First of all joe calzaghe gets no credit for fighting boxers that are old and past it. joe is 36 himself. BUT chad dawson who is 26 has fought his last 2 fights against tarver and johnson who are both 39. so how come no one has a problem with a 26 year old fighting guys who are nearly 40 but have a problem with a 36 year old fighting a 39 and 43 year old.
I don't think it's so much that they're 'old'. It's more the 'past it' bit. Works like this: Get's no credit for beating Jones because his blatantly shot. Does get credit for beating Hopkins, just not 'legend conquering' credit because the guy is diminished (because he's 43). Finally, Joe is not shot. He is diminished in terms of speed, but he's also improved in some ways as he's gotten older. Age is not the primary factor, it's how you cut it. :thumbsup
