Calzaghe landed 33 per cent of his 707 punches, while Hopkins connected with 27 per cent of his 468 blows. Calzaghe had the edge in power punches with both total blows and accuracy, and he heavily ...

Calzaghe landed 33 per cent of his 707 punches, while Hopkins connected with 27 per cent of his 468 blows. Calzaghe had the edge in power punches with both total blows and accuracy, and he heavily ...

Calzaghe extended his unbeaten record to 45 fights but only after by far the toughest test of his career against 43-year-old Hopkins, whose big right hand had got him off to a flying start.

With blazing hand speed of his own and a constant push forward, Calzaghe (46-0) opened a deep gash over Jones’ left eye in the seventh round, forcing the ringside doctor to take a close look at it.

After Hopkins scored a flash knockdown just 70 seconds in, both boxers stuck to the styles that got them to the sport’s pinnacle, with Calzaghe chasing Hopkins backward for all 12 rounds despite ...

ROUND 3 Calzaghe lands a left over the top to open the round, but it has nothing on it. Hopkins pops a jab. Hard right to the body by Hopkins. Two right uppercuts by Hopkins land. They trade in the ...

Calzaghe • Calzaghe has never fought anyone like Hopkins before and never had to endure anything like Hopkins' trash-taking before -- which may, before fight time, have gotten into his head.

He deserves a match against Hopkins or someone of similar stature, but there simply aren't many of those out there. Calzaghe proved Saturday he's alone in a small group at the top, along with Floyd ...

Calzaghe (44-0, 32 KOs), from Newbridge, Wales, the super middleweight champion since October 11, 1997, has successfully defended his title a division-record 21 consecutive times, fourth-best on ...

Hopkins said he wanted to fight Calzaghe in the Yankees Stadium, New York - but undefeated Calzaghe, 43-0, has questioned the level of support the American has.

Bernard Hopkins expects an easy night on his 19 April light-heavyweight bout with Joe Calzaghe in Las Vegas. "Don't be surprised when I make it look easy and I make him look amateurish, but only after ...

London - Undisputed super-middle weight champion Joe Calzaghe of Wales will fight American Bernard Hopkins in a non-title light-heavyweight bout in Las Vegas on April 19. A win would propel the ...