He made weight and defended that belt less than 6 months ago.
I was being serious, I was not being sarcastic.
Thanks for the source. That link does indeed suggest Joe had a genuine fear/dislike of flying even though it has no actual quotes from the man...
We don't know that he didn't target those guys, however... Probably couldn't realistically afford Jones Jr. Would have been a bad career move...
His name is in the thread title. He was probably Calzaghe's main target for a big fight. He was as realistic as any other big fights and...
How would you know? It seems to be an acknowledged fact that he made Hopkins offers. He was a SMW. Hopkins was their main target and he was at...
Saunders just doesn't give a s**t. He doesn't care about trying to be classy and will go at anyone. I hope none of the people who behave in a...
You have to weigh that up (no pun intended) against the fact that he would have been at more of a disadvantage in terms of height, reach and power...
Because he was unable to get those marquee names obviously. Apparently he made offers to guys and was turned down. Based on what? Plus he did...
Just that you often seem to say Calzaghe should have moved up sooner whereas you seem to defend Golovkin staying at 160 fighting weak opposition.
What frank says should probably be taken with a pinch of salt. That doesn't mean 175 was his best fighting weight. 168 was his best fighting...
Strange that you believe him when he says he struggles to make weight but don't believe him when he says he did want to fight the bigger names....
Yeah that's part of why I mentioned it. I've noticed a slight double standard there.
Depends on the circumstances. Maybe he didn't truly believe he was a real LHW? Maybe he felt remaining champ at 168 would increase his chances of...
Actually yeah.
