Enzo Calzaghe on Hopkins vs Pavlik.

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Gary must not hold himslef in a high regard obviously .

I can see where Enzo is coming from though when he says Hopkins has different plans. Pav looked pretty straight forward vs Taylor the 2nd time and Joe who has a brilliant boxing brain and workrate barely got past Hop. I think Nard may steal the fight with Pav by a bout a round or two just on experience.

I cannot see it. I see his only ticket to winning is by knockout early or cutting Pavlik up, which he can do. If he does not, Pavlik will get into the fight, throw his usual million punches and simply outwork him. How much Pavlik lands will not matter. If you got a guy that is 4X as busy and who fights full three minute rounds, it will be hard to out point him.

Joe throws alot more punches than Pav . He even landed over 100 more on Hopkins according to the stats yet still alot of people thought Hopkins won

The reason that people thought that Bernard won was because he landed the more telling harder shots. Joes shots were again with the inside of his glove like a slap and therefore had no chance of KOing Hopkins. I personally thought that Joe JUST won the fight but I see Pavlik stopping Hopkins. Then again you can bet your life that Bernard studies what Taylor was doing in the first fight with Pavlik before he got KO'd because it looked for all the world like Taylor was going to do a number on him.

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I think Hopkins will beat Pavlik. I just seem him probably nullyfying him. I could be wrong tho.

Don't get me wrong, Pavlik is tough, has power and heart. But i think Hopkins has enough left to be able to figure him out....unless he gets hurt a few times.