With Joe Calzaghe now taking on a near mythical status in some peoples eyes, I thought it would be interesting to see how his latest rival measures up to the myths that surround Joe. Calzaghe Myth 1 Joe, at 36, will only fight over the hill former greats who are long past their best. Chad, at 26, only fought over the hill former not bads last year in Glen Johnson and Antonio Tarver. Calzaghe Myth 2 Joe was lucky to get a decision against Hopkins, 7 years his senior. Chad, on the other hand, was lucky to get a decision over Glen Johnson, 13 years his senior ..AND Johnson didnt cheat. Calzaghe Myth 3 Joe has never fought a top fighter in their prime ..if you go away and think about it for long enough you can come up with some bull**** that says even Kessler and Lacy were ****/ too green or whatever. Dawson, on the other hand, genuinely has never fought a top fighter in their prime .closest to it was Tomasz Adamek who was struggling to make the weight and hasnt fought at LHW since. Calzaghe Myth 4 If Joe retires, he is ducking Chad Dawson who is mandated to fight him, according to HBO. Chad genuinely DID refuse to fight Adrian Diaconu who actually WAS mandated to fight him by the WBC and got stripped of his belt for it. I could go on. Your thoughts please?
