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For many years I’ve seen tremendous things that have occurred in boxing. Mike Tyson becoming the youngest heavyweight champion of the world, George Foreman becoming the oldest, Evander getting part of his ear bitten off, etc., etc., but nothing quite like what I’m experiencing at this present day. As a writer, I address my thoughts, feelings and opinions concerning the sport, but as a fan, I wonder what’s Joe Calzaghe thinking?
I have just a few things on my mind that makes me wonder about the WBO champion. What were you thinking by fighting Evans Ashira, a 5ft7in middleweight? He was much smaller than you and really had no remote chance of beating you? What kind of tune-up fight was that? If you’re prone to injury then why take a chance on injuring yourself before the biggest and most meaningful fight of your career? You would’ve had lots of hours of training and could have put in many rounds of sparring for the Lacy unification bout, and would have been well prepared.
If Jeff Lacy is so predictable and beatable and you even went on to state that you can knock him clean out, with all that confidence and assurance, why haven’t this fight taken place as of yet? He was willing to bring the fight to you on your terms? Why are you know bad mouthing Ricky Hatton saying his win over Kostya Tszyu was at the tail end of Tszyu career? What’s the problem? Is everything all right? Writing as a fan, I just wonder about some things that’s all.
You have a willing and able champion in Jeff Lacy. He cleared all obstacles, dispensing of his mandatory in Robin Reid and still no fight. You said it yourself, Lacy is perfect for your style, so what’s the hold up, oh that’s right, your broken hand, that might I add, you predict would happen in that fight against Ashira. Wow, a world champion with the abilities to predict the future, astonishing. Bottom line Joe, you need this fight just as much as Jeff. Please give your fans what they deserve, a meaningful fight of championship caliber against a truly competitive champion. Redeem yourself from all the negativity. If you lose at least you can go out of the fight game with dignity and say your first loss came against a World Champion!
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