Watch the Calzaghe-Hopkins Weigh-In LIVE @ 10.30pm GMT

Pickers · Post by **Pickers** » 18 Apr 2008, 13:13

Those with broadband access can log on to hbo.com/boxing to view live streaming of the Bernard Hopkins – Joe Calzaghe mega-fight weigh-in @ 10.30pm.

rooney · Post by **rooney** » 18 Apr 2008, 17:19

do u have to be a member or do you av to pay?

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 18 Apr 2008, 17:32

it's 10.30 THEIR time.

knockout · Post by **knockout** » 18 Apr 2008, 17:40

nah, its just been on
both 173 and looking good

Shirow · Post by **Shirow** » 18 Apr 2008, 17:41

A weigh-in at 10.30pm??

Surely it was 2.30 Vegas time, 10.30 our time. I forgot and just missed it but there is a note on the website that an archived version will be up shortly.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 18 Apr 2008, 17:42

Nah was 10.30, but went on there to find it was bloody over, just Barrera standing on stage on his own with his hands on his pockets...bollocks.

knockout · Post by **knockout** » 18 Apr 2008, 17:43

jamesmcdonnell wrote:Nah was 10.30, but went on there to find it was bloody over, just Barrera standing on stage on his own with his hands on his pockets...bollocks.

you didnt miss anything too exciting.
they were talking shit face to face but microphones werent good enough to pick up what they were saying.

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 18 Apr 2008, 17:46

Hop's mind games aren't working on Calzaghe, which must piss him off a little. Joe looked completely at ease for the weigh in, no troubles at all.

He's too sure of himself in the ring to ever let BHop get too him mentaly.

Hopkins looks cut from stone.

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 18 Apr 2008, 17:47

Good to see the reclusive Naz in the crowd on Sky, turned over for the weigh in, and there's Barrera.

knockout · Post by **knockout** » 18 Apr 2008, 17:49

MightyWarrior wrote:Hop's mind games aren't working on Calzaghe, which must piss him off a little. Joe looked completely at ease for the weigh in, no troubles at all.

He's too sure of himself in the ring to ever let BHop get too him mentaly.

Hopkins looks cut from stone.

agree, but even Joe looked physically good at the weigh in... dont think that has happened before

Joe is hard to crack mentally, he hasnt lost for 17 years... that must give you some serious self belief!!!!!

knockout · Post by **knockout** » 18 Apr 2008, 17:50

MightyWarrior wrote:Good to see the reclusive Naz in the crowd on Sky, turned over for the weigh in, and there's Barrera.

how big was Naz looking??
so are him and Ryan still buddies? i lost track or the sheffield winkobank soap opera :-)

Neri · Post by **Neri** » 18 Apr 2008, 17:52

The weigh in took place immediately at the start of the program. As said both made 173 but Hopkins looking very muscular and quite a bit bigger than Calzaghe. When the face off came Hopkins gave it the cold stare while Calzaghe rolled his shoulders and smirked at B-Hop. allegedly had his hand between them the whole time and someone from Goldenboy (Richard Shaefer?) looked terrified something was going to kick off. Sadly what the fighters said to each other was inaudible.

After the weigh in, the two american fellas talking over the weigh in said they swayed towards Hopkins after what they had just seen, they must be going on the size difference. Never heard of them before mind.

Michael J. Fox was there and looks as young as ever, also Michael Buffer is back and sounding as if he is all better.

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 18 Apr 2008, 18:01

knockout wrote:
MightyWarrior wrote:Good to see the reclusive Naz in the crowd on Sky, turned over for the weigh in, and there's Barrera.
how big was Naz looking??
so are him and Ryan still buddies? i lost track or the sheffield winkobank soap opera :-)

Naz looks BIG...in good form though, chatting like it was the old times...says he's NOT retired, just resting! ho ho

Still good mates with RR too, praising him to the skys.

Neri · Post by **Neri** » 18 Apr 2008, 18:05

Barrera looked quite chubby around the face too, after the weigh in he grabbed some good looking mexican girl by the arm and took her backstage.

Asterix · Post by **Asterix** » 18 Apr 2008, 18:31

They're taking a while to get this up on the site.

Asterix · Post by **Asterix** » 18 Apr 2008, 19:03

Just watched it and I'm really happy. Joe looked very confident and like he really can't wait to get in the ring. Hopkins look dejected after seeing that Joe is not intimidated, so Hopkins' pre-fight efforts have all been in vain.

I can't wait for the fight.

And Hopkins didn't look huge compared to Calzaghe. There wasn't much of a size difference, apart from what you'd expect.

Pickers · Post by **Pickers** » 18 Apr 2008, 19:12

What a mighty shirt JC was sporting to the stage.

The_Don1 · Post by **The_Don1** » 18 Apr 2008, 19:20

Joe looks the most ripped he's ever been, maybe he looked at Haye's condition and Macca's condition at their weigh in and decided he needed to step his game up.

Max Molyneux · Post by **Max Molyneux** » 18 Apr 2008, 19:49

Hopkins Is going down baaaaaaad!

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 18 Apr 2008, 19:53

Asterix wrote:Just watched it and I'm really happy. Joe looked very confident and like he really can't wait to get in the ring. Hopkins look dejected after seeing that Joe is not intimidated, so Hopkins' pre-fight efforts have all been in vain.

I can't wait for the fight.

And Hopkins didn't look huge compared to Calzaghe. There wasn't much of a size difference, apart from what you'd expect.

Of course there wouldn't be a huge size difference... Hopkins is the career Middle, Joe the Career Super Middle.

Neri · Post by **Neri** » 18 Apr 2008, 20:08

I know Hopkins used a bodybuilding coach to make the jump to light heavy, it tells in his physique but has Joe used weights to make the jump up? I've read he has never used weights throught his career.

Seems i'm seeing something different, when they stood face on with the camera B-Hop looked the physically bigger man. Calzaghe didn't have the bulging arms and chest like Hopkins. Not that i'm saying this is anything of an advantage just B-Hop looked bigger to me.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 18 Apr 2008, 20:31

Anyone seen this on Youtube... its really funny.

The Brits start singing "he's got a pineapple on his head" when Shannon Briggs was introduced to the crowd..... Brilliant. Poor old Jason Lee.

Deserter · Post by **Deserter** » 19 Apr 2008, 04:04

I've been one of those who's been swaying back and forth regarding the outcome but I have to say that based on these pics (http://www.fightnewsextra.com/cc/FIGHTS ... opkins.htm) I've never seen Joe look in better shape or more fired up for a bout.
He's going to do this....

Autobarn · Post by **Autobarn** » 19 Apr 2008, 05:08

Joe does look good before the fight. Physically he normally looks like a guy who's starved himself.

josh fg · Post by **josh fg** » 19 Apr 2008, 05:12

stujones wrote:Anyone seen this on Youtube... its really funny.

The Brits start singing "he's got a pineapple on his head" when Shannon Briggs was introduced to the crowd..... Brilliant. Poor old Jason Lee.

Good crowd by the look of things, slightly less obnoxiouse htan hatton fans. It just looked like joe didn't want to play Hopkin's stairing game and was having a laugh.