It depends, I among many felt Hopkins won the fight against Joe, and that when he wasn't "Gasping" for breathe he was controlling fight pretty easily. It happened early, and again after the low blow debacle for a round or two. Also Calzaghe didn't start to beat Roy convincingly until the cut came. Before that Roy was countering him, and Joe was show boating and getting hit, while producing hardly no effective offense.

Personally, I saw Kessler as a huge boost for Joe's ranking ALl time, I've always thought he gets a lot of credit for fighting even this age of Bernard to such a close fight, but I don't think he looked that good against Roy Jones, and IMO that fight hurt him because guys like Glen Johnson and Antonio Tarver were able to do a better job of it.

ALl in all just like the whole thing with Pavlik beating Taylor who beat Hopkins, I don't think what HOpkins does against Dawson should measure what Calzaghe would do against him, just like I don't think Calzaghe could beat Pavlik in the same manner because he is way easier to hit than Hopkins, and power does take its toll, I still don't think if Pavlik gets into his rhythm that Calzaghe could stop Kelly from taking him out, He is wide open for the right hand, and Pavlik hits way harder than anyone Calzaghe has faced including his last three opponents who have all hurt him.