Joe Calzage: An alternate, somewhat modern perspective.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Well ok, but Calzaghe had to alter his whole style to suit having chronic hand troubles. I think it's fair to say Ward has enough ability to change a lot of things as well IF he needed to, the fact that he hurt his hand in one fight hardly means he simply doesn't have the same depth as I presume you are implying; especially given that he still controlled the fight against a very dangerous opponent

I apologise if this came across this way, you'd be perfectly right to assume but wrong to presume
I don't want this to be a Joe v Andre thread etc. Andre's depths are his own. I guess I was pointing out Calzaghes strength in courage as I feel this is something that has been overlooked.

Another fighter that I'm pretty sure would bee long retired or worse is Floyd Mayweather - had it not been for these injections he's been having.... Really not a knock on Floyds part, just highlighting Joe's ability to endure.

To me a fighter endures a battle of attrition one way or another. If you can't sustain an attack because your stamina is poor, it's no different than if your hands are bad... Even if you have a broken hand, the idea is to put yourself to the test as much as your putting your opponent to task.

A fighter fights.

I just think Joe had done well to pipe down with the excuses and just crack on with his career at a time when he could of gone either way.