I'm a Calzaghe fan but.....

Keeping Joe at the end of your jab is much easier said than done. It will be a good fight but Jones is better off letting Joe come in closer for the counter IMO.

 

I think RJJ will KO Calzaghe

 

jones takes too many breaks nowadays.

too much covering up.

calzaghe will outscore him with those flurries.

 

I can't see this happening. Jones' last KO was against a seriously overmatched Clinton Woods almost six years ago. Combine that with the fact that Calzaghe has a hell of a chin (he popped right back up from that straight right Hopkins landed on him), and the fact that Calzaghe has only been knocked down 3 times in his career (twice coming back to win by KO), Jones' chances for a knockout are fairly slim. I predict a UD for Calzaghe, 8 rounds to 4, based on the fact that Jones is a much more offensive fighter than Hopkins, which suits Calzaghe to the ground.

 

RJJ still has the power and the skills and he may have held back in other fights because he wanted to get the rounds in.

 

JC does have a decent chin but an accumulation of power shots that RJJ throws could result in a TKO.

 

Jones by KO

 

Calzaghe comfortable UD. Im a calzaghe fan, but ducking a fight with pavlik for a match against a badly faded jones is testing my loyalty. Hope loew keeps up the good work, every boxing fan wants the calzaghe pavlik war!!

 

I got RJ bo KO round 9 or something. Like the thread starter stated, people are totally overlooking RJ here. RJ has the speed advantage IMO, he also has the power advantage. He is a very accurate puncher, and great body puncher, and effective counter puncher.

I think RJ will focus on calzaghes body and try 2 sap some of his energy hence takin away some of his workrate and aggresiveness. RJ is a smart fighter, he will find a way 2 win im sure

 

Kessler is calling out Kelly from what i hear so lets see how he does with Kessler which i think would be just as intriguing as Calzaghe.

 

Jones backs onto the ropes and will suffer under Calzaghe's barrages. This RJJ honestly has only a slim chance. He's too easy to hit these days and covers up, petrified that he'll be KO'd again. His legs have slowed up too and Joe doesn't get hit by jabs.

 

If Kelly can't fight for Joe's belts he will stay at 160 for a while and use his title. Kessler can call him out, but so can I. I stand as good a chance as figting Kelly as Kessler this year. Kessler knows that so his call is all show to try and make people forget about what happend with Miranda. Try to save some face for Palle.

 

People are saying the same things about the Jones fight as they were about pre Hopkins fight (souldnt be happening, Hopkins too old etc etc).

Due to the result they now say Calzaghe beats a prime Hopkins easily, god help us with what they will be saying when he beats a totally shot jones. :?