Give Calzaghe a break! The guy's 36! He's proven himself and can fight whomever...

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  1. Decebal

    Decebal Lucian Bute Full Member

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    He has fought Kessler at 35, for chrisesake! What more do you want? He laid it all on the line and gave his life-time best performance, to prove to himself, to his fans and his critics that he is the man at SMW and a truly great fighter, AT 35, when he could have retired, instead. Wasn't that enough?

    Of course Calzaghe would go on fighting the best if he felt he could, but he doesn't! The Hopkins fight was a wake-up call for him. He just cannot do it anymore, at the highest level; it's too risky. What's wrong with him cashing in in one last fight against a fighter that like RJJ? If you don't want to see it, don't watch it! Just give the guy a break! He's not in the market for raising the bar anymore; he's on the veterans' ciruit now, just trying to cash in before the long goodbye. If he himself accepts that why cannot you?
     
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  2. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Holy sh*t Decebal, I was just about to open the same thread! Good points mate (stop ignoring my avatar, live with it)! :deal Of course you're gonna get more than a few aggressive replys for the thread but Geez... he's 36 and only 7 month have passed since he beat a young, fresh, strong champion in Kessler - why is it his obligation to boxing to beat another one - coming from a lower weight class with a bit of less talent than Mikkel... Calzaghe-Jones is huge!
     
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  3. smoochp

    smoochp Da flyest1 Full Member

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    Great Post
     
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  4. québecwarrior

    québecwarrior Georges 'Rush' St-Pierre Full Member

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    the fact that he said in his book that he didnt want to be the 3rd guy to KO RJJ, now he is gonna faced it..
    he is one ******* that's all
     
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  5. berserkafied

    berserkafied Active Member Full Member

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    Bloody hell...Someone's finally talking some sense!
    The guy's been champion 10 Years + cleaned out his division, I think he's earned the right to pick his 'final' fight.
     
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  6. Decebal

    Decebal Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Yes...he thought he had one really great bar-raising performance in him left. He realised in the meantime that was no longer the case. In any case, it's not like Pavlik or Dawson are proven, top p4p fighter. Kessler was the legacy fight for Calzaghe. Kessler was proven. Pavlik and Dawson are not proven to the same extent, even if they are sometimes considered better, whether rightly or wrongly. There is no reason to assume that he's not fighting Pavlik because he feels h couldn't beat him. My point is, though, that Calzaghe deserves to pick whomever he wants for his fare-well fight. There's nothing left for him to prove! This fight is about money and about leaving the scene with a good feeling of personal satisfaction. If RJJ provides that, good for him.
     
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  7. Cobbler

    Cobbler Shoemaker To The Stars Full Member

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    Well you can complain about that if he kos Jones.

    I think he just plans to outpoint him though.
     
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  8. andyZOR

    andyZOR Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Decebal you suck Spain won. ; /
     
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  9. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well... back then Calzaghe talked... now money talks! :lol:

    BTW I'd like to see bith Joe vs. Jones and Pavlik... but if he'll have one farewell fight, and chooses Roy (who's as big a threat for Joe as Kelly - there you go, I've said it) well, it makes business sense (UK PPV revenue) and if Pavlik ends up fighting Abraham in the meantime, I can live with that. And the winner of the two can still fight each other if Joe wins and decides to have another last fight. :lol:
     
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  10. alba

    alba Guess who? Full Member

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    i agree with the thread.t

    Leave him alone he has earned the right imho to pick who he fights next.
     
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  11. Decebal

    Decebal Lucian Bute Full Member

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    :happy :happy :happy ;)
     
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  12. Decebal

    Decebal Lucian Bute Full Member

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    If he really wants to, he should feel free to EVEN fight Froch! Yes, folks, EVEN FROCH!:deal
     
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  13. Shaolin Box

    Shaolin Box Respect Full Member

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    I have no problem will Joe wanting to fight Jones. In fact, I welcome it.

    Jones by UD...:yep
     
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  14. Shaolin Box

    Shaolin Box Respect Full Member

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    BTW - Go Spain!

    It sucks that Italy lost but if there was one team i'd want to loose to it would be Spain....:good
     
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  15. smoochp

    smoochp Da flyest1 Full Member

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    Hoya said he will never fight Floyd. But most boxers lie anyway. **** Calzaghe fought his best friend, so what makes him not want to fight Jones
     
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