Re: Calzaghe the King of BS Stoppages?
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Originally Posted by
mightyfighter
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Originally Posted by
bzkfn
Every stoppage was legit. Just because a guy throws back and takes most of the punches on his gloves, as well as moves his head and looks coherent doesn't mean he isn't badly, badly hurt.
Come on, no one can justify the Manfredo stoppage. That was a pathetic stoppage. I remember watching it live and couldn't believe it.
I guess you missed the sarcasm in my post.
Alot of fights in the UK are like this. It's down to horrific refereeing more than anything. Frankie Gavin is a decent boxer, but he can't crack an egg. I haven't seen him legit stop someone yet and he has 10KO's of 14. Calzaghe is an all time great, and there was nothing in any of those fights to suggest the outcome was going to be any different. The Manfredo fight was a joke fight, and Calzaghe said in the aftermath interview that he didn't think it should have been stopped. Lets not pretend Manfredo was going to win though.
Re: Calzaghe the King of BS Stoppages?
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Originally Posted by
mightyfighter
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Originally Posted by
bzkfn
Every stoppage was legit. Just because a guy throws back and takes most of the punches on his gloves, as well as moves his head and looks coherent doesn't mean he isn't badly, badly hurt.
Come on, no one can justify the Manfredo stoppage. That was a pathetic stoppage. I remember watching it live and couldn't believe it.
Calzaghe would have caused serious injury to Manfredo if the fight continued,Manfredo was not throwing anything back at Joe.Calzaghe was only in 2nd gear that night.
Re: Calzaghe the King of BS Stoppages?
No one's hating on Calzaghe, I think he's a terrific fighter and would have whipped all of these clowns even without the premature stoppages.
I don't think you should stop a fight when a guy is blocking punches and has his wits about him.
If this is how a lot of you guys feel, then I guess they should have stopped Foreman/Ali when Foreman was swinging his sledgehammer fists into Ali's arms and body with no real retaliation.
Re: Calzaghe the King of BS Stoppages?
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Originally Posted by
Beanflicker
No one's hating on Calzaghe, I think he's a terrific fighter and would have whipped all of these clowns even without the premature stoppages.
I don't think you should stop a fight when a guy is blocking punches and has his wits about him.
If this is how a lot of you guys feel, then I guess they should have stopped Foreman/Ali when Foreman was swinging his sledgehammer fists into Ali's arms and body with no real retaliation.
Really pal, watch the fight again ,Ali was landing more than foreman.As for Manfredo he was doing absolutely nothing.
Re: Calzaghe the King of BS Stoppages?
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Originally Posted by
roberto duran legend
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Originally Posted by
Beanflicker
No one's hating on Calzaghe, I think he's a terrific fighter and would have whipped all of these clowns even without the premature stoppages.
I don't think you should stop a fight when a guy is blocking punches and has his wits about him.
If this is how a lot of you guys feel, then I guess they should have stopped Foreman/Ali when Foreman was swinging his sledgehammer fists into Ali's arms and body with no real retaliation.
Really pal, watch the fight again ,Ali was landing more than foreman.As for Manfredo he was doing absolutely nothing.
Yep, at least Ali was looking at Foreman while his guard was up, unlike Manfredo who almost went in to featal position and looked at the floor and gave no indication of actually wanting to be in there.
Re: Calzaghe the King of BS Stoppages?
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Originally Posted by
Beanflicker
No one's hating on Calzaghe, I think he's a terrific fighter and would have whipped all of these clowns even without the premature stoppages.
I don't think you should stop a fight when a guy is blocking punches and has his wits about him.
If this is how a lot of you guys feel, then I guess they should have stopped Foreman/Ali when Foreman was swinging his sledgehammer fists into Ali's arms and body with no real retaliation.
I beg to differ
