How Will Calzaghe v Jones Play Out?

calzaghe by ud. 8 rds to 4!

I see Jones winning the first few rounds by outboxing Calzaghe from the outside. Then i see Calzaghe stepping up his pace, getting on the inside, and fighting his fight. When Calzaghe starts to impose his will on Jones we will see exactly what Jones has left. Jones will either go into a defensive shell and Calzaghe will win a ud. Or i see Jones outboxing Calzaghe for all twelve rounds and winning a ud. I think this fight depends on what Jones has left. So i see it as a 50/50 fight. thats pretty much it....

I see Jones winning the first few rounds by outboxing Calzaghe from the outside. Then i see Calzaghe stepping up his pace, getting on the inside, and fighting his fight. When Calzaghe starts to impose his will on Jones we will see exactly what Jones has left. Jones will either go into a defensive shell and Calzaghe will win a ud. Or i see Jones outboxing Calzaghe for all twelve rounds and winning a ud. I think this fight depends on what Jones has left. So i see it as a 50/50 fight.

I posted this several weeks ago. I think Jones will come out looking to end the fight early, he'll be throwing straights and combos early to get Calzaghe's respect and to not let Calzaghe get into his rhythm, I think Jones can win some of the early rounds because of this. After about 4 or 5 rounds, Jones' legs will start to show their age and Calzaghe would have adapted by then and he'd start to push Jones back to the ropes to unload punches on him, Jones will be trying to counter Calzaghe off the ropes at this point with moderate success, I think he can catch Calzaghe once or twice on the way in or when Calzaghe gets wild. But I don't think it'll be enough, Calzaghe's workrate and pressure would get to Jones late because Jones can't fight 3 minutes of every round anymore, Calzaghe can. Calzaghe should pull away from rounds 10-12 when Jones' age will start to make itself even more apparent. Calzaghe by decision, something like 116-112 or 115-113. Close but clear. Dude, that's fucking freaky! That reads just about word for word exactly what I would have said. Damn, I need to be quicker.

i dont see there being a KO in this fight yes RJJ has power but calzaghe has an iron chin, and although RJJ has a weak chin calzaghe doesn't have the same power he used to. in fact there might not even be a knockdon in the sifhgt, if there is to be a stoppage it is likely to be in favourofcalzaghe - i can see calzaghe overwhelming RJJ maybe late on in the fight to a point where RJJ doesn't respond with any punches of his own. anyway RJJ knows that he is quicker and probably has more power in his punches - he will try and counter the flurries with a single clean shot a bit like bernard, RJJ will obviously try land the straght counter right as well. Maybe he will attempt to go to the bdy of calzaghe and hope that it slows him down later on in the fight - alot of fihters ave attempted this but it has never really come off - but jones can land 4/5 punch combos and maybe he can tag calzaghe and slow him down later on. Jones still has great speed and joe has never really had great balance when he has to come forward and be the aggressor (e.g. hopkins, mitchell) so RJJ will be looking to keep him at bay and off balance with his jab, he should also look to throw them 3-4 punch combos when joe does come in and then quickly move out of the way, as he could potentially score a KD. What RJJ musn't do is fight off the ropes and let joe take centre ring... joe will be looking to get RJJ on the ropes and take control of centre ring himself. by doing so he controls the pace of the fight and late on in the fight his superior stamina will mean that RJJ will find it hard to live with him. joe will have to be wary though RJJ is quicker and more to the point doesn't have single good punch unlike (kessler, lacey and hopkins), RJJ has power in both hands so joe may need to switch his tactics more often and look to overwhelm him with punches. i see joe taking a SD, i don't think he has the same handpseed as he did vs lacy, sheika and veit, RJJ may not be the same fighter he was but he is definently better than what most people are assuming. ________ Colorado marijuana dispensaries

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i can't predict exactly how it will go, but i'm sure Roy Jones will have his moments and i see him catching Calzaghe flush on numerous occasions, but Calzaghe should be able to stand strong and work his way to a UD

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I agree with whoever said Jones has got nothing to lose while Joe has everything. If jones gets beat then everyone can say well his shot which is what everyone expected.But for Joe to lose its gonna play out on his legacy and everyone can get there "i told you his no good" That's why I bookmarked two threads where Roy Jones won the polls.

Jones will keep to the on the ropes where he can rest his legs and land enough counterpunches to impress the judges (his best moments came when he was against the ropes last time out). Joe will take a step back, re-positon himself, flurry, repeat ad nauseum.

I agree with whoever said Jones has got nothing to lose while Joe has everything. If jones gets beat then everyone can say well his shot which is what everyone expected.But for Joe to lose its gonna play out on his legacy and everyone can get there "i told you his no good"

Calzaghe has a lot to lose, while Jones has nothing in that respect. This will make Jones dangerous. Jones will be trying to land his power shots all night long and Calzaghe has to find a way to nullify his power. I think Calzaghe should do the opposite as you have suggested, and try to fight on the inside of Jones. I fear that if he tries to box Jones from the outside and stands of from him, he will be vulnerable to that big right hand. If Calzaghe frustrates Jones by fighting on the inside, and starts landing some solid uppercuts, I can see Jones getting wilder and wilder, and fading towards the later rounds. Calzaghe would then be able to fight from the outside and pick his shots against a frustrated and tired Jones, winning by a wide UD. Anyway, your opinion is not wrong, It's just the way I think Calzaghe should go about this fight. I'm not sure if throwing uppercuts on the inside against Jones is a good idea, he still has a very fast hands that could counter Calzaghe's uppercuts on the inside but I agree with you, Calzaghe should fight Jones on the inside and apply smart, educated pressure, outboxing Jones is not the way to go.

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Calzaghe has a lot to lose, while Jones has nothing in that respect. This will make Jones dangerous. Jones will be trying to land his power shots all night long and Calzaghe has to find a way to nullify his power. I think Calzaghe should do the opposite as you have suggested, and try to fight on the inside of Jones. I fear that if he tries to box Jones from the outside and stands of from him, he will be vulnerable to that big right hand. If Calzaghe frustrates Jones by fighting on the inside, and starts landing some solid uppercuts, I can see Jones getting wilder and wilder, and fading towards the later rounds. Calzaghe would then be able to fight from the outside and pick his shots against a frustrated and tired Jones, winning by a wide UD. Anyway, your opinion is not wrong, It's just the way I think Calzaghe should go about this fight. Well, I actually think that what Calzaghe should do is to impersonate Glen Johnson for the night, since I don't think Roy would be able to compete with that. However, I suspect that fears about Roy's boxing are imagining him to have more left than he actually does, and I think that Calzaghe's movement and workrate alone will likely negate it, because Roy isn't too mobile these days. Kind of like Calzaghe won't have to pressurise Jones too much because he will be better on the night anyway.

I reckon Calzaghe would be wrong to give Jones too much respect. No way is Jones a particularly hard LHW puncher and Calzaghe really should be able to cope with his shots. If he gives Jones breathing space then the fight might be competitive, but if he sets out to dominate him then I think Joe won't have too much trouble. Well I think Jones hits as hard as Kessler and Calzaghe didn't jump on Kessler's chest, he broke him down first and then did it in the middle to late rounds. I can see this going very much the same way.

How do you think this fight will go down, whoever you think will win? I've posted before that I thought Calzaghe will jump on Jones like Glen Johnson did, but I've changed my mind. Now I think that Calzaghe will take advantage of Jones' most glaring weakness, a lack of mobility, and box mostly on the outside, using constant movement to both create openings for himself and to stay away from Roy's right hand, something like he did against Mikkel Kessler. I envisage this being the pattern for all twelve rounds and Calzaghe getting a comfortable UD. What do you think? Calzaghe has a lot to lose, while Jones has nothing in that respect. This will make Jones dangerous. Jones will be trying to land his power shots all night long and Calzaghe has to find a way to nullify his power. I think Calzaghe should do the opposite as you have suggested, and try to fight on the inside of Jones. I fear that if he tries to box Jones from the outside and stands of from him, he will be vulnerable to that big right hand. If Calzaghe frustrates Jones by fighting on the inside, and starts landing some solid uppercuts, I can see Jones getting wilder and wilder, and fading towards the later rounds. Calzaghe would then be able to fight from the outside and pick his shots against a frustrated and tired Jones, winning by a wide UD. Anyway, your opinion is not wrong, It's just the way I think Calzaghe should go about this fight.

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Calzaghe will come about more wary than he was for the Hopkins fight and show Jones the respect he deserves, I think he will gradually pick up the pace and sweep the middle to late rounds after some close first rounds. I reckon Calzaghe would be wrong to give Jones too much respect. No way is Jones a particularly hard LHW puncher and Calzaghe really should be able to cope with his shots. If he gives Jones breathing space then the fight might be competitive, but if he sets out to dominate him then I think Joe won't have too much trouble.