Is Joe Calzaghe a Master Boxer?

No, he's not a master boxer. He's a guy who uses his natural abilities to get it done. He's got hand speed, quick feet, and incredible stamina. Yeah, he can adjust his game plan to suit the situation but i think that's different from actually being a crafty/slick boxer who really exhibits great skill in the ring like Toney, Hopkins, or Marquez.

 

No

 

Gee I don't know. Since it's something you just made up, you tell me.

 

he is a master slapper

 

Yes he is.

Yes his stamina and speed are 2 massive attributes he uses but without his adaptability they wouldnt mean much. That level of adaptability to me marks him out as a master boxer. This is a guy that out jabbed a superb jabber like Kessler, ran rings round the next Tyson, won fights one handed and beat Hopkins fighting Hopkins fight.

It would have been nice to see him in more important fights earlier, but at least we got to see them.

 

You forgot to add, "leap tall buildings in a single bound".

 

Oh, Cal is a master boxer. He is a great defensvie fighter too. Once you hit him hard, he comes back hard, and he nulifies the other guys best punch and does his damage. His only fight that I can think of that he didn't look like that was against Hop, and who looks good against Hop?

 

No he doesnt do that. He has done everything I listed on the other hand.

 

You don't beat the guys he beat by slapping. When he needs to land hard, he does trust me. I saw Byron Mitchell put Cal on his ass, and saw Cal trade with him until he knocked Mitch down. Cal has a granite chin. I think he can still beat Pav, but his time is running out.

 

No, Master Boxer is the LAST thing anyone would describe Joe as.

Kessler and THE NEXT TYSON (lol) aren't/weren't anything special... Good yes, world champion yes, but honestly, nothing special. Lacy is not going to achieve anything more in his career, so let's see what happens with Kessler... It'd be a shame if his two biggest wins turn out to be nobody's.

Hopkins was in his MID-forties and still put him on the floor and took him to a damn SD.

And those fights where he won one handed were against guys like Tucker Pudwill. So again, nothin' special there.

 

When did Byron Mitchell become a good scalp? Before Cal, he was damn near unheard of. He had power, was american, was a former champion, and had taken a 35 year-old Ottke to a SD. Pretty much in a nutshell.

Cal huggers keep bringing up the Mitchell fight as if others should be impressed. I suppose the WAY he won it was kinda impressive, but the guy he did it to never impressed me.

Next we'll hear how good his performance against journeyman Brewer was.

 

Yeah, you have to ask yourself, "If Calzaghe loses his foot speed, hand speed, and stamina, how good of a boxer would he be?"

 

Calzaghe is very, very good at what he does, but he is absolutely not a master boxer in the Robinson - Lenaord - Arguello sense.

He's a bit of an enigma; how a fighter as clearly flawed as he is has been so succesful is beyond me.