Even though it is unlikely to happen, I think that Calzaghe would probably 'box his ears off' for a comfortable 12 round decision. I think that a 37 year old Calzaghe still has great stamina and work-rate. No disrespect to Pavlik, who would no-doubt hurt Joe a few times. I just think that Pavlik has not been in with someone with Calzage's ring generalship and experience of the top-level. UD Calzaghe 116-112 B-Hop style-wise is a nightmare for Calzaghe. We all knew this going into the fight and we all knew that despite B-Hops age, he has a style that can beat a lot of elite boxers. And for the person who said that Pavlik would KO Joe....Joe has only been decked 3 times in around 165 amatuer and pro fights. He has, to my knowledge, never been stopped.
This is a great fight as both are easy to hit and both like to bang (ok maybe slap..) But Joe has the better beard. Head says Joe but heart wants Pavlik to cream him.
Meet at 169 I say. Joe can make the weight and Kelly has already carried 166 with NO PROBLEMS. Make the fight. Beating a young, hungry, undefeat, linear 160 does something for your legacy not RJJ. Pavlik comes to fight and would make it a right tear up until he loses a decision. What a way for Joe to go I think.
Why waste my time. Nobody pays any attention to me being so "Pavlik biased" & the Calzaghe fans that need to wake up will never admit to his slapping style, which Pavlik would walk through. If B Hop could drop him, Kelly will do much worse. Calzaghe would never get near a ring with KP in it. At least I think he's that smart.
joe wins this by UD dont be surprised if pavlik lands some good hard shots but joe is still the man to beat between 160-175 and no overrated yank is going to change that, pavlik is good but hes not on joes level:good
Walk through Calzaghe. :rofl Hopkins has a good chin, if it was possible to walk through Calzaghe, then why didn't he do it? Why didn't Lacy or Kessler walk through him? If Pavlik tried to walk through Calzaghe he'd get KO'd.
I'd wanna see Pavlik v Kessler before Pavlik v Calzaghe! In the mean time Joe can make his money against RJJ. On that note though, Pavlik has hurt me before! Notably in the rematch against Taylor (stupidly I backed Jermaine). But I would really fancy Joe in this one and wanna see Pavlik at SMW before considering a fight with the linear LHW
First off, joe seems to have forgotten Pavlik's name since his miserable LHW performance against a 43 year old career middleweight. I'll be surprised if Joe ever calls Pavlik out again. This ongoing fantasy that Pavlik is "made for" Calzaghe is really getting old. The known facts indicate the exact opposite. Joe has the perfect flaws, and makes exactly the right kind of mistakes for Pavlik to brutalize him with lead rights, left hooks, and that jack hammer he calls a jab. Pavlik KO10 Calzaghe, and that has been my prediction since Calzaghe/Kessler. And do not ever forgot that it was ME that predicted Pavlik would KO Miranda, and Taylor back when 75% of the posters on ESB said both would beat him!!
More like Calz-lacy IMHO.Btw I like Pavlik hes a nice guy and a very good boxer.But if ever there was a boxer made for Calzaghe to look good againest its pavlik.
The first time I seen Pavlik I thought that only his worst enemy would let him anywhere near Joe. I have seen nothing to make me change my mind. He would walk onto Joe all night and unless he lands the big one I think he gets stopped late.