Joe Calzaghe Vs Roy Jones Jr

HauntingTheHoly · Oct 30, 2008

I got questions for you experts out there, if you don't mind.

Joe's HURT HAND is a serious question, since it was described as being "swollen, black and blue" before this fight had to be pushed back two months because of it. How has this affected Joe's training for the fight? What has Joe's camps said about it in recent interviews?

And if anyone has links to these interviews or training vids of Joe, I'd love to see/read them.

tays001 · Nov 1, 2008

randomer123 said:

i suggest people who think joe wins solely on ineffective work rate need to watch more of his fights - he's a great master of timing, great speed, decent power, amazing, ridiculous stamina and endurance, and an ability to fight and adapt to any style necessary. this is why he'll now go unbeaten - no one has the diversity to be able to make joe uncomfortable, then when joe adapts to negate all of his opponents best strengths, they'll need to adapt again on the fly, and still keep winning against joe.

the new era is no where near as good as previous generations - even the last one, and that is why so many of the old last generation fighters are still going - at the top level.

joe has two choices - take jones out fast and make it look easy. or make it a fight for 6-7 rounds, then finish him. jones is shot, and joe who i consider the best p4p fighter in the world (irrespective of whether or not you agree), will be able to control this fight effortlessly.

however, should jones pull off what i would consider to be the biggest upset in boxing (jones is shot, joe, while past prime - is several levels higher right now), i'll give him every props in the world, and will not make ANY excuses for joe.
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dam good post

CarlesX7 · Nov 1, 2008

randomer123 said:

i suggest people who think joe wins solely on ineffective work rate need to watch more of his fights - he's a great master of timing, great speed, decent power, amazing, ridiculous stamina and endurance, and an ability to fight and adapt to any style necessary. this is why he'll now go unbeaten - no one has the diversity to be able to make joe uncomfortable, then when joe adapts to negate all of his opponents best strengths, they'll need to adapt again on the fly, and still keep winning against joe.

the new era is no where near as good as previous generations - even the last one, and that is why so many of the old last generation fighters are still going - at the top level.

joe has two choices - take jones out fast and make it look easy. or make it a fight for 6-7 rounds, then finish him. jones is shot, and joe who i consider the best p4p fighter in the world (irrespective of whether or not you agree), will be able to control this fight effortlessly.

however, should jones pull off what i would consider to be the biggest upset in boxing (jones is shot, joe, while past prime - is several levels higher right now), i'll give him every props in the world, and will not make ANY excuses for joe.
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Sadly (for me and other Jones fans), you speak the truth.

Bo Bo Olson · Nov 1, 2008

Cal,wins by decison.10-11 ko possible.
Old slower Jones has no basic boxing defense ingrained, and Cal will not let him take his air pauses. Which is why Johnson won. Roy had to fight 3 full minutes of every round and was not up to it. He won't be up to it this time either and I don't think Joe will bomb away, just one or two to get Jones respect.
Joe don't want to hurt his hand in round three...
How many batters play baseball well at 36...how many play well at 40?

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