Hate to say it but..Hopkins might do a number on Calzaghe!!!

[Violent Demise]

I agree. Hopkins is beating Calzaghe ass

one can only hope VD.

This fight is totally sneaking up on me.. i've been so busy with school work and stuff, the fight is right around the corner.. Def my most anticipated of the year til now..

I hope Hopkins makes it a dirty ass fight, and the vegas judges score a close fight which could go either way, a UD for Hopkins just like Joe has gotten some gifts in the past ..

Joe has gotten some *gifts* in the past ?? the only close fight he has ever had is against Robin Reid so i don't understand what you mean by *gifts*.

Joe got a gift when the ref stopped his fight with Byron Mitchell prematurely. Even though Mitchell landed the last punch.

[Kev]

I think it will be a really tough fight for Joe. As ICE says traditionally the fighters Calzaghe has had the most trouble with are those who employ rough house tactics and try to turn the fight into a physical brawl with headbutts, elbows, clinches etc.

There is nobody better at that in the whole of boxing than the Nard so it is a worry.

When you factor in that he is something like 11-0 against southpaws or something crazy, and on home turf, you really must like the odds that are on Hopkins.

It wouldn't suprise me if Joe gets caught like he's never been caught before and even hits the deck.

I see B Hops withering shots becoming more and more of a factor as the fight goes on.

It won't be an easy win for Joe at all in my mind.


Tough fight, made even tougher by the fact that most uneducated fans feel he should win easily. He's on something of a hiding to nothing.

[Mar]

....hopkins has the ability to beat anyone, joe is no different. Joe is probably going to be favored by most understandably, but how many times has hopkins been in that situation. I wouldn't be surprised at all to see hopkins win. It's a golden boy event, joe is a foreigner, american judges etc...all that stuff doesn't matter joe knows all this going in so that is more reason for him to cleary win this fight. The last thing we need is a close fight with a bunch of excuses afterward...he knows what he's up against yet he still signed the contract.....no excuses.

[Violent Demise]

I think it will be a really tough fight for Joe. As ICE says traditionally the fighters Calzaghe has had the most trouble with are those who employ rough house tactics and try to turn the fight into a physical brawl with headbutts, elbows, clinches etc.

There is nobody better at that in the whole of boxing than the Nard so it is a worry.

When you factor in that he is something like 11-0 against southpaws or something crazy, and on home turf, you really must like the odds that are on Hopkins.

It wouldn't suprise me if Joe gets caught like he's never been caught before and even hits the deck.

I see B Hops withering shots becoming more and more of a factor as the fight goes on.

It won't be an easy win for Joe at all in my mind.


Tough fight, made even tougher by the fact that most uneducated fans feel he should win easily. He's on something of a hiding to nothing.

Add to the fact that Hopkins would never lose to a "White Boy." There's no doubt Calzaghe is losing his 0.

[Fenster]

Can someone tell me why Hopkin's record against southpaws is such an important factor in their reasoning?

Calzaghe's never lost to an orthodox fighter.

[Violent Demise]

Can someone tell me why Hopkin's record against southpaws is such an important factor in their reasoning?

Calzaghe's never lost to an orthodox fighter.

Yeah but look at some the names he faced. You can beat half of them.

[Fenster]

Can someone tell me why Hopkin's record against southpaws is such an important factor in their reasoning?

Calzaghe's never lost to an orthodox fighter.

Yeah but look at some the names he faced. You can beat half of them.

Those shitty southpaws Hopkins has been beating? Fenster would beat ALL of 'em ya cheeky fucker.

[RP33]

Can someone tell me why Hopkin's record against southpaws is such an important factor in their reasoning?

Calzaghe's never lost to an orthodox fighter.

Yeah but look at some the names he faced. You can beat half of them.

Those shitty southpaws Hopkins has been beating? Fenster would beat ALL of 'em ya cheeky fucker.

you can take out Winky? shit why are you posting on this site.. go train and make some money!

[JT Rock]

Can someone tell me why Hopkin's record against southpaws is such an important factor in their reasoning?

Calzaghe's never lost to an orthodox fighter.

exactly....

[RP33]

Can someone tell me why Hopkin's record against southpaws is such an important factor in their reasoning?

Calzaghe's never lost to an orthodox fighter.

exactly....

statistics are silly in the first place but come on thats a dumb question..

orthodox means a TRADITIONAL style.. the vast majority of fighters are orthodox.. you wouldn't say "he's never lost to a traditional fighter" it's obvious with his record..

southpaw's are the minority, which makes the Hopkins statistic interesting because he has fought a number of southpaws.. any time you have an orthodox vs southpaw match up, this statistic always comes up..

it's a given that a southpaw fighter will fight mostly orthodox fighters, so it's not an intriguing statistic as it is the norm in the sport.

[JT Rock]

Agreed but Southpaws are traditionally the stylistic nightmare for a orthodaox fighter, parlay that with Calzaghe being the best fighter Hopkins ever faced and vice versa, but I see Joe being to busy and forcing Hopkins to fight or get overwhelmed

How many fighters has Hopkins ever fought with the workrate of Calzagheagain couple that with the fact that Hopkins is 43, fighters have been known to get old in a round and I think father time is gonna be floating across the pond with Calzaghe to kick the shit out of him