Apparently it's on!!! Can the Gentleman slay the Dragon?

[killersheep]

This is going to be a great fight, but I gotta go with Glenncoffe.
If Joe keeps up with Glenn's workrate, he will hurt his hand.
Glenn hit's harder, faster and from more angles than Lacy.
I think ppl are gonna make their picks based on which side of
the pond they are from though.

Glenncoffe Johnson, UD ( no knockdowns )

[Wacko3205]

I think ppl are gonna make their picks based on which side of
the pond they are from though.

Not I.

We swim in the waters where I says Calzaghe takes Johnson deep & drowns him.

[Gandalf]

I think ppl are gonna make their picks based on which side of
the pond they are from though.

Not I.

We swim in the waters where I says Calzaghe takes Johnson deep & drowns him.

i never pick a fighter in that context of nationality anyway.....its irelevant to me. calzaghe will win because johnson has been chosen for a reason. calzaghe is probably ready to fight now....this is last minute for johnson....

calzaghe will decision him clean...

[OumaFan]

good, sounds a lot better than all the prospects they were thinking about Joe fighting

Joe will win a UD, I don't see him stopping him, and I think it will be closer than the Lacy fight, not really saying much though. Joe will probably win at least 8 rounds with his workrate and speed.

agreed

welcome back oumafan! you've been gone a while!

CC back, just busy, probably will be most of the summer but I'll be on some and more this fall.

[Gandalf]

good, sounds a lot better than all the prospects they were thinking about Joe fighting

Joe will win a UD, I don't see him stopping him, and I think it will be closer than the Lacy fight, not really saying much though. Joe will probably win at least 8 rounds with his workrate and speed.

agreed

welcome back oumafan! you've been gone a while!

CC back, just busy, probably will be most of the summer but I'll be on some and more this fall.

thanks ouma, and i hope those pesky deer have been leaving you alone!

[bigragu]

Can the Gentleman slay the Dragon?

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=005364

I think the Gentleman will have a hard time with the output of Calzaghe...He seems to tire after 7 rds and I think Joe's conditioning will take over and score a late KO over Johnson.....

[Fenster]

I think ppl are gonna make their picks based on which side of
the pond they are from though.

Glenncoffe Johnson, UD ( no knockdowns )

The smart ones wont

The difference between these two is Johnson is an unexeptional world class fighter where as Calzaghe is more and more looking like an exceptional one.

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

CALZAGHE UD... HOW CAN U PICK ANYTHING ELSE...

[Phil]

im going 4 Joe by tko mid rounds, Joe will want to put on a big show 4 his home fans as he will probably head to the States after. This been said he'll have to be careful as well because this could be Johnson's last chance at the big stage, it's all or nothing 4 him

[shza]

i never pick a fighter in that context of nationality anyway.....its irelevant to me. calzaghe will win because johnson has been chosen for a reason. calzaghe is probably ready to fight now....this is last minute for johnson....

calzaghe will decision him clean...

CC. To me, this is the most persuasive reason to pick Joe. I was really on the fence about this at first--Johnson is very busy, and will definitely give Joe A LOT more trouble than Lacy did (not that that's saying much, on its own), but Miles, you've convinced me that it has to be Joe UD. I don't see him stopping Johnson though, and I still think there's a 20% chance that Johnson wins (if so, likely by KO). Should be a great fight to watch in any case. I don't love Calzaghe, but he definitely deserves props for taking this fight instead of fighting some schmuck at SMW, as it appeared he might do. The outcome of this fight proves more about Joe than the outcome of the Lacy fight too, IMO.

[GOTNOBEEF]

should be fun

give it some joe

[raleights]

If he slaughters Johnson it'll look really good for him... I know more than 1 idiot in this country who thinks Johnson is great for knocking out today's version of Roy, of course never mentioning or seeing his 2 horrible fights with Tarver. Don't get me wrong he's good but not great. Hopefully Calzaghe puts on a good show, makes a few ppl think oh wow Johnson beat Roy and he beat Johnson, lets look out for this guy - then get something going with the Tarver/Hopkins winner. Best fight Joe could of made at this point

[shza]

If he slaughters Johnson it'll look really good for him... I know more than 1 idiot in this country who thinks Johnson is great for knocking out today's version of Roy, of course never mentioning or seeing his 2 horrible fights with Tarver. Don't get me wrong he's good but not great. Hopefully Calzaghe puts on a good show, makes a few ppl think oh wow Johnson beat Roy and he beat Johnson, lets look out for this guy - then get something going with the Tarver/Hopkins winner. Best fight Joe could of made at this point

He beat Tarver in their first fight though. Granted, it wasn't pretty--the guy is more of a workhorse than anything--but nor was it controversial. I agree Johnson's no HOF-er, but he's far more established as quality than Lacy was, for instance.

[killersheep]

CALZAGHE UD... HOW CAN U PICK ANYTHING ELSE...

I'll wager ya two cool clicks Johnson takes it!!

[chrisbird13]

I reckon if Johnson does not KO Joe early on (first 6) then he wont win. Whether Calzaghe hurts him or not is beside the point as he will score more punches which should win him rounds. As long as he doesn't get rocked early on by Johnson and playing catch up.

Other things to take into consideration:

For Joe:
It is his home stadium so BIG pressure
Joes Hand
He has been training for 168 and its now probs going to be catch-weight

For Glen:
There is not going to be much support for him
He needs to drop weight quite quickly

I think that Glen will just push it and sweat off some extra pounds to make the catch-weight without actually losing much more actual weight, meaning in the ring he will be significantly bigger than Joe. However taking everything into consideration ithink that the home advantage will see Joe right, and he will win by UD, and that it is an excellent stepping stone to to LH should he decide to go that way