Joe Cazaghe was an overrated hack.

The UK loves to protect their hyped fighters.

 

Calzaghe made Hopkins look like a fool and that fight was in Hopkins' home turf..................Ward will only fight in his home town with his personal referee, judges, boxing commission, etc. Ward's best punch is his heat butt.........

 

He was a magician

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ge2oCEH6NI

His immortality is solidified by these threads :smoke

but really, let it go, he's been retired for ages

 

What do Calzaghe and Vlad have in common?

They both made a career of fighting and beating bums.

 

Butthurt American.


BTW...ya' lost Vietnam, too!

 

:rofl:rofl:dead:dead:barf:-(

 

when one comes along who is, it'll be fine.

American War of Independence. American farmers kick the ass of the British elite.

exposed, blatz.

 

Everyone's circumstances are different. The top U.S. based fighters hardly ever have to travel. Everything is set up for them at home. They fight for the biggest promoters, on the biggest networks, and the majority of their competition is based in their own country. Floyd Mayweather has never needed to travel. Neither did Ray Leonard, even though he did. Can you not see the difference between their circumstances and Joe's?

You might call it unfair, but that's the way it is. Any top, non U.S. based fighter, travels to the U.S. at some point to progress their careers. There's countless examples to give. Joe should have gone over much sooner than he did.

 

Style's maketh fights and Calzaghe had the style to make any fight with any fighter today or yesterday in his wht division, he also got out at the right time,being undefeated, respect, to Joe you can't do better than that......

 

In terms of actual ability I think he's under rated. He was very talented, very fast, coordinated, good power, granite chin, superb foot work, insane stamina and work rate and he was also very intelligent in the ring and could adapt mid fight. He would have given anyone trouble in their primes.

But his legacy is seriously lacking. He basically wasted his prime years and his resume shows this. To compare his achievements to another British fighter I would say Hatton was a good comparison if he retired after the Collazo fight. 2 division champion, held a minor title for several years before unifying then moving up a division having 2 wins, one controversial.

I remember when Calzaghe was voted the best British fighter ever. Calzaghe was never that good, he belongs in the top 10 British fighters ever but his achievements simply do not warrant him being rated anywhere near the top.

 

why do you want Ward to fight Kovalev and Adonis when they turn 40something? Andre Ward doesn't do that crap. That's a Crapzaghe thing.

 

I am one person who knows Calzaghe was one of the top fighters ever. He dominated too many good fighters and beat Hopkins and Jones( I know they were older), but he still won and my gut feeling is great fighter. How can it be denied. Even going back to Eubank

 

I must admit I am an american, but I respect Joe and think of him as just as great as Jones and Hopkins. The guys he beat were solid and he at times easily handled them. The only regret I have is that Joe did not fight longer, so he could have proven what I already knew about his greatness. That is boxing. Some fighters are overrated, and others underrated,and personality of the fighters has a lot to do with it.