Frank Warren: "Hopkins or Pavlik For Calzaghe"

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If I'm honest, I think both will be rather one-sided contests. Pavlik might be the more "live" opponent, but Hopkins' cageyness would only serve to let him avoid the beating Pavlik would take.

I agree, I dont see anybody out there right now that can live with Calzaghe at Middle, SMW or LHW. Calzaghe outclasses every fighter in those weight divisions with ease. His last real test was Kessler, nobody had a better chance of beating Joe and he came up a long way short.

yeah winky and bernard are too small to fight calzaghe at LHW. Calzaghe is a natural LHW who has to boil down to SMW. Bhop and Winky aren`t that big.

Kessler had the best chance as a semi gifted boxer/puncher, i dont see anyone else out there betaing calzaghe, maybe dawson but he is too inexperienced at the moment.

B-Hop is a natural light heavy who always boiled down to middle. His first pro fight was at LHW and he got schooled, so he moved down so he could beat on little guys. Joe only boils down because he was a natural SMW early on, and when he became too big he was a world champion with like 10 defences and wanted to carry on defending and maybe unify. I'll give you Winky being small tho lol

[ßringer]

If Calzaghe fought Hopkins, Hopkins would beat him in a very dirty fight. Baitin ghim, countering with straight right hands, lots of feints, accidental headbutts, clinching, punches behind the head, punches on the hips, rinse, wash and repeat.

Pavlik will straight out KO calzaghe.

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If Calzaghe fought Hopkins, Hopkins would beat him in a very dirty fight. Baitin ghim, countering with straight right hands, lots of feints, accidental headbutts, clinching, punches behind the head, punches on the hips, rinse, wash and repeat.

Pavlik will straight out KO calzaghe.

ILL BET YOU 400K on Calzaghe against either guy...

[ßringer]

ILL BET YOU 400K on Calzaghe against either guy...

So long as I have the points you'll be on.

Calzaghe has a better chance against Hopkins than Pavlik. With the featherfisted, point scoring punches he throws (and he throws a lot of them) he cannot pressure Pavlik enough to keep him off of him. Pavlik will walk through anything Joe throws, stalk him and pressure him until he sends Calzaghe back to Wales with a broken jaw.

[blacksky]

Pavlik will walk through anything Joe throws

lol Kessler hit JC with his best shots and could knock him out, Kessler is alot more powerful than Pavlik.

Pavlik nearly got KTFO by Taylor, what are you smoking son? Pavlik is the easiest fight for JC, he is wild and would get countered to death, Hopkins is more difficult as he is so dirty but he'd end up losing a UD.