multiple combinations seems to take away his power...its like he's controlling his power to generate more combos. Definitely above the average boxer.
Im no Joe Calzaghe fan but Chris Eubank had an iron chin Benn who hits harder then Joe couldnt put Eubank down with a head shot and Carl Thompson a big crusierweight couldnt either yet Calzaghe floored him with one clean punch he may not be as big a hitter now cus of his hands but yes Joe can keep you honest.
His hand injuries are well documented. Watch his early fights and you can see that he was once a big puncher. Obviously he had to change his tactics once the injuries started.
he said in a recent interview that these days when he tries a big punch with his left his hand hurts so he's adapted his tactics as a result. He still hits hard enough to make Kessler (whose never been down) back off.
The Lacy fight could've and should've been stopped several times and everyone with even half a brain knows that. He was out on his feet more than once and yes Joe didn't put him away but he ruined him as a fighter. And Lacy has a great chin. Haters obviously were dropped as children.
Chris Euabnk was runing forward into the punch and was off balance,Chris Euabnk got up off the floor laughing. Get your facts right!
I don't think he would have KO'd Kessler, but he was certainly giving it some and had Kessler in trouble.
round 8, watched it again yesterday. I don't think he would've stopped him but I think we would've seen a turning point in the fight and perhaps Kessler going down. It was Joe's own fault. He hit Kessler behind the head a few times. That causes brain stem damage and is illegal for good reason. I don't blame the ref for telling him off there.
His corner should have pulled him out really. Was getting totally dominated, I was scoring a few of those rounds 10-8.
He didn't laugh. He smiled and nodded to Calzaghe. It was an acknowledgement of the punch. Get your own facts rights.