Does anybody think Hopkins can beat Calzaghe?

[ICB]

I would really be suprised if Hopkins won 3 rounds of this fight.. He cheated Winky out of his last fight. Fighters have been known to finally get to old in a matter of 2 rounds and I think with Calzaghe's workrate and speed this is the end of Hopkins hour glass..

I agree though Hopkins will try to back out at the last minute

I would rather see Kelly Pavlik vs Joe Calzaghe assuming Pavlik beats Taylor in the rematch. Which i know he will

[SKE9976]

Anybody who KNOWS the sport KNOWS Hopkins CAN beat Calzaghe! Wheter he WILL or not is another story! Hopkins is one of the most craftiest players in the game, he's a defensive specialist with GREAT counter-punching skills, and most of all HE'S BEEN BATTLED TESTED! Taking nothing from Joe, he's not considered the favorite in this fight for no reason! But give B-Hop a little more RESPECT for what he can accomplish in the ring! W's and L's count at the end of the day!

And somebody need to let Joe Calzaghe know that Jermain Taylor won't ever get credit for beating B-Hop once! let alone twice! The boys at HBO know the deal!!!

Calzaghe is a GOOD boxer who can fight his ass off! But B-Hop has beaten them type before! You don't become a Legend in this sport without winning when the odds is stacked AGAINST you! Calzaghe can ONLY help B-Hop cement his legacy even more!
If Joe wins, he'll need about 3 more B-Hop caliber fighters on his resume to be REMEMBERED as a BOXING legend instead of a UK GREAT!

[Gandalf]

Anybody who KNOWS the sport KNOWS Hopkins CAN beat Calzaghe! Wheter he WILL or not is another story! Hopkins is one of the most craftiest players in the game, he's a defensive specialist with GREAT counter-punching skills, and most of all HE'S BEEN BATTLED TESTED! Taking nothing from Joe, he's not considered the favorite in this fight for no reason! But give B-Hop a little more RESPECT for what he can accomplish in the ring! W's and L's count at the end of the day!

And somebody need to let Joe Calzaghe know that Jermain Taylor won't ever get credit for beating B-Hop once! let alone twice! The boys at HBO know the deal!!!

Calzaghe is a GOOD boxer who can fight his a** off! But B-Hop has beaten them type before! You don't become a Legend in this sport without winning when the odds is stacked AGAINST you! Calzaghe can ONLY help B-Hop cement his legacy even more!
If Joe wins, he'll need about 3 more B-Hop caliber fighters on his resume to be REMEMBERED as a BOXING legend instead of a UK GREAT!

You are a complete cretin. Whats with the pathetic CAPS letters?

Hopkins gets hammered. Deal with it moron.

[ICB]

Anybody who KNOWS the sport KNOWS Hopkins CAN beat Calzaghe! Wheter he WILL or not is another story! Hopkins is one of the most craftiest players in the game, he's a defensive specialist with GREAT counter-punching skills, and most of all HE'S BEEN BATTLED TESTED! Taking nothing from Joe, he's not considered the favorite in this fight for no reason! But give B-Hop a little more RESPECT for what he can accomplish in the ring! W's and L's count at the end of the day!

And somebody need to let Joe Calzaghe know that Jermain Taylor won't ever get credit for beating B-Hop once! let alone twice! The boys at HBO know the deal!!!

Calzaghe is a GOOD boxer who can fight his a** off! But B-Hop has beaten them type before! You don't become a Legend in this sport without winning when the odds is stacked AGAINST you! Calzaghe can ONLY help B-Hop cement his legacy even more!
If Joe wins, he'll need about 3 more B-Hop caliber fighters on his resume to be REMEMBERED as a BOXING legend instead of a UK GREAT!

Anybody who KNOWS the sport KNOWS Hopkins CAN beat Calzaghe! Wheter he WILL or not is another

And anybody who knows anything about the sport will know Hopkins hasn't looked great in his last few fights. His out put is so low i find it hard to believe he can beat punching machine like Calzaghe, throwing 1 punch at a time.

Hopkins is one of the most craftiest players in the game, he's a defensive specialist with GREAT counter-punching skills, and most of all HE'S BEEN BATTLED TESTED! Taking nothing from Joe, he's not considered the favorite in this fight for no reason! But give B-Hop a little more RESPECT for what he can accomplish in the ring! W's and L's count at the end of the day!

No one is taking anything away from Hopkins people are just being realistic, Hopkins is too old plus there is no way on this earth Hopkins is going to keep up with Calzaghe, so how will Hopkins win ?? he can't KO Calzaghe, he can't out work him, can't out box him, can he make it a rough tough night for Calzaghe ?? yes he can i don't think it will be easy but i really can't see how Hopkins can win.

Calzaghe is a GOOD boxer who can fight his a** off! But B-Hop has beaten them type before!

So Hopkins has beaten a lot of southpaw fighters, who can throw 1000 punches, plus land punches from all angles ??

[SKE9976]

Anybody who KNOWS the sport KNOWS Hopkins CAN beat Calzaghe! Wheter he WILL or not is another story! Hopkins is one of the most craftiest players in the game, he's a defensive specialist with GREAT counter-punching skills, and most of all HE'S BEEN BATTLED TESTED! Taking nothing from Joe, he's not considered the favorite in this fight for no reason! But give B-Hop a little more RESPECT for what he can accomplish in the ring! W's and L's count at the end of the day!

And somebody need to let Joe Calzaghe know that Jermain Taylor won't ever get credit for beating B-Hop once! let alone twice! The boys at HBO know the deal!!!

Calzaghe is a GOOD boxer who can fight his a** off! But B-Hop has beaten them type before! You don't become a Legend in this sport without winning when the odds is stacked AGAINST you! Calzaghe can ONLY help B-Hop cement his legacy even more!
If Joe wins, he'll need about 3 more B-Hop caliber fighters on his resume to be REMEMBERED as a BOXING legend instead of a UK GREAT!

Anybody who KNOWS the sport KNOWS Hopkins CAN beat Calzaghe! Wheter he WILL or not is another

And anybody who knows anything about the sport will know Hopkins hasn't looked great in his last few fights. His out put is so low i find it hard to believe he can beat punching machine like Calzaghe, throwing 1 punch at a time.

Hopkins is one of the most craftiest players in the game, he's a defensive specialist with GREAT counter-punching skills, and most of all HE'S BEEN BATTLED TESTED! Taking nothing from Joe, he's not considered the favorite in this fight for no reason! But give B-Hop a little more RESPECT for what he can accomplish in the ring! W's and L's count at the end of the day!

No one is taking anything away from Hopkins people are just being realistic, Hopkins is too old plus there is no way on this earth Hopkins is going to keep up with Calzaghe, so how will Hopkins win ?? he can't KO Calzaghe, he can't out work him, can't out box him, can he make it a rough tough night for Calzaghe ?? yes he can i don't think it will be easy but i really can't see how Hopkins can win.

Calzaghe is a GOOD boxer who can fight his a** off! But B-Hop has beaten them type before!

So Hopkins has beaten a lot of southpaw fighters, who can throw 1000 punches, plus land punches from all angles ??

You guys not givin Bernard enough credit! Joe is a PROBLEM for Bernard! I never said Joe was not good enough! You guys are sayin Bernard is not GOOD enough to even make this a fight! Has Joe ever fought someone close to Bernard's stature?

[Gandalf]

Anybody who KNOWS the sport KNOWS Hopkins CAN beat Calzaghe! Wheter he WILL or not is another story! Hopkins is one of the most craftiest players in the game, he's a defensive specialist with GREAT counter-punching skills, and most of all HE'S BEEN BATTLED TESTED! Taking nothing from Joe, he's not considered the favorite in this fight for no reason! But give B-Hop a little more RESPECT for what he can accomplish in the ring! W's and L's count at the end of the day!

And somebody need to let Joe Calzaghe know that Jermain Taylor won't ever get credit for beating B-Hop once! let alone twice! The boys at HBO know the deal!!!

Calzaghe is a GOOD boxer who can fight his a** off! But B-Hop has beaten them type before! You don't become a Legend in this sport without winning when the odds is stacked AGAINST you! Calzaghe can ONLY help B-Hop cement his legacy even more!
If Joe wins, he'll need about 3 more B-Hop caliber fighters on his resume to be REMEMBERED as a BOXING legend instead of a UK GREAT!

Anybody who KNOWS the sport KNOWS Hopkins CAN beat Calzaghe! Wheter he WILL or not is another

And anybody who knows anything about the sport will know Hopkins hasn't looked great in his last few fights. His out put is so low i find it hard to believe he can beat punching machine like Calzaghe, throwing 1 punch at a time.

Hopkins is one of the most craftiest players in the game, he's a defensive specialist with GREAT counter-punching skills, and most of all HE'S BEEN BATTLED TESTED! Taking nothing from Joe, he's not considered the favorite in this fight for no reason! But give B-Hop a little more RESPECT for what he can accomplish in the ring! W's and L's count at the end of the day!

No one is taking anything away from Hopkins people are just being realistic, Hopkins is too old plus there is no way on this earth Hopkins is going to keep up with Calzaghe, so how will Hopkins win ?? he can't KO Calzaghe, he can't out work him, can't out box him, can he make it a rough tough night for Calzaghe ?? yes he can i don't think it will be easy but i really can't see how Hopkins can win.

Calzaghe is a GOOD boxer who can fight his a** off! But B-Hop has beaten them type before!

So Hopkins has beaten a lot of southpaw fighters, who can throw 1000 punches, plus land punches from all angles ??

You guys not givin Bernard enough credit! Joe is a PROBLEM for Bernard! I never said Joe was not good enough! You guys are sayin Bernard is not GOOD enough to even make this a fight! Has Joe ever fought someone close to Bernard's stature?

Bernards stature? Has Hopkins fought anyone on Joe's level. I really think not.

[SKE9976]

Anybody who KNOWS the sport KNOWS Hopkins CAN beat Calzaghe! Wheter he WILL or not is another story! Hopkins is one of the most craftiest players in the game, he's a defensive specialist with GREAT counter-punching skills, and most of all HE'S BEEN BATTLED TESTED! Taking nothing from Joe, he's not considered the favorite in this fight for no reason! But give B-Hop a little more RESPECT for what he can accomplish in the ring! W's and L's count at the end of the day!

And somebody need to let Joe Calzaghe know that Jermain Taylor won't ever get credit for beating B-Hop once! let alone twice! The boys at HBO know the deal!!!

Calzaghe is a GOOD boxer who can fight his a** off! But B-Hop has beaten them type before! You don't become a Legend in this sport without winning when the odds is stacked AGAINST you! Calzaghe can ONLY help B-Hop cement his legacy even more!
If Joe wins, he'll need about 3 more B-Hop caliber fighters on his resume to be REMEMBERED as a BOXING legend instead of a UK GREAT!

You are a complete cretin. Whats with the pathetic CAPS letters?

Hopkins gets hammered. Deal with it moron.

MORON? WOW! WHATZ WIT THE NAME CALLIN'! I THOUGHT THAT SHIT WASN'T ALLOWED! IF WE WERE FACE TO FACE I BET MY LIFE YOU WOULD TURN AWAY IN FEAR! IF HOPKINS GETS HAMMERED HE GETS HAMMERED, THIS IS A HAMMER SPORT! HE TAKIN A HAMMERING WONT AFFECT MY LIFE IN ANY WAY! I HOPE U CAN LEARN TO TALK WITH PEOPLE RESPECTFULLY EVEN WHEN YOUR OPINIONS DIFFER! BLESS UP!

[ICB]

Anybody who KNOWS the sport KNOWS Hopkins CAN beat Calzaghe! Wheter he WILL or not is another story! Hopkins is one of the most craftiest players in the game, he's a defensive specialist with GREAT counter-punching skills, and most of all HE'S BEEN BATTLED TESTED! Taking nothing from Joe, he's not considered the favorite in this fight for no reason! But give B-Hop a little more RESPECT for what he can accomplish in the ring! W's and L's count at the end of the day!

And somebody need to let Joe Calzaghe know that Jermain Taylor won't ever get credit for beating B-Hop once! let alone twice! The boys at HBO know the deal!!!

Calzaghe is a GOOD boxer who can fight his a** off! But B-Hop has beaten them type before! You don't become a Legend in this sport without winning when the odds is stacked AGAINST you! Calzaghe can ONLY help B-Hop cement his legacy even more!
If Joe wins, he'll need about 3 more B-Hop caliber fighters on his resume to be REMEMBERED as a BOXING legend instead of a UK GREAT!

Anybody who KNOWS the sport KNOWS Hopkins CAN beat Calzaghe! Wheter he WILL or not is another

And anybody who knows anything about the sport will know Hopkins hasn't looked great in his last few fights. His out put is so low i find it hard to believe he can beat punching machine like Calzaghe, throwing 1 punch at a time.

Hopkins is one of the most craftiest players in the game, he's a defensive specialist with GREAT counter-punching skills, and most of all HE'S BEEN BATTLED TESTED! Taking nothing from Joe, he's not considered the favorite in this fight for no reason! But give B-Hop a little more RESPECT for what he can accomplish in the ring! W's and L's count at the end of the day!

No one is taking anything away from Hopkins people are just being realistic, Hopkins is too old plus there is no way on this earth Hopkins is going to keep up with Calzaghe, so how will Hopkins win ?? he can't KO Calzaghe, he can't out work him, can't out box him, can he make it a rough tough night for Calzaghe ?? yes he can i don't think it will be easy but i really can't see how Hopkins can win.

Calzaghe is a GOOD boxer who can fight his a** off! But B-Hop has beaten them type before!

So Hopkins has beaten a lot of southpaw fighters, who can throw 1000 punches, plus land punches from all angles ??

You guys not givin Bernard enough credit! Joe is a PROBLEM for Bernard! I never said Joe was not good enough! You guys are sayin Bernard is not GOOD enough to even make this a fight! Has Joe ever fought someone close to Bernard's stature?

Did you read anything i said ??

No one is taking anything away from Hopkins people are just being realistic,

can he make it a rough tough night for Calzaghe ?? yes he can i don't think it will be easy but i really can't see how Hopkins can win.

[Trainer Monkey]

He couldnt take Tarvers power,he couldnt out box Wright,he couldnt take Tito's power,he couldnt he couldnt he couldnt
We'll see what we'll see,but betting against Hopkins is usually a suckers bet

[Kev]

Anybody who KNOWS the sport KNOWS Hopkins CAN beat Calzaghe! Wheter he WILL or not is another story! Hopkins is one of the most craftiest players in the game, he's a defensive specialist with GREAT counter-punching skills, and most of all HE'S BEEN BATTLED TESTED! Taking nothing from Joe, he's not considered the favorite in this fight for no reason! But give B-Hop a little more RESPECT for what he can accomplish in the ring! W's and L's count at the end of the day!

And somebody need to let Joe Calzaghe know that Jermain Taylor won't ever get credit for beating B-Hop once! let alone twice! The boys at HBO know the deal!!!

Calzaghe is a GOOD boxer who can fight his a** off! But B-Hop has beaten them type before! You don't become a Legend in this sport without winning when the odds is stacked AGAINST you! Calzaghe can ONLY help B-Hop cement his legacy even more!
If Joe wins, he'll need about 3 more B-Hop caliber fighters on his resume to be REMEMBERED as a BOXING legend instead of a UK GREAT!

I would just like to say I see nothing wrong at all with this post. Why I think Joe will win I really don't see why this poster should get abused for saying what he has said.

He's not saying anything that you pro Calzaghe's are saying about your fighter so why is he a cretin or a moron?

Oh and here's a to balance the sadclicks you are probably getting

[Tins06]

He couldnt take Tarvers power,he couldnt out box Wright,he couldnt take Tito's power,he couldnt he couldnt he couldnt
We'll see what we'll see,but betting against Hopkins is usually a suckers bet

Is a strange pattern with Hopkins ain't it.I remember a little article in the ring about the same thing..he cant this,he cant that, But if you look properly you can see.
Tarver was shit,Winky was waaaaaaaaaaay out of his comfort zone,Tito same thing IMO.....Where as with Joe....You got a real quality operator fighting at a weight he will be comfortable if not better at, With the most outrageous workrate Ive ever seen.

[Bx730NY]

He couldnt take Tarvers power,he couldnt out box Wright,he couldnt take Tito's power,he couldnt he couldnt he couldnt
We'll see what we'll see,but betting against Hopkins is usually a suckers bet

Is a strange pattern with Hopkins ain't it.I remember a little article in the ring about the same thing..he cant this,he cant that, But if you look properly you can see.
Tarver was S***,Winky was waaaaaaaaaaay out of his comfort zone,Tito same thing IMO.....Where as with Joe....You got a real quality operator fighting at a weight he will be comfortable if not better at, With the most outrageous workrate Ive ever seen.

cc tins. I agree but Winky still beat him.

[NuthaPug]

He couldnt take Tarvers power,he couldnt out box Wright,he couldnt take Tito's power,he couldnt he couldnt he couldnt
We'll see what we'll see,but betting against Hopkins is usually a suckers bet

Who couldn't take Tito's power? Hopkins?

Hopkins was a 3-1 underdog against Tito, but he schooled him. And then knocked him out.

As far as could Hopkins beat Joe - I'd love to see it happen, but have to agree that though he has lots of tools, his output isn't high enough that he's probably going to be able to do it. He'd have to start fast (which he doesn't usually) and stay fast, and make Joe miss (which he probably could) most of the time, while clearly outpointing Joe. I can envision it as a possibility, but not as a likelihood.

If he came on strong and won the first two rounds, befuddling Joe a bit, then he might be able to dominate enough of the rest of the fight and actually do it. I like them both, but Hopkins has been my favorite for years, so I am being a little sentimental about it.

[boozeboxer]

Winky got robbed in that fight. Hopkins should have been DQ'ed in half his fights.

THANK YOU. WINKY is ALWAYS Robbed. Hopkins just doesn't have the output to beat calzaghe. Hell Winky beat him and he was way too far up in weight.

[boozeboxer]

I watched Kessler Calzaghe again last night. Anyone that has watched alot of Kessler fights and then saw Joe completely in control for the fight. B-Hop has +450 kindof odds.