Hopkins vs Calzaghe

[dino]

calzaghe would have a better change then de la hoya did..i still cant believe that fight even went down ...

[elveiel]

I disagree, but I'm sure it would be more competitive than Hopkins' last fight. Calzaghe would let his hands go more than Eastman.

Thinking about it punish is a strong word, i'd say a good win for Calzaghe. Calzaghe's a better fighter than Eastman without doubt.

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Calzaghe gets Xecuted by Hopkins. JC has never faced anyone with the skills of Hopkins. JC's best opponent was against Charles Brewer on the downside of his career. JC wouldn't be throwing all of those punches he usually throws because Hopkins would counter-punch him, & accurately.

Brewer is definately not in Nards league but he sure as hell punches a lot harder than Bernard. If you watch Brewer vs. Clazaghe you will see that Joe did not care about getting hit...he took some bombs from Brewer and kept coming...

Antwun Echols was out on his feet against Brewer and then was slightly stunned himself and the fight was called. Point here is that Joe can go toe to toe with a real puncher and come out on top and a world class guy likie Echols needed a gift from the referree otherwise he probably would have ended up on his back.

Joe will not give Hopkins any respect in the ring just because NArd can counter punch and like I said earlier Joe has super fast hands, faster than Nard's...the pressure, speed and power of a bigger younger guy is what Hopkins should fear and that is the exact package that Joe brings to the table. Nard is done executing poeple all he cares about is winning and that is why he will never grant Joe a shot.

Joe needs to do everything in his power to force a Glenn Johnson fight...if he can become the undisputed LT HEAVY champ then maybe just maybe Nard will grant Joe the chance...but I seriously doubt it. If I am working on behalf of BErnard Joe CAlzaghe is not a guy I challenge...biggest risk out there with very little reward!

[neils7147933]

Hopkins 120-108

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Hopkins 120-108

If that is the case that will be the hardest most exciting 120-108 fight of Bernard Hopkins's career.

[neils7147933]

Someone post some videos of Calzaghe's great performances. I saw him in an embarassing fight against Byron Mitchell where the ref got nervous and stopped the fight even though Joe was already down earlier in the round - and I saw an outdoor fight that was shown on Showtime (probably the one right before Mitchell?) where he struggled against a C- caliber fighter. Maybe I'm missing something.

[oldgringo]

I think Calz would be a good fight for Hopkins...it'd probably be the first time in awhile that we would see Hopkins stunned by 1 or more punches. I'd still say that Hop would beat Joe up in the late rounds of the fight and take a fairly close decision. Something to the tune of 7-4-1.

[Knicksman20]

[QUOTE=scap]Brewer is definately not in Nards league but he sure as hell punches a lot harder than Bernard. If you watch Brewer vs. Clazaghe you will see that Joe did not care about getting hit...he took some bombs from Brewer and kept coming...

Antwun Echols was out on his feet against Brewer and then was slightly stunned himself and the fight was called. Point here is that Joe can go toe to toe with a real puncher and come out on top and a world class guy likie Echols needed a gift from the referree otherwise he probably would have ended up on his back.

Brewer wasn't able to counter JC because: 1- Brewer is on the downside of his career. 2-He doesn't have the skill or accuracy of Hopkins.
You don't need massive power to hurt any fighter, especially if you're countering a person. Those are the punches that hurt the most because alot of times you're not ready to take a punch like that. JC's chim has been checked on a couple of occasions by lesser skilled fighters.

[Shaolin Bushido]

Calzaghe IMO would punish Hopkins, anyone disagree?

Hopkins would KTFO late. Easy.

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i diagree because calzaghe is not worthy of a shot at hopkins. i think hopkins outboxes calzaghe to a wide UD

calzaghe is not worthy of a shot at hopkins lmao