How Do You Beat Calzaghe?

[abadger]

The sig's up and I agree Reed, Calzaghe looked bad in the fight but in the end Bernard just couldn't keep up. How did you score the fight?

I scored it six million rounds to one for Calzaghe.

Hopkins gets one round instead of an Oscar.

[Ryn0]

Assuming your talking about Joe Calzaghe of today:
He has a solid chin. Ko's are unlikely but could happen at this stage.

You need to be quick with the counter punching followed with aggression. You must not ALWAYS wait but take the attack to him (throw wild punches to make it look as if you are landing to impress the judges).

He is confident. You must make him respect you. Fast, hard hard body shots and Flash Kd's are a start. Once he respects the speed and power he will lower his work rate, take his confidence and he would spend more time thinking than going into the windmill mode. Especially if you are just as fast IF not faster.

To "beat" Joe Calzaghe, you must use a solid work rate and over all land the clear and harder shots. (I think HOP drew out the blue prints for us) Thanks grandpa hop, you're the best!!!!!

Of course this is boxing and a KO is always out there but its hard to say with his chin. (I only say this because I think kessler has a solid punch and he landed a few hard shots that joe took for a snack and spit back in his face). But its boxing and anything can happen, especially when you're getting older, slower and are looking for the end of your career with a lot of dollar signs in his eyes.

A young Joe Calzaghe:
I would sick a young Roy Jones Jr on him and that is all that would need to be said.

That's hardly fair you can stick a young RJJ on almost anyone from 160-175 and Roy wins.

[THE REED]

The sig's up and I agree Reed, Calzaghe looked bad in the fight but in the end Bernard just couldn't keep up. How did you score the fight?

i had it 115-113

[THE REED]

That's hardly fair you can stick a young RJJ on almost anyone from 160-175 and Roy wins.

i love it...

[Ryn0]

Yep. And what Hopkins did was counter on the inside. And caught Calzaghe coming IN. On the outside he simply made Calzaghe miss. In fact, the few times Hopkins was caught was when Calzaghe was able to get extension on his shots. It's simple.

Hopkins countered when Calzaghe was coming in but he was fighting on the outside for the most part because he would not let Calzaghe work on the inside because Hopkins knows that's where this Calzaghe does his best work. Hopkins threw counter on the inside but that does not consitute what I would call inside fighting. He was on the outside trying to throw when Calzaghe came in but he was not actively seeking to get inside on Calzaghe.

[WESS]

i had it 115-113

Did you give HOP all first 4 rounds?

[Don Johnson]

Sounds like Roy to me....

I would say someone who has good(not great) hand speed and a active accurate jab to like you said...off set his timing....I was thinkin' Chad Dawson!

chad willl lose badly to JC. I never thought the kid was any good anyway. I was thinkin of someone like Kelly Pavlik, Jermain Taylor w/o stamina issues, Hopkins 2-3 years ago, RJJ now and in his prime, Andre Dirrell after a few more fights, maybe even winky wright, the guy never gasses out and barely gets hit clean I believe he'll outwork and outjab Calzaghe(his slaps will be damn near ineffective against him.

[larryx]

you punch him in his ****ing face

[larryx]

Did you give HOP all first 4 rounds?

i did!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fightnews55]

What style of boxer do you think has the best shot at beating Joe Calzaghe? His workrate, maybe the highest ever for a SMW/ LHW, and his aggression mean he's very difficult to outpoint and his tough chin means stopping him is unlikely. How would you do it?

Get off Slap***gies nut sack for once!