Is Joe Calzaghe An All Time Great?

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  1. Marnoff

    Marnoff Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yes.
     
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  2. the cobra

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    flat-out stupid statement. No excuses, just stupid.
     
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  3. Infern0

    Infern0 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I agree, doesn't make it right though does it, there are plenty of amazing venues around the world.
     
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  4. Sweet Pea

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    Well, the fact that you agree with me doesn't give me a lot of confidence on my opinion anymore. Coming from a guy who's claiming Michael Spinks was a bum, more than likely because the only thing you've seen of him was his fight against Tyson at the end of his career above his best weight. Spinks is one of the top 5 LHW's of all time.
     
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  5. ocelot

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    Right on. Michael Spinks, we're talking about? He dominated one the strongest eras of the LHW division. He was unstoppable at 175. Read some history, please.
     
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  6. RUSKULL

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    Everyone's entitled to an opinion but faking low blows, holding & not throwing more than 5-7 punches in a round doesn't win you the fight.
     
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  7. RUSKULL

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    Top 500? Ridiculous. :-(
     
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  8. Infern0

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    Hopkins was sucking all the air out of the arena after the 8th, I cant see how anyone with eyes could score that fight for hopkins
     
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  9. Toopretty

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    Yes, with his record its automatic. He is not too far behind guys like Roy and Bhop.
     
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  10. TheGreat

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    I'd bet he'd beat the **** out of Calslappy, who is a true bum.
     
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  11. Infern0

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    When I said tyson was "hiding" in the usa i was being sarcastic, just because you fight in one place doesn't mean you are hiding. Fact is Hopkins and Jones didn't want nothing to do with calzaghe until they were old enough to use that as an excuse.
     
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  12. Infern0

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    The only bum around here is in that picture you have, poor battered old roy jones looked like he was going to cry after getting schooled!
     
    Infern0, Nov 10, 2008
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  13. san rafael

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    Faking low blows? Overacting maybe, but all of those shots were below the belt. That's LOW. It doesn't feel good. That, and 90,000 rabbit punches... Calzaghe was hitting behind the head a tremendous amount. The rounds in which Hopkins clearly outlanded Calzaghe with clean and effective punches were enough to win on the cards. By the numbers.
     
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  14. RUSKULL

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    I disagree 100%.
     
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  15. Infern0

    Infern0 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Thts because american punches are all worth three british punches on the american scorecards, its a little known rule of boxing
     
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