Joe Calzaghe has been longing for a fight with Light-Heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins and on Saturday night he will get the opportunity to take the belt on HBO. Calzaghe is a fighter that has never learned how to lose not only his perfect pro career but also an extended amateur career. Joe has the natural ability to evade punches while mixing in offensive combinations to box opponents socks off. Joe Calzaghe is a -230 boxing betting favorite at sportsbook.com.

Calzaghe has some of the best legs in boxing with fast feet and great endurance. The 6” Joe is only anJoe Calzaghe vs Bernard Hopkins OVER\UNDER is 11.5 rounds with the OVER at -300. above-average puncher but he is a physically strong, durable fighter that is tough to rock. Trained by his dad Enzo Calzaghe, Joe is a confident man with a complete trust in his corner. Joe’s best weapons are his right hook to both the head or body and his ability to flurry without letting his opponent get their punches off.

Joe Calzaghe has had chronic hand problems that have plagued him for years and could be a factor in the Hopkins fight. Calzaghe has also fought  his entire career at 168 Lbs. but he will be fighting Hopkins at a career high 175. Joe Calzaghe is regarded as on of the top-pound-4-pound fighters in the world but it can be argued that he has never beaten even a top-10 pound-4-pound fighter in his career.

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