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Expect to see a physically "big" Bernard Hopkins against Calzaghe
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Originally posted by FRKO View PostWait a minute. You said "i would easily roll his amateur-ish slaps........... and trade him one crisp uppercut......... that would be all it would take to persuade him from escelating the situation any further."
What are you saying, that you -- a nobody on a message board -- could **** Joe Calzaghe up with one uppercut? If so, surely you'd be a megastar?
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Originally posted by Konstantin View PostYou mentioned that Hopkins was the best fighter that Joe has faced. Well lets see how he compares to the fighters that Hopkins has faced.
Jones - Hopkins. Hopkins lost. Granted Calzaggie isnt as good as Jones, hes still lb/lb.
Taylor - Hopkins. He couldnt beat him 2x. Calzaggie is a much better fighter than Taylor.
Where was this defensive genius when he was fighting Taylor? He's seriously over rated in his boxing skills. Sure hes good, but its not like he's unbeatable or impossible to hit.
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Originally posted by macman View PostThink that Hopkins will be around the size he was for Tarver, with lots of emphasis on cardio in his training.
For Hopkins to win think that he has to be able to muscle Calzaghe on the inside & wear him down as the fight goes on, but still quick enough for those short rushes that he loves to do, as well as landing the right hand counter.
Lacy isn't a good comparison - he was big & strong, but Calzaghe was able to throw him around like he did because of his better balance & smarts.
Hopkins is probably the only fighter's around that can probably edge Calzaghe in smarts & experience on the inside, & that's where he has to win the fight.
Getting on the inside when he needs to with the quick rush, muscle & frustrate him when there, mix it up with the quick right or occaissional combo to vary things, & a fair bit of lateral movement.
Still favour Calzaghe, but of any fighter around, Hopkins is the guy who can come up with the best gameplan & prepare incredibly well for it.
Should be interesting.
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Originally posted by MaYaN_SuN View PostOne thing that puts Hopkins in my top 10 all time favorites is his dedication to the sport. You can say what you wan't, how he appreciates the sport, and the dedication to training that follows, this man doesn't take his calling for granted. Typical throwback bad ass.
Despite how he looks, If Bernard comes to fight fully engergized and comfortable...I really don't see how Joe would deal with Hopkins right hand and style. I do think Hopkins should let his hands go more, because if he doesn't let them go enough, and if he lets it go to the scorecards, I see Calzaghe gettin the D reguardless, especially after whats takin place with all the racsim accusation. If Hopkins comes out on his toes, avoiding, and countering, and leading. He should eventually crack Joe.
Only thing dangerous about Joe, is that out of all those slapping shots, 1 out of 4 of em have the potential to be stingers.
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timing kills speed......................hopkins had and still has great timing......
it's not going to be easy, but i am predicting that hopkins wins this fight with his timing and ability to dictate the pace, as well as pin point his shots, and good body work on the inside.........
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Originally posted by Terrible... View PostHopkins never hurt Tarver ,has anybody actually seen this fight ?
Hopkins had Tarver down but he was 'nt really hurt ,people act like Hopkins handed Tarver an ass whooping when in reallity there were very very little punches thrown in the whole fight Hopkins threw next to nothing but Tarver threw even less thats why he got the decision
And to say hopkins got the decision because Tarver threw less is not giving the credit b-hop deserves for absolutely dominating Tarver for 12 rounds. Not in the same fashion as lets say Calzaghe vs Lacy, but it was a completely one sided event and Hopkins landed plenty of hard shots that stunned (or hurt) Tarver.
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