By Mark Vester
Enzo Calzaghe, father and trainer of Joe Calzaghe, says that WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik is not in the same league as a fighter like Bernard Hopkins. He predicts that Hopkins will beat Pavlik with very little trouble on October 18 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.
"Bernard Hopkins will beat Kelly Pavlik, I have no doubt about that," Calzaghe told Sentanta Sports. "Pavlik could beat Jermain Taylor because he only had a Plan A. Hopkins has a Plan A, B, C and D. Hopkins is a different class to Pavlik. Pavlik isn't in the class of a Roy Jones or Joe Calzaghe."
He went as far as to predict a possible knockout, but would not specify the exact round. He feels that Hopkins will outclass the younger Pavlik over the course of the fight.
"I'm not sure on the round, but I know Hopkins will take him to school. Hopkins can nullify his punching power with his movement," Calzaghe said. "Gary Lockett said himself: 'He beat me but he's nothing special. I know Joe would beat him'."
If Pavlik beats Hopkins, and Calzaghe beats Roy Jones on November 8, the two of them would probably face off in the early part of 2009.
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