It is a bit of a shame... He won my respect years ago but have never liked his style. He wins fights. I have seen many of his early fights after the fact and saw that he was a crisp puncher with pop but was forced to change his style after the repeated injurys...
That being said...
Years from now Joe will be remembered as a great champion and kingpin. He destroyed Lacy and Beat Bhop that CLEARLY... CLEARLY has more left in the tank then we thought when we saw him against Tarver, Wright and Calzaghe.
IMHO the Pavlik fight showed just how good Joe is and added alot of stock to that fight.
I don't really see a plethora of Calzaghe haters anymore. It's undeniable to brush off his accomplishments.
Joe Calzaghe is as great a champ in modern time as you can get...
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