Calzaghe: 'Those Yankees have been tamed'

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  1. assasin

    assasin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    what.....the....****..... was that.joe,your a great fighter and all that,
    but you and the family should leave the music alone.
     
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  2. assasin

    assasin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :rofl:rofl....boogie woogie on them....:rofl:rofl

    like this....:boogie:ass.....:rofl:rofl:good
     
    assasin, Jun 6, 2010
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  3. MarvellaHogg

    MarvellaHogg Newcastle 5-1 5under1and Full Member

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    Hated in england
    Hated in the rest of europe
    Hated in the U.S

    calslappy who only by waititng out till the true greats were so dimished he could pick them off (personally dont think he beat B-Hop) , avoided comparision with another european 'great' SVEN OTTKE

    **** joe calzaghe
     
    MarvellaHogg, Jun 6, 2010
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  4. Philphy Rich

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    :lol:
     
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  5. roversbowers

    roversbowers Well-Known Member Full Member

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    exactly what i was gonna say, great post
     
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  6. See Me Flow

    See Me Flow The Pharaoh of Boxing Full Member

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  7. des3995

    des3995 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Some of the things you say are true. Alot of people don't like the idea that Joe Calzaghe didn't get his. I think the backlash you see, and the arguments put forth are from the over exaggerating of Calzaghe's standing in boxing history, and the idea that he avoided the biggest challenges, not so much the victories over those 2 fighters, because most understand that they were not the fighters used to be.

    I will also say this in regards to the Hopkins/Jones thing. Neither one of their resumes would be so reliant on Calzaghe had they won. It would simply have been another win... their legacies had already been built. So, they are a much bigger deal to Calzaghe than he would be to them. But, the fact does remain they were both ancient in boxing terms, and well past their primes. Hopkins was obviously more important than RJJ.

    I am interested in finding out what the opinion of Calzaghe was in the UK before the Lacy fight, his step up in the world's stage. What was the perception of him over there?
     
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  8. Outboxer

    Outboxer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The perception was:

    "Joe who?"

    It was the Lacy fight that finally provoked notice both here and, I'm assuming, in America. It was funny actually, as literally no one on the 'net gave Joe a chance of winning. I stayed up to watch that fight, thinking that I would see the upstart Calzaghe get KO'd and eat humble pie, as the Americans had indicated. He utterly dismantled Lacy, though, as we now know. I remember being impressed with his speed and movement -- the way he would unload combinations before ducking under wild swings from Lacy, only to unload again from another angle. I didn't like his slapping technique, though, and I still don't take to it. It's ugly, but it seems to work for him, so fair enough.

    In answer to the guy who was defending Joe -- Calzaghe wasn't in his prime when he fought Jones and Hopkins, sure, but he was much bloody closer to it than the COMPLETELY shot-to-pieces Jones, and Hopkins was pretty much a granddad in boxing terms, and yet he made the fight very close and knocked Joe down. Even this wouldn't matter so much, it's just the fact that Calzaghe refers to himself as a legend and such that seems rather off key when examining his resume.
     
    Outboxer, Jun 6, 2010
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  9. des3995

    des3995 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I suspected that. Wasn't really sure, not being from there and all. Thanks.

    Agreed. It was an eye opening performance.
     
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