Final Prediction: Bernard Hopkins vs. Joe Calzaghe

Hopkins in an ugly, foul filled unanimous decision.

I think they are both great and whoever wins should get alot of credit.

 

Calzaghe TKO4 :blobbox:

He's too fast for the jailbird and he's going to knock his teefus straight!! :bears:

 

I'm a Hopkins fan , but IMO he's bitten off more than he can chew here. Calzaghe will be too busy for Bernard who will show incredible heart and stamina as only Bernard can putting up a Hopkins vs Taylor type performance , but Calzaghe will be far more prepared and busy than Taylor ever can hope to be.

Calzaghe should get the decision in a close fight , but I won't be surprised to see a questionable draw. I also won't be surprised to see Calzaghe stop Bernard late ... in the championship rounds.

 

>>Bernard Hopkins: 17
ILLUMINATI: Hopkins by UD
Joe King: Hopkins by UD
royyjonesjrp4pno1: Hopkins by Decision
valdosta: Hopkins by Decision
dsimon3387: Hopkins by Decision
Haymaker: Hopkins by UD
Attraction: Hopkins by UD
Mean Mr Mustard: Hopkins by SD
LOK: Hopkins by KO 7
Double L: Hopkins by Decision
Barristan: Hopkins by UD
skeedaddle: Hopkins by KO 8
*Z*: Hopkins by UD
Beyond the Grave: Hopkins by SD
3OG: Hopkins by SD
svenottke: Hopkins by KO 6
D MAN: Hopkins by Decision<<

COME SEE ME IN THE BETTING FORUM!!!!!! :warning:

:nono:

 

PetreG love the sig, man.

 

Thanks! :clap:

 

Calzaghe by ud. by 8 rounds to 4. a small minority will claim that Hopkins was robbed.

 

Hops is going to counter the caca out of Calzaghe tonight. He'll see mat. HOPKINS UD

 

Hopkins has picked exactly the wrong kind of fighter to be fighting at his age considering that he now fights in such a slow and calculated pace. Not only will Calzaghe outwork him but he hits hard and is very accurate, Hopkins will get beat to the punch and out worked all night. Calzaghe by easier then expected decision to late round knock out.

 

Calz tko 9

 

I wanna change my pick to Calzaghe UD.

 

porque?

 

Calzaghe by a split decision. It's all about the workrate, but not necessarily the clean punches; I think both men will be fighting dirty to win this one, and Calzaghe will simply be throwing more. Hopkins will not, repeat NOT, put himself in harms' way to win a fight. He proved that the way he fought Taylor. It's either a dull win for Hopkins or an ugly win for Calzaghe.

 

Same here, except I'll be shocked if he stopped him

 

My final prediction is this - Calzaghe wins 8 rounds to 4 but only gets a majority decision.

One judge gives him 8 rounds, the other 7, and the 3rd judge has it a draw.

 

Don't get me wrong i think Bernard will win the fight. I just think Calzaghe will get the decision based on throwing more punches.

Ése es por qué.

 

Calzaghe by decision.

Hops will make Calzaghe look bad in stretches and it will be high chess often...but it won't be enough as Joe's adaptability, youth, workrate and speed allow him to accumulate points despite Hops' occasional clean, flush counters and leads.

I also think stamina will play a major role late in Calzaghe's favor....Joe will make Hops work much harder earlier than he's used to. It will show.

Peace.

 

Well I'm worse at predictions than Max Kellerman, mine usually suck, but in my mind I think Hopkins wins, even though I really want Joe to win. I just get this feeling that Hopkins is going to take Joe into deep water that he hasn't been in. Joe is one of my favorites, but to me, Kessler was Joe's biggest fight so far, and Kessler, while he is young and strong, is no Bernard Hopkins. Either way it's going to be a decision, my heart wants Joe but my mind says Hopkins. So I guess my pick is Hopkins UD 12

 

Bernard Hopkins: 18
ILLUMINATI: Hopkins by UD
Joe King: Hopkins by UD
valdosta: Hopkins by Decision
dsimon3387: Hopkins by Decision
Haymaker: Hopkins by UD
Attraction: Hopkins by UD
Mean Mr Mustard: Hopkins by SD
LOK: Hopkins by KO 7
Double L: Hopkins by Decision
Barristan: Hopkins by UD
skeedaddle: Hopkins by KO 8
*Z*: Hopkins by UD
Beyond the Grave: Hopkins by SD
3OG: Hopkins by SD
svenottke: Hopkins by KO 6
D MAN: Hopkins by Decision
cpa5oh: Hopkins by UD
TysonFan4Ever: Hopkins by UD



Joe Calzaghe: 39
mexican wedding shirt: Calzaghe by UD
Xplosive: Calzaghe by SD
Neil: Calzaghe by Decision
TKO: Calzaghe by KO/TKO ??
Roll With The Punches: Calzaghe by UD
Savage: Calzaghe by UD
meetthefeebles: Calzaghe by UD
Hut*Hut: Calzaghe by UD
Ugotabe Kidding: Calzaghe by UD
Baron: Calzaghe by UD
adamiw: Calzaghe by UD
puerto rock: Calzaghe by UD
Pascals Wager: Calzaghe by SD
atomicdOGg34: Calzaghe by UD
Explosivo: Calzaghe by UD
KaukipRrr: Calzaghe by UD
holler: Calzaghe by UD
Antwuan Maxx: Calzaghe by UD
Octopus: Calzaghe by Decision
jaws1216: Calzaghe by Decision
V10: Calzaghe by Decision
steve_dave: Calzaghe by UD
Erratic: Calzaghe by Decision
r o o s t e r: Calzaghe by Decision
Bob N. Weave: Calzaghe by UD
slystaff: Calzaghe by MD
LATIN KING: Calzaghe by UD
bigdawg: Calzaghe by UD
G o d f a t h e r:Calzaghe by UD
TRUE BRIT: Calzaghe by UD
IronDanLaw: Calzaghe by UD
Caligula II: Calzaghe by TKO 4
PetreTG: Calzaghe by Decision
ArturoGatti: Calzaghe by UD
JeremyMetzler: Calzaghe by Decision
mikE: Calzaghe by TKO 9
royyjonesjrp4pno1: Calzaghe by UD
boxingnotboxers: Calzaghe by SD
Donnybrook: Calzaghe by Decision

DRAW: 1
REEDsART

 

:bears: :bears: :bears:

 

:cheer::cheer:

 

It certainly wasn't a slit decision

The judge who gave it to hopkins should lose his license. Sorry i mean't to type split decision. I can't edit the subject line.

 

You mean Her license?

 

I really thought tonight we'd see Hops land the sneaky right hand and drop and eventually stop Calzaga, and early on I was feeling good but Calzaga proved to have a chin, be detirmed and keep up the pressue. I think in the end, Hops could not keep the pace of Joe. Interesting fight, I'll prolly watch a few more times next couple days:bears:

 

sorry. yes i mean

her licence. Sexist bastard i am.

 

Hopkins has no reason to continue fighting, as he showed that even if he can't match the workrate, he's not completely off the map. He should go out on this relatively high note.

Calzaghe...well, if he wants the most money he'll cash out on a Roy Jones fight, if he could get Jones to step up to the plate on something like that (doubt it). There's not much else readily available at 175 for a high profile fight, because Dawson and Tarver are probably not looking in his direction, and Johnson is way too much of a risk cmpared to reward. Truth be told, a Calzaghe-Johnson match is the one I'd most want to see at 175 right now.

 

You and MWS were spot on :bears:

 

I agree ... that was so split decision. That woman judge needs to go.

That fight was easy to score. The only one that IMO got it right was Giampa (sp?) :clap:

I'm a fan of Bernard's , but that was an embarrassment for him , not because he lost so bad , but because of the theatrics feigning being hurt with the very questionable low blows and his total lack of humility or sportsmanship after the fight. :nono: