Joe Calzaghe, Bernard Hopkins weigh-in
Our man GDM is behind the lense (photo above) and on the scene as the fighters tip the scales:
"The scene for the Calzaghe-Hopkins weigh-in is highly charged with the addition of hundreds of fans who made the trip over from Wales to watch their countryman. First we saw Michael Buffer come out, followed by Sylvester Stallone (to great cheers by the way) and finally followed by Calzaghe, first, and Hopkins.
"Both Calzaghe and Hopkins scaled 173 pounds.
"More gamesmanship: Hopkins stuck his hand into Calzaghe's ribs and there was some banter back and forth. Hopkins held up seven fingers and there was the prediction from Bernard. Your special correspondent thinks it will be Calzaghe in 9 by TKO as he wears down Hopkins.
"The fight atmosphere has been rarified by the presence of Jim Lampley, Shannon Briggs, Juan LaPorte, Max Kellerman, Brian Doogan, who wrote the Calzaghe story in "No Ordinary Joe," Bert Sugar, Roy Jones, Harold Lederman and Zab Judah. This occasion is special as I watch Calzaghe attempt to further his claim as one of the best, pound-for-pound, in the game."
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