If Calzaghe was American

Omg It's George Bush!

 

In a way you are

 

If Joe Calzaghe was American, he would've fought more Americans

 

How's that then? I've never even been there and have no intention of going.

 

You're free to watch Calzaghe and post on here arne't you?

The US brings freedom to you

 

If he was American, I still wouldn't like him. Just like when I was getting frusterated with Roy Jones Jr in his prime.

 

The only things the us have ever brought to me are crap television and junk food. I avoid both.

 

It's a debatable since we don't know what course his career would have took. He'd have got better fights and less **** than he does thats for sure.

 

if you hate freedom so much why dont you move to iran?

 

Ah, I get it. This is you being George Bush.

 

:rofl

 

If Calzaghe was American there would still be legions of detractors that will find something to fault him with.

Look at Roy Jones in 2003. After he beat John Ruiz, he still had legions of haters.

At that point although he had a loss on his record (a DQ loss which most people didnt take serious) he was more or less treated as an undefeated fighter. He had never been decisively beaten or even challenged in his career.

Calzaghe had a fine career, but his level of competition increased substancially during the last leg of his career and as a result it feels incomplete. At this point retirement is only so fitting. Nobody is calling him the best fighter to ever live, but he does have a place in history. And history will be kind to him.


Thing is,

When you are up against the house, the further you stay in the game is the closer you are to losing your gains and incurring losses. The risks are high each time he steps in the ring and unfortunately for him the rewards are now yielding diminishing returns. There are no 2 names out there in 168-175 weight class that will significantly elevate his legacy. Heritage has nothing to do with his treatment. If you rack up enough Ws you'll get respect.

 

Log out moron.

The most important factor to take into consideration when evaluating a fighter's greatness is resume. If Calzaghe had been born in the White House, grew up in the Oval Office, fought in Afghanistan with a stars n stripes shaved into his head, and won American Idol, his resume as it stands would still be considerably weaker than Hopkins' or Jones's.

Fail.

 

There will be world peace

 

His dad says that **** all the time..."Best EVAH boxah in da woold!!!" ...Annoying little ****er.

Farmboxer said that **** too, right in this thread, and whatever happened to that china hand joe mother****er? He used to always say Joe was the best ever.