| Bernard Hopkins vs Joe Calzaghe Fight Preview |
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| Written by Brad Marchetti | |||||||
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Saturday, 19 April 2008
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 Bernard Hopkins will defend his Light-Heavyweight title against undefeated UK fighter Joe Calzaghe in Las Vegas tonight on HBO. The 12-round main event is special because both Hopkins and Calzaghe are top-10 pound-4-pound fighters in the sport of boxing. Sportsbook.com has Joe Calzaghe listed as the -240 odds favorite against +180 odds underdog Bernard Hopkins.There was plenty of trash talking leading up to this bout with Hopkins infamously saying “I will never lose to a white boy.” At yesterday’s weigh-in both fighters were in each others face exchanging words. Calzaghe is the younger man by eight years and has made 21 defenses of his 168 Lb. title but this will be his first fight at 175 Lbs. Hopkins has fought and mostly defeated a who’s who of big name fighters such as Oscar De La Hoya, Winky Wright, Felix Trinidad, Jermain Taylor and Antonio Tarver. Hopkins can adapt to any style and even though his speed has diminished he knows how to find a way to win. Calzaghe, 44-0, 32 KO’s, is a speed oriented boxer\puncher that boxes out of a slick southpaw stance that makes him very elusive. Calzaghe has never faced a fighter the caliber of Hopkins, 48-4, 32 KO’s, but Joe is eager to prove to an American audience why he has never been beaten in a ring in his entire life. Sportsbook.com has posted boxing betting odds on the Bernard Hopkins vs Joe Calzaghe Fight: Bernard Hopkins: +180 Joe Calzaghe: -240 Expert Boxing Handicapper Brad Marchetti has a solid move available on the Bernard Hopkins vs Joe Calzaghe Fight that you do not want to miss!                        |
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