Quote Originally Posted by raleights
At the end of the day Bernard chose not to fight Joe for easier competition and more money right? You say that as if it's something noble.... Like Thomas Hearns would of been better off not fighting Hagler, Ray Leonard would of been better off not fighting Duran...

Depriving everyone of a dream fight like this out of being stubborn/scared or what whatever isn't something that can be defended
The exact same reasons why Calzaghe will not be fighting Kessler.
But i'm sure when it's Calzaghe doing it, suddently it CAN be defended.