Calzaghe- Kessler

[killersheep]

Thats exactly what us Brits are getting fed up with. His refusal (since the Lacy fight) to fight anyone decent. A fight with Hopkins, Wright or Jermaine Taylor. Thats what we want to see. Even agreeing to take on Beyer or Kessler would be great. I\'ve got a feeling that he wont though. I like Calzaghe but he is fustrating. At least Hatton wants to take on all comers.

Beyer is past it imo he is a backwards step. I would prefer to see JC-Carl froch because Carl is becoming a real prospect and when JC has gone i really think he will shine! but i also feel that JC should fight Kessler and get the hell outa 168 and got for Clinton woods who imo is the man to beat at light heavy!

How can Manfredo be unworthy of a title shot (which he is) but not Froch? Froch hasn\'t done much to deserve one himself. He\'s just as unworthy as Manfredo is

Well Froch IS more deserving according to the WBO

Here are their rankings

1. Robert Stieglitz <==== Has stepped aside a few times to let others fight Joe
2. Denis Inkin
3. Allan Green
4. Carl Froch
5. Lucian Bute
6. Jeff Lacy
7. Peter Manfredo, Jr.
8. Cristian Sanavia
9. Juergen Braehmer
10. Jean Pascal
11. Markus Beyer
12.Vitali Tsypko
13. Jean Paul Mendy
14. Hector Velazco
15. David Gogiya

[Tam Seddon]

How can Manfredo be unworthy of a title shot (which he is) but not Froch? Froch hasn\'t done much to deserve one himself. He\'s just as unworthy as Manfredo is

Very true. They're both unworthy.

why is carl unworthy? he is beaten everybody he has fought. he is a tough fighter and he has awesome ko power. he is a british undeafted fighter and deserves a shot against his fellow country man.

[Preme]

Thats exactly what us Brits are getting fed up with. His refusal (since the Lacy fight) to fight anyone decent. A fight with Hopkins, Wright or Jermaine Taylor. Thats what we want to see. Even agreeing to take on Beyer or Kessler would be great. I've got a feeling that he wont though. I like Calzaghe but he is fustrating. At least Hatton wants to take on all comers.

Socalzaghe has said that he refuses to fight hopkins, wright or taylor? after lacy he was lined up to fight johonson but had to pull out with a hand injury - make fo that what you want. Hopkins was busy with tarver, taylor and wright were set to fight eachother and neither were ready t move up to SMW at that point.

bika was the only one 'worthy' of a fight at that time, he had been in the ring with beyer when the fight got called a NC due to beyers cuts (bikia was winning on the cards at that point)

I do agree calzaghe NEEDS A BIG FIGHT

Manfredo was ranked number 3 in the world at one point and its the fight HBO want to see calzaghe in... i would much rather calzaghe fight hopkins wright or taylor but thats not going to happen just yet...

Hopkins said if he didn't get the oleg fight he would go for calzaghe, yet hes gone for RJJ
Taylor said before the ouma fight he wnated calzaghe after the actual fight with ouma, now he has been linked with the contender winner (strangly came under almost no critesism for it either!!!)
Wright; there was anarticle about wright posted on these forums where he said he was thinking about moving up to fight calzaghe - nothing came of that and right now i done think wright even knows what his plan is.

Calzaghe needs a big fight next, i think after manfredo he lands a big fight and does well people will give him the benefit of the doubt for manfredo,if he doesn't fight taylor, wirght, hopkins or the winner of kessler and whats his face he will ve thought of as the next sven otte...

[Preme]

How can Manfredo be unworthy of a title shot (which he is) but not Froch? Froch hasn\'t done much to deserve one himself. He\'s just as unworthy as Manfredo is

Very true. They're both unworthy.

why is carl unworthy? he is beaten everybody he has fought. he is a tough fighter and he has awesome ko power. he is a british undeafted fighter and deserves a shot against his fellow country man.

ones welsh, ones english; froch should be looking to to secure the european belt before claiming his right to a world title shot. by the by, this is from warren i know, so always hard to believe it; but i think i read it in his sunday write up in the NoTW, he said froch was offerd a shot to fight calzaghe when he was making noise about it before, but went all quiet when warren made them a written offer.

[Tam Seddon]

How can Manfredo be unworthy of a title shot (which he is) but not Froch? Froch hasn\'t done much to deserve one himself. He\'s just as unworthy as Manfredo is

Very true. They're both unworthy.

why is carl unworthy? he is beaten everybody he has fought. he is a tough fighter and he has awesome ko power. he is a british undeafted fighter and deserves a shot against his fellow country man.

ones welsh, ones english; froch should be looking to to secure the european belt before claiming his right to a world title shot. by the by, this is from warren i know, so always hard to believe it; but i think i read it in his sunday write up in the NoTW, he said froch was offerd a shot to fight calzaghe when he was making noise about it before, but went all quiet when warren made them a written offer.

I feel Carl is improving yano. I agree the Euro belt will give him that leap but he should surely get a shot at a 168 crown soonish! Rob mccracken will help him there.

[shza]

Manfredo was ranked number 3 in the world at one point a

By who? Boxrec? LOL. No respectable ranking system has ever put him anywhere near the top 3. He's currently 10th in the Ring rankings.

[dumdane]

How can Manfredo be unworthy of a title shot (which he is) but not Froch? Froch hasn\'t done much to deserve one himself. He\'s just as unworthy as Manfredo is

Very true. They're both unworthy.

why is carl unworthy? he is beaten everybody he has fought. he is a tough fighter and he has awesome ko power. he is a british undeafted fighter and deserves a shot against his fellow country man.

His last opponent was ranked 127 (or there abouts) at SMW by boxrec if i remember correctly.
Now i'm no fan of Boxrec-ratings but... 127!!! pleeeeeeease
Plenty of other undefeated ppl at SMW who fights REAL opposition.
And the countryman-thing means feck all in regards to being worthy.

[Violent Demise]

Thats exactly what us Brits are getting fed up with. His refusal (since the Lacy fight) to fight anyone decent. A fight with Hopkins, Wright or Jermaine Taylor. Thats what we want to see. Even agreeing to take on Beyer or Kessler would be great. I've got a feeling that he wont though. I like Calzaghe but he is fustrating. At least Hatton wants to take on all comers.

Beyer is past it imo he is a backwards step. I would prefer to see JC-Carl froch because Carl is becoming a real prospect and when JC has gone i really think he will shine! but i also feel that JC should fight Kessler and get the hell outa 168 and got for Clinton woods who imo is the man to beat at light heavy!

Carl Froch? Why is Ryan Rhodes busy? I rather see Manfredo over an overrated character like Froch. Shit I rather see Mario Veit crash and burn (actually no I wouldn't) for the 3rd time than see a 29 year old so-called prospect who's proven nothing get a title shot.

[Tam Seddon]

How can Manfredo be unworthy of a title shot (which he is) but not Froch? Froch hasn\'t done much to deserve one himself. He\'s just as unworthy as Manfredo is

Very true. They're both unworthy.

why is carl unworthy? he is beaten everybody he has fought. he is a tough fighter and he has awesome ko power. he is a british undeafted fighter and deserves a shot against his fellow country man.

His last opponent was ranked 127 (or there abouts) at SMW by boxrec if i remember correctly.
Now i'm no fan of Boxrec-ratings but... 127!!! pleeeeeeease
Plenty of other undefeated ppl at SMW who fights REAL opposition.
And the countryman-thing means feck all in regards to being worthy.

Boxrec means shit mate. This was a preivsulsy arranged grudge match. Dodson i think was the mandatory to his crown as well. Fair play he was ranked 127 and he looked like it when a world ranked fighter put him on the canvas with a well placed body shot!

[Tam Seddon]

Thats exactly what us Brits are getting fed up with. His refusal (since the Lacy fight) to fight anyone decent. A fight with Hopkins, Wright or Jermaine Taylor. Thats what we want to see. Even agreeing to take on Beyer or Kessler would be great. I've got a feeling that he wont though. I like Calzaghe but he is fustrating. At least Hatton wants to take on all comers.

Beyer is past it imo he is a backwards step. I would prefer to see JC-Carl froch because Carl is becoming a real prospect and when JC has gone i really think he will shine! but i also feel that JC should fight Kessler and get the hell outa 168 and got for Clinton woods who imo is the man to beat at light heavy!

Carl Froch? Why is Ryan Rhodes busy? I rather see Manfredo over an overrated character like Froch. S*** I rather see Mario Veit crash and burn (actually no I wouldn't) for the 3rd time than see a 29 year old so-called prospect who's proven nothing get a title shot.

I think Carl Froch has achived a lot more than manfredo imo. Why dont people see that Carl Froch is a big name at 168? he would beat most people in the top 10 imo. Just you wait and see

[Preme]

Thats exactly what us Brits are getting fed up with. His refusal (since the Lacy fight) to fight anyone decent. A fight with Hopkins, Wright or Jermaine Taylor. Thats what we want to see. Even agreeing to take on Beyer or Kessler would be great. I've got a feeling that he wont though. I like Calzaghe but he is fustrating. At least Hatton wants to take on all comers.

Beyer is past it imo he is a backwards step. I would prefer to see JC-Carl froch because Carl is becoming a real prospect and when JC has gone i really think he will shine! but i also feel that JC should fight Kessler and get the hell outa 168 and got for Clinton woods who imo is the man to beat at light heavy!

Carl Froch? Why is Ryan Rhodes busy? I rather see Manfredo over an overrated character like Froch. S*** I rather see Mario Veit crash and burn (actually no I wouldn't) for the 3rd time than see a 29 year old so-called prospect who's proven nothing get a title shot.

I think Carl Froch has achived a lot more than manfredo imo. Why dont people see that Carl Froch is a big name at 168? he would beat most people in the top 10 imo. Just you wait and see

I think people outside of the UK think he is a 'big name' at 168, but only because the devision is lacking with talent. Froch is 29, going on 30 and is a British champion... if he was a real big talent he would of fought for/won a European belt, defended, vacated and fought and won his way to a mandatory right now. When i think of big name, i think of people who Have been knocking about at world level for some time, froch has/sill is defending his British title, when if think of world prospects i think of a of a youngster tearing through the world devision, someone hold a domestic title around the age of 22-26 not 29! or someone who took a medal at the Olympics at a young age;

Froch doesn't to me, fall in any of those category's.

[tommygunn]

ive seen most of frochs fights and ill tell you he is a class act id like to see him fight kessler in the next 12 months because thats a fight froch will win, anybody who's seen kessler fight could see he's clearly b-level but he can punch. joe calzaghe is on a diffrent level to all these guy's any fighter listed at 160-168-175, the u.s public like to hate on joe because he aint fought over there why?? he's fought and beat most top u.s fighters who realy if there good enough should be winning no matter where the fight is whether its in the uk the u.s or on pluto. i know for a fact that calzaghe offered to fight a primed roy jones stateside at 175 but roy didn't want to know and after hopkins won the middleweight tourny in 2001 he was offered a carrer high purse at that time of $4m to fight calzaghe in england but it was refused also. joe will fight twice more after manfreido jnr and personaly id like it to be stateside against taylor and hopkins 2 fights he wont have a problem winning.

[Tam Seddon]

Thats exactly what us Brits are getting fed up with. His refusal (since the Lacy fight) to fight anyone decent. A fight with Hopkins, Wright or Jermaine Taylor. Thats what we want to see. Even agreeing to take on Beyer or Kessler would be great. I've got a feeling that he wont though. I like Calzaghe but he is fustrating. At least Hatton wants to take on all comers.

Beyer is past it imo he is a backwards step. I would prefer to see JC-Carl froch because Carl is becoming a real prospect and when JC has gone i really think he will shine! but i also feel that JC should fight Kessler and get the hell outa 168 and got for Clinton woods who imo is the man to beat at light heavy!

Carl Froch? Why is Ryan Rhodes busy? I rather see Manfredo over an overrated character like Froch. S*** I rather see Mario Veit crash and burn (actually no I wouldn't) for the 3rd time than see a 29 year old so-called prospect who's proven nothing get a title shot.

I think Carl Froch has achived a lot more than manfredo imo. Why dont people see that Carl Froch is a big name at 168? he would beat most people in the top 10 imo. Just you wait and see

I think people outside of the UK think he is a 'big name' at 168, but only because the devision is lacking with talent. Froch is 29, going on 30 and is a British champion... if he was a real big talent he would of fought for/won a European belt, defended, vacated and fought and won his way to a mandatory right now. When i think of big name, i think of people who Have been knocking about at world level for some time, froch has/sill is defending his British title, when if think of world prospects i think of a of a youngster tearing through the world devision, someone hold a domestic title around the age of 22-26 not 29! or someone who took a medal at the Olympics at a young age;

Froch doesn't to me, fall in any of those category's.

I'm surprised you think Carl couldnt make the top level at least! In his last fights he has stopped his oppantants and looked good in doing. As for the belt situation it aint all about who has it, come on look at Manny pac he aint the world champ but he still is the number one! I think if Carl has a busy year wins his next fights etc why doesnt he get a world title shot? He will have one of the best records at 168 and I feel he can be a champion!

[tommygunn]

froch v kessler is a real possibilty in the next 12 months.

[Violent Demise]

ive seen most of frochs fights and ill tell you he is a class act id like to see him fight kessler in the next 12 months because thats a fight froch will win, anybody who's seen kessler fight could see he's clearly b-level but he can punch. joe calzaghe is on a diffrent level to all these guy's any fighter listed at 160-168-175, the u.s public like to hate on joe because he aint fought over there why?? he's fought and beat most top u.s fighters who realy if there good enough should be winning no matter where the fight is whether its in the uk the u.s or on pluto. i know for a fact that calzaghe offered to fight a primed roy jones stateside at 175 but roy didn't want to know and after hopkins won the middleweight tourny in 2001 he was offered a carrer high purse at that time of $4m to fight calzaghe in england but it was refused also. joe will fight twice more after manfreido jnr and personaly id like it to be stateside against taylor and hopkins 2 fights he wont have a problem winning.

Your right that Calzaghe did offer Jones a fight. But the reason it was turned down was because Calzaghe was actually stupid enough to ask for the bigger purse. Jones was the number 1 P4P fighter at that time. And Calzaghe actually taught he deserved more than him.