Was Calzaghe the most naturally fit boxer youve ever seen?

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  1. Beouche

    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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    Price is back E16 Canning Town banned Full Member

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    One of them
     
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  3. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Considering his size, no one comes close to his workrate.
     
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    elmaldito Skillz Full Member

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    I dunno
    Didn't help him any in the Bhop fight
     
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    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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    Well it obviously did as he won the fight, landing a record amount of leather on Hopkins in the process.
     
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    Bad News Brit Active Member banned Full Member

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    I think there's some guys that match his workrate, but none of them that could, could match his talent.
     
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    lepinthehood When I'm drinking you leave me well alone banned Full Member

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    other than pryor, yes. but zaggers was 28lb bigger so you gotta give him respek
     
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    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Naturally fit in what manner?

    He had an excellent engine but I can name quite a few other fighters
    that did as well, at his level, possibly top 5 or 10 however.
     
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    Naturally coked up.
     
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  10. Beouche

    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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    Yup

    And it was his insane cardio that won him the fight

    Hopkins exhausted lying on the floor for FIVE MINUTES patheticallyfeigning a low blow as he couldnt Keep up with Zaggers relentless pace

    This emoticon was designed entirely for Hopkins performance in the Calzaghe fight

    :crybaby:crybaby:crybaby
     
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  11. bcr

    bcr Well-Known Member Full Member

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    His workrate was crazy and he was so fluid with his combinations, which is in my opinion, one of the most underrated things in boxing.
     
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  12. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon.

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    Take a look at prime pictures of Jack Johnson, Henry Armstrong, Ezzard Charles, Ray Robinson, and Sam Langford. Then ask that question again. And like I've said before, Young Peter Jackson looks ridiculously fit in those old photos.
     
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  13. scarecrow

    scarecrow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Margarito was smaller but also threw hard punches for 12 rounds. Pacquiao at Featherweight was almost an unbelievable freak of nature with his conditioning. Look at him against Barrera. Though I admit that's easier to do when you're 126 pounds. He never stopped. Aaron Pryor against Arguello was incredible.

    What these guys did though was throw power shots. Slappy punches don't sap your energy. Calzaghe was a slapper.
     
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    bcr Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I agree until you said that slappy punches don't sap your energy.
    I can tell you that even soft punches can drain you.
     
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  15. scarecrow

    scarecrow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well yea they drain you, but relatively speaking they do not. As in harder punches take more energy.
     
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