What is your favorite Joe Calzaghe fight?

yeh to be fair the most watchable is Lacy, a domination skillwise. Secondly it was Joe landing a major title. So it proved joe was at age 33/34, actually world class for the first time in his career - that was a major legacy step-up from euro-level pre-2004 wbo defences. If he had dropped out of that fight like he wanted to, then he would have been seen as eurolevel his whole career, which would have been unfair.

By far the Jeff Lacy fight. Shut up a lot of people with that performance.

The Lacy and Kessler wins were the most iconic because both were undefeated champions and he was an underdog against Lacy. He ruined Lacy's career after people said Lacy would send him into retirement. Kessler was in his prime and a unified champion. Both performances were dominant and excellent. The Hopkins win was good too. Hopkins hadn't really lost a fight in 15 years and though he was quite a ways from his peak he was still on good form (Tarver shut out, Winky domination) and went onto good form (Pavlik shutout, Pascal win).

Calzzaghe vs Antwun Echols was best. The way Joe said he was lining him up for a fight and then Antwun said "whuuu?" thats post injury antwun, not prime one. Joe aint going nowhere near that prime beast even in his lies.

thrown out of boxing for good? idk what boxing you watch boxing that doesnt involves beating up old men travor berbick would have become an overnight superstar if he did that for beating up an old parkinsons patient and laughing about it? would have been universally reviled, dont kid yourself.

Joe ducked Glen Johnson? Damn. I haven't laughed this hard since i first watched Dave Chappelle's 2000 HBO hit Killin them softly

The best Calzaghe fight was vs Glenn Johnson. When he twice pulled out Becuase of "injury". Say what you want about other fighters picking and choosing fights, Calzaghe was the king at that.

Joe is an icon. no he aint. maybe to sheep shaggerz in wales but he aint on no ones top ten list let alone top 20.

I totally understand what u mean... dude made his name from fighting guys that were both a decade out of their prime i never understood the long-standing joke that was joe calzaghe. the dude has a documentary ffs..

i didn't mean to hurt any feelings. joe just wasn't my cup of tea, he was a 168lb ivan calderon. I totally understand what u mean... dude made his name from fighting guys that were both a decade out of their prime

The Pudwill fight. Absolute masterclass against a top level, primetime opponent.

Why on earth would you think that? i didn't mean to hurt any feelings. joe just wasn't my cup of tea, he was a 168lb ivan calderon.

The Lacy fight, hands down.

thought this was a parody thread. Why on earth would you think that?

By getting dropped and scraping a close decision against a 44 year old man. What else? Yeah, Joe was embarrassed, not Bernard.

thought this was a parody thread.

when he kept running into punches and couldn't hit hopkins cleanly. my god what a schooling. Ha! Or when he bent him over.

I also gotta mention the Eubank fight. I've always been a big fan of Chris and even as a kid, I could tell he was somewhat passed it. Still managed to put on a spirited performance and Calzaghe did what he had to win.

How did he do that? By getting dropped and scraping a close decision against a 44 year old man. What else?

None. He was a smug, feather fisted, overrated Welsh cunt who hid in the UK waiting for Hopkins and JJ to reach pension age. what about his excuse that he was scared of flying and that's why he coudlnt make the fights? then his own promoter outed him and said nah he just went on vacation and took a plane. talk about owned!