Quote Originally Posted by jangeorg
Quote Originally Posted by hitmandonny
Well in terms of Calzaghe, u cant really say he ducked anybody. Joe and Enzo Calzaghe always wanted the biggest fights they could get, not only for the sake of boxing but also because of the fact they like to make big money. Joe did fight the best opposition he could locate.
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This is no excuse for this he has only fought two mandatory in 21 defence,it can only be done,because it was WBO,he got stripped from his IBF-belt,because he will not fight his mandatory and that came he up with,a tv-star MANFREDO,what a joke
He holds the only belt that matters, the Ring belt.
And he took on Lacy when Lacy was dubbed potential King of the division. To top that he is taking on another potential King in Kessler to decide the undisputed SM championship.
How many other current champions can u say that about?

Yes two mandatories, but how many other fighters has he faced and defeated If the WBO didn insist he fight the mandatories why would he be bothered. The people that complain about Calzaghe not taking mandatories are the same fans who discredit other fighters for taking mandatories and say "why doesnt he take a real fighter besides these petty mandatories." And they probably were among the otheres who gave credit to Hatton for leaving the IBF title to fight what was seen to be a better fighter in Castillo. Give Calzaghe a break, if u reckon he's a bum wait for Kessler or somebody else to expose him and then ul have ur evidence. Until that point uhave no right to say he's a joke.