Does Hopkins have a plan against Calzaghe?

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  1. Decebal

    Decebal Lucian Bute Full Member

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    And then you woke up, right?
     
  2. Kolya

    Kolya Boxing Addict Full Member

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    And realized I still knew more about boxing than you. :D
     
  3. klion22

    klion22 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah, the same Tarver who pretty much owned RJJ for 3 fights. The same Tarver who beat Glen Johnson. I thought he beat Johnson in both fights actually. He also destroyed Eric Hardin and Montel Griffin.

    Tarver was highly regarded prior to his fight with Hopkins. But Tarver lost his confidence after fighting Hopkins IMO.
     
  4. Fedor Em

    Fedor Em Enforcement, VRWC style Full Member

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    Glad to see I have an admirer. :good

    Victoria and her hubby had an infulence in politics over there. Especiallly when they were dealing with terrible famines in Ireland.

    Remember it was the decisions of Europeans to come over here in the first place, and we have a great history, try reading up on it sometime you may actually learn something.

    The revoultionary war, 1812, Europe begging for help in WWI, again cleaning house in WWII, and even today. They might as well rename those islands "the United Kingdom of America's *****" because that is history with it comes to the relationship between the U.S. and the U.K. :lol: :lol: :lol:
     
  5. Govanmauler

    Govanmauler Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Rummy my man , do you really believe that ?

    Not talking about 35 year old hopkins here but Hopkins as he is now , do you really truly believe Hopkins could even keep Calzaghe off him. If you do then fair enough a man is entitled to his opinions but I gotta know !
     
  6. Decebal

    Decebal Lucian Bute Full Member

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    You know much more about boxing than I do!:deal

    But you don't know half as much as you think you do, if you think Hopkins would unpick Joe!;)
     
  7. Kolya

    Kolya Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I agree. Kessler did everything by the book; but his upright style and rigidity was his downfall against Slappy McSlaperton (although I give him credit, Joe threw a lot of good punches in that fight). But the way he comes in and tries to open up and everything just seemed like it would give X so many opportunities to pick his spots and effectively counter and neutralize Calzaghe's offense. That, and I don't think we have any way of knowing how Joe will react to the sheer dirtiness of Hopkins' fighting style.
     
  8. Kolya

    Kolya Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I actually don't claim to know very much. I just watch the fight and look at what the guys are doing and try to imagine what would happen if a person with a different skillset was fighting.
     
  9. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    I'm as serious as a heart attack and maintain Hopkins will surprise many when he beats Joe next year.

    :good
     
  10. Decebal

    Decebal Lucian Bute Full Member

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  11. PUNCHDRUNK

    PUNCHDRUNK Darth Booth Full Member

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    What, throwing 20 punches a round? :patsch Mary Hopkins doesn't have the power to hurt Calzaghe and he sure isn't going to out-point him.
     
  12. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    And that's an outstanding point! Few pugilists can bend the rules without getting caught the way Hopkins can. He often wins the mental battles by flustering his opponents to the breaking point.
     
  13. Fedor Em

    Fedor Em Enforcement, VRWC style Full Member

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    He is one of the smartest fighters in boxing today, Joe has an akward style but Nards is even more difficult to figure out.
     
  14. Kolya

    Kolya Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah. And it can suck someone right out of their gameplan and make them do stupid ass ****. It's happened to me before. It;s bad enough having to worry about what's coming at you when you're facing someone with Hopkins' counterpunching skills and defense, but it's even worse if you have on your mind the fact that if he gets close and has the opening, you're going to be hit in the hip, the thigh, the balls; you're going to be headbutted, forearms, elbowed; anything that he has the chance to do to rough you up and break up your mentality.
     
  15. ThePlugInBabies

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    but joe is too stupid to be drawn into any of these mental wars, it's part of his genius.