Biggest Vultures in boxing?

dare i say joe calzaghe haha

 

chad dawson

 

It's only a matter of time before someone says "Pacquiao"...but anyway, interesting question, and a hard one to answer. I can't think of anyone who fought nothing but old and used up fighters for their entire career. But I will say that Gomez's career didn't exactly skyrocket after he beat Gatti. You might be right about Camacho and Cooney, though.

 

This.

 

dawson was just fighting who was considered the best at 175. Tarver and Johnson although old were still big names and the most well known there. He isnt going out of his way to fight old timers.


Thing about Calzaghe is there was public demand for an RJJ or Hopkins match up for years but he would have none of it until they were old.

 

How has Alfonso Gomez made a career out of beating old / past it fighters? Just scan his record and it's not that apparent. The only other name is Tackie who went on to fight Holt.

Gatti chose Gomez as an opponent to bow out on and Gomez is hardly going to turn down a chance to fight Castillo on a big bill. It's great exposure for him.

 

elterrible could you contradict yourself anymore? you just pumped up dawson for fighting two guys ol' bhop dominated and finish by denegrating calzaghe for fighting bhop who was no.1 at lhw ahead of dawson! and calzaghe was 36 himself! honestly the double standards and hypocrisy of some posters is laughable!

 

Calzaghe was at the top of the UK scene for years and had avoided fights with RJJ and Hopkins in the US for a long time.

Dawson is a young up and comer, he fought who is around at 175 to fight. He didnt wait around for Tarver and Johnson to get old to fight them. They were old when get got his big break.

Finally Calzaghe is retired and his biggest wins on his legacy are over those old fighters. Dawson is still young and he has yet to complete his legacy. He is just a young fighter who got his start beating the old guards. The same way Tyson did with Holmes, Morales did with Zaragosa ect.


That is the difference.


Also I did not pump up dawson, I dont really like him though he seems like a nice guy he is boring. I was just stating that I can not fault him for fighting Tarver and Johnson as those were the top guys in the division at the time.

 

the eubank win and the manner in which he won is far better than anything dawson has done! an old johnson beat him first time round.

 

RJJ was KTFO twice.... calzaghe was still undefeated. There was a big difference. RJJ was shot that is undeniable.

 

Camacho