Quote Originally Posted by albsur2006
I'm hoping that Manfredo beats him. I've always liked Manfredo and even though he did come from a reality show, he has tried to continue to better himself with Freddie Roach, and he has always wanted to be truly respected in the sport. The guy easily could fight some alright boxers in Providence every 3 months and make a bunch of money, but he's trying to do something great. I want to see Manfredo win. JoeCal on the other hand hasn't really fought anybody in a while, Jeff Lacy was green as hell and took a beating, he's trying to get American dollars and respect. But becoming the undisputed champ at 168 would do more for his rep over here than beating Manfredo. Beating Manfredo might increase his visibility in the States though, but is it really worth it? He's losing respect by minute. Also, if JoeCal has a tough fight with Manfredo, it's gonna look really bad for him. People aren't tuning into this fight routing for JoeCal, people are tuning into see if Manfredo is the real deal. Manfredo's expectations are gonna be low for the most part. If Manfredo even puts up a good fight and wins three or four rounds, then it's a huge loss for JoeCal because of his statements about Peter being from the Contender. I'm excited about the fight though just to see how the Contender stacks up against the real thing.
Calzaghe will stop him early....the only thing I can hold onto is that there really will be a super fight to follow it up...

Otherwise the fight makes no sense whatsoever!