Why did Joe Cal retire?

Nothing else to prove. He whipped everybody

 

He felt he had nothing left to prove after beating Hopkins and RJJ. I wish he would have fought Dawson back then though and I would have agreed with him.

 

He was old and had just cashed out against a couple of faded names. So:
1. Health
2. Money
3. Couple of names on the resume
4. Undefeated record.

It's a perfect time to retire. He got what he wanted out of the sport.

As far as your questions are concerned, Joe stated "I'm not looking for tough fights" in an interview when he was 27. That's why his resume is so weak.

 

Eubank was another respectable win.

But with reference to Carl, nobody knew who he was was in the UK at the time, and from a technical standpoint it was a complete massacre.

Froch's slow ass open robotic style is tailor made for Joe, he would've been humiliated -- dude should be happy it never happened.

 

Yeah, I wish he'd have stuck around too. I honsetly felt he was still gaining steam until he decided to take on RJJ. But i can't begrudge a guy for hanging it up if he isn't committed anymore.

 

Was there any talk of even fighting Dawson? if there was it slipped me by

 

No chance bruh, Joe would fight him on the inside which is Carls kryptonite.

 

His legacy was sealed after beating Kessler, Hopkins, and destroying the supposedly next thing in America in Jeff Lacy!

 

He was 36 when he retired. He had his money, and his "0". It's never too early to retire in boxing.

 

Calzaghe, while still very good, was getting to that point where age, and wear and tear, can quite quickly catch up with you. His style wouldn't translate well to longevity, his usually excellent chin, great recovery and stamina are not attributes that typically last the test of time too well. People seem to forget that pushing 37 is still generally right at the tail end of a career (especially below heavyweight) and fighters like Hopkins and Floyd who have exceptional technical skill are able to make it work at a later age because of insane dedication and styles that can morph over time to suit their strengths at each point in their career. Calzaghe couldn't make that work, so it was a good time to retire for him. I would have liked to have seen him take on Dawson, but it was not to be.

 

He won every belt at Super Middle weight and won The Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight belt and he had brittle hands. It was perfectly OK for him to retire.

 

No disrespect, but what a terrible question! Older fighters who keep fighting on well past their best like Mosley, Jones jr and Toney get shitted on in every possible way by fans and media alike, and now we're gonna start questioning a guy who knew when to hang 'em up?
Calzaghe retired because it was the right thing to do at the right moment, end of story,