Back on July 19th. How far can he go. Reason why i am asking is cos i watch Haye vs Enzo last night, and its clear that Enzo totally bottled it and blew it on the biggest night of his career. I doubt he will ever have a bigger fight than Haye. This could really mess with his head, and he will be a shadow of his former self.
Alphabet strap for me, his win over Braithwaite has got much bigger in recent months, and I see the likes of Steve Cunningham giving him trouble. There will be some fights for vacant trinkets coming up soon - I doubt there is sufficient depth at 200lb to deny Enzo a W in one of those.
He'll capture another title. He might defend it a few times before losing it in a unification or against an up-and-comer. Or he might go the way of defending it against bums for a longer period before losing it.
He'll possibly get the WBO back, but no other title. Plus I don't care if he apparently bottled it, even on his best day Haye would've knocked him out early.
i just hope he can pull himself together after that haye fight. he just wasnt there for that fight .as long as he can pull himself together i think he can get back a belt.
I think he could have gone a lot longer with Haye if he had been better prepared, both physically and mentally. Get rid of Enzo Calzaghe and have a coach more suited to you, and you can go along way, Mr Maccarinelli. I see alphabet strap and multiple defences, but as a Sports Network boy there will be no fighting abroad and little chance of unification.
He can get another alphabet strap, the division is not really overflowing with talent and I reckon he is on a par with the rest of them. Look for Enzo to win a belt (probably the WBO) and then hold onto it for ages by fighting carefully picked opponents who are manipulated into a decent ranking spot. If he does get a belt i'd be surprised to see him try to unify again. Incidentally I met Enzo at the Mayweather v Hatton fight and he was a really decent guy and because of that I hope he wins another strap.
Not sure. The WBC belt is vacant now, but I don't think he's even ranked Arslan holds a piece of the WBA, which is a winnable fight and a potential strap I don't see him beating Cunningham. So he is pretty much looking at Frank getting him a shot at that WBO once Haye vacates
No way Enzo "bottled it" from Haye. If that was his mindset, why did he chase haye for two years? Haye was simply too fast for him. Both had power, but Haye had the edge in speed, & when two big hitters face off, a certain Teddy Atlas had it spot on when he said, "power thrills, but SPEED KILLS" & thats exactly how it turned out. The faster man landed first, & the fight was over in the blink of an eye. & once again I hate to blow my own trumpet, but I picked haye to win, based on his speed. & I thank Teddy Atlas for pointing out to me that when two big hitters face off, pick the faster one! You are never too old to learn...
the most extraordinary sight was Macca sprinting to the ring. couldnt believe my eyeholes boss. think he can pick up a title but unify prolly not.