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I don't think Hops is spooked.
I also think Joe Calzaghe is 100 % sure he will beat Hopkins. When that bell sounds, you will see the difference between a world class fighter with no real outstanding attributes and a great fighter. The only difference is that Joe whoops Hopkins now and embarrasses him, while 5 years ago Hops would have had the means to make it the ****tiest, most unwatchable fight ever, whilst losing a clear decision. Now he just gets done. In simple terms.
I do believe that Hopkins believes he can win. But so did Ricky Hatton. That's why Joe was so keen to find out how Hopkins can beat him. He can't believe he can quite genuinely I think. Neither do I. So no matter what Hopkins says and I do think he (Joe) was thrown at their first meeting briefly, but Joe took a step back and composed himself.
Basically Joe will always think 'Hang on! this guy has absolutely no ****ing chance of beating me' ...which he said to Hopkins in that first meeting about 10 times. Hopkins saw the nonchalence with which Calzaghe treated him I'm sure he was taken aback himself.Comment
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Tommy Hearns won titles at Light Heavy and Middleweight (and also cruiserweight and Welterweight). Harry Greb won the world championship at both Middleweight and Light Heavyweight before Popkins' Popkins was born, and that was when "undisputed champion" made no sense because there was only one champion. Robinson was already world champion at Welterweight as was already pointed out. I won't deny Hopkins' achievements in making the leap and winning the title but he beat an intimidated, weight drained and weak Light Heavyweight champion. Do you think that he would have made the same move to fight Chad Dawson?What r u talking about? Bernard Hopkins is one of the greatest middleweights ever. He is the only boxer to jump from being Undisputed Middleweight champion to Undisputed Light Heavyweight Champion. That's something Sugar Ray Robinson couldn't even do. So, what are you talkin' bout? Joe Cal***gy ain't fought nobody except an overrated Jeff Lacy. After Lacy his next competitive opponent is who? Mikkel Kessler...I rest my case
As for Hopkins and his "one of the greatest middleweights ever" you sadly don't earn that title by beating Carl Daniels and Howard Eastman (and beating Welterweights doesn't cut too much ice either). Who has Calzaghe beat? Nobody apart from the best in his division.
Hang on... are you saying that Bernard Hopkins is not uneducated!?i forgot ya'll like uneducated, quiet, black people that a good boy who say all the right thingsComment
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When Hopkins shocks the world I'll say "I told you so"Comment
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Hopkins vs. Calzaghe
I think when commenting on this fight you should stick to the science of boxing which includes every aspect of boxing. With that said it is no easy fight for either side. You have the busier Calzaghe, who fights well off of angles and doesn't lack in the punch selection department...not to mention a great record. On the other hand, he doesn't have much power and he has not EVER been tested by a well established champion. It is here, where unfortunately, his record is nice and padded with fluff fights.
As for Hopkins, he has amazing footwork, great angles, decent power in both hands, and he has a good arsenal within his punch selection. Good defense, I might add. The downside is that his age has slowed him tremendously to the point that he could have a whole round of just foot work and about 10 punches land...because of this he has been very clinchy which causes him to blindly lead with his missile ass head possibly causing head butts.
As they say styles make fights and both of these guys are facing their arch-nemesis, so we should expect a great fight. There are no guaranteed picks in my opinion. But! If we stick to the sweet science, then in my humble analysis, the edge would go to Hopkins because:
1. He has been tested.
2. More Championship rounds.
3. More active and stronger at weights greater than 160.
4. He has nothing to lose. If he loses this fight so what, its another loss of him at age 43, and he still possibly can pick up a rematch with Roy Jones Jr., Tarver, or go back up to 175 to challenge untested Chad Dawson (but Chad will get tested soon with Glen Johnson, he'll be test number 1) or the winner of Tarver/Woods. The guy still has plenty of options for big money fights.
Calzaghe has more to lose in my opinion because he's been flirting with retirement and surely he doesn't want to go out on a loss. If he were to lose, who would risk fighting him. He would have to re-invent himself as a challenging Light Heavyweight and fight a top contender or a champion, though winning this fight in dramatic fashion could thrust him into to a position of calling out Tarver, Woods, Dawson, or Johnson. I just seems like too much work that route. He must win this fight or he diminishes the beauty of his record.
*By the way, I said go up to 175 for Hopkins because the last I understood these guys were fighting at 168 or 170.* Correct me if I'm wrong...Comment
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yall are trippin. hopkins gonna school him come fite nite. then he will be higher p4p.Comment
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