Thread: Joe Calzaghe???????

45-0 And what come on fill me in tell me what i'm missing after years of watching i still think he is CRAP!!

Originally Posted by tysonbruno

45-0 And what come on fill me in tell me what i'm missing after years of watching i still think he is CRAP!!

me too.

Forget 21 or 22 defences against mainly has beens and bums and i said mainly take away Kessler how the hell has he become ring magazines P4P number 2 or 3?

Most fighters resumes have has beens and bums on them and yet they still manage to loose. Also I have no idea how you can criticize calzaghes comp over the past 2 years or so with the exception of manfredo in there. He became p4p #2 by beating everyone put in front of him simple as. You can hate all you want on the man, and there is always going to be people hating on cal, he's just as good as his 45-0 would indicate, which is dam near superb. Who else could he have really fought other than roy, neither of which was willing to travel, b hop never came to terms back then, and don't even mention ottke. Its always the same story and if he goes on and beats roy, which won't mean much but if he then goes on to beat pavlik as well, as I think there is a decent chance he will, people will still be talking shit.

Ok what if joe calzaghe gets beat by a Roy jones who is well past his best?

Just isn't going to happen. If it did still wouldn't mean jack shit to me , in my eyes I'd view it as an off night for cal or maybe it be time for him to hang em up.

Originally Posted by tysonbruno

Ok what if joe calzaghe gets beat by a Roy jones who is well past his best?

I'm sure they'll think of something...LoL!

Lol!

How can you say "I think he is crap" with no subjective argument at all and end up being repped for a crappy little thread and comment.

Stupid.

Pointless thread.

Stick to youtube.

That's where the non-subjective arguments belong.

Yeah, I'm not a Calzaghe fan myself but this is a bit ridiculous. I do think that before these last few years he did very very little as a champion and think his skills are overrated but he's not crap.

Bait thread!

Yes Calzaghe fought some cans (shell i list Roy Jones resume?) but he fought some ultra solid guys before Lacy.

See i wanted you guys to tell me why he is so good yet you just slate me rather than slating me fill me in.

Can't you just watch the fights? Or better yet state exactly why you think he's shit.

To be honest, Joes style of fighting isnt too pleasing on the eye, he does throw alot of arm punches, he doesnt put his back in to them.

Personally I dont particularly find his fights exciting.

What I do like about him is how he can piiss all over very good fighters with that style, his workrate and desire at his age is amazing, he takes a good shot and roars back.

What would be interesting is if they were the same size, Calzaghe v Mayweather, Floyd is hard to catch but lays on the ropes alot, especially against aggressive fighters, Joe would keep throwing those combinations and Floyd wouldnt keep out the way, hed make Floyd work like none has and catch him like no one has.

Joe has a style that could potentially beat anyone in history, no one has come close yet even fighting good fighters in his late 30's hes dominating like he was 10 years younger.

He demands respect and what piisses me off is all the gay boys that went on about how big and ripped Lacy and Kessler were and they were sure to win because of it, its not a body building contest its fighting and no one can match Joe in a scrap.

Jones is just a name to add to his resume, if he fights Pavlik id be concerned for him, especially if it were at super middle because his last Two fights would have been against old has beens who cant fight hard any more and both would have been at light heavy, I think hed struggle to make the weight and may struggle finally at his age with the pace. On the other hand it may have allowed him to stay that bit fresher, not struggliong with the weight and fighting young contenders.

Calzaghe on his day outworks and stops Pavlik late after being hurt a couple of times Pavlik is good no doubt but Joe is proven quality