Joe Calzaghe: "I have no interest in being the 3rd person to knock Roy Jones out."

Almost every boxer spout BS. Some can back it up, and we have been through this before - Pavlik would get schooled by Calzaghe. He is doing him a favor. It's highly doubtful that the Ghost gets past Hopkins - but I hope he does - Boxing needs the Pavliks of the world to generate interest in the sport. And he hasn't ducked anyone thus far - unless he don't want to face AA.

I don't enjoy trash talk, I find it stupid, but I know it's the name of the game... It's a macho sport.

 

Do I really have to translate for you? Really didn't take you for an unintelligent person until now.

Calzaghe feels he is old. I feel he is prime... Since Calzaghe feel he is old and only have a few more fights in him - I find it okay that he only goes for the money.

 

Calzaghe may be doing Pavlik a favor by ducking him, but it isn't the one you think. :deal

 

He trash talk him to build himself up. Then the fight was made - what is he gonna say? "Yes, RJJ is a bum now - dont pay to watch the fight". It's another money fight for him.

Contrary to general beliefs I only care for what he does in the ring - much like any other boxer.

 

Calzaghe doesn't have to worry about knocking him out..Jones will beat Calzaghe !!

 

... then we could have a rematch of the oldies - Hopkins vs RJJ.

 

Did you have such a huge problem with young man Kessler facing "old man" Calzaghe only 8 months ago?

 

Well the Roy comment is a bit more extreme than the Pavlik comment, as he is basically saying Roy is shot to ****, in nicer words. Whereas the Pavlik comment is basically saying he would be a better fight after a few more wins (probably more financially based than anything). Pavlik could definitely improve but he is 'ready' enough, i'd say the Pavlik comment was just to try and cull a bit of the hype for a fight between the two, so Joe didn't look as bad when he chose Roy. Though i think Joe would outbox Pavlik, but the fight has to happen soon or not at all as old Joe isn't getting any younger.

 

No - why would I? Can you not read either? I wouldnt have a problem Pavlik facing Hopkins or vice versa. But I wouldn't blame an old man for going for the money instead of the most difficult fight. Understand now - or do you need to have it carved out of wood?

 

Well that is your prerogative. When that "old man" as you call him has a history of doing this sort of thing, I don't see how you can make such a fuss when people question it.

Don't make me have to bring up quotes of a young Joe stating he only wants easy money fights, and that prime Roy Jones would be too hard a fight - or words to that affect.

Personally I don't have to much problem with him taking a money fight at his age - but I can see why people would question that, particularly as he's a p4p no 2, and a Marque name in the sport. Also with the stuff Joe's been coming out with of late he's sort of made a rod for his own back. All people are doing is agreeing with what Joe himself was saying for a long time, and just a few months back.

It seems to me that whatever Joe says, however many U turns he makes, you simply agree with what he says.

 

. . . . so what the **** is his business signing up to fight RJJ? :think

He is owning himself here. :deal

 

What fuss am I making?

You can pull up all you want on Calzaghe - why would I care what he stated in his youth? I like him as a boxer, and that is as far as it goes.

If you ask me, he should fight Kessler in Denmark or fight a legitimate threat, but if he wants to have the big money fights before he rides off into the sunset I don't blame him - had he been 30 years old it would have been different - he is 36, and even if I think he is prime now, and still would beat anyone from 160-175 - its his choice to do the easier fights. So where do we disagree?

Is it that I dont think that Pavlik is a legitimate threat to him?

 

He wont be the third person to KO Roy

 

But he will be the first to slap his ***** arse around.

 

jc will slap rjj's ass back to reality to remind him that he is already shot and he aint superman anymore,

p.s. there is no way that cal beats PRIME RJJ