Was Calzaghe the modern day Sweet Pea?

No, but he was slick at times.

 

oh boy

 

Agreed 3X

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Lol.

 

That's all I needed to hear. And a fight with GLENCOFFE Johnson? Calzaghe ducked that one THREE TIMES.

Calzaghe's career is the definition of WHAT IF...as in WHAT IF he had the nutsack to fight the same legends he beat in their primes?

 

no!!!!!!!!!

 

not really, sweet pea was sick slick...jc's just the occassional flurries, in-out and stuff...

 

calzaghe has a unique style.
he gets **** on from a great height on ESB but few give his style the credit .

the only similarity from sweatpea to calzaghe is that calzaghe squares up to opponents /drops his hands by his side and moves his head , countering from both hands in a weird crab like square stance.

both of them did that occasionally in fights sweat pea more.

the jones fight was something like what sweat pea did all the times in fights.

but calzaghe was also sloppy/fought down to his opponents level against boxers sweat pea would have clowned.

what calzaghe does not get credit for from a lot on esb is for just how adaptable was v everytype of style there was

you might not like him/his punches were poorley delivered a lot of the time/
his opposition a lot of the time was poor.

but where he should be given respect , even if you do not like him , is for being one of the most versatile fighters at any weight in the last 30 years.

calzaghe was a fighter who could stand in the trenches on the inside with the banger .

outbox the boxer on the outside

outhustle the slickster

outmaul the mauler

outspeed the speedster

outspoil the spoilier

outwork the high output fighter

new every trick /foul in the book and was a very relaxed /adaptable ring mechanic who had incredible stamina and punch output for a fighter in the middleweight light heavyweight classes and did it over a very long period of time remaining at his peak.

so a sweat pea he was not , but he was a unique hybrid fighter who if he needed to be slick , he could be.

 

Ill try and name some slicker southpaws off the top of my head though that fought during Joe's era.

Pongsalek Wonjongkom
Irene Pachecho
Veeraphol Sahaprom
Stevie Johnston
Cory Spinks
Montell Griffen
Joel Casamayor
Ivan Calderon
Mark Johnson
Gerry Penalosa
Gairy St Clair

Hell even Smoke Gainer..he would have had to been with how bad his chin could be.

A lot of those guys were slicker IMO..some on par at least.


Joe is like Tex Cobb compared to Sweet Pea..But he had an awkward style and was proficient defensively, you cant really doubt that. "Pretty slick" is fair enough call..the modern day Sweet Pea is not.

 

Calzaghe had his own unique style. He is a slam-dunk for all-time great!

My 1,000th post. I have crossed into the realm of hardore fan with somint to say. Peace to you all and may God Bless.

 

atschslick about picking his opponents his ENTIRE career!

 

Well said :thumbsup

 

Thats like saying 'is Calzaghe the modern day George Foreman' - NO, he is not

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This is the worst thread I have ever seen. The topic starter should be banned for this idiocy. atsch

 

I think Calzaghe and Ottke are related in some way,maybe thats why they never fought each other.