Quote Originally Posted by TitoFan
There's two schools of thought when it comes to Joe Calzaghe. The fans point to his undefeated record, and his impressive win over Jeff Lacy. His detractors point to his lack of quality opposition, and his frustrating inability to stay busy and face some of the logical opposition out there.

IMO, the ball is squarely on Joe's court. He can either:

a. Concentrate on retiring with an undefeated record, and leave everything in the hands of his promoter, the ever unpopular Warren, or.......

b. He can demand that his promoter get him the fights that are going to raise his stock among ALL boxing fans, not just his die-hard fans. And if Warren isn't up to the task, fire his a$$.

Let's face it, boxing's all about perception. Until Calzaghe faces the Kesslers, the Pavliks, the Taylors..... even if he has to travel to the U.S. to do it, his image in the eyes of some boxing fans (myself included) is going to be well short of p4p list considerations.

IMHO, of course.
CC,good post. You make your points well. Does he earn your respect for fighting Kessler?