Greatest KO of all time (Brutal KO By Calzaghe)

i know that but is it his fault fighters like hopkins were scared to fight him when calzaghe was in his prime

i promise you, i followed the whole of calzaghe's career, he was past his best when fought hopkins and jones, the calzaghe of 2000 till 2004 would have murdered those two

people just dont realise his boxing skills were insane, his ability to counter or lead was just unreal, the thumping he gave lacy is a fight i will never forget. of course if he did it earlier it would have been better but he tried his best to get the fights, if others were scared then nothing he can do

he cant force boxers to fight him

 

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JC was great for Euro standards. Just good in international standards. He would have lasted 3-4 rounds at best vs peak or near peak RJJ or BHop. Those 2 are legit ATG. JC is a manufactured goodness.

 

what makes you say this? facts back calzaghe, there is a reason those fighters were AFRAID to step toe to toe with calzaghe, i aint bashing them but you know its true, calzaghe was a better boxer than both of those fighters, they have been been better athletes but so were many fighters calzaghe fought but in terms of boxing skills

they would have fallen like the rest

i just wish calaghe fought them by roping them up by kidnapping them and holding a gun to their head forcing them to sign, if only...

 

Im not questioning his skills. I'm questioning his resume. Dude how many times did he fight outside UK?!

If pac fought 95% of his time in the Philippines will he get the credit he is getting NOW?!

The refs did not help either. I'm not questioning that he is suppose to lose but some fights were poorly officiated and was suddenly stopped. Though he was actually winning but if the fight was stopped questionably it lessens the essense of the actual win IMO.

 

true but did it really matter? he said to all fighters the timezone will be good for american which they were

fighting in america doesnt mean a lot, its who you fight, he went for the best who was willing to fight him....they simply said no to him, didnt matter about the place of fights. he just did his business when the top dogs were scared, eventually they came running to him as he was top dog, and he punished them.

he was also past his prime which people forget

 

What fact? His bloated resume of no names. Are those even legit wins? Look at that "stoppage. "


Let me see considering his resume consist of European no names. His 'greatest' victory is versus semi retired greats. Come on now. You are delusional if you think JC is even in the same atmosphere as RJJ or BHop.

JC is good, not great. Not to mention has an ugly punching technique. Slap more please.

 

he is a legend, one of the all time greats, he defeated at the time the best upcoming fighter lacy and others like kesller

when they were undefeated, if hopkins was afraid to fight calzaghe 7 years ago then why is calzaghe getting scared of it.

jc is great my friend, like i said, the fact so many boxers ducked him proves it, all tho i see your point you also need to look it from his point of view

 

What the hell? What was that?

 

I mean no disrespect for British fighters but fighting in America and beating americans in thier own turf will defenitely be a big plus!

Not to mention the big boxing fans base, exposure, glory and money that accompany the winner of the fight!

I'm trying to be objective here......maybe you are right! If your assumption is correct. Sorry I have no way to find out if it's correct..If they two american greats were afraid to face calzaghe in the early 2000's then it was not calzaghe's fault for fighting them in their tail end of their career.

It's just unfortunate the win came is the tail end of thier careers.

 

fair enough and i see your point of view

i wish he did a david haye, started trash talking jones and hopkins 10 years ago, try to really get under their skin which i think would have made the fight happen but it wasnt to be

 

You are absolutely correct! I think Calzaghe is class on his own! No need to trash talk. I personally don't like the trash talking type of boxer.

For me, I still like the tradtional way...let the gloves do the talking!

But pls no plaster of paris like Margarito :rofl

Have a good day !

 

A legend in JC's mind. You are truly overrating him. ATG he is not - unless that list is 100 boxers long.

Ducking? I thought JC was the one being blamed for ducking? What happened to the rest of the division. Even young Jermaine Taylor. You can revised history as much as you can. But when his best wins is versus decrepid RJJ, 15 years older BHop, and above average Lacy - then you 'great' is not the word you need to use.

I give you Kessler (even if he lost to Ward). But that is it. His resume is like a model. Very thin and padded.

 

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I'm convinced, Calzaghe is #1 when it comes to poor stoppages. The Man has quite a collection.

 

I totaly agree with the way you broke it down Silver, If I were Joe i would of complained about some of those stoppages. They did more harm than good to his image.