Predictions on the BIG 4 Brits upcoming contests

[WelshDevil]

Roy Jones is so shot its a joke and even a Calzaghe with badly damaded, brittle hands will force a stoppage. Jones doesn't have the legs to get out of the way and Calzaghe has superb handspeed and timing.
Even though Joe is faded himself - this is a mismatch and a nice fat retirement cheque for Joe.

Haye will KO Barrett as soon as he catches him flush. Haye is faster and bigger and Barrett while still a decent heavy, has often relied on his sound boxing and decentish movement to keep him away from trouble. He won't be able to escape from the lightning quick Haye.

Hatton should beat Malignaggi in an uneventful affair. Malignaggi will move and hold - Hatton will stalk and hit in the holds. I think Rickys forward motion will wear down Malignaggi to a fair if unspectacular points win.

Froch will win by Ko from around round 7 to 9. Pascal has skills and will be competitive early but his whiskers look shaky and I expect that 0 to go by KO.

[Asterix]

Roy Jones is so shot its a joke and even a Calzaghe with badly damaded, brittle hands will force a stoppage. Jones doesn't have the legs to get out of the way and Calzaghe has superb handspeed and timing.
Even though Joe is faded himself - this is a mismatch and a nice fat retirement cheque for Joe.

Haye will KO Barrett as soon as he catches him flush. Haye is faster and bigger and Barrett while still a decent heavy, has often relied on his sound boxing and decentish movement to keep him away from trouble. He won't be able to escape from the lightning quick Haye.

Hatton should beat Malignaggi in an uneventful affair. Malignaggi will move and hold - Hatton will stalk and hit in the holds. I think Rickys forward motion will wear down Malignaggi to a fair if unspectacular points win.

Froch will win by Ko from around round 7 to 9. Pascal has skills and will be competitive early but his whiskers look shaky and I expect that 0 to go by KO.

That would be a dream come true for me.

[Gazmac81]

calzaghe - ud
Haye - ko 2nd round
Hatton - 10th round stoppage
Pasqual - UD (never saw him fight so just a guess going by his write ups )

[Grilling Machine]

I go along with the general feeling.

Calzaghe by a healthy UD.
Haye by KO in round two.
Hatton by SD in a scrappy fight.
Froch by KO in the middle rounds.

Jones will quickly lose interest if he can't land at will. Haye's initial apprehension should give him the impetus to throw big shots from the first bell. Hatton, because Malignaggi doesn't have the power to discourage his mauling. Pascal's pretty good when allowed to fight at a relaxed pace; Froch won't let that happen.

[observer1]

JC - ud
Haye - tko
Hatton - ud
Froch - Tko

[Asterix]

Haye - "Me, Calzaghe, Froch, Hatton - Our time!"

[Chambers2]

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[WildWaylon]

JC Beats Jones in close decision.

• Barret beats Haye KO 8

• Hatton beats Malignaggi in a poor performance thay could have gone either way.

• Foch loses by KO 9 in a very close fight.(Hope I am wrong)

[chesh]

Calzaghe - TKO 9
Haye - TKO 5
Hatton - UD
Froch - KO 10

[chesh]

Hi Waylon, our posts were sent at almost the same time. Unusually, we've disagreed on two of the predictions. We shall see!

[Twinkle Toes]

Calzaghe - Jones : I expect a Calzaghe win on points, I don't think Jones is going to outwork Joe, and Jones hasn't stopped anyone for over 6 years, so I see this fight going two ways, either a bore fest similar to Hopkins/Calzaghe that gives the haters even more ammunition to waffle with. Or a total slug fest, with Calzaghe reigning supreme. It depends what Jones wants to do.

Haye - Barrett : Going for Haye in this one, he has had the time to be prepared at the weight, and Monte is no more than fringe world class. Haye should win this with ease if he has true aspirations of winning the world title.

Hatton - Malignaggi : Hatton is slipping, but this match has been carefully selected, and I expect him to come through in what will be a good fight.

Froch - Pascal : I know little of Pascal, so can't comment on this one really. I hope Froch wins. It will be good for boxing in the UK. However we all know Froch can be made to look a bit silly, and if a limited Magee can trouble Froch, I tend to worry for Froch when it is a true slickster in front of him.

[Go Faster Stripes]

Calzaghe UD
Haye KO7
Hatton TKO 11
Froch KO8

this might be the heart ruling the head mind.

[WildWaylon]

Hi Waylon, our posts were sent at almost the same time. Unusually, we've disagreed on two of the predictions. We shall see!

Absolutely, it isnt easy picking the winners but I just cant see all the Brits clearing the board, but nice if they did. Barret is a tough nut who wont go away, and I see Haye running out of steam throwing big bombs and getting nailed. I think Haye sees him as just a rung on the ladder on the way to Klitscho, but I may be wrong. I hope he takes Barret more seriously than that. I also think Haye still puts in too much too early in a fight. Froch is a bit slow and lazy in some fights and the low arm stuff will be his downfall at World level. Pascal is pretty decent and fast, and I think has a chance late on. Most seem to think Froch will win, and I hope they are right, but I just smell an upset here. Froch just hasnt had the fights that really test him. He has got used to stopping opponents, and if you are good you can, but that is much harder once you take on the top of your division. As you say we shall see.

[adamheight]

Calzaghe decisions Jones
Barrett stops Haye
Hatton decisions Paulie
Froch stops Pascal

this

[Hagler2002]

Calazghe KO Win
Haye KO Win
Hatton Pts Win
Pascal Pts Win

[Spud]

RJJ - UD or possible stoppage

Haye - TKO 4

Malanaggi - late stoppage

Froch - TKO 4

[Carbo]

RJJ - UD or possible stoppage

Haye - TKO 4

Malanaggi - late stoppage

Froch - TKO 4

I love you Spud.

Calzaghe KO9
Haye KO4
Malanaggi SD
Froch KO10

[Spud]

RJJ - UD or possible stoppage

Haye - TKO 4

Malanaggi - late stoppage

Froch - TKO 4

I love you Spud.

Calzaghe KO9
Haye KO4
Malanaggi SD
Froch KO10

Ohh well as normal people should go the opposite way to what I think!!!

Got to say though - I am having a nice little bundle on Malanaggi to beat Hatton - As a brit I want Hatton to win - but I just wonder if Cotto did not take too much out of Malanaggi and Malanaggi's last fight was just a blip - I think he has the necessary hand speed and footwork to out punch and out think Hatton - said it for some time it is my opinion Hatton struggles against Slick boxers - lets hope I am wrong again!!!

[Eraserhead]

The thing is, for someone that's supposedly very slick, Malignaggi gets hit an awful lot. Pernell Whitaker he ain't.

[Chambers2]

Named (i.e. picked a JC pts win)
Chambers
Mensa07
Scotty
StuJones
DoctorBoxing
Kojebee
David Payne
MBP
Asterix
Wax On
Dr_Devious
DG
Dioufy
Coco
Gobbles
Mark Thompson
GazMac
Grilling Machine
Observer
WildWaylon
Twinkle Toes
Go Faster Stripes
AdamHeight

Shamed (i.e. predicted a RJJ victory)
Lenny
Emerson Poncey Name Ghent
LeForge
EddieShredder
Spud

[Mensa07]

this'll be a good thread. see how many are still in the Named column after Saturday...

[Spud]

Named (i.e. picked a JC pts win)
Chambers
Mensa07
Scotty
StuJones
DoctorBoxing
Kojebee
David Payne
MBP
Asterix
Wax On
Dr_Devious
DG
Dioufy
Coco
Gobbles
Mark Thompson
GazMac
Grilling Machine
Observer
WildWaylon
Twinkle Toes
Go Faster Stripes
AdamHeight

Shamed (i.e. predicted a RJJ victory)
Lenny
Emerson Poncey Name Ghent
LeForge
EddieShredder
Spud

Hey Chambers keep this thread going mate - see how many I get wrong!!!

[Chambers2]

Named (i.e. picked a JC pts win)
Chambers
Mensa07
Scotty
StuJones
DoctorBoxing
Kojebee
David Payne
MBP
Asterix
Wax On
Dr_Devious
DG
Dioufy
Coco
Gobbles
Mark Thompson
GazMac
Grilling Machine
Observer
WildWaylon
Twinkle Toes
Go Faster Stripes
AdamHeight

Shamed (i.e. predicted a RJJ victory)
Lenny
Emerson Poncey Name Ghent
LeForge
EddieShredder
Spud

Super-Named (i.e.predicted a Haye KO5)
Dr Devious
Gobbles
Chesh

Named (i.e.predicted Haye by KO)
Chambers2
Lenny
Emerson
Scotty
StuJones
DoctorBoxing
LeForge
MBP
Asterix
WaxOn
EddieShredder
DG
Dioufy
Mark Thompson (although he predicted a KO in rounds 5-6)
FrankWarrenFan
WelshDevil
GazMac
Grilling Machine
Observer
Go Faster Stripes
Hagler
Spud
Carbo
sg1985

Shamed (i.e. predicted a Barrett win)
Mensa
Coco
PunchyJoe
Tony3
WildWaylon
AdamHeight

[scotty]

I'm feeling less confident about my next prediction of a Hatton UD loss as time goes on. I think it was probably the fight which people are most divided on when making their predictions.

[mark thompson]

Calzaghe UD 117 110

Hatton KO round 10

Haye KO round 5-6

Froch SD 115 113

Think im about crack on so far ? we'll the nearest anyway