He may be over-rated by some Brits, but the man has been a World Champion for well over a decade and has never been beaten in the sport of boxing and the fact that he suffers with a terrible hand condition makes this all the more remarkable.
For me, a resume that includes names such as Bernard Hopkins, Chris Eubank, Mikkel Kessler, Jeff Lacy, Mitchell, Robin Reid and Roy Jones Jr. is fairly impressive and deserves at least a little bit of respect.
Why do some people appear to genuinely hate the man? Is it because he is British?
Yes, he was.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Calzaghe-Crowned-Undisputed-Boxing-Champ/Article/20071111291421?lpos=Home_Article_Related_Content_Region_11&lid=ARTICLE_1291421_Calzaghe_Crowned_Undisputed_Boxing_Champ
I got there first mate! haha
yea he never was undisputed maybe thats why. being such a big fan you should know this and stop making up lies. he was stripped and rightfully so by the ibf for fighting an unworthy challenger in manfredo.
Yes, he was.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Calzaghe-Crowned-Undisputed-Boxing-Champ/Article/20071111291421?lpos=Home_Article_Related_Content_Region_11&lid=ARTICLE_1291421_Calzaghe_Crowned_Undisputed_Boxing_Champ
yea he never was undisputed maybe thats why. being such a big fan you should know this and stop making up lies. he was stripped and rightfully so by the ibf for fighting an unworthy challenger in manfredo.
Oh dear.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/7073948.stm
Joe is a tidy guy much respected by many except 10% on here. Im guessing your in that percentage.
if you say so. he sounds like a pompous windbag who is full of himself and constantly disrespects the sport with his words and actions.
i feel bad for you cause you seem like such a nice guy and you got stuck with such a douche bag egomaniac as your best fighter.
Joe is a tidy guy much respected by many except 10% on here. Im guessing your in that percentage.
Calzaghe lives a quiet life and hates the showbiz side which i think its good. Joe is not P4P #1. 2nd for me. Just like any fighter you get a group o fans who dislike him. Most brits love calzaghe and a lot of european and americans do, just not 10% of this board though. Also 46-0......outstanding.
i feel bad for you cause you seem like such a nice guy and you got stuck with such a douche bag egomaniac as your best fighter.
Calzaghe lives a quiet life and hates the showbiz side which i think its good. Joe is not P4P #1. 2nd for me. Just like any fighter you get a group o fans who dislike him. Most brits love calzaghe and a lot of european and americans do, just not 10% of this board though. Also 46-0......outstanding.
I am not sure you can be a fraud when you become the Undisputed World Champion of your weight division, but everyone is entitled to their opinion, no matter how nasty.
yea he never was undisputed maybe thats why. being such a big fan you should know this and stop making up lies. he was stripped and rightfully so by the ibf for fighting an unworthy challenger in manfredo.
He may be over-rated by some Brits, but the man has been a World Champion for well over a decade and has never been beaten in the sport of boxing and the fact that he suffers with a terrible hand condition makes this all the more remarkable.
For me, a resume that includes names such as Bernard Hopkins, Chris Eubank, Mikkel Kessler, Jeff Lacy, Mitchell, Robin Reid and Roy Jones Jr. is fairly impressive and deserves at least a little bit of respect.
Why do some people appear to genuinely hate the man? Is it because he is British?
how does the wbo belt even count? no one even recognized it or wanted to fight for it. ya gotta stop with this bullshit. he's only had 4 real world title fights in his entire career. does that mean the current ibo champs are world champs?
i dont like him cause his nuthugger fans think he's GOD. they keep bringing up the fact that he's undefeated, but they fail to realize(or dont want to realize) that his resume' is full of nobodys and a couple 40 year olds
people don't hate joe because he's white, we hate him because he and his fans think he's an ATG but he hasn't done jackshiit to prove it.
I love Joe because he does a huge amount of charity work and he is the longest unbeaten world champion in the history of the sport and has won world titles in two weight divisions.
I am a fan of his.
However, I do not think he is an all time great and I have never said that.
What a truly bizarre post.
I was at Calzaghe's last fight supporting him and I am English.
More importantly, I have fought alongside fellow Brits from Wales in the sandy, hot deserts of Afghanistan in order to defeat evil. Welsh people do not hate the English.
Are you another black racist trying to stir shit?
people don't hate joe because he's white, we hate him because he and his fans think he's an ATG but he hasn't done jackshiit to prove it.
I like Calzaghe over here in the states cause he hates the english and doesn't bring over the english scum like Hatton does. Like Irish fighters in the past.
And no one shows an interest in sheep compared to these english limies
http://www.flurl.com/item/Eng_Sheep_u_282625
What a truly bizarre post.
I was at Calzaghe's last fight supporting him and I am English.
More importantly, I have fought alongside fellow Brits from Wales in the sandy, hot deserts of Afghanistan in order to defeat evil. Welsh people do not hate the English.
Are you another black racist trying to stir shit?
That guy hates all white people, hes an extreme muslim who has made disgusting comments in the past on this board.
Very true.
I don't want to repeat some of the stuff he has said, but let's just say that he makes that racist Malcolm X look moderate.
If you want to know the truth, some people hate Joe because he is white. Have you noticed those who bash him, like Flawless, Allucard, Terrible and DiegoFuego, hate the other white fighters too?
I hate to say this, but you could be right man.
I remember sticking up for Joe Calzaghe in a thread a few days ago and some black guy made a rather racist comment about him.
You just summed up why Calzaghe doesnt have as many fans as other boxers. He has the personality of a cardboard box. And have you ever considered that Prince Naseem, Ricky Hatton and Nigel Benn were all much more exciting to watch, hence why they had a better following?
And in my honest opinion, Naz, Hatton and Benn are all better boxers than Calzaghe. He's a great fighter but he really has taken an easy route to build his legacy.
its true hes a pretty boring guy compared to someone like eubank or naz. but thats what i like about joe he doesn't want that fanfare and hype he just wants to get on with what he does best which is winning. hes not very good at self promotion unlike some fighters like haye or naz.
but come on you honestly think that if you were to look at their traits their p4p strength, power, speed, chin and stamina or their skill set, will to win, ring IQ and determination then any of the other british boxers comes close?
i suppose most british boxers would beat joe in the power rankings but in literally every other department he is better, a couple of UK fighters may rival him in terms of speed (haye, naz,) but thats about it. for a LHW/SMW he has unbelievable stamina and output, a great chin and his ring generalship/boxing IQ is the best in the world right now.
I don't hate him, but i sure do hate his fans overrating him claiming he should be P4P #1 because he beat Jones.
With all due respect my man, I don't think any Calzaghe fan who knows what he is talking about rates him P4P #1 because of Jones. Please. Stop making stuff up to back up a weak argument.
The Jones win isn't all that significant. It's a good name to have on your resume, but come on man, don't insult our intelligence so much. Joe was rated well before he fought Jones.
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hell no im a joe fan but no way does he deserve a no 1 spot for beating jones. personally i think if you were to break down their styles and look at the fighters and completly disregard their resumes then joe slightly edges out pacman, but as soon as you include their resumes then anyone has to admit that pacman takes it with a margin.
joe took the fight with RJJ as it was one of the only fights left that truly motivated him.
fukkk no!!! pac's style >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. calz's style.
please......... calz can't even KTFO a shot fighter.