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Calzaghe: “Hopkins Needs A Facelift”

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Joe Calzaghe is just days away from making his United States debut in his fight against Bernard Hopkins and as with most big fights nowadays, the verbal exchanges are almost as good as the fight itself.
Calzaghe vs Hopkins is no exception, as their war of words took a comic twist earlier this week. Here’s […]

Supercalzaghefragilisticexpialidocious

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

The war of words is starting to build ahead of the Joe Calzaghe vs Bernard Hopkins clash at the Thomas & Mack Center, Les Vegas. Hopkins originally claimed he would “never lose to a white guy”, but now the verbal exchange surrounds the unlikely figure of Mary Poppins.
Before the match was made Calzaghe likened the […]

Welsh Anthem Ban For Calzaghe Vs Hopkins

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Welsh boxing fans have been banned from singing their national anthem ahead of Joe Calzaghe’s fight with Bernard Hopkins in Las Vegas on April 19th.
Traditionally boxing fights on both sides of the Atlantic are accompanied by rousing renditions of both competitors’ national anthems, but, in an unprecedented move, a contract has been put in place […]

Finally: Calzaghe To Fight Hopkins In Las Vegas

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

After weeks of speculation, undisputed super-middle weight champion Joe Calzaghe of Wales will fight American Bernard Hopkins in a light-heavyweight bout at the Thomas Mack Center in Las Vegas on April 19.
A win would propel the WBC, WBA and WBO super-middleweight title holder into a possible career finale against Roy Jones Jnr or Jermain Taylor, […]