Who's "0" has been more protected, Calzaghe's or PBF's?

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  1. Farmboxer

    Farmboxer VIP Member Full Member

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    Void is protecting his 0, anyone knows that.
     
  2. Axe

    Axe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This thread is a total joke. :rofl
     
  3. Neverchair

    Neverchair Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I don't think either of them are/were massively protected.

    Nobody gave a **** about fighting some unknown outside of Britain) Welsh fighter with a WBO belt until Jeff Lacy tried his luck. Since then, Calzaghe made a real name for himself and was able to fight some good competition.

    Mayweather (who I absolutely hate) has fought some great names and beat them all. You could pick holes in some of those fights but you could in a lot of resumes.
    They only thing you could say against Floyd professionally is that he hasn't fought Pacquaio (and lets remember it was him who started all this testing ****).
    That would seem to be a career definer for Floyd and I think he's gonna suffer if it doesnt happen.
     
  4. DOM5153

    DOM5153 They Cannot Run Forever Full Member

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    Clazaghe tried to get the big fights... floyd runs the other way
     
  5. lfc18titles

    lfc18titles Well-Known Member Full Member

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    pretty hard cazalaghe did fight some tough fighters in the public

    he fought lacy whilst injured (his hands were finished, he actually wanted to pull out of the fight)

    hopkins, and kessler in a super fight

    also a coulple of others
     
  6. treva1977

    treva1977 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    i dont know about protected....they have both fought risky fights in the past ,calz v lacy v kessler,v hopkins,were all risky and past calzaghes prime but he still took them on.

    pbf less so but he has fought some big names who could of potentially beat him.
     
  7. Breakdown

    Breakdown Well-Known Member Full Member

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    LoL, funny thread but I'll have to say floyd.. He just pulled the biggest duck in history!
     
  8. zoo

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    Joe fought in a fairly weak division, but he did fight everybody, same can't be said about Mayweather at 140lbs and 147lbs.
     
  9. puga_ni_nana

    puga_ni_nana Dempsey Roll Full Member

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    i used to think it was calzaghe. but now after 4/5 years and floyd has not fought a single elite welterweight and pass up fighting a great one in pac by using excessive demands that ****ed up the fight, i have to say that floyd could have surpassed slappy from being the more protected one. at least calzaghe have fought hopkins towards the end of his career.
     
  10. B-Flu

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    Come on! A white undefeated fighter..... If there not calling him the greatest of alltimes He must of really did some **** wrong. lol. He is a good fighter though, he just didnt beat B-Hop.
     
  11. SoX BoX

    SoX BoX Member Full Member

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    i would say PBF's but its VERY close but calzaghe actually fought 2 dangerous opponents at the end and i cant say floyds fought anyone as dangerous as hopkins and jones
     
  12. elTerrible

    elTerrible TeamElite General Manager Full Member

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    Calzaghe wont leave England for the majority of his career beats lacy and kessler and then fights a few 40 year olds. Impressive.
     
  13. DOM5153

    DOM5153 They Cannot Run Forever Full Member

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    Jones was finished, Joe should have fought Pavlik or Dawson
     
  14. elTerrible

    elTerrible TeamElite General Manager Full Member

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    He just waited until they were ready to retire.


    PBF jumped weight classes and fought the best. Joe didnt have to stay in his "fairly weak division" He just knew that moving to 175 meant having to face a prime Roy Jones so he waited until he seen him knocked out a few times to make sure he was nice and shot so it would be safe.
     
  15. war4years

    war4years Well-Known Member Full Member

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    True, he whipped Lacy's ass.