Few months in and you're being talked about alongside Freddie Roach and Nazim Richardson. You've got skills mate.
He sure is. Can't see him ever being able 175 mate. I know he's spoken about it himself but I think it would be Chris Byrd esque disaster.
I used to box as a schoolboy, but was just mediocre really. I could look after myself in the ring but had no real exceptional talent of my own, and plus health reasons (asthma) hindered me greatly. I now coach amateurs at the moment, but within the next year to 18 months I'll be looking to take steps towards acquiring a pro trainer's license. I don't know. I'm not sure how the weight drop would effect him, but I see it a very tough time in the cruisers for him. In a division that has guys like Adamek, Cunningham, Bell, Huck, Banks, Hide, G. Jones and peripherals like Godfrey, Wlodarczyk (sp?!), Flores, etc it's a very tough division to compete in. If he is to make any progress at all then he needs to make some big changes, and I believe that means changing his trainer/training camp. Calzaghe is great when things go well, but when the **** hits the fan there's no real answer from him.
Here we go again, enzo lost because he underestimated his apponent and over estimated his ability. Its his fault.
He should stick with Enzo Calzaghe,i give Joe and his dad loads of stick on here,but being serious if big mac wants to come back he should stay at Newbridge.Calzaghe has been in his corner for all his big wins and up untill Saturday things have been good(the Haye fight is a different matter,big fight big money and it could not be turned down)Enzo Calzaghe is a decent man and wil accept his share of the blame and will try and make the changes needed to turn the situation around.As i said i post some daft stuff about the Calzaghes`s but the Newbridge lads have done us proud over the last few years and it would be a shame if fighters starting leaving Enzo`s gym beacause of one bad weekend.Saying Brad Pryce needs a new trainer is just wrong,Enzo Calzaghe has made the guy a good fighter and helped him make a few quid.I hope all Enzo`s fighters stand by him.
No sparring before a fight - especially as he's hardly fought for a year is pretty shocking and a decent excuse for being sluggish so, for once, I'm with Warren on this. I feel really sorry for Mac who comes across as a real family man who's dedicated to the game but has been in the wrong place at the wrong time what with the split between Warren and Calzaghe. He should move to get decent sparring at least. I guess he could stay with Enzo C in his corner on fight night and for most of the training but I get the sense that there is no middle way for Enzo C, he's in charge or there's the door. At some point Mac will be leaving so he should look to do so now I think.
totally agree. Macca fell in love with his power becuse he spent so long getting easy opponents to knock over. Ofolabi is no great but he knows his way around the ring and was not intimidated, you can tell he's worked with guys like James Toney in that gym, very cool and relaxed in the ring and some slick moves. Yep, he knows how to handle himself. As streetwise in the ring as Macca is naive.