Some thoughts; Calzaghe Hopkins

[elgaringo]

Yesterday evening, pondering the impending Calzaghe Hopkins fight, I took some time to consider the clash of styles.

Calzaghe is what I view as a "reactive" boxer; at this stage of his career he boxes best when the opponent forces the action and he adapts, countering in volume.
With Hopkins we have a fighter who will take no issue with throwing very little and likes to react to the opponents actions himself.

In my mind Joe does not have the patience of Hopkins and will lead if Hopkins is threatening to cause a stalemate. By forcing the action, Calzaghe will endanger himself of being tied up, a position he does not want to be caught in against Hopkins. Could this be Joe's undoing?

Hopkins is commonly perceived to have one of the best chins in modern boxing. That along with rugged tactics could result in broken hands and cuts on Joe's belhalf?
What do you guys think?

This thread will serve as the abstract prediction thread for the fight. (for example I think Calzaghe gets cut etc.)

Is it as good as Calzaghe's?

Both men have only been decked twice, Hopkins was decked x2 by Mercado and he was shaken up quite a few times in that fight, although Hopkins didn't get acclimated to the altitude of 10000 feet, so he was lack luster in that fight. Mercado was considered a goodish puncher but not devastating. Calzaghe was decked quite heavily by Salem who isn't really considered a big puncher, and he was also decked by Byron Mitchell not heavily but it did shake him up, Mitchell was considered a goodish. Both men have been decked by fighters who aren't considered big punchers so take your pick.

i have to disagree cos mitchell was considered a big puncher and was a big puncher