Joe Calzaghe, here's the view of some...

Joe Calzage is a great boxer. He has beaten a hell of a lot of good opponents. Its just a shame he hasnt already got guys like Glencoffe, Tarver and Hopkins on his record. Its a shame really. That sneaky Hopkins stealing Tarver from Joe Calzages record. Tarver was held in high estemm becoz he beat RJJ. I always believed Tarver to be overrated and Hopkins sensed this and snuck in front of Joe. Silly boy Joe! You will have to have do with beating Hopkins now if u can still get him. I really like that avatar as well. LOL

Ofcourse, Eubank was also the main male attraction of ITV (one of four terrestrial TV channels in UK, second only to BBC1), drawing viewing figures of over 20 million (when UK's entire population was only around 50 million) to watch him vault over the top rope. So in the UK Eubank's fights were live on two different channels at once (ITV and Eurosport - ProBox transmitted to Eurosport) with two different commentaries, which was cool. You could switch between the two, if you had Sky TV (which had Eurosport).

"He's the best of us all," Chris Eubank said when walking back to the locker room after fighting Calzaghe "No I don't feel sorry for him - he's world champion, he's undefeated, he's fought everyone, he's anihilated everyone, what have I got to feel sorry for him for?" - Nigel Benn, 2006 "If you criticize Calzaghe you need your head tested." - Roy Jones, 2006 "He's fought good people, and you'd have to be crazy to suggest otherwise." - Roy Jones, 2006 "I don't understand how people say 'Oh he doesn't do this, he doesn't do that'. He already proved himself against Charles Brewer and the kid from Alabama." - Roy Jones, 2006:lol1: You are so full of it. But it's predictable... ...every month or so you go away and make up some quotes about some Brit that you wish someone would say, and then post your crap like we should salute it or something. Well, at least it's good for a laugh. :lol1: Three-weight world champion Duke McKenzie rates Calzaghe as the best British fighter of his lifetime. http://sport.guardian.co.uk/boxing/story/0,,996634,00.htmlOne thing you might want to do though is proofread your shite before posting it. After all, the article you posted has Duke McKenzie saying this about Calzaghe: "But both Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank would have beaten him in their prime, and the Benn who beat Gerald McClellan would have been best of all." That sort of contradicts your little fantasy factoid "Duke McKenzie rates Calzaghe as the best British fighter of his lifetime", doncha think? :lol1: :owned:

Ofcourse, Eubank was also the main male attraction of ITV (one of four terrestrial TV channels in UK, second only to BBC1), drawing viewing figures of over 20 million (when UK's entire population was only around 50 million) to watch him vault over the top rope. So in the UK Eubank's fights were live on two different channels at once (ITV and Eurosport - ProBox transmitted to Eurosport) with two different commentaries, which was cool. You could switch between the two, if you had Sky TV (which had Eurosport).

(his fights were on ESPN at afternoon time) It was a programme called 'ProBox' that was the only programme that screened boxing all over the world - and Eubank was the face of ProBox. David Brenner and Jim McDonnell were the first commentators (89-90), then Barry McGuigan joined the team for the Benn-Eubank fight (Jimmy and Barry would swap each round) and McDonnell left after Eubank-Watson II, leaving Brenner and McGuigan.. but when Eubank signed his big deal with Sky Sports (who weren't afiliated with ProBox) after the Ray Close fight in Belfast, ProBox lost tonnes of viewers and went bust within a few years.

btw juy juy just makes shitty quotes saying things people like rjjj never said, Everybody saw the quotes when the link was posted, ask people like Super_Lightweight.

It was OFFICIAL that Eubank had the highest global viewing figures of any boxer and by some distance, too. It was documented. And hardly suprising? Why should I believe you? Lets see some documents.

No, he didnt. Can you stop making bullshit up please? Its annoying. It was OFFICIAL that Eubank had the highest global viewing figures of any boxer and by some distance, too. It was documented. And hardly suprising? Why should I believe you?

He had the highest global viewing figures of any boxer, but in the States he apparently really wasn't known much at all (his fights were on ESPN at afternoon time), correct me if I'm wrong?? As far as Britain is concerned, put it this way - from September 1990 to May 1994, Great Britain saw Chris Eubank's face more than any other face on the planet.. forget about boxing. No, he didnt. Can you stop making bullshit up please? Its annoying.

Eubank was a relativly well known boxer, he had fought in a few big fights and was known in the boxing world, at least. He had the highest global viewing figures of any boxer, but in the States he apparently really wasn't known much at all (his fights were on ESPN at afternoon time), correct me if I'm wrong?? As far as Britain is concerned, put it this way - from September 1990 to May 1994, Great Britain saw Chris Eubank's face more than any other face on the planet.. forget about boxing.

But Eubank couldn't of been known over there either because whenever he needed to get away from the spotlight he flew off to the States without telling anybody. He couldn't go anywhere else without being stopped in the street. Eubank was a relativly well known boxer, he had fought in a few big fights and was known in the boxing world, at least.

BBC Radio Five Live. He once said Calzaghe was his favourite fighter, ages ago, like in the 90's sometime. So your quoting Roy on something he said on a talk show "sometime in the 90s" ? Sounds like bullshit. And Joe is not Roy's favorite fighter.

Uhhh no. They are all no names. Brewer and Mitchell were NEVER stars. But Eubank couldn't of been known over there either because whenever he needed to get away from the spotlight he flew off to the States without telling anybody. He couldn't go anywhere else without being stopped in the street.

Not in America I don't think. I'd imagine Sheika, Brewer and Mitchell are/were bigger names over there than Eubank. And the great Brewer and Mitchell wars were on Showtime ofcourse. Uhhh no. They are all no names. Brewer and Mitchell were NEVER stars.

BBC Radio Five Live. He once said Calzaghe was his favourite fighter, ages ago, like in the 90's sometime.

"He's the best of us all," Chris Eubank said when walking back to the locker room after fighting Calzaghe "No I don't feel sorry for him - he's world champion, he's undefeated, he's fought everyone, he's anihilated everyone, what have I got to feel sorry for him for?" - Nigel Benn, 2006 "If you criticize Calzaghe you need your head tested." - Roy Jones, 2006 "He's fought good people, and you'd have to be crazy to suggest otherwise." - Roy Jones, 2006 "I don't understand how people say 'Oh he doesn't do this, he doesn't do that'. He already proved himself against Charles Brewer and the kid from Alabama." - Roy Jones, 2006 "Joe Calzaghe is the best British fighter for years and years, better than Eubank, Benn, everyone. That's my call." - Glenn McCrory, 2004 "The sheer depth in Joe's resume is incredible. Before Lacy he already fought guys like Mario Veit who was supposed to be the 'next big thing' in Germany, and if you look at Veit's record he hasn't lost to anybody apart from Joe. And before Lacy he'd already beat all the best America had to offer in Omar Sheika, Charles Brewer and Byron Mitchell. He's even fought Chris Eubank and even Richie Woodhall, his resume reads like a Who's Who of boxing." - Jim Neilly "It's never nice to go back and a bit disparaging to say he could beat these guys. I will say that Calzaghe is arguably the greatest British fighter there has ever been, so I don't need to compare him to a Collins or a Benn. But because he's a mysterious individual, because he doesn't behave like a star and lives a fairly arcane life in Newport he doesn't get the credit he deserves. Look at the names on his record - Richie Woodhall, Charles Brewer, Byron Mitchell, Robin Reid and of course Lacy. He's beaten all these guys and beaten them well. Look at Mger Mkrtcgian, who's now the European champion. He battered him, took him out in seven rounds. The job he did on Lacy was sensational. He's a remarkable fighter and it's just a shame that for whatever reason he hasn't had more career-defining fights." - Barry McGuigan Three-weight world champion Duke McKenzie rates Calzaghe as the best British fighter of his lifetime. BBC boxing's main pundit for 10 years (radio and TV, amateur and pro), Richie Woodhall, rates Calzaghe as the best British fighter he's seen fight live (including TV). Amir Khan says likewise. Former world lightweight champion and respected commentator Jim Watt rates Calzaghe as the greatest post-war British fighter alongside Ken Buchanan. http://sport.guardian.co.uk/boxing/story/0,,996634,00.html - 2003 "Joe Calzaghe is the proper article, a true warrior!" - Chris Eubank Jones never said that in any article that I can recall. Sources?

Geoff you know I'm your second biggest fan at the Scene, and I agree with you not Ian on Calzaghe (I'd pick Joe against most anyone), but ian is the real deal, not an alt. He's a schoolteacher and a good all around guy. He and I have pm'ed. Let him alone he's decent people, although for some reason he doesn't appreciate your contributions here like he should. Don't be a fool.

Ban this jerk and delete his posts from this thread, please (then I'll delete the replies to him). Don't feed him, ignore him. Don't give him the satisfaction of a reply. If you don't believe he's a psycho, simply read though his posts. Geoff you know I'm your second biggest fan at the Scene, and I agree with you not Ian on Calzaghe (I'd pick Joe against most anyone), but ian is the real deal, not an alt. He's a schoolteacher and a good all around guy. He and I have pm'ed. Let him alone he's decent people, although for some reason he doesn't appreciate your contributions here like he should.

That Sheika fight was make or bust. Joe just knew that he had to perform, not just to keep his career alive but to avoid being beaten! He assured everybody that the three awful performances against Reid, Thornberry and Starie were due to an injured hand and that he'd finally had treatment on it for this fight.. we had to take his word for it, and good job we did, Joe performed! This is most people's favourite Calzaghe fight, because he finally found his 1996/97 form again that night. Sheika, remember, was supposed to be some kind of top prospect.. there was that big article in The Ring and all that and it was almost a 50/50 fight beforehand.

Yes I realize this, but outside of Lacy: Eu was the biggest name he faced. Not in America I don't think. I'd imagine Sheika, Brewer and Mitchell are/were bigger names over there than Eubank. And the great Brewer and Mitchell wars were on Showtime ofcourse.