Anyone Want To Doubt Joe Calzaghe Again??

[CutMeMick]

I will admit that I've never been a Joe fan.

I didn't think he'd beat Lacy.
I didn't think he'd beat Kess.
I didn't think he'd beat Hopkins.


After he beat Kess, he earned my respect. He showed the skill and class this dudes got. THrowing punches in bunches and fighting like an animal.


For this fight I just thought that Hopkins style was all too wrong for him and that Hopkins with his hug, jab, hug, hug, jab, hug, straigh right miss, hug, lunge, hug style would not allow Joe to do his work.

Now Joe has escalated in my books as one of the best fighters of my generation and he truely deserves the praise. I need to really think about the possible future matchups for him.


RJJ
Pavlik
Winky
BCD
Tarver

[LondonBB]

I will admit that I've never been a Joe fan.

I didn't think he'd beat Lacy.
I didn't think he'd beat Kess.
I didn't think he'd beat Hopkins.


After he beat Kess, he earned my respect. He showed the skill and class this dudes got. THrowing punches in bunches and fighting like an animal.


For this fight I just thought that Hopkins style was all too wrong for him and that Hopkins with his hug, jab, hug, hug, jab, hug, straigh right miss, hug, lunge, hug style would not allow Joe to do his work.

Now Joe has escalated in my books as one of the best fighters of my generation and he truely deserves the praise. I need to really think about the possible future matchups for him.


RJJ
Pavlik
Winky
BCD
Tarver

Wow, respect mate!

You see, this is what i like to see. Someone who changes his mind and takes the evidence before him in order to change his opinion...you sir show you are a true boxing fan and person to come forward and say this

I must say with myself, although i thought mayweather would prob beat hatton, ive always disliked floyd, his style and his mouth, after seeing the mayweather performance against hatton i totally changed my mind, (although i didnt doubt him to begin with) but he showed class and showed why he is a top athlete!

The same goes for joe, joe got floored in the first, yet came back and played bhop at his own game yet started showing the master tactician that it wsa joe calzage who will dictate the pace of the fight in the last 7-8 rounds...he played the bhop game and beat him at his own game...he did this in the usa, he landed the most punches on bhop than anyone ever managed to do before and he rocked bhop later on in the fight (10th i think) when bhop had to clinch to save himself during the infighting.

I give respect to hopkins, a great fighter, shows why he is in the hall of fame and a great tactician...but the true champs class shone through on the night and now even people who previously disliked (may still dislike) calzaghe are coming out saying he is the real deal.

I think that calz should fight jones next then a final fight with pavlik in vegas...i think he will beat them both aswell and have fought everyone in the world in his era and beaten everyone, cleaned up and retire 47,0,0!!!

Hate to say it mick but not many people will be like you, they will continue to doubt...even if/when he beats jones and pavlik they will still doubt and hate

I dont think theres any point in joe fighting winky or tarver, bhop beat them comprehensively, i cant see what joe has to gain by fighting them at all. If tarver beats dawson (i think he will) then he has a claim i guess to fight calzaghe but i cant see tarver winning this. With winky i think he has been inactive for a while, he got beat by hopkins and drew with taylor, he doesnt have the respect anymore that he used to and would get beat by joe...not much on the plate for joe in that one.

The only matches i see are tarver (if he beats dawson), jones and pavlik.

I see calzaghe winning them all.

[GAME]

I will admit that I've never been a Joe fan.

I didn't think he'd beat Lacy.
I didn't think he'd beat Kess.
I didn't think he'd beat Hopkins.


After he beat Kess, he earned my respect. He showed the skill and class this dudes got. THrowing punches in bunches and fighting like an animal.


For this fight I just thought that Hopkins style was all too wrong for him and that Hopkins with his hug, jab, hug, hug, jab, hug, straigh right miss, hug, lunge, hug style would not allow Joe to do his work.

Now Joe has escalated in my books as one of the best fighters of my generation and he truely deserves the praise. I need to really think about the possible future matchups for him.


RJJ
Pavlik
Winky
BCD
Tarver

Nicley said . Good to see a knowledgable guy like you giving Joe praise .