Quote Originally Posted by cockey cockney
Welll this is tricky for me. I think Joe is very talented and a great fighter which i like, but im getting fooking pissed off with the fights he is taking right now. Sadio Bika Peter Manfredo what a waste of time Joe! Honestly if he retired after Manfredo i would refuse to recognise him as great. Simple as that!
I think even the posters who are considered haters (myself probably included) recognize, that Calzaghe is very talented. Whether his talent is enough to justify his claim to be the best SMW at the moment remains to be seen.
But due to Joe's choices and behaviour throughout his career, it is very hard for some of us to really show him the respect (that he may or may not deserve), that his talent seems to warrant.