Legacy wise, Joe Calzaghe did everything wrong!

To many threads dedicated to this....

 

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What should he have done and when?

I'm looking for specific fights that could have been made, results that could have been expected, consequences that could have followed, not 'go to America and kick all teh ass'.

For the record, I'm not expecting a coherent or informed answer, but one has to keep up to expectations. If you're lucky I'll pop back in 24 pages to ask again.

 

You dont get any unbias answers etc...when a calzaghe thread pops up ha!

 

Although, as you've asked a specific question, I'll answer it.

Clearly Calzaghe didn't do everything wrong legacy-wise.

Delaney was the best option career-wise in 1996.
Eubank was the best fight for his legacy in 1998.
Nothing wrong with fighting the likes of Reid, Woodhall, Sheika, Mitchell, Brewer.
Lacy was the best legacy fight for him in 2006.
Kessler was the biggest fight available in 2007.
Hopkins was top four P4P and far and away the best legacy fight available in 2008.

 

He was undefeated.... He had to do SOMETHING right.

 

Agreed he had massive skills but was not prepared to crawl across glass and humble himself a bit in order to force himself into the limelight earlier. Not that he should have to if he was happy as he was, but he eventually came to want world to see him as best, so it would have benifitted his desire imo.

 

another day another Calzaghe thread.

the bloke is the best 168 pounder ever a 2 weight world champion and was the man at 168 & 175.

Continue hating the guy because at the end of the day I doubt he gives a ****, he cleaned up and became a millionaire, better than some of the mongs on this board have ever achieved.

 

I want to add that he shouldnt have to walk on glass and he didnt do anything bad, he beat all who challenged and took the best options. To make his eventual resume better he would have had to go fight other champions scraps to force them to fight him. Something very very few champions would do. And at times he did try to reach out to makke fights with people like Hopkins, but it was Hopkins that ducked away. Ok you could argue he should have persisted but can we really flame calzaghe foir Hopkisn reluctance?

 

no ottke wouldn't even spar eubank,lacy,kessler,bhop or even that jones let alone fight them

 

I need to ask this, seriously, why should the main man at 168 have to travel to prove himself?

he is an introvert and doesn't put himself out there like a Davi Haye or Floyd Mayweather for instance, he preferred the quiet life.

For a fighter that "didn't force himself into the limelight" he certainly made a good living.

 

exactly, 46 0 sounds ok to me :good

 

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