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Calzaghe trash talking Hopkins
Apparently, Joe Calzaghe has learned a few new things during his multiple visits to the US the last year. He's taken the time to trash talk Bernard Hopkins, a notorious trashtalker in his own right. This is from the Fight Network.
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Undisputed Super-Middleweight king Joe Calzaghe has re-named Bernard Hopkins "Mary Hopkins" after the Light Heavyweight champion's co-trainer, Nazim Richardson, mentioned that his charge should face the winner of Roy Jones Jr.-Felix Trinidad, instead of the Welshman Calzaghe..
Calzaghe, who previously said that Hopkins would do his best to talk his way out of a fight against him, has likened Hopkins to Mary Poppins from the 1962 classic movie:
He said, 'As of now Bernard Hopkins should be called Mary Hopkins. Every time he says my name it's: SUPERCALZAGHEFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS!'
'In fact, there is more fight in Mary Poppins than Hopkins. I'd have more respect for him if he just came out and said: "Joe, look, if I fight you I'm going to get my ass seriously beat. I accept that you are the best so why don't you just let me be and allow me to fight the winner of these old guys so I can just have an easy pay day" but instead, he's got his trainer to basically say: "Thanks, but no thanks, Bernard doesn't need to tangle with a dangerous young guy like you."
Referring to 2002 when Hopkins agreed to fight Calzaghe for $3 million only to come back the next day and demand $6m, Calzaghe said: 'If he is the legend that he says he is then fight me, otherwise be known as the guy who twice chickened out of fighting Joe Calzaghe.'
'At least Mary Poppins took a Spoonful of Sugar to help the medicine go down, Hopkins won't get that luxury against me!'
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