Non-British perspective: Froch easier to like than was Calzaghe

[Dia bando]

He apparently never learned the proper way to throw a punch, where you put your whole body into it, and turn it over.

Watch some of his early fights. He used to knock everybody out in his early career. he punched just fine back then but he kept breaking bones in his hands and developed serious problems with both of them, especially the left hand. So he changed his style and threw punches to score points, not KO people. Sop really he deserves extra credit for going from a knockout artist to a different style of fighting.

Don't bother in the past I have told the same person, Sorry Jackass the same thing it's useless just like a ashtray on a motorbike a wast of time. For a guy with very bad hands he was a great they could not give him credit it's a strange fact we hate winners in this country. The late Barry Sheen, had it in one on the way up everybody love's you when you get there they hate you spot on I would say.

[IamInuit]

Broke the record for the most defenses in history. Was essentially the undisputed champ even though he dumped the ibf belt. Had to change his punching style because of hand problems. So what? He had one of the best Ko ratios in boxing prior to his hand problems. One might say that one was the byproduct of the other. Was supposed to get beat up by Jeff Lacy but after he kicked the snot out of Jeff, Lacy was then a defacto bum. A prime Kessler was then going to give him a proper beat down but alas, he got the shit kicked out of him also.

Calzaghe. What a loser.

[TitoFan]

Stirred up some sensitive shit, did I? Again ladies... not taking away from Joe's accomplishments. Merely stating my personal opinion that watching JC's fights was about as much fun as watching two drunk bitches slapping each other silly over a boyfriend. With about as many actual PUNCHES being landed.

Geez... lighten up.

[IamInuit]

Not sure who is getting sensitive here. The author put forth a non British perspective. So did I.

[TitoFan]

Duly noted. From one non-British to another. You enjoyed watching Calzaghe fight.... I didn't. Especially later in his career when he was supposed to be having those "career-defining" fights. Instead, I was treated to a sideshow against Manfredo, and a forgettable, controversial affair against that OTHER fighter I've always loved to watch... Bernard Hopkins. Not the stuff legends are made of.

[Master]

Duly noted. From one non-British to another. You enjoyed watching Calzaghe fight.... I didn't. Especially later in his career when he was supposed to be having those "career-defining" fights. Instead, I was treated to a sideshow against Manfredo, and a forgettable, controversial affair against that OTHER fighter I've always loved to watch... Bernard Hopkins. Not the stuff legends are made of.

Tito, Joe was a quality fighter just watch him beat an unbeaten Kessler, it was close at first but Joe adjusted and handly beat him. Joe beating Eubanks was also good to watch and beating up Omar Sheika.

[TitoFan]

Duly noted. From one non-British to another. You enjoyed watching Calzaghe fight.... I didn't. Especially later in his career when he was supposed to be having those "career-defining" fights. Instead, I was treated to a sideshow against Manfredo, and a forgettable, controversial affair against that OTHER fighter I've always loved to watch... Bernard Hopkins. Not the stuff legends are made of.

Tito, Joe was a quality fighter just watch him beat an unbeaten Kessler, it was close at first but Joe adjusted and handly beat him. Joe beating Eubanks was also good to watch and beating up Omar Sheika.

Point taken, bro. I have to admit I didn't watch the Kessler or the Eubank fights. I'd like to... and maybe see a different side of Calzaghe. It's just that the few fights I did see left a bad taste in my mouth. Finishing your career undefeated is not easy to do. Mainly you gotta know when to hang up the gloves. But I also feel there's fighters out there with two or three losses on their record, who IMO have had greater careers and greater resumes than an undefeated fighter such as Calzaghe. It all boils down to quality of opposition, and quality of wins.

[ross]

You havent even watched his 2 probably most defining fights but you can judge?

[TitoFan]

So Manfredo and Hopkins were not vintage Calzaghe?
Had he used "it" up already?

[ross]

This is when Calzaghe was a puncher. See the difference between the later stage of his career where he would throw fast light combinations and here where he is thumping in hard hooks but still lots of them!

YouTube - Joe Calzaghe Vs Mario Veit - Knockout


YouTube - Calzaghe vs Eubank Highlights

[Althugz]

Kessler was by far Calzaghes most impressive win.
Lacy was a better performance but it was Jeff Lacy ffs..

[Gandalf]

Kessler was by far Calzaghes most impressive win.
Lacy was a better performance but it was Jeff Lacy ffs..

Calzaghe destroyed Lacy and then Lacy's own body turned on him thus explaining all of his post Calzaghe showings.

I don't understand how anyone thinks that Calzaghe wasn't fun to watch. He was cracking fun. He was someone who would let his hands go and take a punch in the process.

Give me Calzaghe over the likes of Mayweather and Ward anyday of the week and I think he was a better fight than them both too.

Hopkins was a dull fight granted, but every Hopkins fight in the past 10 years has been dull. Calzaghe cannot be blamed for the ultimate spoiler.

[Althugz]

[QUOTE=Gandalf;1075125]

Kessler was by far Calzaghes most impressive win.
Lacy was a better performance but it was Jeff Lacy

Give me Calzaghe over the likes of Mayweather and Ward anyday of the week and I think he was a better fight than them both too.

Wow...just wow. A better fighter than Mayweather? This is what I mean by unreasonable Calzaghe fans

Also Ross, thanks for those Eubank highlights. Never saw that fight apart from the first knockdown. I never thought this before but I think Eubank would have done him in his prime. That was Eubank on 2 weeks notice at the tail end of his career..hitting him with some big shots. Calzaghe was out on his feet in that 12th round with Eubanks last shot.

I actually think the later style of Calzaghe fares much better against any version of Eubank..But his early gun-ho style, prime Eubank would have knocked him out.

[Andre]

Shame Joe never went after the boring but fight controlling German at the time it would of iced the cake.

[Gandalf]

I genuinely believe it. Calzaghe for me is the best fighter I have ever seen and like others on here I have seen my share of fights and fighters. You put him in with someone who will trade and he will beat you to the punch and get more off, put him in with someone who will spoil and he will outwork you. He will adapt to any fighter and also be better looking to boot. I rate Calzaghe over Mayweather and always have. Mayweather is cute, but Calzaghe will still throw 80 punches a round your way. If Cotto and DLH can win rounds Calzaghe takes far more. Mayweather loses on points and there is nothing he can do.

I am a Calzaghe fan and am proud of it. The man was ballet, he was poetry, he was a druggy and he could cut up the space time continuum with effortless grace and was also a bit Welsh sounding. He was like nothing before and nothing to come and will live on within You Tube until the eventual ending of man and the return back to pre digital harmony. He will also likely live for several decades more and continue to be a fine looking man with a bigger penis than ElFinito.