Photos: Joe Calzaghe is so small?

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Optical illusion.

[XaduBoxer]

Optical illusion.

Could be ... to Calzaghe fans... but I do think that Bernard has the size advantage over Calzaghe ...

How about the trainer advantage? I think this also goes to Bernard... Freddie Roach is much better trainer compared to Enzo Calzaghe...


Coach Roach Promises That Hopkins Will Stop Calzaghe In Later Rounds!

[cpcompany]

Optical illusion.

Could be ... to Calzaghe fans... but I do think that Bernard has the size advantage over Calzaghe ...

How about the trainer advantage? I think this also goes to Bernard... Freddie Roach is much better trainer compared to Enzo Calzaghe...


Coach Roach Promises That Hopkins Will Stop Calzaghe In Later Rounds!

As with any trainer though, Roach is inclined to overstate his fighters abilities. I remember him saying that James Toney could KO Lennox Lewis as well.

[:::PSL:::]

Optical illusion.

Could be ... to Calzaghe fans... but I do think that Bernard has the size advantage over Calzaghe ...

How about the trainer advantage? I think this also goes to Bernard... Freddie Roach is much better trainer compared to Enzo Calzaghe...


Coach Roach Promises That Hopkins Will Stop Calzaghe In Later Rounds!

Roach can be full of it sometimes.

[XaduBoxer]

Optical illusion.

Could be ... to Calzaghe fans... but I do think that Bernard has the size advantage over Calzaghe ...

How about the trainer advantage? I think this also goes to Bernard... Freddie Roach is much better trainer compared to Enzo Calzaghe...


Coach Roach Promises That Hopkins Will Stop Calzaghe In Later Rounds!

Roach can be full of it sometimes.

Yep, Roach overdo it sometimes... but I still consider Roach the better coach, trainer and cornerman compared to Enzo...

So the advantages are ...

Size: Hopkins
Corner/Coach: Hopkins
Speed: Calzaghe
Age: Calzaghe
Power: Hopkins
Experience: Hopkins
Workrate: Calzaghe


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[donnydarkoIRL]

Size advantage is actually to Calzaghe.

He's a fighter that wants to work of activity defensive movement and slips. It pays for him to be sleeker and smaller

[:::PSL:::]

Could be ... to Calzaghe fans... but I do think that Bernard has the size advantage over Calzaghe ...

How about the trainer advantage? I think this also goes to Bernard... Freddie Roach is much better trainer compared to Enzo Calzaghe...


Coach Roach Promises That Hopkins Will Stop Calzaghe In Later Rounds!

Roach can be full of it sometimes.

Yep, Roach overdo it sometimes... but I still consider Roach the better coach, trainer and cornerman compared to Enzo...

So...

Size: Advantage to Hopkins
Corner/Coach: Advantage to Hopkins

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Yeah I guess so. BTW, do you know the latest vegas odds on this?

[XaduBoxer]

Roach can be full of it sometimes.

Yep, Roach overdo it sometimes... but I still consider Roach the better coach, trainer and cornerman compared to Enzo...

So...

Size: Advantage to Hopkins
Corner/Coach: Advantage to Hopkins

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Yeah I guess so. BTW, do you know the latest vegas odds on this?

I don't have Vegas but British oddsmaker place Hopkins as a 3 to 1 underdog... I'm thinking of putting some real money on B-Hop... The odds is so tempting...

[Fenster]

Could be ... to Calzaghe fans... but I do think that Bernard has the size advantage over Calzaghe ...

How about the trainer advantage? I think this also goes to Bernard... Freddie Roach is much better trainer compared to Enzo Calzaghe...


Coach Roach Promises That Hopkins Will Stop Calzaghe In Later Rounds!

Roach can be full of it sometimes.

Yep, Roach overdo it sometimes... but I still consider Roach the better coach, trainer and cornerman compared to Enzo...

So the advantages are ...

Size: Hopkins
Corner/Coach: Hopkins
Speed: Calzaghe
Age: Calzaghe
Power: Hopkins
Experience: Hopkins
Workrate: Calzaghe


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How does Hopkins have the experience advantage?

[XaduBoxer]

Roach can be full of it sometimes.

Yep, Roach overdo it sometimes... but I still consider Roach the better coach, trainer and cornerman compared to Enzo...

So the advantages are ...

Size: Hopkins
Corner/Coach: Hopkins
Speed: Calzaghe
Age: Calzaghe
Power: Hopkins
Experience: Hopkins
Workrate: Calzaghe


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How does Hopkins have the experience advantage?

B-Hop clearly has the experience advantage being 20 years in boxing with a total of 54 fights. Joe has 44 total fights in 15 years...

B-Hop also has the tougher opponents...

[Gandalf]

Yep, Roach overdo it sometimes... but I still consider Roach the better coach, trainer and cornerman compared to Enzo...

So the advantages are ...

Size: Hopkins
Corner/Coach: Hopkins
Speed: Calzaghe
Age: Calzaghe
Power: Hopkins
Experience: Hopkins
Workrate: Calzaghe


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How does Hopkins have the experience advantage?

B-Hop clearly has the experience advantage being 20 years in boxing with a total of 54 fights. Joe has 44 total fights in 15 years...

B-Hop also has the tougher opponents...

Calzaghe also has a pretty nifty amateur record that you might want to consider.

[Taeth]

Roach can be full of it sometimes.

Yep, Roach overdo it sometimes... but I still consider Roach the better coach, trainer and cornerman compared to Enzo...

So the advantages are ...

Size: Hopkins
Corner/Coach: Hopkins
Speed: Calzaghe
Age: Calzaghe
Power: Hopkins
Experience: Hopkins
Workrate: Calzaghe


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How does Hopkins have the experience advantage?

21 years of pro experience, more fights, better opposition.

[Mar]

Fight week is great hearing the arguements from both sides in a fight like this is always interesting cause really nobody is wrong or right (except about who's bigger, b-hop definatly is for what it's worth against joe) most opinions here make sense so we'll just have to wait and see, total toss up in my book.

[ross]

So the advantages are ...

Power: Hopkins

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Er Calzaghe has stopped 32 super middle weights, Bernard hasnt stopped anyone over middle weight

[XaduBoxer]

So the advantages are ...

Power: Hopkins

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Er Calzaghe has stopped 32 super middle weights, Bernard hasnt stopped anyone over middle weight

If those 32 guys had faced B-Hop instead, they will be murdered... Calzaghe's hands right now were already fragile that might prevent him throwing "true" power punches... What Joe throws were mostly pitty pat punches... So I think Hopkins will be throwing the harder punches during the fight...