Joe Calzaghe, overrated?

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  1. yesihavearm2

    yesihavearm2 ESB Chinchecker Full Member

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    Why did you just suddenly post the same thing in two Cazlaghe threads when the last reply was 2 years ago?

    LMAO
     
    yesihavearm2, Sep 17, 2015
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  2. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    to amuse you.
    and it worked, don't say I give you nothing.
     
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  3. DirtyDan

    DirtyDan Worst Poster of 2015 Full Member

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    Of course he is.

    People just like using Slappy Joe's name to troll people, just like they did with Raymi.

    Nobody really thinks Slappy Joe is a p4p ATG, that's absurd.
     
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  4. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    joe is a british ATG, just below Froch, the guy he ran from and whom made actual defences of the top three titles unlike joe.
     
    HerolGee, Sep 17, 2015
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  5. Voicey

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    Legend

    1. a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but not authenticated.

    2. an extremely famous or notorious person, especially in a particular field.


    As for reason number 2, then yeah, he is a Legend.
     
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  6. lefthandlead

    lefthandlead Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You're right, Calzaghe shouldn't be mentioned alone the lines of Tyson and Lewis ...because he is LIGHT-YEARS better than those two.

    I don't remember Joe getting brutally KO'ED by a 40-1 underdog..even Will McIntyre wasn't a 40-1 underdog.:lol:

    Joe didn't get KO'ED by ONE PUNCH twice.

    In fact.. Give Joe about 3 more inches and about twenty pounds then, Calzaghe outbox those two quite handily.

    Lewis and Tyson are Greats...Calzaghe is an ATG!
     
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    lefthandlead Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    When did you start following Boxing 2010?:lol:

    Anybody who knows ANYTHING about boxing knows that Calzaghe is a true ATG!

    Maybe you should stick to watching Pac and Mayweather:deal fights.
     
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  8. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    This:good. His fans will tell you he is one of the greatest light heavies ever even though his resume at 175 consists of shot to ****e Jones and overrated at 175 Hopkins. His detractors call him "Slappy" even though iron chinned Hopkins couldn't deal with his workrate. The fact is he was a terrific fighter that A.Had an unbelievable workrate. B. Had great hand speed. C.Had very underrated footwork. D. Had a very good chin. E. Had a high boxing IQ.
     
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    And an unorthodox style. I enjoyed his career. He's in top twenty of the past 20 years, at least.

    :bbb
     
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  10. DirtyDan

    DirtyDan Worst Poster of 2015 Full Member

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    My vast knowledge of boxing goes back many generations.

    I simply can't take Slappy Joe seriously when his best wins are against an injured Kessler(in which a green Ward easily beat in his first world title fight) and a 276 year old senior citizen in which he got a SD over.

    Then there's the hilarious British stoppages and his defending of the worthless WBO belt for 10 years in the UK.. :rofl
     
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  11. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    He's grossly overrated by some, a little overrated by others; grossly underrated by some, and a little underrated by others yet. And then some, like myself, tend to right him just right.

    In the end, average all that out, and I think he's "rated" right around where he ought be - at least on these boards where he is such a divisive figure.

    :smoke
     
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  12. Stallion

    Stallion Son of Rome Full Member

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    Extreme fanatics tend to overrate their favorite fighters, but other than that, generally Calzaghe is not overrated.

    He is still hated with passion by certain group of people though.

    Edit: Like mentioned above, points of view are very divided on Calzaghe for certain reasons.
     
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  13. AnotherFan

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    No, not in general.
     
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  14. Peril

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    I like Calzaghe and he is a first ballot hall of famer. The world knows that, but the british on this forum seem to think he is an ATG, which he is not.

    He is definitely top 3 super middle-weight but it would have meant a lot if he got off the wilder-style diet earlier.
     
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  15. Imperial1

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    Extremely overrated ..Now what he did at smw with title defenses got him in the HOF but who has he beat in their prime worth mentioning ?

    Hopkins is the only na,e I can think of and he was in his 40's .
     
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