Based on the way Roy Jones looked in his last fight and the way Calzaghe looked against Hopkins, I have to say

Question

that it looks to me like Roy Jones can easily beat Calzaghe maybe even by KO.........................................

I mean if you can't get out of the way of a Hopkins right hand....

How in the h**l are you going to get out of the way of a still lightning fast Roy jones Jr.........................................

Yeah Roy's chin may not be the best, but Calzaghe doesn't have the power to test it.........................................

To be honest Roy Jones is still a much harder puncher than Calzaghe, and Roy is a natural light heavy..................................

And if they fight- I say "if" because I don't think Joe really wants any part of Roy- I think Roy will try to take it out of the hands of the judges by going for the KO!

YOUR THOUGHTS?

Answer 1

For one thing, Jones isn't "lightning fast" anymore. Granted, he still has a cutesy smart mouth and can talk a good fight but I would put my money on "twinkle toes" Calzaghe. Besides, Jones has lost more of his last several fights then he has won. A fight between the two would retire Jones for sure.

Answer 2

Keep in mind all the trouble another lefty gave Roy.  Roy will perform better than Hopkins, but I still have to favor Calz in this one.  Roy isn't a young man anymore.

Answer 3

Joe Calzaghe is a natural Light heavy/cruiserweight so that weight isn't a problem for Joe and I think that the only reason Joe performed bad in that last fight was because Hopkins was holding and very defensive in the fight, if Hopkins would've come out attacking instead of countering Joe would've done better.

I think that Joe has a good chin he got up from Hopkins right hand so he has been tested. Joe said he wants to fight Roy and after Hopkins he has only 2 opponents he wants and that's Pavlik and Roy.

I think that Joe would be favorite for this fight based on the fact that Roy has lost a handful of fights and the number 1 lightheavy right now is Joe. I will say that I think it will be a better fight than Hopkins gave and I like Roy better than Hopkins because Roy has more repect and Hopkins is full of himself although he's not as good as Roy.

Roy Jones V Joe Calzaghe is going to be awesome.

Answer 4

Of course Roy looked good in his last fight considering his opponent. Trinidad's previous fight was against Winky Wright. Winky embarrassed him, winning every round on the score cards. Felix didn't fight for almost 3 years after this, not even a tune up fight and he fought in a weight class he has no business being in. So yea Roy looked like a superstar.

Hopkins on the other hand just had wins against Tarver and Winky yet he could't beat Calzaghe.

Calzaghe will beat Jones. Most likely by KO.

Answer 5

Calzaghe won't take a fight with Jones Jr.,  he's not brave enough.  He lost anyways because hopkins dropped him.

Answer 6

I don't know if I can agree with your assesment, with all due respect.   I think the rise and drop in weight did a lot of damage to Roy.  He should have saved his trip to "BIG BOY LAND" for the end of his career.  I realize John "The Sandmummy" Ruiz (moves like a mummy, lulls you to sleep) was the perfect Big man to make Roy look good.  

Still it was a mistake for Roy to move back down because he put on then took off  ALL MUSCLE.  You can't do that because when you put on 20lbs of MUSCLE it becomes YOUR NEW BODY.   It's not like when Michael Spinks rose to 200 to fight Larry Holmes.   1. Spinks had the frame to carry the added weight.  2. He put on a percentage of fat along with the muscle.  

Roy has not been the same since.  Age is obviously a factor but people who condition themselves the way Roy does don't often decline so quickly.  

Joe Calzaghe is not a very hard puncher.  However,  dare I say,  like Ali,  he is extremely hard to beat because he's just SO BUSY.  He throws SO MANY punches that his opponent doesn't have the time to set up a counter attack.  

He didn't look so great against Hopkins but he did do enough to win, IMO.  NO ONE looks good in a Hopkins fight.  He could make a bride look bad on her wedding day just by showing up.  

Roy, at his best, was clearly faster.  Joe has the stamina to throw a lot of punches.  Believe it or not that eliminates many different styles.   He can still be beaten but it will take someone who can change a fight with ONE punch.  I don't see that in the light heavyweight division.  Michael Spinks might have had a shot.  If Bernard could catch Joe early in the fight Spinks could too.  However, UNLESS he does, he, too would lose on points.  

In today's boxing Joe Calzaghe can out point anyone who can't KO him with one punch.  This includes Roy Jones.  Roy isn't as busy as he used to be.  He has lost a step and has to actually take his time to punch.  Joe won't allow him the time.  IF Roy had the power to turn it into a dog-fight that would be his best chance.  

Roy just doesn't have that power anymore.  The guy who broke Virgil Hill in half and sent Montell Griffith into another dimension is gone.  He looked great against Trinidad but, given Tito's style and age/rust factor  it was easy for Jones.  He would win regardless but this fight doesn't say much for Roy's chances of beating Calzaghe.

Joe can't seriously hurt Roy but he will be just a bit too busy and win a close one on points.

Answer 7

Well, HBO already has a date for the fight- November 15, so I think that the fight will happen.  They have both called each other out, so they just need to work out the details.  As far as how I think the match will go: just like I said with Bernard Hopkins- if this was a prime Roy, there would be no doubt that Jones would take Calzaghe to school, but at this stage of Roy's career, I would have to favor Calzaghe by unanimous decision.  I agree that Calzaghe was not impressive in his victory against Hopkins, and Jones did look good against Felix Trinidad.  BUT, you have to remember that Jones fought an inactive, overweight Trinidad in a fight that did not really prove all that much.  It took Jones 4 rounds until he actually started to fight against Tito- thats Jones' problem nowadays: he is not nearly as active in his fights anymore due to his age as well as him being gun shy (afraid of being knocked out again), and a volume puncher like Calzaghe would take advantage of that.  I think that the end result would be similar to the Hopkins fight- Calzaghe would win a decision that only proves that if he fought those guys in their primes (Jones and Hopkins), they would have beaten him easily.

Answer 8

Roy Jones Jr. is damaged goods, he never fully recovered from the Tarver losses or the beat down at the hands of Glen Johnson.  Warren and Calzaghe timed this one even better for Joe than the Hopkins fight, and Joe should win easily.  

I am a huge Roy Jones Jr. fan, but Calzaghe will be fighting the name, not the fighter we remember if the Calzaghe/Jones Jr. fight goes down.  Roy has even less left in the tank than Hopkins did, and this one will end badly for Jones.

Still, I would like to see Roy win another title, if it happens I will be at ringside for this one, it might be Roy's last big fight, honor demands I be there.   Roy was truly gifted, a once in a lifetime talent graced with hand and foot speed like nothing we have seen, before or since.  I have a great deal of respect for Roy, and when he beat James Toney, Roy truly was the best fighter I have ever seen, and believe me I have seen quite a few.  But that was 20 years ago, today is a different era, and that Roy Jones is a memory.

Today, Calzaghe wins a safe fight against another name opponent, and it hurts to label Roy Jones Jr. an opponent almost as much as it does to think of Holyfield still fighting heavyweights half his age.  Hey, boxing is a tough sport, and maybe Roy can cheat Father Time, but I don't see it.

Calzaghe by unanimous decision.

Answer 9

Now, if you base would won win, between the two, on how they looked in their respective last fight, then yes, I would say Jones would probably win on points.

Unfortunately, in Jones' case, despite the good look he was in the ring against a natural welterweight who had came off a two and a half year layoff. I would be willing to bet that if that was Calzaghe that Jones had fought on that night, things would have been a little rougher.

Now, if they fought each other this year, I definitely see some key factors that would help in Jones' favor. Jones is a harder puncher than Hopkins, which would make you wonder how well Calzaghe can stand up to his punches. Jones definitely has the quickness edge, though it may not be like it once was. Something I can see in Calzaghe's favor is the high volume of punches that he's willing to throw. The high punching volume could possibly keep Jones from getting settled in retaliating, especially with Jones only throwing one or two shots nowdays. I think Jones would need to stick his chin out there, take some risks, and go for a knockout to earn a victory over Calzaghe. If Jones doesn't do that, I could see Jones wasting lots of precious time waiting and making Calzaghe look good in being the aggressor, which would cost him a decision win.