Will hopkins pull the upset?

[Jim Jeffries]

How you compare Calzaghe's Overwhelming Fast pace Style to Winkys slow, defensive,counter puncher Style. Is not the same thing having some body blocking some of you shots while wating to land 1 or 2 good ones to somebody who will move ,duck, slip and block your shots while trowing from 70 to 80 Punches a round (dont think he'll be able to throw the 100+ per round against Hopkins) landing like 45% of them on a 43 year old's face and body.

That sounds all well and good, but Hopkins is a very good counter puncher, so Calzaghe will not be throwing 100 punches a round, guaranteed.

An example is Paul Williams vs Quintanna. Paul usually threw over 100 per round, but in this fight he was getting countered a bunch, so his output dropped dramatically, to less than half of that.

[Addison]

That sounds all well and good, but Hopkins is a very good counter puncher, so Calzaghe will not be throwing 100 punches a round, guaranteed.

An example is Paul Williams vs Quintanna. Paul usually threw over 100 per round, but in this fight he was getting countered a bunch, so his output dropped dramatically, to less than half of that.

Good post, indeed.

[ElGranLuchador]

no he wont
he will clinch 20 times per round and hope for a gift from the las vegas judges

[xEDDIEx]

im really looking forward to this fight, especially being that its on regular hbo. i think calzaghe will win, but it should be entertaining.

[215Chaingang]

That sounds all well and good, but Hopkins is a very good counter puncher, so Calzaghe will not be throwing 100 punches a round, guaranteed.

An example is Paul Williams vs Quintanna. Paul usually threw over 100 per round, but in this fight he was getting countered a bunch, so his output dropped dramatically, to less than half of that.
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that means joe first lost, cause wins with throwing 1000 punches

[Migs]

No chance of Calzaghe knocking Hopkins out. A wide margin in a decision is much more realistic. I hope Calzaghe embarasses Hopkins. The thing is, even if he does, I don't think Hopkins has it in him to acknowledge that fact. Too much hurt pride with little humility.

[215Chaingang]

No chance of Calzaghe knocking Hopkins out. A wide margin in a decision is much more realistic. I hope Calzaghe embarasses Hopkins. The thing is, even if he does, I don't think Hopkins has it in him to acknowledge that fact. Too much hurt pride with little humility.

i think this can really go either way, thats why like this fight so much. i have feeling b-hop is going to go all out on this fight because it will probably be his last. unless theres a rematch

[PeROxiDE]

No he wont. In response to an earlier post, Calzaghe is more than capable of stopping Hopkins if he wanted to, but he wont.

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You do realize that in 54 fights over his 19 year professional career that Hopkins has only been knocked down in one fight and that was 13 years ago? Joe might have had a tiny, very tiny chance back before he hurt his hands, but has had to rely on volume punching with more speed, but less power, ever since. His only chance of stopping Bernard would be a bad stoppage from the referee, much like the Manfredo one.

Hopkins has been knocked down 3 times