Tell me Boxing fans. Do/did you rate Calzaghe and Kessler as stay at home fighters?

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  1. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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  2. HerolGee

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    eventually.


    amir khan got top fights in the US within a year of winning a world title.

    Joe sure loved something about the scenic near-decade route. he loved not arriving, pretty much the truth of it.
     
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  3. dinovelvet

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    Joey Cal knew he was a homeboy. Why do you think he made up his fear of flight excuse?
    Coming over from Wales on a short car drive isn't fighting away from home.
     
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  4. bailey

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    In 46 fights and I will only reffer to the world title fights as many fighters fight away when in novice stage.
    Calzaghe in 46 fights, fought away in Denmark, Germany and America twice. I wont mention any of the British countries.
    Kessler when at 46 fights had fought away only 4 times also in world title fights in America, Germany, Austalia and Wales.
     
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  5. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Is it a short drive from Wales to Scotland?
    I wouldnt think many boxers would want to drive from Wales to London on a fight day
     
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  6. HerolGee

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    but joe did take the train/coach? to Newcastle for a fight, a comparable distance. so dinos actually well within his rights to indicate land travel as an acceptable distance for joe to northern GB.

    nor has he said that joe would travel up on the day of the fight, that's your fiction.
     
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  7. bailey

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    Newcastle a comparable distance to where?
    Is it comparable? Do you know if it was a direct train or full of changes?
    Was it a fast train or full of stops.

    Still if not travelling up on fight day, it isnt likely to be called at home and possibly in a different country to the one he lived in.

    Let you get back to me with the train details :lol:. Poor example Herol :patsch
     
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  8. Bub

    Bub Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not every boxer has the same opportunities. What more could Joe have done, specifically?
     
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    1hr plane.
    They get driven.
     
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  10. bailey

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    Do they get driven?
    I recall reading how Joe was reported driving off with his family after the Kessler fight, which was a home fight. Could be wrong about that.

    Still do you think many get the plane on the day or get driven on the day when that far?

    I know you havent stated the day but you can get from London to Cologne Germany in an hour on a plane, but that doesnt make them at home or likely to do it on fight day
     
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  11. HerolGee

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    stop pretending to want the big fights whilst looking disappointed when they predicatably didnt happen, and instead work up from the bottom.

    then fight in America someone who wasn't a castoff or stiff, specifically.

    or dump the then worthless wbo title and win a real world title, specifically.
     
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  12. HerolGee

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    driving away from somewhere is moving away form it.

    driving to it, is moving towards it.


    two different, opposite directions. two opposite actions too, under completely different circumstances.

    sorry to point out the difference.
     
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  13. HerolGee

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    then why are you asking him about 'on the day'.
     
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  14. Bub

    Bub Boxing Addict Full Member

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    How was he pretending?

    Such as?

    How would that make a difference? I didn't see other SW belt holders getting big fights
     
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  15. Loudon

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    Ha! :lol: :good
     
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