This is not an anti american thread i just want to know why its ok for younger american boxers to fight older and so called past it boxers. First of all joe calzaghe gets no credit for fighting boxers that are old and past it. joe is 36 himself. BUT chad dawson who is 26 has fought his last 2 fights against tarver and johnson who are both 39. so how come no one has a problem with a 26 year old fighting guys who are nearly 40 but have a problem with a 36 year old fighting a 39 and 43 year old.
because thier anti-European and will cling to the ball sack of any US fighter no matter what, Lacy, Williams, Pavlik now Dawson. The train always derails though.
It makes a perfect excuse to have Calzaghe-Dawson then doesnt it? Sadly Dawson has just as impressive a resume as Calzaghe does Dawson beat a prime Adamek along with Johnson(he won) and Tarver Joe beat a prime Mikkel Kessler along with Hopkins and Jones(shot by the way)
Joe isnt either, hes in it for final paydays, he already has his legacy in britain, why does he give a **** what Randy in Ohio thinks?
Good point. Thats why i'm not sold on Dawson, plus I thought he lost to Johnson. I personally give Joe credit for beating Bhop and Roy, but the fact remains that Roy is a shell of what he once was and Bhop in his prime wqould be a much tougher matchup for Joe. If Joe is smart he'll retire, no point in fighting Dawson, its a lose-lose situation for him. If he beats him who cars, but if he loses everyone will say "I told you so". I still think Roy handles Calzaghe in his prime fairly easy. UD RJJ.
I do find it funny to read about the fight from American reporters and they go on as if Joe Calzaghe IS 26 and in his prime. Calzaghe just throws and throws punches round after round. That's it's actually hard to imagine that's he's 37 in a few months.
Dawson has no chance of beating calzaghe. The guys to skillfull man. Infact I see joe stopping dawson maybe 10th round tko.
so what, do you really think he gives a **** that a couple of ignorant yanks dont rate him? We could use the US excuse about Dawson now, ill do it.... Dawson dosent deserve a title shot as he hasnt been exposed to the British public, he hasnt fought a name in the UK or Europe..... sound familiar?
Before Hopkins Calzaghe had unified the Super-Middleweight division. And already a World Champion for 10 years without any defeats.