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I guess with all the things happening in America now - i.e. Barack's beautiful victory in becoming our President Elect in an immensely satisfying and historic campaign battle - I figure that the next step in logic is to assume that Roy Jones Jr. will give the American People a great upset over "Super" Joe Calzaghe. This thought is furthered as I watch the footage available on HBO.com and Fighthype.com of Roy and Joe each refining their skills for saturday night. Though Joe looks really good, to borrow a phrase that dwyer @ gamblersadvisory.com said, Roy looks like he is going through some sort of a renaissance.
Roy looks amazing, as if he really has turned back the clock. However, Max Kellerman seems to think differently. Below is a link to an article I found at HBO.com entitled "12 Rounds with Max Kellerman". Here is a brief breakdown of his analysis of the upcoming fight:
Size - Calzaghe
Strength - Calzaghe
Speed - Calzaghe
Jab - Calzaghe
Defense - Calzaghe
Experience - Jones
Ability to take a Punch - Calzaghe
Fighting Inside - Calzaghe
Counterpunching - Jones
Conditioning - Calzaghe
Ring Generalship - Calzaghe
Heart - Calzaghe
Overall - Calzaghe 118-110 over jones
http://www.hbo.com/boxing/events/200...12_rounds.html
I must say that even though I am a fan of Kellerman - and he even says in the article that he believes that in Roy's prime, the answer to all of those different style questions would have unquestionably gone for Roy - I must disagree with him. He left out the X factor. In any fight, though one person may posses many advantages over another fighter, if that underdog brings something to the table that cannot be matched like a brother dying in Margarito's case quite some time ago, or Buster's mother dying before the Tyson fight, you have to figure that in. In this case, I believe that X factor for Roy is his NEED to disply his greatness once again against all of the odds.
I don't know if Roy will win or not. The overall odds and attributes have to go to Calzaghe. But **** it, I say Roy over Calzaghe in a mid to wide decision.
Roy looks amazing, as if he really has turned back the clock. However, Max Kellerman seems to think differently. Below is a link to an article I found at HBO.com entitled "12 Rounds with Max Kellerman". Here is a brief breakdown of his analysis of the upcoming fight:
Size - Calzaghe
Strength - Calzaghe
Speed - Calzaghe
Jab - Calzaghe
Defense - Calzaghe
Experience - Jones
Ability to take a Punch - Calzaghe
Fighting Inside - Calzaghe
Counterpunching - Jones
Conditioning - Calzaghe
Ring Generalship - Calzaghe
Heart - Calzaghe
Overall - Calzaghe 118-110 over jones
http://www.hbo.com/boxing/events/200...12_rounds.html
I must say that even though I am a fan of Kellerman - and he even says in the article that he believes that in Roy's prime, the answer to all of those different style questions would have unquestionably gone for Roy - I must disagree with him. He left out the X factor. In any fight, though one person may posses many advantages over another fighter, if that underdog brings something to the table that cannot be matched like a brother dying in Margarito's case quite some time ago, or Buster's mother dying before the Tyson fight, you have to figure that in. In this case, I believe that X factor for Roy is his NEED to disply his greatness once again against all of the odds.
I don't know if Roy will win or not. The overall odds and attributes have to go to Calzaghe. But **** it, I say Roy over Calzaghe in a mid to wide decision.
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