Hopkins looked GREAT in his fight vs Winky!

Please, Wright wasn't nearly as effective at 160 as he was 154 and he looked terrible at 170. Wright can't deal with a mover historically anyway, prime for prime Hopkins would have nearly shutout Wright because of this reason.

Yet, Winky still made him work hard for it, with his flat footed, guard defensive style.

Now Hopkins, almost a year later is going up against a fighter who is a level up in ability for one, hits much harder, has more workrate, is multi-dimensional and extremely aggressive as times, setting a pace most boxers can't operate at.

Hopkins is going to get worn out and stopped, he won't win a single round.

 

Hops made it a boring fight, I had it a draw.

 

:wall

 

This may be the case, I won't debate it. I just think he's ripe to lose all stamina and get pinned on the ropes or retire in the corner and nobody will care because he's old.

With what?

His timing has degraded and he lacks the power anyway to stop a full onslaught. Kessler stopped Calzaghe in his tracks several times, but I promise you that he hits much harder than Hopkins.

Hopkins has also always been vulnerable to good jabs and Calzaghe brings that within his workrate.

Last, Calzaghe's absurdly quick feet and in and out movement are already a stylistic issue for Hopkins at any point in his career, much less now.

This is a wipe out in the making.

What he's going to do is jab and swarm, just like Hopkins, Calzaghe is very rough in the clinch and explodes out of the clinch on top of it.

Calzaghe has never been a tactical pot shotter, he always brings the workrate and combination's.

No, he needs to thrash this old man, Hopkins has just enough left to show if he'd be able to beat a prime Calzaghe in his prime, to do that Hopkins would just need to win a few rounds clean.

Calzaghe completely dominating the fight would show that he'd take a prime/prime match up in a closer fight.

 

I also think you underestimate Calzaghe's ability to fight on the inside. He'll also give **** back to Hopkins when he starts using his head and elbows... except a little bit quicker.

 

Hopkins is not a powerful hitter, never has been. Calzaghe is just as good an in fighter, but quicker and the strength may be near the same.

Calzaghe is very strong, never been outmuscled by anybody and he's fought some strong guys. Stronger than former Welter's you know.:yep

 

What he said ^

 

This will be a good fight and a very hard one to predict, I'll go with JC by close UD but who knows.

 

Calzaghe by wide UD. too much volume for Hopkins.