Calzaghe the 'ducker'

Copy and pasted from the other thread:

Remember, these are just the 168 lb titleholders. There were plenty of other contenders in that class, as well as plenty of opportunities at 175 for Calzaghe to take on.

 

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who did he duck

 

It should be Calzaghe "the avoided".

 

A comprehensive rebuttal if I've ever seen one. :-((

 

Reid
Larsen
Mitchell (before Calzaghe, when he was Champ)
Markussen
Mundine
Branco
Brewer
Branco
Johnson

 

Reid beat him. the Mitchell and Johnson fights could have easily gone the other way. Branco? twice? who Branko? Markussen? who :huh

 

What the hell has fighting Reid,Brewer,Woodhall and Mitchell while they were not champions got to do with ducking them ? If anything, credit to Calzaghe for fighting them as former champs, with no belt on the line it would have been much less of a payday and no belt so he had everything to lose and nothing to gain.

Calzaghe camp offered to fight Ottke numerous times, its common knowledge. And what would that have done anyway ? He already lost to Reid in every single non-German persons view.

Marcus Beyer and Eric Lucas would have done absolutely nothing for Calzaghe's resume, they've done nothing for Kessler's and are about the same level of competition as Calzaghe fought anyway.

Why on earth would he want to fight Anthony Mundine, he got knocked out by feather-fisted Sven Ottke and was about as well known as every other person on Joe's CV.

Truth is, Joe Calzaghe fought the best in his division. The only person he didnt fight (dont include Ottke he's a non-event in boxing to every real fan) is RJJ and RJJ didnt want to fight Calzaghe cuz he wasnt a big enough name for him which is FAIR ENOUGH. Also by the time Calz had had a few fights as champion at SMW Jones had already moved up.

 

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He's also missed out on other long-reigning LHW champs in Reggie Johnson and Zsolt Erdei. These guys were actually much smaller than Calzaghe, so those who say he has an excuse there are off the mark.

Calz could've fought for the linear LHW title as well (since the RJJ fight couldn't come off), though I don't blame him for steering clear of Dariusz M.

 

It's nice to see GreatDane that you've still got your tongue 10-feet up into Kessler's ass. I used to think that you were just another dellusioned Kessler fanboy. Now, after your latest post I have a much lower opinion of you.

But then again, making sense isnt really your area if expertise is it ?

Joe's resume is decent. Fought and beaten 7 former world champions and is still undefeated after 20+ defences. He's about to fight someone who everyone regards to be the number1 threat to his status as SMW king. Then, who knows.