Calzaghe Looked Ordinary? Are You Guys Nuts?

[LondonBB]

I selected Joe to win by UD against Hopkins but i was far from impressed, Hopkins is a difficult opponent and i really don't like watching him much. Jones Jr will be a different story and Joe will have to improve on that performance to beat RJJ. I give Jones a good chance of upsetting Calzaghe.

I agree.

But if i look at the fights all great fighters have had against nard, they all end up looking either crap wins or getting ko'd or lose themselves.

RJJ didnt beat him comdortably and taylor's wins were v controversial (exceptionally so the first time)...coupled that bernard easily beat winky and totally shut out tarver, it kind of puts it in perspective.

JC vs RJJ will be a different style of fight (thankfully), 2 styles where fireworks are garunteed when they clash.

Id say that if RJJ is totally up for this one then it will be very difficult for calzaghe. If RJJ is how he is in his prime then id favour him to win, but i dont think either fighter is in their prime anymore sadly (i think we saw prime RJJ 6 years back and prime JC 2 years back)...but its only 1 fight. Calzaghe will have to be on great form to beat jones who will obviously be very 'up for it'.

I'll give it 60/40 to calzaghe in this case. The 40% to jones because jones can catch calzaghe and cause him problems aswell, wouldnt come as a shock if jones won, but im favouring joe.

Hopkins proved by his close loss to joe that he is a great boxer, and still at 43 a great athlete and a sure hall of famer.

[Taeth]

I selected Joe to win by UD against Hopkins but i was far from impressed, Hopkins is a difficult opponent and i really don't like watching him much. Jones Jr will be a different story and Joe will have to improve on that performance to beat RJJ. I give Jones a good chance of upsetting Calzaghe.

I agree.

But if i look at the fights all great fighters have had against nard, they all end up looking either crap wins or getting ko'd or lose themselves.

RJJ didnt beat him comdortably and taylor's wins were v controversial (exceptionally so the first time)...coupled that bernard easily beat winky and totally shut out tarver, it kind of puts it in perspective.

JC vs RJJ will be a different style of fight (thankfully), 2 styles where fireworks are garunteed when they clash.

Id say that if RJJ is totally up for this one then it will be very difficult for calzaghe. If RJJ is how he is in his prime then id favour him to win, but i dont think either fighter is in their prime anymore sadly (i think we saw prime RJJ 6 years back and prime JC 2 years back)...but its only 1 fight. Calzaghe will have to be on great form to beat jones who will obviously be very 'up for it'.

I'll give it 60/40 to calzaghe in this case. The 40% to jones because jones can catch calzaghe and cause him problems aswell, wouldnt come as a shock if jones won, but im favouring joe.

Hopkins proved by his close loss to joe that he is a great boxer, and still at 43 a great athlete and a sure hall of famer.

Roy didn't beat who comfortably? IF your tlaking about Bernard HOpkins he was so sure he was going to win that he gave away the last two roudns to protect his hand, and he still won 116-112, and thus he wanted to it probably owuld have been 118-110

[No Contest]

I wouldn't say ordinary, but he didn't look his best. I don't think anyone has looked great against Hopkins, so Calzaghe shouldn't get too much heat for B-Hop's style of fight. My only complaint about Calzaghe is his technique when he throws those flurries otherwise he's a slick boxer with fast hands and great defense.

[No Contest]

I selected Joe to win by UD against Hopkins but i was far from impressed, Hopkins is a difficult opponent and i really don't like watching him much. Jones Jr will be a different story and Joe will have to improve on that performance to beat RJJ. I give Jones a good chance of upsetting Calzaghe.

I agree.

But if i look at the fights all great fighters have had against nard, they all end up looking either crap wins or getting ko'd or lose themselves.

RJJ didnt beat him comdortably and taylor's wins were v controversial (exceptionally so the first time)...coupled that bernard easily beat winky and totally shut out tarver, it kind of puts it in perspective.

JC vs RJJ will be a different style of fight (thankfully), 2 styles where fireworks are garunteed when they clash.

Id say that if RJJ is totally up for this one then it will be very difficult for calzaghe. If RJJ is how he is in his prime then id favour him to win, but i dont think either fighter is in their prime anymore sadly (i think we saw prime RJJ 6 years back and prime JC 2 years back)...but its only 1 fight. Calzaghe will have to be on great form to beat jones who will obviously be very 'up for it'.

I'll give it 60/40 to calzaghe in this case. The 40% to jones because jones can catch calzaghe and cause him problems aswell, wouldnt come as a shock if jones won, but im favouring joe.

Hopkins proved by his close loss to joe that he is a great boxer, and still at 43 a great athlete and a sure hall of famer.

Roy didn't beat who comfortably? IF your tlaking about Bernard HOpkins he was so sure he was going to win that he gave away the last two roudns to protect his hand, and he still won 116-112, and thus he wanted to it probably owuld have been 118-110

heh your gonna hate me , but I scored that RJJ fight for B-Hop, go figure

[THE THIRD MAN]

Nope, i'm not nuts, not today anyway. I watched the fight again and no doubt Hopkins style made Calzaghe look ordinary in this fight but i also think Joe is ordinary anyway, his win against Kessler certainly impressed me but i would like to see him do it again and not fight these old well past there best legends. Jones jr will give Calzaghe a tough time but expect JC to win.