Quote Originally Posted by gudnite vienna
Who the f*** else could he of fought in his division, he has beat them for christ sake.. not his fault the division has not been the best. let the man finish his career, if he beats kessler, Taylor and then wins the Light Heavy tittle, what will you say then
A fight with Roy Jones could of happened a couple of years ago if Calzaghe not demanded equal pay and billing. Despite the fact that he had a fight with Oscar Del Hoya for 10 million lined up, Bernard Hopkins still gave Calzaghe an opportunity to fight him. All he had to do was pay Hopkins 6 million instead of 3. Calzaghe refused. Knowing damn well Frank Warren could afford it. A fight with Sven Ottke (I would of took Ottke) also could of been made back in 2003. After Ottke beat Bryon Mitchell. Both were to get a million for the fight. Why didn't it happen? Calzaghe refused to fight Germany. Was fighting in Germany to Ottke benefit? Hell, yeah it was. But keep in mind Calzaghe at that time was only the WBO (a minor league belt) champion. Ottke held both the WBA and IBF Super Middleweight titles. So the extra perk should of been his. Calzaghe didn't see it that way. What does he do? He goes on to fight Byron Mitchell. A fighter Sven Ottke had just beaten.