Calzaghe never loses.

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Amsterdam, Mar 31, 2008.


  1. Lance_Uppercut

    Lance_Uppercut ESKIMO Full Member

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    He's more clever, but equally clueless on actual boxing.
     
  2. sues2nd

    sues2nd Fading into Bolivian... Full Member

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    You say awkward...I say blind biased opinion.

    He is a nationalistic ***** (I used to be a supporter of his and looked at him as a funny guy...but his **** just got old and insulting to say the least)....

    Plus, he is blindly biased in every possible way...same as the rest of them.

    I agree he does know more about the sport than the rest of that list...but he is cut from the same mold as well.
     
  3. Sweet Pea

    Sweet Pea Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    :good He looks at boxing from a standpoint of "How can I make this guy look lesser in comparison to Calzaghe". He'd argue that Calzaghe's top 4 wins are greater than Ray Leonard's if you got into it with him.
     
  4. nervousxtian

    nervousxtian Trolljegeren Full Member

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    That's what has always got me about Amsterdam. He's not a dumb****, he's smart, you can tell. Yet, he's always doing stupid **** like this thread, and jumping to hyperbole all the time. My argument with him is that he's better than all this, and he knows it, but yet he continues to fall back into his old fanboy traps.

    I figure he does it for shits and giggles.
     
  5. Amsterdam

    Amsterdam Boris Christoff Full Member

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    I disagree, but I also talk to him in real time outside of the forum, where he's less of a 'character' and he's always gotten his predictions right and gives a good analysis.

    He's all tongue and cheek.
     
  6. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    CHJ is smart and he knows boxing. As to whether he helps the forum or hurts it is not for me to say.
     
  7. Lance_Uppercut

    Lance_Uppercut ESKIMO Full Member

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    Want to make Amsterdam leave a thread? Ask him to break a fight down in terms of styles as strengths of the fighters (other then Calzaghe) in an unbiased manner. It's happened before, and he usually disappears. :lol:
     
  8. nervousxtian

    nervousxtian Trolljegeren Full Member

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    Well, he's still a moron then. Being a "character" on a message board is about as lame as one can get. It's funny for a little bit, but it's a bit awkard after a few months, then I question your mental health when you keep it up for years.
     
  9. Amsterdam

    Amsterdam Boris Christoff Full Member

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    You take him too seriously. He's not from the same mold as those guys, because again, those guys are lowbrow, ****ing morons who know nothing about the sport.

    He's quite knowledgable, but he also doesn't care about proving anything to his internet forum friends, he's here to bring out his eccentricities and have a little fun, watch though for good analysis in between the madness and take the funny stuff for what it is. Guy's a joker.
     
  10. Amsterdam

    Amsterdam Boris Christoff Full Member

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    :lol: :lol: :lol:

    I wish he'd make that thread, that'd be hilarious material.
     
  11. Lance_Uppercut

    Lance_Uppercut ESKIMO Full Member

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    Oh that's right....you guys PRETEND to be something else on this forum. For CHJ, he pretends to be the John Salley of boxing, and you pretend to be an arrogant SMUG poster. Thanks.:good
     
  12. Amsterdam

    Amsterdam Boris Christoff Full Member

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    Good observation.
     
  13. Lance_Uppercut

    Lance_Uppercut ESKIMO Full Member

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    :lol: I would say get a ****in hobby. Play time is fun, but at somepoint you need to grow up.
     
  14. Amsterdam

    Amsterdam Boris Christoff Full Member

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    Oh man, never have I done that in thread, break down styles and talk about strengths, weaknesses, punches that come into play, intangible facts.

    I don't think I've ever done that in my posting history here.:think
     
  15. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    No, you're not. He has lost a step in his footspeed and even more noticably, his handspeed. He can't put his punches together as fast as he could in the Lacy fight. And compared to when he fought Byron Mitchell, when his handspeed was absolutely ridiculous, it's night and day.

    He has other facets to his game that should allow him to be highly successful for another year or so. If he were to fight an improving fighter like Chad Dawson in mid/late 2009, or even rematch Kessler, there's a good chance he'd lose. I would probably go as far as favoring them.

    The perfect exit plan for Joe: beat Hopkins in April, beat Dawson later this year, and beat Woods in Wales in early 2009.