Would Calzaghe ever come out of retirement?

[Gandalf]

No, he won't come back and I don't think Froch's success bothers him in the slightest. He thinks he got out at the top and has that 0, that's all that matters to him. He wouldn't risk it.

exactly, IMO Calzaghe never struck me as the type of fighter who was fighting for greatness

He beat a relatively prime Hopkins better than anyone else has done, beat up the American critics darling Lacy quite easily, beat a prime undefeated Euro titlist in Kessler handily and also in his youth boxed the pants off the ancient (31 ancient...hahaha) Eubank. His style was extraordinary and he beat a number of other very decent opponents. In his own way he was great, nobody was ever able to work him out.

He had a great career and is one of boxings best ever fighters, at least IMO.

[Mattyhitman]

No, he won't come back and I don't think Froch's success bothers him in the slightest. He thinks he got out at the top and has that 0, that's all that matters to him. He wouldn't risk it.

exactly, IMO Calzaghe never struck me as the type of fighter who was fighting for greatness

He beat a relatively prime Hopkins better than anyone else has done, beat up the American critics darling Lacy quite easily, beat a prime undefeated Euro titlist in Kessler handily and also in his youth boxed the pants off the ancient (31 ancient...hahaha) Eubank. His style was extraordinary and he beat a number of other very decent opponents. In his own way he was great, nobody was ever able to work him out.

He had a great career and is one of boxings best ever fighters, at least IMO.

Gotta agree with what ya saying here Miles


I cannot see him making a comeback regardless what happens in the SMW or LHW division, as it's been mentioned, he's done everything that he needs to do in the sport, he has his health, his wealth and plenty of biff !

[boxingbantz]

He beat a relatively prime Hopkins better than anyone else has done, beat up the American critics darling Lacy quite easily, beat a prime undefeated Euro titlist in Kessler handily and also in his youth boxed the pants off the ancient (31 ancient...hahaha) Eubank. His style was extraordinary and he beat a number of other very decent opponents. In his own way he was great, nobody was ever able to work him out.

He had a great career and is one of boxings best ever fighters, at least IMO.

The Hopkins fight was VERY close. It could've gone against Joe to be honest.

As for Lacy, yeah he was the American darling, but really who had he beaten?

Kessler was a great win, can't deny that.

If Froch wins the Super Six (even if he doesn't) and then goes on to win titles at light heavy, which I am sure he will) he will undoubtedly have rustled up a better CV than Joe. Don't get me wrong, I am a Joe Calzaghe fan but I can acknowledge he was fed a lot of shit for much of the ten year reign he has and, with regards to that, didn't unify for years either.

[Fenster]

No, he won't come back and I don't think Froch's success bothers him in the slightest. He thinks he got out at the top and has that 0, that's all that matters to him. He wouldn't risk it.

exactly, IMO Calzaghe never struck me as the type of fighter who was fighting for greatness

He beat a relatively prime Hopkins better than anyone else has done, beat up the American critics darling Lacy quite easily, beat a prime undefeated Euro titlist in Kessler handily and also in his youth boxed the pants off the ancient (31 ancient...hahaha) Eubank. His style was extraordinary and he beat a number of other very decent opponents. In his own way he was great, nobody was ever able to work him out.

He had a great career and is one of boxings best ever fighters, at least IMO.

Good post Miles.

These Calzaghe haters will never get over it.

The Hopkins win is rubbished even though Hopkins can't stop franking the form. Froch gets more credit for LOSING to Kessler than Calzaghe does for beating him. Even Hopkins, one of the biggest whingers in history, recently admitted Calzaghe had unique boxing ability. A masterful style.

We all know the real truth - if Calzaghe was American he would have replaced SRR as P4P all-time. Fact.

[FinitoElDinamita]

I would have liked Calzaghe had he not been such an incomplete puncher. I understand he has brittle hands but I dont think he ever learned how to punch properly such as turning the punches over and punching all the way through the target. His bogus stoppage of Manfredo was one of the currupt reffing ever. I just never been too high on the guy.

He should stay retired and enjoy life. Do lines of pure Colombian shit..

[armyash]

I don't think calzaghe would return as a result of getting the urge to fight again and missing the competitiveness i believe the only way we would see him fighting would be if he was completely skint

[ElTerribleMorales]

No, he won't come back and I don't think Froch's success bothers him in the slightest. He thinks he got out at the top and has that 0, that's all that matters to him. He wouldn't risk it.

exactly, IMO Calzaghe never struck me as the type of fighter who was fighting for greatness

He beat a relatively prime Hopkins better than anyone else has done, beat up the American critics darling Lacy quite easily, beat a prime undefeated Euro titlist in Kessler handily and also in his youth boxed the pants off the ancient (31 ancient...hahaha) Eubank. His style was extraordinary and he beat a number of other very decent opponents. In his own way he was great, nobody was ever able to work him out.

He had a great career and is one of boxings best ever fighters, at least IMO.

how did he beat him better than anyone else if there is still a huge controversy whether he really won the fight? in terms of record, Froch's record is about even with Joe's

[Master]

I cannot see Joe coming out of retirement even if it was for a crazy amount of money and a high profile fight like Froch or Cleverly.

[shza]

No, he won't come back and I don't think Froch's success bothers him in the slightest. He thinks he got out at the top and has that 0, that's all that matters to him. He wouldn't risk it.

exactly, IMO Calzaghe never struck me as the type of fighter who was fighting for greatness

He beat a relatively prime Hopkins better than anyone else has done, beat up the American critics darling Lacy quite easily, beat a prime undefeated Euro titlist in Kessler handily and also in his youth boxed the pants off the ancient (31 ancient...hahaha) Eubank. His style was extraordinary and he beat a number of other very decent opponents. In his own way he was great, nobody was ever able to work him out.

He had a great career and is one of boxings best ever fighters, at least IMO.

how did he beat him better than anyone else if there is still a huge controversy whether he really won the fight? in terms of record, Froch's record is about even with Joe's

Agree with this. I scored the Hopkins/Calzaghe fight for Hopkins by a point. I also don't follow how Hopkins was "relatively prime" there. Hopkins was at his prime against Trinidad. Anything post-Taylor is definitely a different story -- though he's obviously still very good.

That being said, a prime Calzaghe definitely beats today's Froch, for sure. And I do respect Calzaghe -- the dominating victory over Kessler did that for me. But he's not (and never was) on quite the level of a truly prime Hopkins or Roy Jones Jr. I'm not sure he was even on the level of a prime 168 James Toney.