Joe Calzaghe was an Amazing Fighter

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  1. emallini

    emallini Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Brilliant Boxing Brain , Great Chin , Great Handspeed , Great Footwork and a Huge Heart. His resume gets Flak but the Hopkins win was great. Bhop was still a great fighter and so is Kessler. He was was the underdog against Lacy and he always rises to the ocasion. A Simply Brilliant Boxer!
     
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    Agreed Wish he had a few more fights against fighters in their prime but he was an excellent fighter and fought everyone he could have.
     
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    i'll throw in, yeah he was
     
  4. LukeO

    LukeO Erik Morales is God Full Member

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    I disagree.
     
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    Ridiculously overrated by the Calzslappers. A good fighter, but lacked the balls/desire to go out of his comfort zone to fight.
     
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    Came out of the sport undefeated loaded and unscathed.
    Made 168lb what it is today!
     
  8. emallini

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    He went to the USA to fight Bhop but got nearly got robbed. Do you blame him!!!
     
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    emallini Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    He showed balls when he fought the beast Lacy and the animal Kessler
     
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    Yeah he was. He was king. Legend.
     
  11. LukeO

    LukeO Erik Morales is God Full Member

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    He exposed lacy.

    He is good, he's just not 'amazing'

    I wouldn't put him in the top 70 ATGs.
     
  12. Big Left

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    great fighter
     
  13. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Amazing fighter indeed!

    Mastered a style that was very hard to deal with, not given enough credit for his subtleties and adjustments. Victim of circumstances to a degree, plus he suffered from a lack of confidence in himself, which he didn't gain untill very late on.

    He also underachieved given the talent he had, which gives people room to criticise and rightly so.
     
  14. emallini

    emallini Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Whats his Record??? 46-0! 2 Weight World champ. The best 168 pounder ever! Hes a amazing fighter. His resume is now starting to get underrated.
     
  15. LukeO

    LukeO Erik Morales is God Full Member

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    46-0 against who?