Calzaghe announces retirement

Let the hating commence. No doubt there will be plenty of people who think he should fight again but he's earned the right to go out when he wants to.

 

Good riddance.

But I hope people don't say hes ducking Chad Dawson by doing this.Its been coming

 

Great fighter, sad to see him go...really wanted to see him fight hopkins in cardiff...

His Legacy doesn't feel complete to me...

 

**** his legacy,thats all he talked about and all he fought for.Enzo didn't help either constantly banging on about it

 

:deal

 

As a man I say fair play to him, but as a boxer, personally, I think his career leaves lots of unanswered questions. If you look at him as an ATG that is....

 

Every credit.... fantastic career. Never beaten and beat some great names from the past. I'd definately put him alongside Benn and Eubank and just ahead of Collins and Watson. One of the best British fighters of recent years.

 

Is that are carefully disguised dig Jeff?

I concur 100% anyways.... though perhaps he heads the list, but not by much.

 

I feel Deflated.... after the last few whoopings he gave out i'd hoped we could have had one more.

I don't blame him though, just sad one of the greatest fighter to come out of the U.K is gone.

P4P number 1# has gone...... :sad2 (IMO)

 

Not at all BB... thats the reality of his career, shame he was't around a few years before because we may have seen him suffer the first L of his career but he would have at least had a bit more legitamacy rather then that manufactured feel.

 

I totally agree.

The obsession with remaining undefeated is ruining boxing.

Plenty of top class fighters, especially past but some current..... suffered early losses.

Look at Vasquez and Marquez, both suffered more than one stoppage loss early in their careers and look where they got....... right to the pinnacle.

Calzaghe never really did, though he could have done.

 

Ditto

 

The added benefit of Joe hanging them up is that we may not see as much of the poisonous dwarf that is Enzo :happy

 

Just heard froch 'praise' calzaghe on setanta.
He basically trashed him and reminded us that he is trying to get a fight with taylor.
Classy guy.