Joe Calzaghe's comments on bunce's hour

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C'mon guys!!! Can't you see this for what it is?

Everytime Calz goes on record and talks trash about a fighter, he ends up fighting them. If Froch beats Taylor which I'm not certain he will but a good fight all the same, I reckon Calz will take Froch on in Cardiff or Wembley. It's a fairly easy UD for Calzaghe and the pay should be good with Froch being WBC champ and having wins over Pascal and Taylor.

We'll see.

 

As daft as that sounds, it could happen. All Oscar has to blame for his Manny performance is his weight and really he should be fighting at 160/168 instead. The natural marquee name at 168 is still Calz. Stranger things have happened and if Oscar showed interest Calz would be there like a fly to horseshot, I mean horse****.

 

Calzaghe talked a bit of trash about Kessler in his book I recall - saying that he hadn't done anything of note......

Winning a WBA title and unifying the WBC (all abroad in the process) is much more of an achievement than winning a Warren BO title and defending it largely against handpicked opposition.

18 defences prior to a unification fight must be a record in the alphabet era, surely?

 

Warren has just as much to answer for that as Calzaghe. All promoters protect their interests and "create" the politics that have dissolved the sport. At least both the fighters were willing to meet, which they did, eventually. If Calzaghe retires and doesn't face Froch, is he really ducking him? We all know Froch would lose. There is nothing for anyone to fear about Froch as long as you're durable or fast enough to not let the shots get to you. Froch isn't quick, has poor defence, is predictable and this style will likely be exploited by all the top contenders. Bute would outbox him but there's hope Froch could hurt him, Kessler would outjab him all night long, Taylor will prove awkward so not sure how that turns out and Calz will win every round.

I wish Carl well and I understand why he's calling out Calzaghe but he's better off building a career of his own than trying to end it.

 

I see your side of the argument.

I wouldn't suggest at all that Calzaghe is ducking (or has ever ducked) Froch. But what I would say, is that Calzaghe can't bleat on about some guy being a nobody when a. he has just won the WBC title and b. he beat a young, hungry and unbeaten opponent to do so - something Calzaghe didn't do until he was nearly 36.

Rather than dissing people, just give them credit. It doesn't take a lot of effort. Even famed trash talker Floyd Mayweather congratulated Hatton on beating Lazcano.......

 

I'll back Calzaghe against fighter from outside the UK but he is a dick. I'd knock Froch out in three rounds , tool !

 

Unless, of course, he's beginning to market a massive domestic fight and isn't retiring just yet!!

 

Calzaghe has fought 2 decent fighters in his entire career and now acts like he is a boxing legend. The guy is a joke.

 

Calzaghe vs Froch wouldn't need trash talking to sell it IMO.

OK, their rivalry is hardly Benn and Eubank style, where letting them in the same room was dangerous - but certainly enough to generate interest.

I can understand Calzaghe taking on the odd faded name at the end of his career to make a few £££ - but having spent most of his title reign doing the same thing to lesser names people are bound to ask questions.

I am a Joe fan BTW.

At least with Hatton, he spent part of his career beating lesser opponents and actually admitted it in his book - taking on 2 P4P #1's in the space of 18 months is no mean feat.

 

I think two decent names is a bit strong.

2 elite names - one past peak, the other shot to bits
Kessler - what will he turn out to be??
Lacy - hypejob (though Lewis beat a few of those pretenders)
A few solid names - Reid, Woodhall etc
Chump mandos and handpicked names

His resume is reasonable, no more and no less. Hardly the stuff of legend.