As we approach Joe Calzaghe's 10th anniversary as World Champion

JC is going to have his ass handed to him on a plate

 

Many people did infact say that in the build up to the Eubanks fight.

 

As Calzaghe moved into the top 5 P4P fighters in the world.

 

Constant pressure on the aging Eubanks proved to be the key. Good chin on both of them. Great fight.

 

Detractors promote that Eubank was 'shot', I'd agree that he was past his best, maybe at 70%, but these detractors forget how green JC was and how big of a step up it was...

Most people around the time, save for the bookie odds, were picking Eubank to KO him if I remember correctly, most of the 'experts' in fact, the type that picked Lacy and are picking Kessler now.

How they think Kessler KO's him when he's eaten bigger shots from bigger punchers flush and didn't even blink is beyond me, Eubank, Lacy and others hit him with their best right hands and the Mitchell KD was a temple shot that was brutal, he was up in 3 at that. I do however think it's likely Calzaghe stops Kessler providing his hands can hold up like against Lacy.

 

:huh i swear calzaghe said in the ringside interview after the lacy fight that one of his hands got damaged in about the 7th.

 

Sad to think its taken ten years as "WBO Champion", the organisation which we all know has zero credibility, to fight TWO legitimate contenders to his crown.

The first was one of the biggest hypejobs in the history of boxing, and the second is a lot better (Kessler) but I still think Calzaghe will win a decision over him.

 

Which is bad news for Kessler, because Joe kept busting Lacy up well into the last round and was still throwing bombs that were having effect. If that also does not show will and heart, in the sense that he hurt his left in the 7th or 8th, had pitched a shutout and then went into the final not being careful, but going right at Lacy to give him some more of that finely tuned thrashing, what does?

It's really amazing.

 

I totally agree with the intension of this thread.

It is time to start writing the history books.

 

And that version of Eubank would have proven rather tough for Kessler in my opinion, a prime Eubank takes him. To be fair however, Kessler has an easier time with James Toney than Calzaghe does, it all works it's way around.

 

Hell yeah - all u dumB****ers can watch the bika fight for proof...