Quote Originally Posted by Taeth View Post
I believe the only way Roy can win is if he abandons his safety first approach, I think if he covers up instead focusing on counter he will get pounder, but If he stays commited to countering I think he could take Calzaghe to interesting places. Roy despite his unorthodox style punches straight, and much faster then Calzaghe even at 40, the question is, will Roy let his hands go? Even in his most impressive win in several years Roy barely let his hands go against the low output Trinidad, if Roy continues this trend he will beaten ugly by Calzaghe, however if he stands there and trades with Calzaghe I think he could get the better of it. I thought Bernard would have done a lot better if he would have brought the fight to Calzaghe, not just counter punching the whole fight, and I hope Roy will do the same.

Do you guys think Roy has it left? I strongly believe he doesn't. He had every oppertunity to beat Tarver in their third fight, but only let punches fly in the 2 rounds he won. Calzaghe isn't a big puncher, and I hope that Roy can exploit this by using his superior speed and boxing skills.
This is fight is all mental for Jones. If he's not afraid to get hit and he let's his hands go, it's going to be an interesting fight. Roy has improved some of his fundamentals since Tarver 3. I don't think Calzaghe will be able to hurt Jones, but if Jones doesn't have the willingness to get hit, he'll lose. Unfortunately, Jones went so long without anybody hitting him that when he finally got hit, he folded like yesterday's newspaper. If Calzaghe could punch at all, I wouldn't give Roy a chance, but if Roy believes in his heart that Calzaghe can't hurt him and he is willing to risk it all, it's going to be a great fight.

I hope this turns out to be great. It's costing me half a weeks salary to go, and I'll be close enough tell you what the judges were thinking.