Calzaghe Fans Thread!!

[yvonne]

With Calzaghe stating his retirement yesterday i thought i'd make a thread to the great Undefeated champ!No Haters allowed.I'll miss him for sure.For me Calzaghe had the best boxing brain inside the ring.We know that his power in his left hand faded due to past injuries,but he always had skill and experience to get through and win the fight in style.For me the Jeff Lacy was the best ever display of Calzaghe's.All the best joe!!


Which one of Calzaghes fights did you think was best??

I'll miss you!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVboS3Na5XY

[C-Lo]

With Calzaghe stating his retirement yesterday i thought i'd make a thread to the great Undefeated champ!No Haters allowed.I'll miss him for sure.For me Calzaghe had the best boxing brain inside the ring.We know that his power in his left hand faded due to past injuries,but he always had skill and experience to get through and win the fight in style.For me the Jeff Lacy was the best ever display of Calzaghe's.All the best joe!!


Which one of Calzaghes fights did you think was best??

I'll miss you!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVboS3Na5XY

I think that one line mad it so DARK LORD thought to himself, "I definitely HAVE to say something now"

LOL!

[paddy448]

With Calzaghe stating his retirement yesterday i thought i'd make a thread to the great Undefeated champ!No Haters allowed.I'll miss him for sure.For me Calzaghe had the best boxing brain inside the ring.We know that his power in his left hand faded due to past injuries,but he always had skill and experience to get through and win the fight in style.For me the Jeff Lacy was the best ever display of Calzaghe's.All the best joe!!


Which one of Calzaghes fights did you think was best??

I'll miss you!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVboS3Na5XY

i will definately miss that man. there was something about his style that just intriged me and made me a big fan. hes one of my favourite ever fighters. a true legend and wish him well for the future.thanks for the memories mate

[Rocky Balboa]

*comes in, sees "no haters", thinks, "Im not really a hater", but leaves anyway*

haha dark lord al

[Drago]

for me best fight was jeff lacey as in career wise for calzaghe i remember gettin back from the pub with my friends & goin insane when he was beatin his arse down reminded me of when mcclellan came over to beat up on old poor nigel benn. except for the tragic event, there is many similarities

[littlebif]

Looking back i think his best performance was against Kessler.Lacy was just a master class but now we know Lacy was abit over raterd even though he was never going to be the same fighter after that beating anyway.

Against Kessler he showed the great chin he has the warrior in him and the the versitility by changing game plan in mid round thats why i think it was his best performance.

[Drago]

Looking back i think his best performance was against Kessler.Lacy was just a master class but now we know Lacy was abit over raterd even though he was never going to be the same fighter after that beating anyway.

Against Kessler he showed the great chin he has the warrior in him and the the versitility by changing game plan in mid round thats why i think it was his best performance.

wait all the americans were saying lacy was the real deal the new mike tyson, odds on fav to win

[littlebif]

Looking back i think his best performance was against Kessler.Lacy was just a master class but now we know Lacy was abit over raterd even though he was never going to be the same fighter after that beating anyway.

Against Kessler he showed the great chin he has the warrior in him and the the versitility by changing game plan in mid round thats why i think it was his best performance.

wait all the americans were saying lacy was the real deal the new mike tyson, odds on fav to win

I know he was a big favorite,but after he took a beating he never looked the same since, people said he was over rated. Or is it that he took that bad a beating he carnt recovery mentaly plus the fact he got injured.

[Drago]

Looking back i think his best performance was against Kessler.Lacy was just a master class but now we know Lacy was abit over raterd even though he was never going to be the same fighter after that beating anyway.

Against Kessler he showed the great chin he has the warrior in him and the the versitility by changing game plan in mid round thats why i think it was his best performance.

wait all the americans were saying lacy was the real deal the new mike tyson, odds on fav to win

I know he was a big favorite,but after he took a beating he never looked the same since, people said he was over rated. Or is it that he took that bad a beating he carnt recovery mentaly plus the fact he got injured.

he was undefeated & i think joe destroyed him bigtime & he was finished after that fight, if that fight hadnt of happened then i truely believe that lacy would of been dominent in the division once joe moved up.

[yvonne]

Surely Calzaghe has the best chin,stamima,work rate,and the most technical skills inside the ring in the game of boxing in recent times!!I truly wished he'd have one more fight left in him!


Even the haters of Calzaghe will miss him sooner or later.Calzaghe was a joy to watch!!

[smashup]

Mate anyone who doesn't recognise that What JC did to Kessler alone should shut any "hater" up and is no Boxing fan and clueless with it.
They hate because they are jealous!
Kessler (IN HIS PRIME and JC at 35 years old) was a big betting favourite as was Lacy at the time and Joe dealt with both in style and made them both look the older man and slaughtered them with ring skills that they simply couldn't deal with.....he gave both a boxing lesson.
Not the most devestating puncher but was Ali a 1 punch Ko artist?
Like you said his granite chin,speed,ability etc were second to none and he'd always go for a tear up and entertain if needed.
Can anyone remember Joe being backed up for more than a few seconds against an opponent?
haha these haters are just jealous fools at the end of the day and no true fight fan would ever see him as anything other than a great great fighter.
Seem to remember Wacko being one of his biggest fans and having nothing but respect for Joes boxing brain.
The man weren't wrong was he
DON'T RULE OUT A COMEBACK....because his stock doubles if he's coming out of "retirement" £$£$£$£$£$£$£$£
I think he may fight again
If he stays retired then he goes down as one of the best fighters to grace the ring and certainly in recent times..look at his record and it speaks for itself.
Best boxing night of my life was watching him destroy Lacy in Manchester and the atmosphere was electric and that stands alone as the most dominant world title fight peformance ever by a UK fighter.
The fight game has lost a proper star in JC and he'll be sorely missed.

Gonna make this a sticky for a while so the true fans can have their say!

[yvonne]

Mate anyone who doesn't recognise that What JC did to Kessler alone should shut any "hater" up and is no Boxing fan and clueless with it.
They hate because they are jealous!
Kessler (IN HIS PRIME and JC at 35 years old) was a big betting favourite as was Lacy at the time and Joe dealt with both in style and made them both look the older man and slaughtered them with ring skills that they simply couldn't deal with.....he gave both a boxing lesson.
Not the most devestating puncher but was Ali a 1 punch Ko artist?
Like you said his granite chin,speed,ability etc were second to none and he'd always go for a tear up and entertain if needed.
Can anyone remember Joe being backed up for more than a few seconds against an opponent?
haha these haters are just jealous fools at the end of the day and no true fight fan would ever see him as anything other than a great great fighter.
Seem to remember Wacko being one of his biggest fans and having nothing but respect for Joes boxing brain.
The man weren't wrong was he
DON'T RULE OUT A COMEBACK....because his stock doubles if he's coming out of "retirement" £$£$£$£$£$£$£$£
I think he may fight again
If he stays retired then he goes down as one of the best fighters to grace the ring and certainly in recent times..look at his record and it speaks for itself.
Best boxing night of my life was watching him destroy Lacy in Manchester and the atmosphere was electric and that stands alone as the most dominant world title fight peformance ever by a UK fighter.
The fight game has lost a proper star in JC and he'll be sorely missed.

Gonna make this a sticky for a while so the true fans can have their say!

Well spoken!I could'nt say it better myself.I think he could well make a comeback soon.I've said it before,that if anythink someone"Maybe Hopkins"will call out Calzaghe while he's over at Vagas to watch the Hatton vs Pacman fight.He'll get called out while he is at Hattons weigh-in,i bet!!!

[smashup]

Bet your life that JC will be there and Hopkins will be all over him and baiting him up at the weigh in and ringside...
IF it could happen in Wales and generate huge money for Joe then he might take the bait.
All depends if Hopkins can get him thinking but i doubt it as anyone who watched it saw JC beat a cheating pussy looking for a way out in the last few rounds

[Hoggmeister]

although i think joe made the right decision, it does make me sad to think that ill never be able to look forward to one of his fights again. the guy was a master that always found a way to win. i hope he enjoys his retirement, he deserves it.

[Gandalf]

At the end of the day, Calzaghe is great fighter. No doubt about it.

One of my favourites since before I even joined here and all the way through up until now.

I wouldnt mind him coming back and beating up Chad Dawson later this year, but I guess not. He obviously could do it though.

Best of luck to Joe, he's the fighter I have talked about most on here. And its a shame he has to be going, but people get old and time keeps on a ticking. Mad props.