, ring posts, fans, refs, everything in sight with the desperate (i'm losing the fight) sloppy "wind mill" attempts. Which Hopkins again points out. Ugly fight but I would watch them go at it again.

I took a second and did a search for the Joe Calzaghe and Bernard Hopkins fight and this is was I got, and what do you know its a British website. So not being biased about it right? I mean I'm American and since Prince Hamed is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITES (I love the fact Khan "beat" Barrera) that makes me biased right? Not really.

Anyway I didn't take more than a few seconds and this is what came up. The guy points out key points on why it was controversial and or difficult to score and ultimately points out that he thinks Joe won. So again not a "biased" link.

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Hops CLEAR precise shots and Joe's "wind milling" away at everything and you have a tuff controversial score. More controversial than JT, of course I'll have to say IMO because its not a fact but it makes more sense.

Anyway of course all the ESPN's and TIME magazines etc. would have headlines like that about JT's win(s). Its because as stated before Hop hadn't lost a fight for nearly 10 years. Controversial? More like a shock of Hopkins losing to THE "NEW GUY".

Definition-
Controversy: An American fighter VS a British fighter. That's controversy in its own. lol That settles it once and for all!

Anyway you have a solid point with the HEADLINES but like I said only reason JT's win(s) were a big deal was because he was the new guy that "beat" the old vet who hadn't lost in nearly 10 years...... my opinion but i'm sticking to it. JT deserved his win(s). He looked a hell of a lot better beating Hop (twice) than Joe Calzaghe did.

Anyway you'll have to excuses the typing. I'm at work and in a hurry! Yes I know its SUNDAY! Who works on SUNDAY?


Note: This is a lot longer than originally planned. My bad!

and I also still have JT beating Froch.

I don't think anyone can dispute that the Hopkins-Calzaghe fight was very close and difficult to score. However a majority of boxing experts scored it to Calzaghe by a narrow decision, some scored it a draw, and those who did score it to Hopkins admitted it was very close and could have gone either way. None called it a robbery.

You're entitled to your opinion about why the results of the Taylor fights were controversial - personally I'm not convinced by your explanation, but either way, the fact is that they were both very controversial decisions. So to say that anyone who thinks that the results of the Taylor fights were even more controversial than the Calzaghe one must be insane is an odd and unjustified comment, IMO.

[ooA2oo]

I've met Jermain and I'll be honest with you. The dude is cold and has more power in his jab than most fighters have in their power shots. He doesn't train as hard as he used to because he lives the life of luxury and only does what his promotional team tells him to do. You say Taylor has been ducking Froch and I can guarantee you Taylor had never heard the name Froch until a few months ago. Not because he doesn't respect Froch, he just doesn't have his heart in boxing the way he should. That being said, Froch should be careful running his mouth because Taylor always fights better when his opponent pisses him off and Froch will be surprised when he tastes those fast and powerful combos that Taylor throws. If Jermain shows up ready (And I believe he will be more than ready) than Froch is going to get ****ed up bad. Yeah the 2 wins that Taylor has over B-Hop were close but come on man that's Hopkins. And oh yeah B-Hop didn't knock him down in either fight. Taylor fought the first fight with a concussion from Round 5 on so dude has a solid chin! Taylor in 5!

[ooA2oo]

Did you ever stop and think that the JT fight was controversial because Hop hadn't lost a fight in 10 years at that point and time and was the favorite? My point is between Joe's ugly "pitty pat" "slaps" (which would be killer in olympic scoring) and Hops precise but few shots made it tough to score. Which leads to controversy. Do you give the guy who hits you almost every time but doesn't throw a lot or the guy that swings at most anything nonstop but lands every once in a blue moon? Now I know Calzaghe landed more punches than anyone has ever landed on Hop but is that really something to brag about when "According to COMPUBOX numbers, after untidy 12 rounds, Calzaghe landed 232 punches compared to Hopkins’ 126".

"But whilst Calzaghe was busier and forced the pace throughout, he found it virtually impossible to catch Hopkins cleanly with the knuckle part of the glove on the target area. Flurries of cuffing punches hitting arms, legs and on occasions, below the beltline, may have looked impressive but they shouldn’t have counted. In contrast, when the veteran Hopkins did land, it was usually **** on the button, typified by the impeccably timed right hand which dropped Calzaghe in the opening minute of the fight".

This explains why IMO it was controversial and hard to score because Joe hits legs, arms, shoulders, ring posts, fans, refs, everything in sight with the desperate (i'm losing the fight) sloppy "wind mill" attempts. Which Hopkins again points out. Ugly fight but I would watch them go at it again.

I took a second and did a search for the Joe Calzaghe and Bernard Hopkins fight and this is was I got, and what do you know its a British website. So not being biased about it right? I mean I'm American and since Prince Hamed is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITES (I love the fact Khan "beat" Barrera) that makes me biased right? Not really.

Anyway I didn't take more than a few seconds and this is what came up. The guy points out key points on why it was controversial and or difficult to score and ultimately points out that he thinks Joe won. So again not a "biased" link.

.

Hops CLEAR precise shots and Joe's "wind milling" away at everything and you have a tuff controversial score. More controversial than JT, of course I'll have to say IMO because its not a fact but it makes more sense.

Anyway of course all the ESPN's and TIME magazines etc. would have headlines like that about JT's win(s). Its because as stated before Hop hadn't lost a fight for nearly 10 years. Controversial? More like a shock of Hopkins losing to THE "NEW GUY".

Definition-
Controversy: An American fighter VS a British fighter. That's controversy in its own. lol That settles it once and for all!

Anyway you have a solid point with the HEADLINES but like I said only reason JT's win(s) were a big deal was because he was the new guy that "beat" the old vet who hadn't lost in nearly 10 years...... my opinion but i'm sticking to it. JT deserved his win(s). He looked a hell of a lot better beating Hop (twice) than Joe Calzaghe did.

Anyway you'll have to excuses the typing. I'm at work and in a hurry! Yes I know its SUNDAY! Who works on SUNDAY?


Note: This is a lot longer than originally planned. My bad!

and I also still have JT beating Froch.

Good point! I have watched the Hopkins/Calzaghe fight several times and have scored it both ways several times. Although I gave the majority of my decisions to Joe, if you watch the fight, before Round 12 starts Enzo tells Joe that he must knock him out! All of you doubters watch and see for yourself!

[S A M U R A I]

Yeah, we've all seen it man. There's nothing unusual about it, he knew it was a close fight and was trying to motivate his fighter. Nothing weird about that!



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[PapaBricks]

I have never seen Froch Fight...I have seen JT...So it should be an interesting fight based on the comments of some of you. I dont like JT style thoough. To me he just looks for the big punch instead of boxing and using skills.

[The_Demon]

if taylor is 100% he will beat froch by a wide UD imo.froch is tough with power and a good chin but his boxing skills arent great neither is his defence,this is a massive step up in class for him he hasnt really fought anybody.if he was that good he would have schooled pascal like calzaghe did to lacy