Calzaghe's WBO "title defenses" 1998-2002

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  1. kmac

    kmac On permanent vacation Full Member

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    i thought we needed another calzaghe thread so... :)

    in the five years after calzaghe won his WBO belt (which was not even recognized at the time) vs eubank, i've listed the fighters calzaghe defended against and their combined opponent record in their last 5 wins to get a shot at the wbo title. enjoy!

    sobot: combined opponent record in last 5 wins before joe: 82-50-5
    ferrerya: 23-27-7
    reid: 110-12-3, reid was defending wbc belt during this time
    thornberry: 29-68-6
    starie: 78-21-1
    shieka: 129-36-3
    woodhall: 140-34-3
    veit 1: 141-58-4
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    should be noted here that in 2001 the wbo promoted darrin morris up in their super middle rankings from #7 to #5 after he died.
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    mcintyre: 55-55-6
    brewer: 113-234-18 (fought reggie strickland)
    jimenez: 56-59-11
    pudwill: 48-201-11

    this is as bad as you'll find in history. undeserving opponents, save reid, who fought bad fighters to get a chance to fight for the wbo belt vs joe but yet some still feel joe belongs with the greats of the sport. during this span, sven ottke was recognized by the ring as the #1 super middle in the world.
     
    kmac, Jul 31, 2011
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  2. shanahan14

    shanahan14 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Disregard the fact that he beat Eubank, RJJ, Hopkins, Lacy, and Kessler.

    You wasted your time making this thread.
     
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  3. The_President

    The_President Boxing Addict banned

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    That's about right.

    Calzaghe is the King Of The Bums.

    One things for sure. Any bum can compile a KO filled resume fighting the bums who fight out of Britain and it's cousin countries.
     
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  4. Joe.Boxer

    Joe.Boxer Chinchecker Full Member

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    Stopped reading there (wouldn't read again).
     
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  5. kmac

    kmac On permanent vacation Full Member

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    you must be around 13 years old or so. the wbo belt was looked at like the wbf and ibc belts are today. just a belt that no one recognized. those of us that were around understand this. plus, you stopped reading because the truth hurts.
     
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  6. ocelot

    ocelot Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    OP needs a girlfriend, bad.
     
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  7. pipe wrenched

    pipe wrenched ESB ELITE SQUAD Full Member

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    Haha.... awesome avy....:p
     
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  8. Joe.Boxer

    Joe.Boxer Chinchecker Full Member

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    :roll:...it's clear who the 13 year old is, so don't lie.

    Eubank, Watson, Collins & Benn all made the wbo 168lb title legit before Calzaghe won it, so let's stop with the silly revisionism.
     
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  9. DDDUUDDDEE

    DDDUUDDDEE Undisputed Ambien (taker) Full Member

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    Riveting read bro, do you perhaps have a weekly pamphlet that I can subscribe too?
     
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  10. cesare-borgia

    cesare-borgia Übermensch in fieri Full Member

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    Why are there so many threads on calzaghe, dude is retired cant you brits focus on froch,khan and the other active guys.
     
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  11. Predator

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    They were awful but have a look at some of Jones Jr's "title defences" when he was so called P4P#1.
     
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  12. kmac

    kmac On permanent vacation Full Member

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    all UK fighters. nothing revisionist here. the belt was never recognized during this time in the US by the media or fans. this is the belt that frank ****** owned so british fighters could call themselves champs.
     
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  13. kmac

    kmac On permanent vacation Full Member

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    haha! that's coming from someone who has over 4,200 posts.
     
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  14. ocelot

    ocelot Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Stop obsessing over Calzaghe. It's sad. Really.
     
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  15. HenrySwanson

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    The fact you claim RJJ as a legit win shows how weak his resume is.

    You can claim Bhop and Kessler. Eubanks was short notice and past his best.
     
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