Quote Originally Posted by TyBuff


Isnt that the same as fighting Joe in Whales or England maybe not as bad a handicap (3 rounds instead of 4 behind) but still a handicap nonetheless. My biggest beef with Joe is that his camp kept talking about making big fights after his Lacy triumph, but all that they have come up with is Bika and Manfredo?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? Maybe I am not as up to date on my SMW division but from my point of view those arent exactly HOF candidates. It is sad because Joe is a worthy champion but we will never fully know how great he could have been.
I'm not saying that Joe should fight him in WALES or England, why not fight him in the USA or somewhere in Europe. There were reasons for both of the Bika and Manfredo fights, at least in the minds of the Calzaghe camp. Bika was meant to be a warm-up after a long lay-off with injury, that turned out to be a fair war after Calzaghe decided to out-macho him, and proved to be a difficult fight. Manfredo was picked simply because he is a name among the US boxing crowd, famous among more than just boxing aficionados, because of his appearance on the Contender. Ultimately, the true American boxing fans (as we have many of on here) aren't the main part of the boxing audience...it is just people who have an interest but no great knowledge about the sport, and are attracted by the names that were on the contender. Now while my faith may be misplaced, the next fight after Manfredo will be big, or i'll eat my hat.