Quote Originally Posted by Fenster
Quote Originally Posted by superheavyrhun
Ok, personally, I would think that Calzaghe has to be looking for the huge fights that are going to keep in fast cars and snappy suits for the rest of his life, and I think that those would come from fighting Americans, cause that is the big-money audience. Otherwise, Ricky Hatton wouldn't be there, and hundreds of Irish, Mexican and Filipino fighters wouldn't be plying their trade there.
If he was ever gonna ply his trade in the States he would of done it by now.

His unwillingness to travel has obviously hindered making big fights.

Why's he fighting Manfredo in Wales? (i know, record equaling defence deserves to be in front of his fans and all) Surely if they had any intentions of fighting in the States the Manfredo fight would of been PERFECT for Calzaghes debut there?
why the fuck would he want to fight manfredo in the states for? be lucky if 10 people turned up... why would he want to make his 20th def in the states for that matter either? he has said time and time again he will go to the states for a big fight if he has to - as agreed in the hopkins contract... you know this, so why are bullshitting about unwilligness to travel has hinderd making big fighs? then ONLY to big fights he could of had was hopkins, RJJ he had signed his contract to fight hopkins in the states YOU KNOW THIS, no one seems to be dead certain about the RJJ one - i heard he was willing to go to the us but don't have fcat to back it up.

Sum1 posted a link not long back about Ottke refusing to fight calzaghe in germany, a place where he has screwed countless people...