Burners:: Calzaghe vs. Hopkins fight breakdown...Hopkins UD!!!!

[Dick-Sucker]

Hopkins defense is too good.

Mate, the guy lost to Taylor twice. Kessler is ten times the fighter Taylor is. And Calzaghe beat Kessler. Calzaghe beats Hopkins 10 times out of 10.

[Fox McCloud]

Calzaghe is white and has no chance to win.

****** FTW!

[TheGreatA]

Calzaghe will be exposed by Hopkins as the bum he is. He is another one of those European fighters you know. He can't take a punch.

[nmuburner22]

Calzaghe will be exposed by Hopkins as the bum he is. He is another one of those European fighters you know. He can't take a punch.

I'll bet you 5k on Hopkins..you should have 5k by then.

Deal or No deal.

[TheGreatA]

I'll bet you 5k on Hopkins..you should have 5k by then.

Deal or No deal.

I told you I wasn't too sure how it was gonna go but I picked Calzaghe. I'm not willing to bet on a fight like this where there are too many unknown factors. Hopkins age, American judges&referees, dirty tactics etc.

Bet with some ignorant Calzaghe nuthugger who thinks Calz will destroy Borehard Slopkins in two rounds with his devastating KO power.

[nmuburner22]

I told you I wasn't too sure how it was gonna go but I picked Calzaghe. I'm not willing to bet on a fight like this where there are too many unknown factors. Hopkins age, American judges&referees, dirty tactics etc.

Bet with some ignorant Calzaghe nuthugger who thinks Calz will destroy Borehard Slopkins in two rounds with his devastating KO power.

Their are plenty to choose from.

I already layed 20k on Hops..so I believe what Im saying about that fight.

[warp1432]

Calzaghe roughed & beat up both Kessler and Lacy in the clinch. He uses headbutts, elbows, low blows and especially rabbit punches, hitting and holding very well.

If you haven't noticed that I'm not sure what Calzaghe fights you've watched. Hitting and holding is his favorite strategy, that's what he messes up a lot of people's boxing with.

I agree about some of the criticisms of Calzaghe but the age factor could prove to be too much. I simply can't pick a man who is over 40 against a workhorse like Calzaghe.

Oh that. I thought you meant like inside dirty type of fighting Hopkins does.

I'd consider that holding and trying to make room and then hitting him. It's different then Hopkins type of clinching because Hopkins is up in your face type of thing.

Also I forgot about it in the Lacy fight because I was too distracted the ass whooping he was giving him

[robjr]

I think joe will win..

But cheering for bernard.

[HARRY KNUCKLES]

AS POSTED IN ANOTHER THREAD:::


Im going with Hopkins for many reasons.

Hes bigger and stronger than Calzaghe....at 6-1...and will probly weigh close to 190 come fight night....He weighed 189 against Tarver at 175.

He can rough up Calzaghe. The Sakio Bika fight proved that Calz does not look good against rough tough fighters. Hopkins will head butt..hit on the hip...hit late..hit behind the head...hold..he will do alot of things to frustrate Calzaghe and that will throw Calz off his gameplan.

Another reason is Hopkins counter punching..there is no way in hell Calzaghe will throw all those punches against Hopkins.....that would leave Calzaghe open for huge shots. Hopkins will make Calzaghe pay for every mistake he makes..and Hopkins will as usaul make little if any himself. Hopkins has seen speed before...its nothing new to the sport of boxing.

Joe Calzaghe has the tendency to just let his hands go ODH style and that will cost him going against Hopkins.

Hopkins will make Joe Cal fight on the inside.

Hopkins will smother those pitty pat punches.....Once Hopkins realizes that Calz cant hurt him its over.

Another reason is the defense of Hopkins..hes arguably the best defensive fighter in the sport not named Mayweather or Winky..who he just beat by the way. Hopkins is hard to hit as hell and Joe will find that out rather quickly when hes getting counbter punched to death.

Another reason is that Hopkins is an elite fighter...he has all the tools....How iwll Joe Cal react when his workrate doesnt scare him.....or when he tries to taunt Hopkins and Hopkins doesnt budge....how will he react when Hopkins lands the right hands with his head down leaving no target to hit. Hopkins will also work the body and that will slow Calzaghe down.

And lastly this fight is at 175 pounds..somewhere we havent seen Calz..we seen BHOP move up and DOMINATE the LHW Champ in Tarver.

Hopkins will lose some early rounds thenwin the fight going away. I think Calzaghe will be bruised...bloody and will known he was just in a fight.....and say what you want about Hopkins and his 12 punch a round style....against Calzaghe Hopkins will see a fighter throwing alot of punches which will let Hopkins see alot of counter punching oppurtunities....he will make Hopkins fight at times....but whn Hopkins takes this fight on the inside its over for Calzaghe.

Hopkins UD.

8 rounds to 4.

great post.
you talked me into it.

[nmuburner22]

great post.
you talked me into it.