Peter Manfredo Lacks the X-Factor

[SigmaMu]

I dont consider this fight much more than an exhibition for Joe. Joe blew his first introduction to the American fan base with a lackluster performance against Bika.

Danny G, this is where we disagree. This fight is a primer for a Calzaghe/Taylor bout. Across the big pond Calzaghe/Kessler is as big as its gonna get. 3 mil for Joe.

However, if Joe speedbags Manfredo, and he should, the casual american fan will drool over a Calzaghe/Taylor match up.

Joe at...what... 34-35... is looking to cash in. More scratch in his pocket fighting Taylor, or dare I say Hopkins.

Ah! I see your point. Yes Taylor or Hopkins fight is more down our alley here. Screw Kessler

[right_cross]

I dont consider this fight much more than an exhibition for Joe. Joe blew his first introduction to the American fan base with a lackluster performance against Bika.

Danny G, this is where we disagree. This fight is a primer for a Calzaghe/Taylor bout. Across the big pond Calzaghe/Kessler is as big as its gonna get. 3 mil for Joe.

However, if Joe speedbags Manfredo, and he should, the casual american fan will drool over a Calzaghe/Taylor match up.

Joe at...what... 34-35... is looking to cash in. More scratch in his pocket fighting Taylor, or dare I say Hopkins.

Ah! I see your point. Yes Taylor or Hopkins fight is more down our alley here. Screw Kessler

Mwuuuhahahaha!
If Kessler is smart, he'll continue to chill, and claim to be ducked. In the meantime he can knock off a tomato can or two, and claim he is the man. Honestly, his opponents thus far could create a marinara sauce to feed the third world.
Hopkins, I want out. His decline in firepower over the years is evident. Only the blind wont recognize it. All they see is belts and press, and belts dont mean shat.
A prime Hopkins would of dismantled Taylor. Time for Bernard to stick to promotin'.

My ideal scenario, is for Taylor to whip calzaghe. Time to go Joe. You like Jones pissed away your prime fighting cab drivers.

Let the young lions fight for the undisputed title.

Taylor/Kessler....... the real super fight at 168

[TyBuff]

I think Calzaghe is just trying to appeal more to Americans. remember before Lacy not many casual boxing fans even knew who he was.....so now he is fighting an American fighter who was on TV and has many American fans. Makes sence to me why he took the fight. The man went almost 10 years as champ and all those years was virtually unknown to the US fans. Why not fight another over hyped fighter and then go after the big dogs fo a little more $$

I keep telling you guys this: Manfredo is NOT a household name by ANY strech of the imagination. How many people in the USA watched the 1st season "Contender"? Maybe a mil or so an episode. So approx a million people ,in a country of 300 million, have even heard or seen this guy. And out of that how many will bother to watch? 250,000? (at best). So I ask you folks across the pond: how many people just in europe would PAY to watch Joe vs Kess? Id bet a million from Denmark alone. UK? 2-3 million? Then the gate in either country? Seems to me it would be one of the biggest fights ever in the history of boxing in europe. Shame Joe has a fukin fool for a promoter...

The Contender season I on NBC brought in about 6 to 8 million viewers a week and the final drew about 12 to 13 million people who watched. Peter Manfredo Jr is more famous than many regulars fighters you and I might know.

Peter Manfredo vs Pemberton filled in 10 thousand seats while his fight vs Spina only filled 5 thousand seats.

Baldomir/Mayweather only had 9 thousand seats filled.

I say Peter is known by many.
Even though he is going to get the shiet beat out of him, worse than Lacy? Could it get any worse? LOL

Those fights were in Manfredo's hometown of Providence, Rhode Island. Outside of there he wont draw those numbers.

[jangeorg]

Here are the bookies take on the fight..:

http://www.stanjames.com/betslip/index.asp
Calzaghe is a 33/1 favorite

In other words.. the money are saying that this is a totally ridiculous bastard of a fight that should never have been made and is a complete waste of everyone's time because there is no question who the winner will be..

[barbaro]

manfredo was not even the best boxer on that crappy contender show so what the phark is this no hoper doing in this fight.

[BoomBoom]

I think Calzaghe is just trying to appeal more to Americans. remember before Lacy not many casual boxing fans even knew who he was.....so now he is fighting an American fighter who was on TV and has many American fans. Makes sence to me why he took the fight. The man went almost 10 years as champ and all those years was virtually unknown to the US fans. Why not fight another over hyped fighter and then go after the big dogs fo a little more $$

I keep telling you guys this: Manfredo is NOT a household name by ANY strech of the imagination. How many people in the USA watched the 1st season "Contender"? Maybe a mil or so an episode. So approx a million people ,in a country of 300 million, have even heard or seen this guy. And out of that how many will bother to watch? 250,000? (at best). So I ask you folks across the pond: how many people just in europe would PAY to watch Joe vs Kess? Id bet a million from Denmark alone. UK? 2-3 million? Then the gate in either country? Seems to me it would be one of the biggest fights ever in the history of boxing in europe. Shame Joe has a fukin fool for a promoter...

Im From New England myself. He is known around hear im not sure about the West Coast though

[Fenster]

Well there you go you're now tuning in to watch Calzaghe get beat

As long as people watch

doesn't matter who he fights

Yes it doesn't matter who he fights to you,even this guy ,how sad
http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=006961

Don't be silly, numb nuts

It matters to ME

I'd love to see Calzaghe beat the shit out of your boy, but the point is, whether it's your boy or the reality TV star, I, like everyone else bitching and moaning about the opponent will still tune in to watch...well, in your case you'll have to make do with the WRBR