The bum of the month does not have any clout so they are stuck with Brit judges and a ref. Calzaghe is the undisputed 168 pound champ and should be able to dictate some of the officials. It seems that he feels that it will not matter. As far as the handspeed. Taylor is fast as hell but Calzaghe is faster in my opinion. And I am a big Taylor fan so nothing against him on that comment.
Taylor is semi-fast for 3 rounds, Hopkins reflexes will have slipped since then too. He is buggered, an early KO a possiblity with him stuggling to land a punch on the evasive Calzaghe.
I favor Calzaghe, but him being the first man to stop Hopkins is very slim. How do you see that happening?