I think Jones might get owned, My all-time favorite fighter. But for reasons I've said else where if you hit JOe, he will throw 90 punches in retaliation, Pavlik didn't show that in his second fight against Taylor or tonight. I think if Calzaghe were to box with Roy, Or if Roy shows countering ability he hasn't in a few years he would win. But from what I have seen lately, Calzaghe could eat him alive. Roy is way too gun shy, if you watch him against Trinidad, I felt he won almost every round, but he was backing up straight into the ropes, and waiting for Trinidad to finish punching before retaliating. The problem is that Calzaghe doesn't stop punching, he will throw a 30 punches combination then move out of countering range or just keep punching, and I don't see how Roy will be able to retaliate. As slick as Roy is in the middle of the ring, he isn't slick at all off the ropes, or at least not anymore. You need to be able to make Joe miss ala Mayweather or Hopkins, and make it look ugly off the ropes, but when Roy does his rope-a-dope he just looks really vulnerable which reflects poorly on the scorecards.
I pray to God that Roy will find a way to win, but its not looking good for him. All x-factors people don't think I appreciate are the reason I think Calzaghe wins this even though Roy is still by far the better athlete, and IMO the better boxer.


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