Showboating, insults, controversy: Joe Calzaghe watches fight with Bernard Hopkins | What Went Down 

awesome story

Brilliant!

Brilliant story,going to see Joe in “The Italian Job” next month can’t wait!

Man I am so jealous of that story

instablaster.

Amen

It's one of the most heartwarming stories in boxing that Joe stayed with his dad and never left that tin shack of a gym. The guy had no ego, but had absolute belief in himself in the ring. I'm an Englishman, but he's way out on top as my hero in 30 years of following British boxing. And one of the 5 top British p4p fighters in history.

@@alistairhann2094 Awesome mate 🥊🥊

Phenomenal handspeed, footwork, stamina, ring IQ and warrior spirit. Imagine the fighter he'd have been had he not fought for most of his career with broken hands ;)

*one of the British all time greats

@@DC-ss2jx get a grip guy

Yes one of the most skilful artists but wasn't a knock out artist. Wouldn't get the finish on any of the top fighters. Fought a few on the tail end of their career. I mean I think Hopkins is in his 40's in this fight. One of the best ever absolulutly.

Lol slapping is an legendary art? Nice. His biggest names are old fighters to which he really lost too.

Beautiful truthful comment!. ✌

*Welsh boxer

@@absolutelycounty7446 smelly ellesmere port ed

@@absolutelycounty7446 The English would be saying 'he's a credit to England' if he was English but they can't because he is not English, he is Welsh. So English people refer to him as 'British' and say things like he's a 'credit to Britain' or great 'UK' boxer in an attempt to be associated with his talent/success. Most U.S people think England/English when Britain is mentioned. That's why English people do this label use thing with Calzaghe and almost never use his nationality (Welsh) when describing him. He is from Wales. He is Welsh. From Italian ancestry so he's Italian/Welsh. 'British' is several different nationalities with different cultures within one colony/ jurisdiction.

@@user-yp3oj5se1i As an English brit we have a sense of united-ness about all of the countries that make up the British Isles and has nothing to do with trying to take ownership of someone from another country. We live on each others doorstep, and it's far different than the process a brit has to do to reach mainland Europe as we can just drive into Wales or Scotland with no major hurldes in this tiny country. We also have no issue with someone like Joe Calzaghe saying he's a Welsh fighter, none at all, but by the same token I don't think he has a problem with people calling him a great British fighter either. As a brit he would understand this. Lastly, not to use this as a strong argument at all but it does enforce what I mean in that I just learned that Joe was born in Hammersmith London.

@@Giganotabehemoth87 Best statement I've read all day.

he only said it to sell tickets, bernard said himself "its a rivalry that sells"

@@gibememoni no excuse

Yeah, quite a white guy.

Underrated? Most consider him a top 5 all time super middle!

@Mosaab daint he just

He did that a lot...dirty fighter...and a jailbird...

Lol

@@ExecutionerHopkins To be fair "I won't let any man beat me" is what any boxer think regardless of race..Hopkins was dumb enough to let it come out his mouth. The real joke is he didn't let Joe beat him, he didn't have a choice.

@@ExecutionerHopkins apart from the 100 meters

@@ExecutionerHopkins No he got worn down. If he hadn't taken the full 5 minutes for a phantom low blow he would have collapsed from exhaustion. He couldn't keep up with Calzaghes pace. He tried to con the ref for another rest in the 11th too. He was well beaten regardless of the scorecards.

@@englishguy9680 Spot on👌🤙

Maca still alive!

@@5eek3r0fknowl3dg3 not macranelli enzo calzaghe

Frank Zappa?

I think Alan minter said the same thing to marvellous Marvin haggler all them years ago ! shame really 🥊

Yeah it doesn’t sit right and I bet Berndard regrets that classless comment.

@Dirt McGirt Yeah, thats not the same as the rotten 400yr old persecution in black history mate, there's no comparison!

It wouldn't fit their agenda.

@@90nadz It was over 400 years ago, we were not there, Britain was first to abolish slaves, get over it. Or go and stop the Africans and Arabs still slaving.

An old Kessler had Frochs number 😜

Agree with out a doubt

Alex Briggs not the time for what ,,, ? ,, for me not to have an opinion ,,, because of what ?

English Guy Cortez is one of the worst refs I’ve had the misfortune of witnessing

Remember a few weeks prior he wouldn't let Hatton fight on the inside at all He was for the house fighter, which makes this win even greater, Joe had to fight Hopkins and the referee and the American boxing establishment and he came out on top

Cynical tactics? It’s boxing mate, been happening for years. It’s part of the sport, Calzaghe couldn’t deal with it. It’s not a 36 minute windmill show.

@@pink43560 keep crying

@@pink43560 yet the guy sat undefeated get a grip guy 😂

O and the Jeff lacy fight was awesome ...a so called mini Mike Tyson who no one wanted to fight got absolutely schooled by Joe

hahaha

And he didn't - the Judges did!

BoxingMonthly he got rocked out the ring by one haaha

@@RyleKittenhouse he was a man. Calzaghe was a white Boy

Stupid comment but let’s forget about it with his legacy. B Hop is a great dude/ huge role model for people to turn their lived around/ his discipline is next to none

Jones didn’t school Hopkins first time, it was a well contested unanimous decision. But Jones was clearly the best in his prime.

loooooooooooooolll.... good one mate!!

@Mejo no one cliamed the world ir fair..

Calzaghe GOAT 🤣🤣🤣. He's not even the greatest Welsh fighter of all time!

Which Welshman is better?

@@Div4Dante Jimmy Wilde

Its not disgusting, its just banter, sad thing is these day's the snowflakes are offended by everything.

@@mickdomingo7276 Yes mate, it would've been Jeff Lacy Mark 2.

Paul Watkins so sad both his parents gone now, keep your chin up Joe.

Bro what? Top 5 all time? How? Joe never moved up to seek a greater challenge even after he had clearly proven to be the best at 168. He was perfectly content to fight b level fighters defending a title no one cared about. Hopkins, Roy Jones jr James toney all are greater fighters. The one time he moved up was to fight a Hopkins in his 40s lmao stop it.

I agree !! Keep that great career the way it is, and don't do like old legends do by screwing it up.

What? He lost to Kovalev too and also got literally knocked out of the ring by Smith