Final Predictions:J.Calzaghe vs. Peter Manfredo. & Diego Corrales vs. Joshua Clottey

Hey, I'm not sure if you know this or not but a picture is just one point in time. Manfredo wasn't looking at Joe right when that particular picture was taken. Unless you saw the entire weigh-in you're assuming.

 

OK...I know I am at least 50% picking with my heart here, and I probably sound like Frank picking Eastman to KO Hopkins, but ...

Manfredo W12 Calzaghe

Now I know Peter will most likely have to knock Calzaghe out to get a draw, but I have a feeling this is going to be a much more competitive fight than most think. One of my best friends is a trainer and he goes way back with the Manfredos. He spoke with Peter shortly before he travelled and he said Peter was extremely confident. So I don't think we're gonna see Peter unnerved or let the moment get to him.

I get the feeling we're gonna see an upset...or see Peter possibly do enough to win but not get the decision.
And if I'm wrong...it certainly won't be the first time...::

 

no.

 

Well, I have not seen Manfredo fight, but judging from the weigh in pics, I'll take...

Calzaghe TKO 7

Corrales TKO 10

 

Thank you for that well reasoned and unbiased opinion. At least I'm not picking my homer favorite to win by KO unlike someone else who posts here.

 

no.

 

Squawk!!!::

And who ever said that Frank doesn't contribute anything of value to the forum??

 

no.

 

Are people on this topic idiots? Peter Manfredo has everything going against him. He's not as fast, mobile, strong as calzaghe or even as intelligent as him since calzaghe is not a moron. Yet, people still have been picking for an upset. :laughing:

 

why do fighters that i like always have to have a complete fucktard fan that makes one wanna see them get KTFO?? :dunno:

 

god i hope you're right...

 

The uppercut that Manfredo landed on Pemberton would have hurt anyone in the SMW division, if Manfredo could get in close and land one of those or land one of those out of a clinch, Joe probably won't see it coming similar to the KD in the Mitchell fight, Joe should use his size and reach but he probably won't

 

What Joe will use is his friendly referee. He will hold Manfredo whenever he gets close, and stink out a decision, not unlike the Latin Stink did. Stink him inside. Stink. Stink. Stink.

 

no.

 

LOL ::

 

retards

 

Manfredo cannot handle a real top 20 supermiddleweight physically. If it goes five rounds I´ll be shocked.

 

hi frank

 

Orthodox Crusaders prediction is...

Calzaghe W12

 

Manfredo a good solid fighter, not as bad as some say, I've got the feeling this match will look a lot like Calzaghe fight with Bika.

 

You care about Calzaghe-MANFREDO JR. but don't about Corrales-Clottey.

Jesus....go away.

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Damn Croc Hunter. ::

 

I agree. Croc is a flid groupie, always has been. Gatti and Calzaghe, that's it.

 

Fucking DUMBEST PREDICTION EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:clap: ::

You hands down get the "LOK award" for this fight!!

 

probably would have been if the ref didn't suck joes dick before the fight

 

Actually no, he isn't. Dude was completely outclassed by Calzaghe and basically said himself he couldn't think because think because everything was happening to fast. I don't know if he earned the write to be fighting on that level but it looks to me like he needs to take his ass back to the contender.

You put both of those miss matches together and they don't equal to the one fight Showtime had.

 

I don't think highly of Bika so I don't want people to assume I thought Manfredo was world class. But, while I didn't see the fight, it seems that I made a fool of myself and that Manfredo is indeed an hyped contender fraud who's barely above regionnal level.

 

I've finally managed to cool off after this joke of a stoppage, so...

Hey...at least I admitted I was making a "homer" pick. :tease: And this "fight" was such a disgaceful biased event we will never know what might have happened if the fight was allowed to go on it's natural course and Manfredo was given a fair chance to compete.

Manfredo wasn't hurt, and it sure looked like the ref was waiting for the first opportunity to stop the fight in Calzaghe's favor.

What a disgrace. I actually had to take a few weeks off from boxing after this.

 

:: And it seems you haven't removed your homer glasses yet when analyzing this fight. You don't know what might have happened? Are you trying to suggest Manfredo had a chance to beat Calzaghe after what you saw?

 

You must be fucking mad. It was a little early, but it was not a terrible stoppage. Halfway through the 1st round it was obvious manfredo was in over his head.

He got slapped around for 3 rounds, and it culminated in manfredo looking a bit on the defenseless side, not knowing what to do, and barely throwing back, so the ref stopped it.

SHould it have gone on longer? Sure, I would have liked to have seen manfredo take more of a beating.

Based on those 3 rounds though, you're severely, horribly deluded if you think manfredo had a realistic chance of beating calzaghe. What was he going to do? Knock him out with 1 punch?

 

It was only the 3rd round. It was far too early to know what might have happened. And even if Peter's only chance was a miracle shot, or a cut, or Calzaghe slipping on a banana peel...he should have been given a fair opportunity to continue. I certainly don't like the reasoning of "Calzaghe was gonna win anyway, so it was ok to stop the fight prematurely." I guessed Peter would never receive a fair shot in Calzaghe's backyard...but I didn't think that he would be screwed so blatantly.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o>
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Did it look early on that Calzaghe was going to win? Sure. But there was still 9 rounds to go. And even if Calzaghe ended up winning every round...as long as Peter was not hurt he should have been allowed to continue. But I guess that wouldn't have fit in with the plan of making Calzaghe "look" like a world beater and to market him for future fights.<o></o>
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