Why Calzaghe won and Pavlik lost

[BetterCallSaul]

Because Calzaghe was and always will be leagues above Pavlik?

[mojack]

I watched Calzaghe and his style is very similar to Pacquiao in the way he approaches his offensive gameplan.

1. Speed - Hopkins merely stepped inside and repeatedly shot Pavlik with left hooks and right crosses. Hopkins couldn't do that because all Joe would do is back-up one step and then fire the straight left. Pavlik's footspeed is his ULTIMATE WEAKNESS. Fighters with quick feet can nail Pavlik with one-shot bombs and then evade counters by stepping away.

Something Calzaghe is very good at. Similar to what Pacquiao does when he fire straight left shots then back-up from the counters.

2. Punch variety - Pavlik is too robotic with his jab and right straight combinations. Hopkins was able to time Pavlik over and over because he was too predictable in what he does. Hopkins repeatedly fired combinations on Pavlik, step back, fire combinations again, step back again and Pavlik with the lack of quick footspeed simply cannot react adequately. Hopkins wasn't able to do that to Calzaghe because Joe uses a lot of head movement, lateral movement, angles, he sets up traps, he would set Hopkins up by firing soft right jabs then back away from Hopkins counters then fire combinations of his own.

Pavlik simply does not have that in his game. Pavlik is young, he can still improve. With the loss I am even more of a Pavlik fan now than ever. He didn't have to take the Hopkins fight and yet he did and even though he lost, it must be remembered that great fighters have losses. He should not be fooled by undefeated records (something most Americans are dumb not to realize). He can still improve and continue to be a force.

With that said if Pavlik and Calzaghe fought.... Calzaghe would inflict a beating upon Pavlik worse than what Hopkins did.

Calzaghe is simply just too quick, too refined, too smart for a young Pavlik.

And I am not even a Calzaghe fan.

Amen to that sister. Green K.

[mojack]

Joe Calzaghe fights on "the fly" he can adapt his gameplan inside the ring, which not many fighters can do. Therefore preparation is more or less null and void when creating a gameplan to beat Joe Calzaghe.

[JoartCC]

You failed to answer a question for 3 times, is the equivalent of a TKO.

Goodnight village idiot.

You TKO'd yourself dude.

Im not here to convince you... only to use your own ******ity.

[wmute]

You TKO'd yourself dude.

Im not here to convince you... only to use your own ******ity.

You are amazingly dumb.

[larryx]

this is a shock!!!!!!!!!!your not talking about mayweather damn im impressed

[JoartCC]

this is a shock!!!!!!!!!!your not talking about mayweather damn im impressed

Don't be impressed noob...

Only gayweather fans sucking **** of a coward never learn.

[Singularity]

i think it was because hopkins was the aggressor
if u see whenever he attacked joe he made him look bad
i think it was roach fault, fighters usually get more mild when they are with him just look at pacman vs barrera 1 and then look at 2

[daggum]

i think it was because hopkins was the aggressor
if u see whenever he attacked joe he made him look bad
i think it was roach fault, fighters usually get more mild when they are with him just look at pacman vs barrera 1 and then look at 2

i agree. freddie roach is a bad trainer. hopkins vs calzaghe in the middle of the ring would have been death for calzaghe but roach got into hopkins head and made him fight too defensive. calzaghe knows a better prepared hopkins beats him even worse in a rematch so he won't take the fight and will forever be labeled a *****.