Photos: Joe Calzaghe is so small?

[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...

[Fenster]

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

Exactly.


There's no experience ADVANTAGE. These guys have been fighting their entire lives.. at the very TOP for donkeys years

Hopkins as HOME advantage. Maybe Calzaghe wont handle fighting in Hopkins backyard.. but i doubt it.

Older guys has the experience advantage... Hopkins is 43 while Joe is 36... Hopkins already experienced everything (i think) but Joe has one thing he hasn't experience yet... that is LOSING a fight...

Hopkins has more life experience because he is older.. doesn't mean he has more boxing experience.

And yeah Joe don't know how to lose.. That's a HUGE advantage in his favour.

Add that to your list.

[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

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...

Dyou think Trinidad would have lasted as long against Joe, or Joppy, or Wright.

Taylor would have been knocked all over the place, didnt Jermain have Bernard floundering all over the place? Pavlik stopped him but Bernard couldnt.

Bernard will be happy to do what he did in the Taylor fight, he will realise he cant keep up early but it wont be like Taylor, Joe will keep the pace up and either Hopkins stays in his shell doing piss all or tries to fight and gets stopped

[XaduBoxer]

Exactly.


There's no experience ADVANTAGE. These guys have been fighting their entire lives.. at the very TOP for donkeys years

Hopkins as HOME advantage. Maybe Calzaghe wont handle fighting in Hopkins backyard.. but i doubt it.

Older guys has the experience advantage... Hopkins is 43 while Joe is 36... Hopkins already experienced everything (i think) but Joe has one thing he hasn't experience yet... that is LOSING a fight...

Hopkins has more life experience because he is older.. doesn't mean he has more boxing experience.

And yeah Joe don't know how to lose.. That's a HUGE advantage in his favour.

Add that to your list.

Depends on how you look at it... Sometimes it's a burden to think that there might be a time when your "0" has to go... When you lose already, you're not afraid of losing anymore... no more pressure...

Another thing Joe hasn't experience yet... fighting away from home (aside from one in Germany)... How Joe gonna handle this?

[ross]

Germany is the most notorious place in the world for travelling fighters taking on germans but Joe went there and knocked out someone bigger than Bernard has ever knocked out 6,4" and bigger than a middle or ex welter

[XaduBoxer]

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...

Dyou think Trinidad would have lasted as long against Joe, or Joppy, or Wright.

Taylor would have been knocked all over the place, didnt Jermain have Bernard floundering all over the place? Pavlik stopped him but Bernard couldnt.

Bernard will be happy to do what he did in the Taylor fight, he will realise he cant keep up early but it wont be like Taylor, Joe will keep the pace up and either Hopkins stays in his shell doing piss all or tries to fight and gets stopped

Actually comparing who they have fought is like apples and oranges... I'm just giving the power advantage to Hopkins right now mainly due to Joe's fragile hands...

[Fenster]

Older guys has the experience advantage... Hopkins is 43 while Joe is 36... Hopkins already experienced everything (i think) but Joe has one thing he hasn't experience yet... that is LOSING a fight...

Hopkins has more life experience because he is older.. doesn't mean he has more boxing experience.

And yeah Joe don't know how to lose.. That's a HUGE advantage in his favour.

Add that to your list.

Depends on how you look at it... Sometimes it's a burden to think that there might be a time when your "0" has to go... When you lose already, you're not afraid of losing anymore... no more pressure...

Another thing Joe hasn't experience yet... fighting away from home (aside from one in Germany)... How Joe gonna handle this?

Nah.. once you KNOW how to lose it's EASIER to lose. It's science.


Joe might not handle Vegas. That's a possible. HOME advantage clearly for Hopkins.

[XaduBoxer]

Germany is the most notorious place in the world for travelling fighters taking on germans but Joe went there and knocked out someone bigger than Bernard has ever knocked out 6,4" and bigger than a middle or ex welter

Joe passed that one in Germany (and Denmark) with flying colors... But how will Joe perform in his Las Vegas/American debut?

[XaduBoxer]

Hopkins has more life experience because he is older.. doesn't mean he has more boxing experience.

And yeah Joe don't know how to lose.. That's a HUGE advantage in his favour.

Add that to your list.

Depends on how you look at it... Sometimes it's a burden to think that there might be a time when your "0" has to go... When you lose already, you're not afraid of losing anymore... no more pressure...

Another thing Joe hasn't experience yet... fighting away from home (aside from one in Germany)... How Joe gonna handle this?

Nah.. once you KNOW how to lose it's EASIER to lose. It's science.


Joe might not handle Vegas. That's a possible. HOME advantage clearly for Hopkins.

What we can do now is just wait... Waaaa can't wait anymore...
Nice discussion guys... Need to logout now...

[The Fightfan]

It looks to me Joe's neck is bigger.I mean come guys does this really mean anything at all.The size of Hopkins that is.

[C-Lo]

When it comes to who has more experience over the other. Even though Joe has the greater amateur background, Hopkins has been in the ring with much greater opponents. Hopkins is the first top pound-for-pound fighter Joe is going to be in the ring with.

Hopkins' most noteable fights are Roy Jones Jr., Trinidad, Joppy, De La Hoya, Taylor (twice), Winky, and Tarver.

Calzaghe's most noteable fights are Eubank, Lacy, Bika, and Kessler.

I would rather have a fighter who fought FEWER quality opponents than one who fights MORE less-competitive oppents...

I personally think Calzaghe is going to pull this one out, but I have never picked Hopkins to win any fight and he has proved me wrong EVERY SINGLE TIME! I just think the discussion over who is the more experienced fighter is easily given to Hopkins.

[leftylee]

Hopkins' affliction top is fuckin awesome

[Kev]

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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I wouldn't say Hopkins has more experience than Joe. Calzaghe has experience of actually fighting and beating prime undefeated fighters from his weight class. That's something the Nard has never experienced.

[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.

[RP33]

Bernard is on tippy toes

on his tippy toes?

is that a joke??

his god damn heels are on the ground.. i think you need to find another minuscule detail to analyze..