Calzaghe would come back for 10 mill!

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  1. Evil Rich

    Evil Rich Tweety is PISSED off! Full Member

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    http://www.setanta.com/uk/Articles/other-sports/2009/06/16/Boxing-Calzaghe-on-return/gnid-57163/

    I am sure this will get a lot of hate but JC admits he would come back for a one off fight for 10 million but as with the way he phrased he knows that isn't going to realistically happen.

    Top guys who could fight him: Carl Froch, Bernard Hopkins, Chad Dawson couldn't earn him that kind of money I don't think. Froch possibly if he went on to beat all the aformentioned fighters and Pavlik/Kesseler but if that happens I'll give 10 million to Joe to fight Froch myself! Even then tho, we would be frothing at the mouth over such a fight (Brits I mean) but I don't know that we would do enough PPV numbers on our lonesome and gather enough interest from everyone else to make it happen, plus time, by the time Froch did all that he'd be looking at retirement himself, let alone Joe.
     
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  2. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    Theres not a fight out there that would get Calzaghe anywhere near £10m.
     
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  3. ishy

    ishy Loyal Member Full Member

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    You can tell he's joking. He knows he's not going to get offered that. It's the same with Lennox, he keeps saying he'll come back if offered £100m.
     
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  4. MightyLondoner

    MightyLondoner Underdog Full Member

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    I think if there was a legitimate contender then Calzaghe would come out of retirement imo.. Hes been there and done it with Hopkins, Dawson shouldn't even be mentioned in the same breathas Joe and unless Froch can increase his reputation by beating maybe a Pavlik or even Dawson then maybe just maybe Mighty Joe might be tempted but I think time is running out on a Calzaghe comeback.
     
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  5. neil hibbert

    neil hibbert Well-Known Member Full Member

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    cant see him ever getting in the ring again to be honest
     
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  6. HeavyT

    HeavyT Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He's having a laugh and chancing it.. just like Lewis. Neither will come out of retirement i think
     
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  7. Bodysnatcher

    Bodysnatcher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  8. Lewisbell

    Lewisbell Well-Known Member Full Member

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    If Chad Dawson becomes big maybe...
     
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  9. mike464

    mike464 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I hope he doesn't come back. People are starting to forget about him now and if he comes back we'll get all those ridiculous posts about how he'd beat a prime Jones and Hopkins, etc.

    Stay retired Joe!
     
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  10. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    Calzaghes never really been a PPV fighter in the UK.
     
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  11. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Carl Froch - Calzaghe could draw 15Mil I reckon with correct promotion. If froch allowed Calzaghe to take a big share then maybe it could become a reality. personally I think it won't happen/
     
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  12. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    I think Froch would have to beat either Hopkins or Kessler impressively before a fight with Calzaghes would get to the point where it would make anywhere near the money JC says he wants.
     
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  13. TFFP

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    Can't see anybody out there making a big enough combined purse for Calzaghe to take 10 mill. They'd be extremely lucky to get 10 mill between them considering Calzaghe got nowhere close to that against a big American name like Roy Jones.
     
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  14. UndisputedUK

    UndisputedUK Boxing Addict Full Member

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    With the current state of the economy, I don't see £15m being realistic.
    Only big big names and fighters with a bit of a background, Tysons, Hamed, Mayweather, Manny Pac and Hatton are anywhere near this.
    Calzaghe has never been a huge draw.
     
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