Calzaghe v. Andrade - who wins?

Yeah, apparently this boy is really hyped. I saw him against Earl and he had heart but was very poor. I thought he'd have improved in the meantime...:-( What is certain is that his temperament is suspect - he makes the wrong decisions and throws whatever advantage he might have away, a bit like Stieglitz, who, incidentally, is underrated, skill-wise.

 

I took that into account...

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In big fights like these, there's always a political angle as well. It made sense for the much younger, bigger star Pacquiao to win, business wise, particularly since he beat JMM the first time and it was called a draw.

 

Indeed. CHJ never gets them wrong.:yep

You should have listened to him, Amsterdam!:verysad

The more people argue the judges will rob Calzaghe, the higher the chance that they will police themselves and be fair. The ref, however, he's going to let Hopkins do his thing, of that I'm sure.

Still, Calzaghe should not lose more than 2 rounds tops, and yeah, he should really stop Hopkins, I agree.:good

 

2nd rate German? You make him sound like a good journeyman.

Stieglitz might never have the temperament to win a title, but he is a decent contender. Just because he was dropped by Berrio (could happen to anyone) and Andrade was too much for him, (he would be for many, even some of the best in the division), doesn't mean that Stieglitz is a bum.

Let's not forget he is still younger than any other contenders at SMW. His best days are very much ahead of him. He makes stupid decisions because he is inexperienced and because he doesn't know himself well enough. His temperament lets him down. But he will prove to be a good contender in a couple of years, I'm sure of that.

 

...business sense...(boxing is a business):

• Pac is younger, he had at least another 2 years at the top in the game, unlike JMM, who could retire this year...
• Pac is a bigger star with greater appeal to the fans, not least because of his style, which is exciting even to the casual fan
• Pac would make bigger fights than JMM
• Pac would have had to rematch JMM if he had lost. Assuming he won the rematch, they would have had to have a fourth fight to decide who's the best - what about the other big names in the sport who wanted a shot at Pacquiao - the latter would be pretty much finished by the time he fights them
• the second fight was quite similar to the first...JMM was floored again and would have been floored again every time the two fought...it wouldn't have sold as well as other fights, for the same risk to Pacquiao
• there's the Guzman factor - if JMM had won, nor he, nor Pacman would have fought Guzman - a big fight can happen between Guzman and JMM now...which breathes more life into the SFW division...

etc.