Calzaghe can't punch properly

He doesn't consistantly. He can when he needs to, such as the straight left that cut Roy as you say, and he put in some stiff body shots in that fight aswell, but generally he doesn't.

 

Not by the book, but if there was nothing on em he would be quickly exposed at this level. Even Jones said the slaps are harder than they look. Nobody has ever backed Calzaghe up, that tells its own story about how "proper" his punches are :bbb

 

People said Michael Johnson did'nt sprint...text book style.

Michael Johnson is the greatest overall sprinter of all-time, on paper, on track and on achievements.

Joe Calzaghe's does slap, but he does it good...who care's.

 

Like the guys above say, what he does, he does very well! I think when he takes his time his technique is close to perfect, but he seems to have an obsession with speed! When he throws a flurry nearly all the punches land with the palm of the glove/lower knuckle- if he were to throw those punches correctly he would lose some speed in the delivery, I don't doubt that his punches hurt I knocked several people out with slaps when I worked the doors.

 

JC used to only slap very occasionally and at one time punched with real venom, but since his hands have become more brittle over time he has slapped a lot more - especially in his most recent fights. He does it so that he doesn't injure his hands, you can't blame him. He has broken his hands in several fights previously and managed to go on to win on points but people will always use the 'slapping' as a slur simply because they don't like the man.

Personally I can't stand Calzaghe, he has no class and his father is a prize *****.
But you have to respect his skills and his career acheivments overall.

 

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I wish I had them on a gif, the police used to encourage them until I started cleaning plebs out with them...Don't think they realised that a left hook is in essence a slap with a closed fist and slightly greater rotation.

 

He has maybe the most effective jab of any fighter in his generation.

 

Better jab then Winky? I think not mate.

 

Winky's is more powerful, though even using his dominant hand I doubt he could do this to a proven world class fighter who knocked down Jeff Lacy in the amateurs.

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Evans was psyched for this fight as well.

 

Calzaghe's slaps just look messy. I'm sure they have the desired effect though. For what it's worth, I think the people who have a problem with his sometimes amateur looking technique are the old school lovers of the game. I'm sure Jeff enjoyed watching his favourite fighters and spent many years in the gym trying to perfect the way he delivered punches to get the maximum effect. I'm sure dan-b appreciates the way Bernard Hopkins combined near perfect timing and decent power to deliver those trademark straight rights.

The problem is that Calzaghe spent next to no time studying the history of the game or worrying about his punch technique. Calzaghe trained to be the fastest and most active he could be for the longest time possible.

Obviously, Calzaghe's lack of a trainer immersed in the game is a factor. I don't buy the bad hands excuse because he's slapped well before he became well known. The Calzaghe combination do it their way and to hell with everyone else. They are thick skinned and have needed to be due to the criticism recieved over the years. I can forgive the slapping, but I cannot forgive the facial hair he sported against Peter Manfredo Junior.

 

A lot of the time Calzaghes flurries are just to keep his opponents mind on something other than his own gameplan.