Gabby15 Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Thoughts on this? Big sporting weekend with this fight, UFC 83 & us against the scummers. Can Calzaghe extend his unbeaten run? Should he fight a bigger name/better fighter than Hopkins at 43? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa_shere Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 i got it down as Calzaghe KO, never really saw enough of Hopkins to judge, but i seen alot of joe and believe he will continue his run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrissmith921 Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Calzaghe by points - he'll hit Hopkins many times, just not enough to knock him out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted April 15, 2008 Moderator Share Posted April 15, 2008 Calzaghe by points - he'll hit Hopkins many times, just not enough to knock him out. Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomzep Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 calzaghe by ponts dont know much about boxing but over the last couple of months my mates have got me to watch the bigger fights and this seems to be quite a close fight so im goin points! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunther Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Anyone know what time it starts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted April 15, 2008 Moderator Share Posted April 15, 2008 Joe's gonna drop him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Calzaghe on points. Hopkins has never been knocked out, i dont think he is about to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witton_Lane Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Hopkins has never been knocked out and was only ever down when fighting at altitude. Even Jones Jr couldn't put him down so I doubt Calzaghe will - Calzaghes power isn't great at 168 and I doubt it'll get better at 175. I voted for Hopkins on points but that's mainly due to me wanting him to win rather than thinking he will. If I were going to place a bet on this fight it'd be on it going the distance though, can't see there being a stoppage unless age has finally caught up with old man Hopkins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Joe on points. What channel and what time is this on btw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabby15 Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 ^ Setanta 1, build up starts at 10:30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Joe on points in a close fight. I think Joe's aggressiveness will win it for him. Hopkins will try to fight on the back foot and counter punch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witton_Lane Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Actually Hopkins may well fight off the back foot in this fight....but I'd expect him to take the lead more often than not and I suspect this will negate a lot of the excitement, Hopkins doesn't do excitement, he does winning. He'll land a lot of lead right hands straight down the pipe because Calzaghe is vulnerable to that punch, and he'll clinch a lot and use forearms, elbows and even his head to rough Calzaghe up. Calzaghe may well get cut in this one. I'm not saying Hopkins will win, but I do think he'll take away Calzaghes workrate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Joe on points. Also for those wondering what time it will start, build up starts at 10.30pm but I doubt very much we'll see them in the ring before 4.00am. I'm going to stay up to watch it as it should be a decent fight. Not sure if it'll then be worth going to bed though as I have to start out for the match at 10.30am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 I think they might be out earlier. Vegas is 8 hours behind us. 4am Here is 8pm there, and 11pm in New York. I think they might go for an earlier start given that its not a pay per view fight in the States (has it even sold out over there?), that Hopkins is an East Coast boy, which puts interest up in the part of the States that is on New York time and also that there is clearly a lot of interest in Europe. BBC radio start coverage at 3am. Possibly a 7:00-7:30 (pacific) and 10:00-10:30 (eastern) kick off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Calzaghe by points - he'll hit Hopkins many times, just not enough to knock him out. Agreed. concur too. he'll dance around, hit him quite a bit, but "the executioner" is one tough nut, and will not go down. Hopkins won't land much on Joe, IMO. Large points win, for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 ^ Setanta 1, build up starts at 10:30. so, the fight'll probably start at about 3am then? :winkold: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 so, the fight'll probably start at about 3am then? Yep. It will be starting at primetime in the US so probably scheduled to start around nine-ten US time so around 3 over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted April 18, 2008 VT Supporter Share Posted April 18, 2008 Went with Calzaghe on points. should be an interesting fight, Calzaghe's got the speed on Hopkins I'd reckon but I don't think he's got enough in him to put him down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salsa Party Animal Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 I believe Joe will be too tough for Bernard Hopkins. With extra weight he can have more power. Will this be shown on BBC 1 following Saturday. As I don't have Setanta Sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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