By John Hively - Joe Calzaghe decisively defeated Mikkel Kessler on November 3 in Cardiff, and established himself as one of the greatest fighters of our generation. Now is the time to enhance his legacy by moving up in weight and fighting Bernard Hopkins for the world light heavyweight title. That’s the fight we should all want to see.
Such a match would pit a crafty counter puncher against an aggressive, swarming, high-octane, speed demon with lots of ring savvy. Both have good punching power. They’d likely meet at ring center and throw leather all twelve rounds. Neither would fight off the ropes or clinch a whole lot.
It’s true these fighters have little to prove at this stage of their careers; except, well, maybe just a teeny little bit more.
Hopkins had physical advantages over the best opponents he defeated. He waited for Felix Trinidad, Oscar De La Hoya and Winky Wright to come up in weight to fight him, while Antonio Tarver had to shed forty pounds to defend his light heavyweight title against Bernard. [details]
Such a match would pit a crafty counter puncher against an aggressive, swarming, high-octane, speed demon with lots of ring savvy. Both have good punching power. They’d likely meet at ring center and throw leather all twelve rounds. Neither would fight off the ropes or clinch a whole lot.
It’s true these fighters have little to prove at this stage of their careers; except, well, maybe just a teeny little bit more.
Hopkins had physical advantages over the best opponents he defeated. He waited for Felix Trinidad, Oscar De La Hoya and Winky Wright to come up in weight to fight him, while Antonio Tarver had to shed forty pounds to defend his light heavyweight title against Bernard. [details]
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