Kelly Pavlik vs Jermain Taylor Kelly Pavlik, after the knockdown, outjabbed Taylor and took full advantage of Taylor backing up in a straight line and holding his left hand low. Taylor is reduced to a puncher's chance in this match, as Pavlik has a better workrate, is more accurate, hits harder and will force his fight on the opponent. Only thing taylor can do is back up and counter -- and hope to get lucky. Pavlik TKO5 Taylor Joe Calzaghe vs Bernard Hopkins It's almost a mismatch -- Bernard, as much as I respect his mental strength, intelligence and craft, has been winning with a diminishing body for some time now. I sincerely believe he feels stronger at LHW, but he's fighting in my opinion the second toughest fighter to beat worldwide at forty-three years old. Calzaghe will start out with bad intentions, but I hope (for his sake) that Hopkins can keep him honest with right hand counters. 117-111 UD Calzaghe. Juan Baby Bull Diaz vs Manny Pac I expect Manny to have less power at Lightweight -- he is, in my opinion, a greater physical specimen and therefore a better prizefighter than Diaz, but there's a limit to how many weightclasses you can hop. His power will be dulled and Diaz fights better on the inside. It'd be a *******, but I see Diaz taking a wide UD. Manny has too much pride to quit. 117-111 UD Diaz. Roy Jones vs Trinidad WHOS SHOT MORE COME ON ANY BETS Tito has no business at 170 after such a long layoff -- the added weight and less than optimum conditioning factored in, I'll be surprised if he can fight for twelve rounds at all. I don't think it'll matter, though. Jones is done, but he still has fast hands and enough power to murder Tito. RJ TKO7. Cotto vs DLH If the fight is made, it'll be at 154. I expect Cotto to grind out a hard-fought decision, with DLH giving it a good effort, much like Cotto did in his bout with Mosley. Cotto UD 115-113
All good predictions man. Cotto beating DLH would be the most akward prediction for me. I am not sure how Cotto would cope with the extra weight. He is a small guy.
He shouldnt have a hard time making 147 he just moved up there, how the hell did he make 140:scaredas:. Also I think that Cotto may get hit a bit too much. For De La Hoya I am just not sold yet that he could take the punch's that Hoya would throw at him. I would not make a prediction on it. Also i dont to see it, Cotto vs Mayweather is the fight that has to happen!
he moved up 4 fights ago, he had to dehydrate himself to make 140, on 147 at the weigh-ins he is usually right on the mark and you could see how drained he looks compared to the fight night where he weighs around 154.
Yeah I can see he looks much better at the weigh in's. He looked nearly dead at the weigh in for Malignaggi.
All great predictions except Cotto would dominate DLH to a much wider decision if not a KO aside from this it's a waste of time for Cotto....I would much rather see Mosley fight DLH again or Judah-DLH or how about Spinks?after all it's his own weight class and how could anyone want to miss a chance at Spinks getting punished??I'd buy it...Cotto should as we all know fight Mayweather...if not a fight with Williams, Cintron, Margarito or even Berto would be much more relevant..So I guess it depends on what you like about boxing really..Would you rather see a champion fight a relevant fighter in the division? or fight an old champ who fights once a year against a handpicked opponent, usually beneath him in weight, but alot of hype and money involved?
y is it every fight i see oscar in his trunks keep getting higher and higher? last time they were about 2 inches below his nipples.
He would wear him down with an accumulation of shots. The body shots and head shots would take their toll as De La Hoya fades down the stretch.