Quote Originally Posted by superheavyrhun
Quote Originally Posted by raleights
I agree Adam, Calzaghe shouldn't have to go anywhere right now - I see him being more unbeatable than Mayweather, but 4 years ago when Hopkins and RJJ were at their peak it was his job to make a name for himself in America so they didn't have any excuses not to make the fight happen.

And even though I just said he shouldn't have to come out of England to fight, he still needs to do something across the pond on account of our own ignorance. Like I've said on other posts, it's embedded in our brains to think 'America this and America that'.

Joe coming over here can help turn that ignorant bullshit around
CC for you, good points put forward. But....

So the answer to all the critics of young Mr Calzaghe is to go over to the US and fight who......
Bernard Hopkins - He'll always be criticised for fighting a Hopkins who's over the hill and on his way down.
Roy Jones Jr - ditto
Antonio Tarver - He's not even fighting that much anymore now he's a film star, and in his last fight had his arse handed to him on a platter by an old man.
Allan Green - Green already has critics in the states who say that he isn't all he promises to be after a disappointing showing last time out.

Well to quote Brad Pitt in Troy...."Is there no one else"?
(Hopefully some more knowledgable american fans can put forward their selections.)
Firstly I would like to start by saying that I would like to get a good view of Calzaghe first hand, not on youtube, so maybe that's why I want him to come to the states.

Agreed that there is not much out there for Calzaghe in the US, although a fight with Antonio Tarver should bring him a hefty payday and an easy W, that's about it. Joe Spina is someone else that could be a worthy opponent, although JC would handle him quite easily. And of course he could make a mockery of the Contender season 1 guys, just pick em off one by one, Alfonso Gomez would prolly bring him a good payday as well.

Hatton on the other hand has made the right decision coming to the US as the competition in Welter and Light Welter here is quite fierce, he will have better access to a lot of really talented Mexican and Pueto Rican fighters as well.