Joe Will Lose to Roy cause of Bernard Hopkins

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tarver koed danny santiago....

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When bernard fight fighters they are not the same and he even said it look at his last couple of fights

Winky Wright- no where to be found

Antonio Tarver -look horrible his last 4 fights no knockouts and a loss to Chad Dawson

Jermain Taylor-Looked horrible his last 5 fights post hopkins.

Felix Trinidad- Undefeated till he fought Hop and since then hasnt look good against any A class fighter.

Oscar De La Hoya- hasnt looked good against any A class fighter sonce Hopkins

Joe Calzaghe-???????

i hope your right and calz loses

[Verstyle]

well thank you bernard

hahaha............

[fightnews55]

when Bernard Fight Fighters They Are Not The Same And He Even Said It Look At His Last Couple Of Fights

Winky Wright- No Where To Be Found

Antonio Tarver -look Horrible His Last 4 Fights No Knockouts And A Loss To Chad Dawson

Jermain Taylor-looked Horrible His Last 5 Fights Post Hopkins.

Felix Trinidad- Undefeated Till He Fought Hop And Since Then Hasnt Look Good Against Any A Class Fighter.

Oscar De La Hoya- Hasnt Looked Good Against Any A Class Fighter Sonce Hopkins

Joe Calzaghe-???????

This Is True

[fightnews55]

When bernard fight fighters they are not the same and he even said it look at his last couple of fights

Winky Wright- no where to be found

Antonio Tarver -look horrible his last 4 fights no knockouts and a loss to Chad Dawson

Jermain Taylor-Looked horrible his last 5 fights post hopkins.

Felix Trinidad- Undefeated till he fought Hop and since then hasnt look good against any A class fighter.

Oscar De La Hoya- hasnt looked good against any A class fighter sonce Hopkins

Joe Calzaghe-???????

It's probably a sicological thing. After these guys fight Hopkins they must say to themselves "I'm not that good" "I got dropped in the first round and I know most of my slaps were hitting air" "My nose hurts"

[Jim Jeffries]

What about when Hopkins fought Glen Johnson, who had never won a title and hadn't beaten anyone of note. Later his career took off.

[The Gully Gad]

Ok im really gonna jinx it now by saying...
and i hope you lot are ready for this....

WHO'S ATLAS PICKING?

Cuz thats your loser right there...

[Oasis_Lad]

Ok im really gonna jinx it now by saying...
and i hope you lot are ready for this....

WHO'S ATLAS PICKING?

Cuz thats your loser right there...

Jones. ...........................................

[Haglerwins]

Jones. ...........................................

Gambler's Advisory is picking Jones as well. It balances out.

[IMDAZED]

There's some merit in what the threadstarter is saying although not quite like what he said. Bernard Hopkins doesn't curse his opponents, he exposes them. Maybe that's the same thing. But when I say "exposes", I don't mean proving a fighter isn't good. Hopkins shows that fighters' flaws for the rest of the world to see. If you have some ch*nks in your armor, Bernard Hopkins will magnify them. Calzaghe deserves some props because he showed that - at least mentally - he could stand in with Hopkins knowing he wouldn't be able to do the things he normally does. Some say he succeeded, others disagree. I think he did.

I picked Calzaghe to beat Hopkins not necessarily because he was better but because I didn't think Bernard would throw enough. Or, as one nameless person put it, 'if he tries to pull that bull**** he did against Lacy he's gonna get countered bad.' Hopkins exposed Calzaghe's bad tendencies: squaring up, peeking in (while forgetting to protect himself) and wide, long shots that are often delivered with a big bulls-eye square on his chin. But you can't win without throwing in boxing.

If Calzaghe leaves his chin out there against Jones, he (and many watching) may be in for the shock of their lives. However, in order for Jones to do that, he'll have to do the one thing that's nipped at him his whole career...take a risk. He'll have to be willing to stand and deliver while under fire himself. Or as he said, "in order to get a** you've gotta give it." Sure, he can try to rope-a-dope, box some and do those old things. But he isn't the same guy. And Joe Calzaghe, as he's proven throughout his career, just isn't going to fold like that. We'll see how that goes.

It's so ironic looking at Jones and Hopkins. Style-wise there are subtle similarities. And a begrudging respect for each other. Whether knowingly or not, they tend to borrow pages from the other's book, mainly because each possesses the traits the other longs for. It wouldn't surprise me at all to see Jones borrow again on Saturday.