Would £5,000,000 be enough to coax Calzaghe out of retirement?

Calzaghe has one thing Carl never had, and thats elite movement. Calzaghe has been out a little bit to long now and if he was ever going to come back he would of done a few years ago. There was nothing left for Calzaghe to prove at the time he retired, and if you ask me it was a wise choice to retire undefeated and more importantly undamaged.

Can I just say aswell, that when Joe retired, Froch was nowhere near where he is now. Fair play to Carl, but at the time back then, that would of been a considerable step back for Joe. Probably worse than Froch fighting Groves now. I dare say Groves is ranked higher now than what Froch was back then. If former elite fighters should come back everytime a fighter proves them self, then we'd have numerous fighters getting back in the ring!

Its not like that though is it?

Carl took of when Joe left the sport. That's boxing.

Money does talk though and if they offered Joe that guaranteed, he'd soon be back in the gym getting himself sharpened. Joe and Enzo both know they beat Froch, even now and back then. Joe would overwhelm and make Carl miss, regardless of the time out. Ward is another question though and IMO that would be a step to far and Ward would win that fight.

I would personally like to see Joe come back for one more, sooner rather than later. Come back fight Froch, shut him up, go back into retirement.

What a win that would be for Joe. Probably his best ever. Because he'd be coming back to fight the flavor of the month on top of his game. Like when Sugar Ray Leonard came back to fight the great Marvin Hagler, to prove a point not only to the world, but to himself.

Shutting Froch up would be one of Joe's biggest achievements.

Make him respect you. Give him it Joe. Shut him up for good.

1 more time Joe. 1 more time.

 

Carl Froch is too slow mate.

If Joe Calzaghe can return within 80% of his last fight..? he would beat Froch.

Carl Froch is always being beaten up, he very rarely dominates his opponents, very rarely looks on a totally different level. Joe Calzaghe at times separated himself from the pack, he could reach another level that Carl Froch psychologically cannot comprehend. People go on about Carl Froch being this great genetic athlete. Joe Calzaghe had black athletes confused, he was not cut from the same cloth of Carl Froch. Joe Calzaghe is a genetic mutation just like Usain Bolt. Speed, agility, co-ordination, Speed Endurance he out did Carl Froch in all these departments.

I want him to come back, and i think he will!

People keep banging on about Froch's run of fights, he was made to look like a ****** against Dirrell, he was beaten by Ward, he was beaten by Kessler first time around. He had other good performances, but guys like Taylor & Abraham did nothing at 168, Glenn Johnson was half dead.

I think Joe Calzaghe should come back.

 

Froch is NOT a great athlete! Who said he was great?

 

Most people only pick up on Carl Froch referring to himself as a Warrior. But Carl Froch has of late mentioned on multiple occasions that he is Genetically gifted. He has mentioned his black book, and his training records to back his up. I do think Carl Froch is a in conditioned athlete and biologically he is not your average or even healthy 35 year old. But when it comes to being a outstanding athlete in terms of Speed, Motor Co-ordination, agility, and abnormal endurance..? He is not on the level of Joe Calzaghe. You can have the most meticulous training regime and nutritional intake, and still not produce the ability of Joe Calzaghe or Roy Jones for example.

Eubank vs Calzaghe was maybe even more intense than Kessler vs Froch, and Calzaghe had the time of his life.

 

Agreed.

Carl might be beating old records, but he's not an athlete like Mayweather (for instance).

 

quite easily

 

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£5 mil would be enough but he would get destroyed now.

 

x3 fantastic post and agree with it all.

think even now joe can come back and dance all round froch.would not have to be the old joe to get it done a 90 per cent would suffice.as with ward joe is all wrong for froch.

good point about groves.as a big groves fan the way carl carries on really winds me up.he has been there and knows the game and how it works plus groves has been nowhere near as vocal as froch was and is higher ranked than froch ever was with all the bodies as you say when he was calling the best in the division out.

as keep saying i really like both fighters but the way froch is carrying on he seems to think he is sugar ray or something!

 

Joe has been offered a LOT of money to come back. It was telling that he picked Jones Jr as his swansong, knowing that he wasn't going to be a massive threat. Joe knew he was on the slide given how he struggled with Hopkins.

I suspect he likes his lifestyle, spends time with his kids and girlfriend, and has his investments to keep him earning. He'll be totally shot now, so I think it would be a sum so obscene that it could refarm third world countries entirely.

And no one will pay that for him, honestly.

 

Calzaghe isn't coming back that's for sure and a fight against a 41 year old version of him doesn't really make froch looks good anyway legacy wise even if he wins. It's a meaningless fight now.

 

Joe is very content with what he has achieved, cleaned out the SMW division and beaten 2 great LHW HOF fighters. It would be stupid to come back for money, which he should have plenty of. Froch has achieved great things in boxing massive respect for him, he would have a better chance of beating ward if the fight happens in England.

 

If he could make the weight he probably would of came back but he hasn't made 168 in 6 years.
He struggled to fight at smw even when he was active.
No way could he ever make the weight again.

 

Naw, been too long out of the game. No hunger, financial well off. Plus he aint no Sugar Ray