Joe Calzaghe: "I Will Hurt Bernard Hopkins"

[rbenjamin]

I'm American. Iit pains me to pick a foreigner but Calzaghe has the goods and he is going to handle Hopkins. Hopkins record isn't the greatest and at 36 Hopkins was fighting Keith HOlmes before you jump on Calzaghe. I've watched Calzaghe on Showtime for yrs and he fights like an American. He actually spars in the gym. Only concern is the new venue

[Dynamite Kid]

Hopkins is hoping his game plan works cause if it does'nt he will not walk Calzaghe down chasing the fight if he falls behind he let Jermain Tayler take his titles twice because he was reluctant to defend them ,its debatable wether Oscar was pinching the fight before Hopkins landed that body shot aswell

Hopkins will take a few rounds to have a look at Calzaghe like he usually does then try to assert himself in the second half of the fight when his 43 year old body maybe be able to fight for the last 6 rounds instead of the full 12 ,but by that time he may have conceded to many rounds or his game plan want work when he decides to employ it thus giving Zag a clear cut decision

If Calzaghe walks Hopkins down it will be a mistake that is where Winky Lost the fight IMO,ive never seen Winky as charged up and aggressive as he was that night and it cost him the fight IMO

the press conference slap or the negativity surrounding the fight made Winky fight the wrong fight

[FRKO]

If Calzaghe is coming to fight against the bigger and stronger man...hes getting his ass beat worse then I first predicted.

How uninformed can one person be...

Why is Hopkins the "stronger man"? What's his usual walk-around weight?

[steptwome]

I have a big feeling hopkins will get knocked out in this fight.

You are one of FEW that actually believe this.

[FRKO]

Neither of them are getting knocked out! FFS. The last person to get knocked out by Hops was little Oscar. Before that, Joe Lipsey in 1996! Before that? Eric Rhinehart in 1992!

Calzaghe hasn't knocked anyone down since Jeff Lacy, a fight that should have ended in stoppage. His last "proper" KO was Hughes in 1997!

These guys are not KO artists, TKO artists maybe, and they both have ******ly tough chins.

[Astarte]

You are one of FEW that actually believe this.

If a young Roy Jones couldn't stop Bernard, I seriously doubt Calzage will. Yeah Hopkins is getting up in age, but he is in phenominal shape and his defence is exceptional (not to mention his beard.)

[Degsy]

I've been sayin this all along!! Hopkins by late KO!

The fight in question is back on youtube, Joe was up by the count of two and promptly knocked **** out of him. Byron said it was the hardest he'd ever hit anyone

[FRKO]

The fight in question is back on youtube, Joe was up by the count of two and promptly knocked **** out of him. Byron said it was the hardest he'd ever hit anyone

And just to remind eveyone: Eubank said Calzaghe hit him harder than anyone else has. Bear in mind, this is a guy who has been in the ring with Nigel Benn. Eubank also said about Joe's supposed slaps "There's steel behind those fists". So, not only can Calzaghe take a damn good hit and absorb it, even walk through it, he can also dish it out when he has to.

[rusticraver]

JC can **** he just doesn't do it more than twice a fight - i dont blame him with those hands

[SUPER ZAB FAN]

I cant say that i have followed Calzaghe for a long time ( Or any Limey Fighter ) But i know a huge amount of People started believing in Calzaghe after the Lacy fight which he dominated . fast forward to the Mayweather v Hatton undercard where the Same Left Hook lacy was in my opinion Owned by someone who starred on the contender ( Manfredo) . Could it be that Calzaghe might be walking with a false sense of security.