I never taught much about Ottke before. But recently I started reviewing some of his fights. And while yes he did get some gift decisions he was wasn't a bad fighter. He couldn't crack but did knock out the loud mouth Anthony Mudine.when he had to. He was also very active. He seem to fight at least 4 times a year. Which is unheard of today for a champion. Joe Calzaghe seem to fight every obscure European fighter out there but never Sven Ottke. Like always there was always a reason why the fight wasn't made.