Why did Joe Calzaghe Waste His Prime Years Feasting on Weak Opposition?

Actually RJJ did say he had a belt to protect, or something along those lines...

Either way, he hardly seemed delighted at the risk/reward ratio on offer

 

What's your point? Joe's better than both.

 

Roy Jones in his prime decisions Joe Calzaghe in his prime from SM up to LHW. This fight could have been made by joe if he had have had the ambition, as Roy was looking at a fight against Eubank before he was beaten by Collins. So clearly a british challenge was on his radar then. He even talked about Nigel Benn.

James Toney in his middle career would be a favourite against Joe at SMW, however Calzaghe was to green then coming off Eubank to take a fight like that. After that of course Toney's career went into a long decline until he fought Jirov, and beat him convincingly.

 

When Hatton had the P4P number 1 (PBF) a weight above, he moved up in weight, fought in the states a few times and got the fight. Yes he lost but that was the right way to go about it. Calzaghe had Jones at LHW but just stayed at home defending his WBO "world title" against hand picked opponents. Calzaghe didn't make an effort to fight Jones.

 

Not this again.:roll:

 

All the Joe threads are funny, it's obvious he is feared

I suppose its a step up from the days he got virtually no mention at all, now he is the most talked about man in world boxing

 

It's a toss up between Mayweather and Joe

Both equally great fighters, hence the extreme bitterness towards them

 

Jones cherry picked many of his opponents hence why he never fought many of the UK's finest over the years and when he came up against a flat footed but relatively quick lanky southpaw he got his ass handed to him.

Also there is no precedent that says Joe should have been the one to cross the pond when Jones could have done the same while how many times must the reminder of Hopkins little sprinting session be brought up?

 

Don't even mention Calzaghe in the same sentance as Mayweather. They are clearly not equally great fighters.

 

Well if you must do that then we should also bring up the running session Calzaghe had with David Starie.:good

 

Joe isn't that much better :?

 

And it goes on.....

 

Don't talk to me until your public apology