Fight went like I thought it would.
It was ugly but surprisingly entertaining. A lot of people apparently thought it was close- I was on board with judge Chuck Giampa who scored it 116-111 for Calzaghe. Hopkins won early rounds by confusing Calzaghe and slowing the pace down, but as the fight progressed he slowed down and Calzaghe started feeling comfortable and throwing the volume of punches I expected him to. That forced Hopkins to be more active than he wanted, which paid big dividends in the championship rounds.
The last few years Hopkins has made a habit of fighting just enough in the first half of the fight to keep it close, then using all the energy he saved to close strong.
This time he had to burn his reserves early to avoid getting run out of the ring and had nothing left at the end.
I'm interested in what Joe does next.
Hopefully he ignores the drumbeat to fight the the zombie that is Roy Jones Jr and makes a meaningful fight with someone relevant.
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