Quote Originally Posted by eagle
Quote Originally Posted by wacko3205
I voted for Glen Johnson.

Two reasons...#1 : After Joe has a really ruff & tuff rumble on the way to defeating Hopkins...he'll need a bit of a breather. While ole' Glengoffe is no walk in the park...he's a good name & one that's been in line for awhile to get a shot at Calzaghe. Johnson would be a good show & he'd be a great set up & motivational test for Roy Jones jr.

Reason #2 : Jones got KTFOBT by Johnson...this would be a great promotional tool to bring Jones to the table provided that Joe totally kicks the S*** outta him...which I believe that he would.

So...RJJ would have been my first vote.
Hopkins then Johnson would be 2 tough fights to take in a row. Even tho i think Joe C should probably win both those fights would have to take something away from him cos BHOP and Johnson would rough him up big time.
Johnson does well battering fighters that just stand there in front of him waiting to be hit. Joe's a lot more awkward & mobile than anyone that Johnson has faced in the last 3 or 4 years of his career. That makes a huge difference.

While Johnson is an intimidating fighter & has looked impressive against his last few opponets...you have to look at the opponents & their state of being at the time.

Everyone went "coo-coo for Co-Co Puffs" over his TKO of Montell Griffin...I did not. Griffin was pretty much past it. Admittedly...I think that he looked great against George Jones & Richard Hall...but again...both of whom were pretty much past it.

As far as him being ruff on Joe...I just don't think that Joe's gonna fight a stand & trade game with him. Look at the Clinton Woods match. Many think that he was robbed against Woods...in the end...Clinton handled him as well as Johnson did Tarver on his upside in their first bout.

I won't even boost him up by mentioning Moore or Pineda getting blasted out.

That being said...Johnson's got enough to trouble & possibley spark out Bad Chad Dawson, who IWHO, still aint cut out for the big leagues mentally.

A good barometer for what I mean there is the Adamek bout. While Chad did pretty well to beat him...he fought like an idiot in doing so. Tomasz put it on him several times...he even blasted him to the mat once or twice.

I like Dawson, always have...I just think that he needs to work on pacing himself & his whole mental setting...he's a bit wreckless at times.

I would love to see Johnson bring Dawson back down to earth...but I don't want to see the kid humiliated. Johnson could do both...humble & or humiliate.