Calzaghe has no defensive skill

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  1. TFFP

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    What were we giving Mitchell a chance to do, acquire brain damage?

    He was getting beaten from pillar to post, and got hit by about 20 shots with no reply before staggering across the ring

    The referee's job is to stop the fight before a guy gets seriously hurt
     
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  2. joeboxer

    joeboxer Well-Known Member Full Member

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    ya he avoided getting hit by the ibf champ Lacy for 12 rounds and is 44-0 ...but he has no defensive skill. You know nothing.
     
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  3. FRKO

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    It was a WEAK knockdown. Joe was up by the count of 3 man! What are you seeing?
     
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  4. Polo28

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    Yea but Hopkins is old, one of my favorite fighters, but he is getting old and you can tell. Just watch the fight with Winky. Unless Joe turns old, he should be able to outwork hopkins, kind of like Jermain did.
     
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  5. janeschicken

    janeschicken hard work! deadicayshin! Full Member

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    I saw joe hit the canvas after a flush shot landed. I saw him get up very quickly, but he was certainly dazed and unsure on his feet for few seconds afterwards. Man, it's a KNOCKDOWN.
     
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  6. stuistylee

    stuistylee j.c.chavez superstar Full Member

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    your dead right
     
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  7. janeschicken

    janeschicken hard work! deadicayshin! Full Member

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    I mean, can anyone really dispute the comment I made about quality of opposition? Even if old man river does show up, it's still a step up.
     
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  8. FRKO

    FRKO "A MAN" Full Member

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    Dazed? No he wasn't man, I'm looking at the fight right now and he looks fresh.
     
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  9. FRKO

    FRKO "A MAN" Full Member

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    It's not really about bad quality of opposition. There have been good, legitimate opponents and he made them all look average. Of course he's fought his fair share of bums, but who hasn't? Bernard's certainly foght his fair share also. Now Bernard gets to face someone who's a step up also. He hasn't faced anyone like Calzaghe since he got beaten by Roy Jones.
     
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  10. janeschicken

    janeschicken hard work! deadicayshin! Full Member

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    Come ON:

    Trinidad
    Hoya
    Wright
    Taylor
     
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  11. FRKO

    FRKO "A MAN" Full Member

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    Trinidad = small
    Hoya = small
    Wright = small
    Taylor = lost to someone his own size
     
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  12. janeschicken

    janeschicken hard work! deadicayshin! Full Member

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    Bernard is a natural middleweight. Trinidad, at the time he moved up to middle, took out the other "big" name in th division, Joppy, by a KO.. You may be able to say Hoya was higher than his comfortable class, Trinidad certainly not. Wright causes problems for anyone regards of weight, and both fights with Taylor were extremely close, with Bernard starting slow and closing out the show strong both times (especially second fight).
     
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  13. fitzgeraldz

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    Calzaghe has the defensive skill set of Pernell Whitaker. He's a lefty that doesn't take right hands. He knows how to duck the right hand and counter effectively.
    Calzaghe has great defense...
     
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  14. janeschicken

    janeschicken hard work! deadicayshin! Full Member

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    You did NOT just compare calzaghe to whittaker....


    :patsch
     
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  15. Bodysnatcher

    Bodysnatcher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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