bhop looks good, i hope he beats joe![]()
Let's not get too excited there bud. I wan't Calzaghe to win too, but c'mon. Do you really expect Joe to walk all over the Bernard?.. This fight aint' a cakewalk for both fighters. B-hop is a vet. I consider him a late bloomer. He can be rugged anytime he wants to. He's a very smart fighter and can bend the rule and get away with it.
It wont be an easy fight, but the factors all all towards a decisive Calzaghe win for me. The truth is Hopkins hasnt been able to work for a full 3 minutes of all 12 rounds in half a decade. He has been fighting once a year since Taylor and though in tremendous shape for his age Calzaghe is in superior condition.
Hopkins will be cagey, will hold and will walk around preening too much. He is smart and thats why I have always picked BHop in the past. Not against Calzaghe though. Calzaghe has way too much and he himself can be pretty mean. Hopkins only chance is to stop Joe but Ive seen no indication that Calzaghe can be knocked out.
Calzaghe will win and he will do it with flair. Hopkins will be lucky to win 3 rounds.
Darn I was going to rep you, but realise I just did for another post.. Very good points, and i'm leaning towards a Joe win for the same reason... Taking nothing away from Hopkins though,,,, Joe is an extremely fit guy that can punch and punch and punch for a full 12 rounds.. If Hopkins is beaten, that will be Joe's advantage that shows through more than anything else..
Hopkins is rough though, and rough can take a lot of energy out of an opponent..
It's absolutely no given for either fighter.
This is a bigger test for Joe rather than Hopkins if you ask me. Calzaghe's record is quite padded with Eubank,Lacy and Kess the bigest names on it. Hopkins has fought a fair few world class operators Jones jr,Tito,Winky,De la Hoya,Taylor and Tarver and he knows his way round a boxing ring.
Joe aint never left the UK and hes never fought a guy on the same level as B-HOP. Hopkins is one smart kat and whoever thinks this is gonna be a Joe C cake walk is totally dillued. Joe may have a high work rate but he aint got a lot of power and the more he throws the more B-Hop can counter and Calzaghe leaves his chin out quit a bit (he got caught numerous times against kess). Joe stuggles in a rough fights (Bika) and thats Hopkins specialty.
Im going for Hopkins on points 115-112
good old hopkins looks good, thanks for sharing the pics mate. he's always come into fights in good shape, its weather he can up his workrate to what it was 10-12 years ago....... whatever gameplan he fights with its goner be a tough fight......... i cant wait now, i wasn't this into even hatton v mayweather
i think joe's goner be to much in spped and workrate, but you never know
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