Calzaghe's fading skills forced him 2 Retire

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  1. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    On the s***ne he states that he was cutting corners prior to the Jones fight in training .Said money was never his motivating factor .He saw his skills fading after being dropped by Jones and Hopkins ..If he had come back he make the money but feels in his heart he would have been beat ..


    An honest assertion from Joe..Good read .

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  2. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    More like he knew he was going to be exposed sooner or later.
    Coming from a former Calzaghe fan
     
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  3. realdeal561

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    :good
     
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  4. Arran

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    exposed? exposed as what?
     
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  5. Beouche

    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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    A faded Calzaghe with completely wreecked hands was still great enough to beat the snot out of a near prime but drugless Roy Jones and a best ever Hopkins

    Just imagine what prime Calzaghe with strong hands would have done to these bitches


    :scaredas:
     
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  6. Imperial1

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    Even though he gets allot of flack I would have loved to him fight any of the guys in the super 6 ..His first loss may have come from one of those participants ..
     
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  7. OPBF

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    Exposed as an old man? Sounds like it.
     
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  8. bigG

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    cal beat the snot out of hopkins???...jeesus what fight did you see
     
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  9. Azzer85

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    Yeah, because while Roy Jones was ruling his division, Prime Calzaghe was fighting the great Tucker Pudwill
     
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  10. Beouche

    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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    Jones was ruling the division while ducking Calz, Dariusz, Eubank. Benn and Collins

    He did put a fantastic beatdown on that taxi driver though


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  11. Arran

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    in 2002 Jones was fighting at 175! they couldnt fight then could they
     
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  12. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    Cocaine is one hell of a drug :lol:
     
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  13. Azzer85

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    I know :good

    Dont diss him though, hes 46-0, the GOAT
     
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  14. Azzer85

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    Tell that to the ******* above you.
     
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  15. Rilz

    Rilz Ball don't lie! Full Member

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    As a Calzaghe fan I was so mad when he retired, he was still dominating fights and was top 3 P4P. In hindsight he made the right decision, without passion or confidence in your skill set retirement is the only option. Cheers to Joe for knowing when to call it quits, unlike countless other boxers.
     
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