Joe Calzaghe's career achievements

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  1. kmac

    kmac On permanent vacation Full Member

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    i posted this in another thread but i wanted to start a new one because we don't have enough calzaghe threads on here :lol:

    Joe Calzaghe = very good fighter but let's look at all of his career achievements:

    From either the Ring Magazine or the BWAA

    fighter of the year awards - none
    fight of the year awards - none
    round of the year awards - none
    ko of the year awards - none
    months ranked as the #1 lb for lb best fighter - none

    he did win the 2008 manager of the year award from the bwaa. an award so prestigious that they didn't even award it this past year. i'm assuming he won that award for managing to stay away from good fighters in their prime for his entire career. congrats joe!
     
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  2. zarman

    zarman Guest

    first ring champion in 2 differnt weight classes
     
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  3. kmac

    kmac On permanent vacation Full Member

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    he beat jeff lacy for the 168 title and a 43-yr old bhop by sd to win the other. jermain taylor beat hopkins twice, three years before joe.
     
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  4. des3995

    des3995 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Nah.... to me that is unfair. I get on Calzaghe a lot, but those are artificial barometers. Lots of guys fly under the radar and achieve great things with garnering specific awards or accolades.
     
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  5. horst

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    I don't rate his career achievements very highly at all. From '97-'06 he achieved absolutely **** all except one of the worst WBOgus title reigns in history. Taking 9 years to unify is bull****, especially when you have a big fanbase and a powerful promoter. His wins over Lacy and Kessler were good, but he didn't deserve the decision vs B-Hop, and the Jones win was a joke. I don't think history will look kindly upon him, he took a long long time to achieve not much IMO.
     
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  6. Rhino718

    Rhino718 M.O.B. Full Member

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    :huh
    What about his greatest win?
    Kessler:yep
    Where is the young lion now?:dead
     
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  7. Rhino718

    Rhino718 M.O.B. Full Member

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    :good
     
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  8. Ukansodoff

    Ukansodoff Deontay plz stop ducking Joshua. Thank you. Full Member

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    So what? What is it your sayin?

    Whats the big deal with Hopkins age? Isnt he still getting thrown around in the top P4P list?
     
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  9. toffeejack

    toffeejack Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lol at the clutching of straws here. Round of the year :lol:

    FFS Gatti and Ward had round of the year. Should they be classed above Joe also? Dumbass.
     
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  10. iceferg

    iceferg Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He won a sports personality award, beat every body he fought, was clearly ducked by Ottke who held two titles for a long time while he was at SMW, beat every body he fought and was a 2 weight champ. He fought as many big names as RJJ and his title reighn was at least as good as B-hops. Won big fights after completely losing power.
     
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  11. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    He really did win 2008 manager of the year? :huh:lol:
     
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  12. SNS

    SNS New Member Full Member

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    Can't question his achievments as a World class fighter.
    Was never an Elite fighter though.
     
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  13. jeffjoiner

    jeffjoiner Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ranking Calslappy's greatest wins
    #1. Kessler - good, solid fighter, but not a world beater by any stretch.
    #2. Hopkins - well past and two weight classes above his prime but still formidable.
    #3. Lacy - it looked great until Lacy's career unfolded.

    A good, solid resume for a decent fighter. Unfortunately, his fans claim this makes him and all-time great who deserves worldwide acclaim.
     
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  14. realsoulja

    realsoulja Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hopkins and Mayweather achieved that before him, and others such as Sugar Ray Leonard.
     
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  15. wellsini

    wellsini Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well said!

    If the Hopkins win was so overrated because of Hopkins age then boxing is in a sorry ****ing state because from where i was standing Hopkins schooled Pascal the other night who just beat Chad Dawson.

    Obviously all of these younger fighters are just completely and totally **** if they are getting dominated by a 46 year old grandad.

    I'm sticking to "soccer"
     
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