Robin Reid V Joe Calzaghe

[J_C]

Reid landed some really good flush shots thats for sure. If you were making a highlight reel of good punches in the fight itd be mainly Reid BUT as we know boxing is scored round by round and Reid took too many rounds off where Calzaghe outworked him. Calzaghe won, no doubt it was closeish but I think you need to be a Calzaghe hater to actually score it against him if you scored it round by round (like you should and like a judge does). To me it was one of those fights that if you just watched it and didnt score it round by round youd think well Reid landed most of the good shots so I reckon he won, which I guess is what some people do.

[Mattyhitman]

Blast from the past, but yea I was one of many who thought Reid won that fight. I was at that fight and many in the arena thought Reid took the fight. If i remember rightly it was also the same night Oscar fought Ike Quartey.

[superheavyrhun]

I'm obviously 100% neutral in this comment , but I reckon that Calzaghe edged it too, outworking Reid but I agree that Reid landed the more big punches, but his workrate for the rest of the time didn't quite cut the mustard.

I think the SD was fairly generous to Reid, I had Calzaghe by two or three.

[rjj tszyu]

I remember thinking Joe had JUST won but i was half expecting the judges to go for Reid. There should have been a rematch but then again I think Calzaghe would have taken that a lot more comfortably.

Shame these 2 didn't come along 7 years earlier. That would have added to a great British scene!

[Fenster]

Reid was offered the rematch but turned it down over money (what else).

He wanted £150,000, they offered £90,000. And that was that.

[Howlin Mad Missy]

Reid was offered the rematch but turned it down over money (what else).

He wanted £150,000, they offered £90,000. And that was that.

Think of how many sunbed sessions that would have been.

[rjj tszyu]

Reid was offered the rematch but turned it down over money (what else).

He wanted £150,000, they offered £90,000. And that was that.

Think of how many sunbed sessions that would have been.

Robin Reid wasn't the greatest fighter of all time but he deserved more than £90,000

[HattonTheHammer]

Remember scoring it 7-5 for calzaghe

from 1-12 reid was well in the fight and wouldnt of been the slightest bit surprised had he got a decision

Very good fighter but just didnt seem to have the defensive attributes to go with it. Reminded me a lot of marcus beyer

[Fenster]

Reid was offered the rematch but turned it down over money (what else).

He wanted £150,000, they offered £90,000. And that was that.

Think of how many sunbed sessions that would have been.

Robin Reid wasn't the greatest fighter of all time but he deserved more than £90,000

You can't say that without knowing what he/they were worth. Remember Calzaghe wasn't a "star" on mega money back then either.

For certain though I bet Reid wasn't making anywhere near 90k for defending his WBF title in sports centres and on Audley Harrisons undercards - which he did after Calzaghe.

[ICB]

Reid landed some really good flush shots thats for sure. If you were making a highlight reel of good punches in the fight itd be mainly Reid BUT as we know boxing is scored round by round and Reid took too many rounds off where Calzaghe outworked him. Calzaghe won, no doubt it was closeish but I think you need to be a Calzaghe hater to actually score it against him if you scored it round by round (like you should and like a judge does). To me it was one of those fights that if you just watched it and didnt score it round by round youd think well Reid landed most of the good shots so I reckon he won, which I guess is what some people do.

Actually according to the punchstats they landed almost the exact same punches, so i don't see how he really outworked Robin Reid, unless you count slaps on the arms and gloves.

Most of Joe Calzaghe's punches wern't hurtful, where as Robin Reid was constantly rocking Joe Calzaghe's head back. I think its a bit silly to say you have to be Joe Calzaghe hater, to score it against him.

Robin Reid landed the more accurate/telling blows. As i said rocking Joe Calzaghe's head back many times and landing good body shots, i thought for certain Robin Reid edged it.

I admit im not a Joe Calzaghe fan, but that doesn't mean i scored in a biased way which i didn't. Im not really a Robin Reid fan either.

I'll give you an example i love Evander Holyfield as a fighter. But i still think he lost twice to Lennox Lewis, and twice to John Ruiz.

[Violent Demise]

Reid landed some really good flush shots thats for sure. If you were making a highlight reel of good punches in the fight itd be mainly Reid BUT as we know boxing is scored round by round and Reid took too many rounds off where Calzaghe outworked him. Calzaghe won, no doubt it was closeish but I think you need to be a Calzaghe hater to actually score it against him if you scored it round by round (like you should and like a judge does). To me it was one of those fights that if you just watched it and didnt score it round by round youd think well Reid landed most of the good shots so I reckon he won, which I guess is what some people do.

Actually according to the punchstats they landed almost the exact same punches, so i don't see how he really outworked Robin Reid, unless you count slaps on the arms and gloves.

Most of Joe Calzaghe's punches wern't hurtful, where as Robin Reid was constantly rocking Joe Calzaghe's head back. I think its a bit silly to say you have to be Joe Calzaghe hater, to score it against him.

Robin Reid landed the more accurate/telling blows. As i said rocking Joe Calzaghe's head back many times and landing good body shots, i thought for certain Robin Reid edged it.

I admit im not a Joe Calzaghe fan, but that doesn't mean i scored in a biased way which i didn't. Im not really a Robin Reid fan either.

I'll give you an example i love Evander Holyfield as a fighter. But i still think he lost twice to Lennox Lewis, and twice to John Ruiz.

That's cuz deep down inside they know Joe deserved the loss.