Quote Originally Posted by DaxxKahn
Quote Originally Posted by wacko3205
Wow...this sounds reminiscent of Lacy prior to their match up...all talk.

Kessler better deliver once he steps through those ropes.

If he does...much love & respect to the new champion...if not...I hope everyone who thrashes Joe here has the balls to pay homage to the old champion after he's dispatched another #1 contender.

Win, lose, or draw...Joe's earned at the least that.

I like Calzaghe as a fighter and you have to respect a man who has been champion for so long...I don't care what people say about his comp as champ...he has fought some good name and you know what it doesn't matter how good you are there is always that chance of an off night where a guy you are better then by 200% could get the win...EG Chavez/Randall...Joe has avoided that...

My only real dislike of Calzaghe and the only thing I ever really fault him for is never wanting to leave home to fight...In fact he will do anything he can to stay home....other then two or so fights in Germany....I am sorry the whole he is champ why should he have to go anywhere crap does not fly with me....

EG all the talks with Roy Jones people....Calzaghe did not want to leave home to fight Jones and I do not care what anyone says....

People say you need to come to the champ if you want his title but when you are a guy like Jones who needs (or at the times) needed no title to show he was the man...you need come to him because when you are at that state of your career ( for either) you are fighting for legecy not belts...Jones is with out a doubt the bigger legecy...Calzaghe should have gone to Jones not the other way around....

Other then Calzaghe not wanting to venture from home I think he has been a great champ and is worthy of all the respect in the world....Anyone who denies Calzaghe is a great fighter or at minimum great champion is not talking with boxing knowledge he is talking out of his a**.......

With all that being said I hope Kessler knocks him on his a**
Daxx Im with you in the "hopes" department for Kessler but I give Calzaghe Props as well.

Jones said the same thing exactly when it came to venturing over the pond for credible challenges....Nigel Benn.....Darius Michalczewski.......S.Collins........Joe calzaghe Yeah,he probally would have dusted them(except Benn ) in the end but Saying you can do something and actually DOING something are different.With him it all came down to "they need me,I dont need (want) them"


BTW,Randall was not a fluke vs.Chavez.At his best Randall had the talent,Confidence and presence of mind to Beat the best.....Just look at the absolute Travesty in rematch.....Chavez knew it imo.