Hopkins is overrated.

OK, so having said that, is the rest of that garbage a serious post or a level? Personally, I don't think you're serious.:blood

 

I think that you took it a little too far here. At 154 Winky had no power. At light heavy where he fought bernard they may was well have been slap boxing.

 

He misunderstood it but I didn't.

Even with the care of writing in a green tone to make it discreet, Pride of Wales whom I respect, tried to pass the idea that, refined or not, this is a low risk fight for Joe that has its main goal to boost his name and achive/command a massive purse in his next fight . Calzaghe's objective ever since his first World title defense against Croatian soldier Branko Sobot was to fight in the States and against someone like Hopkins or Jones...You are being untrue and blasphemous for saying that Hopkins is now nothing more than a number and a low risk opponent for Calzaghe. The World has not flip-flopped in the meantime. Joe has never proven himself at the world level before fighting Lacy and Kessler and never fought outside the UK. Therefore, this is a tough test/high reward fight for Cal... He may come cool and confident with the support of the welsh fans in the Planet Hollywood Arena but he may come in a rush, sloppy and outa control like Hide against Bowe... This is going to be a very close and very boring fight wich can only be appreciated by attentive spectators, not by die-hard fans and casual fans... Hops' age is completely misleading cause he's not a normal 43 year older and Calzaghe is not a twenty year old, he's 34 or more... Still, Cal's fans are deluding themselves for taking him as what he is not but I guess this will go on and on until April...

 

Calzaghe's quick movement in and out, combined with his own skill-set and ability to wreck his opponent's gameplans would have given Hopkins problems. Even in his prime, he beats him. Now he beats him even more clearly.

 

Calzaghe is 36 years old and has produced the performances of his career at this declining phase against Lacy and Kessler. Very focused and consistent, very fast-handed and accurate with both opponents. He has very good skills and tremedous workrate to have made it for him in recent fights cause he doesn't have a big punch or dazzling boxing moves. Footspeed should be good but he can't move in and out, all working off the footwork and under any circumstances. What should be criticized here is the complete disregard for his opposition - Bernard Hopkins' sense of timing and of positioning, control of distance, defense and counter-offense are better than Calzaghe's, he has sharper, stronger punches, actually, he's stronger and rougher, he has better boxing instincts, aggressive instincts than Calzaghe and he has more boxing intelligence ( strategically-wise) than Cal. All of this makes it a pretty even match - a good technical fight with tactical wisdom and smart moves dictating it. Even Cal expects this to be a FOTY, I wouldn't go that far but that should say about Cal's own expectation about the evenness of the confrontation.

 

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So I guess you're really ****ed after Hopkins beats him huh.

 

Calzaghe will never stop Hopkins. I don't care if Hopkins is 60. Calzaghe will not KO him. EVER. I'm willing to bet the house on it

 

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