Comments on: I Told You! Calzaghe Simply Too Busy for Hopkins http://www.fightinsight.com/2008/04/22/i-told-you-calzaghe-simply-too-busy-for-hopkins/ Get boxing predictions, bet on boxing, and buy boxing tickets at FightInsight.com. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:11:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Ja Dawson http://www.fightinsight.com/2008/04/22/i-told-you-calzaghe-simply-too-busy-for-hopkins/#comment-1528 Ja Dawson Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:43:48 +0000 http://www.fightinsight.com/2008/04/22/i-told-you-calzaghe-simply-too-busy-for-hopkins/#comment-1528 I agree with everything you say hear Sir Jenks. Glad to have you back commenting at Fight Insight.com. lol I agree with everything you say hear Sir Jenks. Glad to have you back commenting at Fight Insight.com. lol

]]> By: Sir Jenks http://www.fightinsight.com/2008/04/22/i-told-you-calzaghe-simply-too-busy-for-hopkins/#comment-1527 Sir Jenks Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:32:25 +0000 http://www.fightinsight.com/2008/04/22/i-told-you-calzaghe-simply-too-busy-for-hopkins/#comment-1527 A win is a win. Calzaghe didn't look great because Hopkins is impossible to look great against. Hopkins' whole strategy is to take away your strengths and put you off your game plan while just scoring enough points to prevail. When faced with an equally experienced and crafty opponent such as Calzaghe, Hopkins simple wasn't able to put together enough sustained offense and initiative to survive. If you look back at Calzaghe's last 4 fights, two of his wins - Kessler and Lacy, were against young but respected fighters in their primes. I think you have to give the man his props at this point for defeating his main competition. At this point, if he were to take on Jermain Taylor or Kelly Pavlik, there would be no doubt about his greatness. On the other hand, I definitely do not want to see him fight RJJ - that would be another snoozefest. A win is a win. Calzaghe didn’t look great because Hopkins is impossible to look great against. Hopkins’ whole strategy is to take away your strengths and put you off your game plan while just scoring enough points to prevail. When faced with an equally experienced and crafty opponent such as Calzaghe, Hopkins simple wasn’t able to put together enough sustained offense and initiative to survive.

If you look back at Calzaghe’s last 4 fights, two of his wins - Kessler and Lacy, were against young but respected fighters in their primes. I think you have to give the man his props at this point for defeating his main competition. At this point, if he were to take on Jermain Taylor or Kelly Pavlik, there would be no doubt about his greatness. On the other hand, I definitely do not want to see him fight RJJ - that would be another snoozefest.

]]> By: Ja Dawson http://www.fightinsight.com/2008/04/22/i-told-you-calzaghe-simply-too-busy-for-hopkins/#comment-1526 Ja Dawson Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:23:24 +0000 http://www.fightinsight.com/2008/04/22/i-told-you-calzaghe-simply-too-busy-for-hopkins/#comment-1526 Sniferneal, I have always respected your honesty. At least you admit that you don't like Calzaghe. I used to be in that category until he destroyed Jeff Lacy. The guy is the goods and has a decent personality too. Is he my favorite fighter, no, but I have total respect for him as a fighter. I do agree that it wasn't that impressive, but consider the man in the other corner, what did you expect? Sniferneal, I have always respected your honesty. At least you admit that you don’t like Calzaghe. I used to be in that category until he destroyed Jeff Lacy. The guy is the goods and has a decent personality too. Is he my favorite fighter, no, but I have total respect for him as a fighter. I do agree that it wasn’t that impressive, but consider the man in the other corner, what did you expect?

]]> By: Sniferneal http://www.fightinsight.com/2008/04/22/i-told-you-calzaghe-simply-too-busy-for-hopkins/#comment-1524 Sniferneal Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:52:51 +0000 http://www.fightinsight.com/2008/04/22/i-told-you-calzaghe-simply-too-busy-for-hopkins/#comment-1524 I think Joe did outwork Hopkins, but that was not the main reason he won. Lets say that it was Joe's versatility that won him the fight, not an impressive one by the way. I respect Joe now,I do not like him, but nonetheless he is a good fighter worthy of Hall of Fame stature. Another reason that he won was the fact that Hopkins was getting old right before our eyes.....sad to watch.The reason I do not like Joe was the way he won the fight. I wanted him to win convincingly and not on flare,who knows but I doubt Joe would have beaten a younger Hopkins, I guess he waited until the right moment......now he can cash in, while I continue to be a harsh critic against him. I think Joe did outwork Hopkins, but that was not the main reason he won. Lets say that it was Joe’s versatility that won him the fight, not an impressive one by the way. I respect Joe now,I do not like him, but nonetheless he is a good fighter worthy of Hall of Fame stature. Another reason that he won was the fact that Hopkins was getting old right before our eyes…..sad to watch.The reason I do not like Joe was the way he won the fight. I wanted him to win convincingly and not on flare,who knows but I doubt Joe would have beaten a younger Hopkins, I guess he waited until the right moment……now he can cash in, while I continue to be a harsh critic against him.

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