Re: Calzaghe's Feb Mega Fight Manfredo?
I personally wouldnt mind seeing this fight if it happens on HBO or Showtime. Manfredo is in my opinion the better of the fighters coming off that show the Contender and i really think he has more talent than say, Sergio Mora, who totally robbed Manfredo in their last fight. It would be amazing if he were to upset Calzaghe (although that is a long, long, long shot) and I think it would even be entertaining to watch Calzaghe tear him limb from limb too, as long as im not payin $40 for it! Bring on the pain!!!
Re: Calzaghe's Feb Mega Fight Manfredo?
Denis Inkin, Lucian Bute, Carl Froch,
They are all bigger fights than Manfredo.
With Kessler the creme de la creme opponent. Although i am sure the WBC has insidted on the Andrade fight being made.
Librade Andrade is a Golden-Boy fighter and thus it would be a good one for the states IMO.
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If he doesn't fight Kessler I will be very upset... I'm already disillusioned by Hatton...
I agree.CC
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Yeah but Manfredo is more well known than those other guys. Even more people know who he is than Kessler. This lady i work with knows who Manfredo is and doesnt know who Calzaghe is. Dudes got all this exposure from The Contender. It might make Joe more well known in other circles and to the more casual boxing fan if he took this fight. Work as little as possible for greater benefits? Manfredo might even be a smart choice from a business point of view if you look at it that way...
Re: Calzaghe's Feb Mega Fight Manfredo?
I wanna see Calzaghe beat kessler and unify the SMW... But most of you don't seem to be looking outside the box, if they are looking for a taylor fight in june/july next year then it would naturaly make sense for Calzaghe to beat a 'well known' boxer form the us in impressive fasion first... you can throw all other names in if you want, but thats for the select few who follow boxing fanaticaly, read any rticle on the net they can, watch clips on youtube, live on forums...
It wouldn't shock me at all if manfredo was a bigger name in te US atm than calzaghe lol, and for joe to go and destory him in explosive fasion would then allow HBO to set up a big PPV with him and taylor/Wright next yr...
As a fan, i want the Kessler fight, but there is no saying if he doesn't fight him now that he wont next year? HBO an interest in Calzaghe now, it wudn't shock me now if they are having some infulence in his next fight 'coz they want him v taylor/wright, providing they give kessler enough exposure, get his name bigger in the states would lead again to another PPV for them after the taylor fight...
I just don't get why everyone is str8 on the bandwagon of hate when someone makes a post thats right now, nothing but a rumor, i mean wasn't it Manfredo who was going to be fighting calzaghe and not Bika? wasn't he then meant to be fighting RJJ? and god knows who else... same with Mayweather, some lil rumor is posted and BANG they are all out in numbers posting hate, adleast w8 untill sumin is signed?
Also making mention to a Manfredo fight will make the Kessler team sweat, coz if they are as into the Calzaghe fight as they claim, they will be lessinclined to make any silly demands if a fight HBO are more than happy with takes place for calzaghe.
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Originally Posted by diamonddavestafford
Yeah but Manfredo is more well known than those other guys. Even more people know who he is than Kessler. This lady i work with knows who Manfredo is and doesnt know who Calzaghe is. Dudes got all this exposure from The Contender. It might make Joe more well known in other circles and to the more casual boxing fan if he took this fight. Work as little as possible for greater benefits? Manfredo might even be a smart choice from a business point of view if you look at it that way...
On the counter point would you see him as being in a better place to get a fight with Taylor/Wright as, the guy that beat Lacy and Manfredo, or the guy that beat Lacy and is the Linear SMW champ?
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Originally Posted by Preme
I wanna see Calzaghe beat kessler and unify the SMW... But most of you don't seem to be looking outside the box, if they are looking for a taylor fight in june/july next year then it would naturaly make sense for Calzaghe to beat a 'well known' boxer form the us in impressive fasion first... you can throw all other names in if you want, but thats for the select few who follow boxing fanaticaly, read any rticle on the net they can, watch clips on youtube, live on forums...
It wouldn't shock me at all if manfredo was a bigger name in te US atm than calzaghe lol, and for joe to go and destory him in explosive fasion would then allow HBO to set up a big PPV with him and taylor/Wright next yr...
As a fan, i want the Kessler fight, but there is no saying if he doesn't fight him now that he wont next year? HBO an interest in Calzaghe now, it wudn't shock me now if they are having some infulence in his next fight 'coz they want him v taylor/wright, providing they give kessler enough exposure, get his name bigger in the states would lead again to another PPV for them after the taylor fight...
I just don't get why everyone is str8 on the bandwagon of hate when someone makes a post thats right now, nothing but a rumor, i mean wasn't it Manfredo who was going to be fighting calzaghe and not Bika? wasn't he then meant to be fighting RJJ? and god knows who else... same with Mayweather, some lil rumor is posted and BANG they are all out in numbers posting hate, adleast w8 untill sumin is signed?
Also making mention to a Manfredo fight will make the Kessler team sweat, coz if they are as into the Calzaghe fight as they claim, they will be lessinclined to make any silly demands if a fight HBO are more than happy with takes place for calzaghe.
cc man, to many people need just a rumour as an excuse to start hating!
I think its funny people thinking JC is scared of Kessler, before he beat Lacy, Lacy was an unbeatable
man who was going to beat everyone, JC wasn't a bit afraid of him or anyone else he's ever fought.
If he wasn't scared of Lacy why would he be scared of anyone else?
I'd love to see him fight Kessler, problem is he leaves his fight choices in the hands of Frank Warren
who's a c**t and over protects all his fighters.
JC may not have got the big fights throughout his carear, but those who say he's scared
of certain fighters are just hating on him
Re: Calzaghe's Feb Mega Fight Manfredo?
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Originally Posted by diamonddavestafford
Yeah but Manfredo is more well known than those other guys. Even more people know who he is than Kessler. This lady i work with knows who Manfredo is and doesnt know who Calzaghe is. Dudes got all this exposure from The Contender. It might make Joe more well known in other circles and to the more casual boxing fan if he took this fight. Work as little as possible for greater benefits? Manfredo might even be a smart choice from a business point of view if you look at it that way...
On the counter point would you see him as being in a better place to get a fight with Taylor/Wright as, the guy that beat Lacy and Manfredo, or the guy that beat Lacy and is the Linear SMW champ?
will he has already got the Ring mag belt, so to the 'bible' of boxing, hes the best SMW; And yeah, Manfredo prolly wud be better than Kessler for that fight. Would mean joe gets good exposure in the states, depending how he does, could determin how much HBO are willing to pay, if it will be PPV or not...
Like i said, id prefer he beats Kessler next, but untill he retires/moves up ill w8 and see. Personaly i think by the time Joe is done fighting Taylor, Lacy wuda Knocked Kessler out and taken the betls.
Hes had a long career, his hands are shot and w8ed for god knows how long for this type of exposure, can any of you honestly blame him for possibly taking advantage of a megafight, big pay day with the likes of taylor/wright? he beats kessler, kesslers a bum. But if he beats Taylor or wright, sure alot of you will have your excuses, but his credibility will go sky high, he would be thought of in the top2-5 P4P world wide and banked a big ass payday.
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Originally Posted by diamonddavestafford
Yeah but Manfredo is more well known than those other guys. Even more people know who he is than Kessler. This lady i work with knows who Manfredo is and doesnt know who Calzaghe is. Dudes got all this exposure from The Contender. It might make Joe more well known in other circles and to the more casual boxing fan if he took this fight. Work as little as possible for greater benefits? Manfredo might even be a smart choice from a business point of view if you look at it that way...
On the counter point would you see him as being in a better place to get a fight with Taylor/Wright as, the guy that beat Lacy and Manfredo, or the guy that beat Lacy and is the Linear SMW champ?
i think either way he could get the fight with Taylor or Wright. a whole lot of people will tune in to see Manfredo fight Joe, and not just boxing fans. A lotta people dont know Joe here, but he is more well known than Kessler and is recognized as the true SMW champ regardless of if he fights him. Of course i would respect a win over Kessler more than Manfredo, but i think he can get the fight against Taylor signed either way, and with a lot less difficulty against Peter Manfredo Jr. Lol. I dont know something sadistic in me just wants to see a what a really really good fighter can do to one from reality TV. Not that Manfredo isnt for real, but he isnt anywhere near ready for Joe Calzaghe.
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Manfredo was fighting in a lower weight class on the Contender.
Manfredo is moving up and looking real good against hand picked opposition. I like Joe C. He is not the most stylish boxer in the division but he is huge over seas.
I am not knocking either of these fighters. Let them fight and I hope they both make some good money. To me it would be an interesting fight. What I don't like, is that Joe has been saying he wants to retire soon, so I would much rather see him fight some one else but if the Contender folks can set up a fight with Calzaghe, I give the Contender folks a lot of credit because they came from a reality show and are now making big fights with their little stable. Who would have ever thought the Contender show would even get this far?
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Manfredo was fighting in a lower weight class on the Contender.
Manfredo is moving up and looking real good against hand picked opposition. I like Joe C. He is not the most stylish boxer in the division but he is huge over seas.
I am not knocking either of these fighters. Let them fight and I hope they both make some good money. To me it would be an interesting fight. What I don't like, is that Joe has been saying he wants to retire soon, so I would much rather see him fight some one else but if the Contender folks can set up a fight with Calzaghe, I give the Contender folks a lot of credit because they came from a reality show and are now making big fights with their little stable. Who would have ever thought the Contender show would even get this far?
True dat. Good for them for being able to get the fight. Not so good for Manfredo's already scrambled and tiny brain though. Joe is gonna fuck him up if this fight happens and i will be there to laugh with some nachos in hand.
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I don't believe this fight will go ahead,no way. At this stage in his career,this would be an awful fight for JC to take and I just don't believe it!
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Im getting confused here. What is it about America that Joe is so worried about? He is simply getting to old (and his f-ed hands) to be trying to get a "big name" American opponent. Does he plan to move to Hollywood and be an actor or something? Thats the only thing I can think of. Im starting to like Kessler more and more each day. I have a feeling that in the future,years from now, Joe will not be remembered and Kessler will be the one who made it big.
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I don't believe this fight will go ahead,no way. At this stage in his career,this would be an awful fight for JC to take and I just don't believe it!
It seems Manfredo's ppl thinks it's official now (contract signed).
Looks like it's gonna be in march. (there goes a good part of the "can't wait for Kessler to be fit" excuse).
Can't say i'm impressed.
He's probably right this will give him the most US exposure of any fight available then. But like 1 round KO im sceptical how much good that'll do him.
As for money - someone claimed at another site, that the offer of 1.8 mill £ he just received to fight Kessler in Copenhagen, would actually be his biggest purse ever. Don't know if it's true. But if it's even close - it doesn't make Joe look too good.
Oh well... Calzaghe won't be around forever to frustrate us.
Re: Calzaghe's Feb Mega Fight Manfredo?
First and foremost I like Manfredo but he doesnt belong in the ring with Joe at this point and time. If this is Joes's "mega fight" then he needs to go ahead and retire. I am getting so sick of all of these fighters not wanting to prove how good they are/can be by facing someone dangerous. Joe has already done it once (vs Lacy) he needs to keep doing it. Stop with these "tune up" fights and go out there and collect all of the belts. Even if Joe exposes Kessler to be a bum fighter then at least he went after someone legit. Just like you have to give PBF some props for at least taking on Baldomir (recognized champ) you would have to do the same for Joe for unifying all of the belts.
Manfredo is a name in the states but not a name that draws. People know him from the show but I seriously doubt he would bring in any type of PPV numbers.
Damm it Joe stop dicking around and unify!!!!!!!!
