Quote Originally Posted by superheavyrhun
Ooooh! I jsut found this thread, and I totally haven't been paying attention but I did read Woods' comments about the fight, and I have to say this is a fight that would be pretty much ideal for Joe Calzaghe as a build-up fight to the Hopkins match up next summer.

1) Calzaghe wins and he's a two-weight world champion.
2) He wins, then his bout with Hopkins is a clash of two light-heavyweight world champions.
3) Woods gets to make a lot of money, and if he wins it would significantly boost his flagging career.
4) A springtime fight would be ideal for Calzaghe time-wise to let him have time to prepare for the summer super-fight.

As for Woods, he did do enough to beat Johnson in their last time out in my opinion, just, and although he's not been in big-name fights since, his IBF belt still carries some kudos, and I think it would have benefits for both fighters.
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