The Calzaghe HATE

[kingfrnk]

the main threads have been about his resume and if he was so great the his RESUME shouldnt be as issue now WOULD IT

[AdamGB]

shouldn't be an issue would it?

You should always read things back to yourself before posting them...

[kingfrnk]

I was talkin about joes resume being so DEBATABLE and if he was so great like some people say then his resume should be debatable NOW WOULD IT

[Mar]

If we all liked the same fighters this place would suck...it's fun hearing REASONABLE arguments for and against fighters...joe been champ (reguardless of how he's done it) for like a billion years, is undefeated, so he's far from garbage but i just think there's more he could have done earlier in his career to silence his critics a bit if that's what he wanted to do. Seems a little late now. Those who like him will those who don't wont. Beating roy jones won't change that, just like loosing to jones shouldn't change those who have positive feelings about the guy.

[match]

Nearly every champion will have his resume scrutinized one way or another. If you stay in one weight class too long, your ducking bigger fighters, if you move up, your running from someone, if you score an impressive win, your opponent was overrated to begin with, if you lose, you sucked all along and merely got exposed. From being protected to outpricing yourself, there are only a handful of fighters who have been able to earn universal respect.

[imp]

im not a great fan of joe c. but its a great record he has got and he can box. he is a bit of a w#'ker for not fighting roy in his prime but thats history.
this is present day, and this is what is happening now.
A great joe c vs an old roy jones..i hope roy wins but after seeing 24/7 and his training partners it dont look too good..but perhaps he knows something we all dont know.

[Fenster]

Nearly every champion will have his resume scrutinized one way or another. If you stay in one weight class too long, your ducking bigger fighters, if you move up, your running from someone, if you score an impressive win, your opponent was overrated to begin with, if you lose, you sucked all along and merely got exposed. From being protected to outpricing yourself, there are only a handful of fighters who have been able to earn universal respect.

Nice.

[Clanger]

Calzaghe would have beaten Pavlik (that we can agree on).

But his style is AWFUL and his attitude too.

Not a fan.

[Gandalf]

The Calzaghe hates borders on the obsessive and its trite and pathetic.

Its my perception that Calzaghe provokes such a reaction for a number of reasons. I think one of the main reasons is that Calzaghe is a very decent looking guy. Whereas the majority of posters and boxers in general are ugly or just plain looking. Harsh, but probably true, a jealousy thing with a little sprinkling of envy. Look at Margarito, Hopkins and Pavlik. They are big names and they are all plain or ugly. They certainly dont provoke so much a reaction as Calzaghe.

Calzaghe is cocky, arrogant and sure of himself. That probably rubs people up the wrong way too. But the guy is unbeaten, extremely skilled at what he does. He knows he's a bloody good fighter. He has every right to indulge in his whims every now and then in interviews and contradict himself. Most of us do anyway, why should it be any different for Joe because a camera is there.

And Calzaghe's resume is very decent. Compare it to most other big names out there. Calzaghe has fought a number of very credible opponents. He's clearly stepped it up a notch over the past few years with Kessler, Lacy and Hopkins. Only Manfredo can be critisized in recent times. And the Jones fight is one of the biggest money fights that can be made. MSG, home and US interest...it will do well for both men.

The haters can keep on hating, but screw them. They are just ugly bastards with axes to grind.