Froch rips Calzaghe

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  1. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    How could they? No US promoter showed any interest in signing Calzaghe. Showtime had a deal to show Sports Network fights, Warren's fighters. They didn't have a deal with Calzaghe, they weren't interested.
     
    Bulldog24, Jun 15, 2020
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    Warren lost the purse bid, so he had to go to Germany for Veit II or lose his title, and all of UK, US and German TV rejected it! I think it was on Eurosport or something
     
    Bulldog24, Jun 15, 2020
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  3. Loudon

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    He fought 6/7 times whilst Joe was with Showtime.

    Showtime were not dead.

    You are talking nonsense.
     
    Loudon, Jun 15, 2020
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    Yes, they did.

    Warren dealt with King on many occasions.
     
    Loudon, Jun 15, 2020
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    They were extremely interested in Joe. But they lost interest when he pulled out of a few fights and he wouldn’t fight in the U.S.

    He also got off to a horrible start by giving 2 poor performances against Thornberry and Starie.

    The BS call outs of Roy was when he’d beaten Sheika and Veit.
     
    Loudon, Jun 15, 2020
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  6. Loudon

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    Yeah, but he was too good to be fighting a rematch with a guy who he’d already beaten in a round a few years earlier.

    What a waste of time.
     
    Loudon, Jun 15, 2020
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  7. Bulldog24

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    No he didn't. He fought Lewis and Danny Williams and the ones in Glasgow and Manchester. Stop talking crap and lying
     
    Bulldog24, Jun 15, 2020
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    And? He only fought about once a year anyway. We forgot he was even an active boxer til he fought Evans Ashira with one hand on ITV4 (failing to sell-out Cardiff Ice Rink). He was a no-name in the UK let alone the US
     
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    Didn't fight Thornberry on Showtime, it was Starie and McIntyre on the Tyson undercards as delayed highlights after Mike fought

    Then Woodhall, Brewer and Mitchell fights
     
    Bulldog24, Jun 15, 2020
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    Nobody was interested in Showtime anymore. HBO was the place to be at that time
     
    Bulldog24, Jun 15, 2020
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  11. Bulldog24

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    And highlights of the Sheika fight I think
     
    Bulldog24, Jun 15, 2020
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    The worst of the awful Calzaghe showings was probably against Kabary Salem on Sky Sports 3
     
    Bulldog24, Jun 15, 2020
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  13. Loudon

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    What am I lying about?

    Mike Tyson fought on Showtime about 7 times whilst they had an interest in Joe.

    Stop trying to paint a picture where they were dead.

    They weren’t.

    Along with HBO, they were a huge network.
     
    Loudon, Jun 15, 2020
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  14. Bulldog24

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    No he didn't, Sports Network's reaffiliation with Showtime hence showing one of Warren's fighters Joe was the Tyson UK debut, Joe's fight not shown live. After that he fought 2-3 times against Lennox, Danny and in Denmark
     
    Bulldog24, Jun 15, 2020
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  15. Bulldog24

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    When Tyson fought McBride wasn't Calzaghe already a HBO fighter following Lacy performance
     
    Bulldog24, Jun 15, 2020
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