Did Calzaghe Quit so not to risk his "0"??

There was a demand for the fight at the time but Calzaghe was scared shitless of losing his 0 and opted to fight RJJ a fighter who he himself had said was 'finished' in his own book :rofl:roflatsch

 

I think so. His 0 doesnt matter though cause 2 of the guys he beat rank comfortably above him even with 13 loses between the two of them.

 

Broner's a bum!

 

First off its not called quiting. Its called retiring. He waited too late in his career to face the harder competition. To me he left at the right time. The young bulls that exist today were too green for him at the time. Boxing has a revolving door that a lot of fighters don't know when to exit. Joe is still being talked about. Job done!

 

He quit because of certain reasons:

1. He tried to cash out on his career, but all his PPVs in America were unsuccessful. (wasn't as much as he expected)
2. He already fought the biggest names in the divisions he fought in.
3. Everyone else back then had no name and couldn't really produce the money he wanted.
4. He knew he was already too old and broken and his hands were no longer there.
5. He was tired of training seriously anymore.

Speed is one of the first things to go when you grow old, and his style required it. He never had real power to lose. He was 37 FFS.

Most people would say to fighters that old to freaking retire. I heard people say BHOP should retire years ago as well.

Hindsight is 20/20. It's like saying you have extraordinary eyesight when your measure of ability is seeing lightning strike before you hear the thunder clap.

 

Demand? NOPE. There was NO demand. That was just stinker of a fight. Nobody was going to pay any money for the freaking rematch. Only the sore losers on that day demanded the fight. But nobody was really going to pay for that card.

 

And? Lacy was supposedly a beast when Calzaghe fought him too. How did that work out?

I was never a fan of Calzaghe. I thought he was very good, but he left it about 5 years too late to actually push himself and step up his competition. Some of it was probably his fault, some the other guys fault too, but it is what it is.

I think he quite because he was fed up of it, and he was past his best. I thought he was past his best anyway.

 

I figure that he quit because he had done everything that he set out to do. His end of career wins over Hopkins and Jones Jr was a great way for him to go out. It really doesn't matter what you think about the fights or the fighters at the time... I am sure that it felt great for Calzaghe, and he wasn't motivated to do anything else. I definitely think he was well past his best at the time that he retired as well.

 

And yet Hopkins was clearly beaten by Calzaghe.

Keep on crying and denying it sad ****s...

 

What are you the President of? Bull****? Limey bashing?

Almost every one of your posts has a racist theme.

I am sure that you will have a much better career than poor ol' Joe Calzaghe. Does Joe even know you exist?

 

What?! With brittle hands he beat Hopkins and Hopkins is still beating the best.

If anything, he was a threat to the "boxing establishment" and its hoody fanbase.

 

Yeah, he should have hung around to fight all those guys you mention even though they couldn't sell out their living rooms and no one was interested in those fights at that time. Those names are no better than what he had faced already and wouldn't have made half as much money as his previous fights, but yeah he should have fought them all!!!

Those fights you mention would have taken around 3-5 years to organise so Joe should have fought until he was at least 40 as you're definitely in physical prime in your late 30's. In fact I think he retired pre-prime, shame as I think he was definitely getting physically stronger and more aerobically fit. Just think how good he would be at 45!!??

Stupid post.

 

He retired at the right time, and none of those fighters mentioned can beat him. JC is the best @ 168.