calzaghe to relinquish the ibf belt

[iron mike tyson]

i read on teletext today that calzaghe is gonna retire after next year.
he said this next year is about money and legacy and he is now contracted to hbo who want him to fight an american. he said that the ibf want him to fullfill hes mandatory or face been stripped and if hbo dont want the fight hell walk away and say goodbye to hes ibf belt

[!!! Beowulf !!!]

He seems to want taylor, and Taylor seems to want to fight Calzaghe. What boxing fans wouldn't want to see that fight?

[JunglistSoldja]

Kessler then Taylor then retire

[!!! Beowulf !!!]

Kessler then Taylor then retire

More likely to be Taylor then Kessler.

[Guest]

More likely to be Taylor then Kessler.

He won't fight Kessler. It's obvious. He shouldn't try to use HBO as an excuse either. HBO paid to show highlights of the Kessler-Beyer fight to US fans in order to build up a possible unification fight with Calzaghe. Calzaghe is just flat out ducking a unification fight. How does unifying hurt your legacy, but fighting a guy like Manfredo who has done nothing at the championship level help it?

[iron mike tyson]

He won't fight Kessler. It's obvious. He shouldn't try to use HBO as an excuse either. HBO paid to show highlights of the Kessler-Beyer fight to US fans in order to build up a possible unification fight with Calzaghe. Calzaghe is just flat out ducking a unification fight. How does unifying hurt your legacy, but fighting a guy like Manfredo who has done nothing at the championship level help it?

so joe should sit around doing **** all when kessler has a mandatory to fullfill early next year
incase you havnt noticed kessler has recently vacated the wba belt and needs to do hes wbc mandatory.
plus im sure a victory over manfredo will raise hes profile more than kessler , no matter how many belts are on the ****ing line

[FeelTheA-Force]

He won't fight Kessler. It's obvious. He shouldn't try to use HBO as an excuse either. HBO paid to show highlights of the Kessler-Beyer fight to US fans in order to build up a possible unification fight with Calzaghe. Calzaghe is just flat out ducking a unification fight. How does unifying hurt your legacy, but fighting a guy like Manfredo who has done nothing at the championship level help it?

by beating up an AMERICAN that over 6million ppl in the uk watch(on contender) is making him big for the taylor fight.

[Guest]

I see Yankee fighters taking on other fighters that have no chance all the time for recognition... Hopkins vs. De La Hoya being a most notable example. That one became "career defining", didn't it?

There's nothing wrong with building a name on boxrec bull**** - cos everyone does it - as long as he fights Kessler one day. And I seriously doubt he'd "duck" anyone. I read on this forum for a year who he "feared" Lacy. He feared him so much he slapped seven shades of **** out of him.

[iron mike tyson]

I see Yankee fighters taking on other fighters that have no chance all the time for recognition... Hopkins vs. De La Hoya being a most notable example. That one became "career defining", didn't it?

There's nothing wrong with building a name on boxrec bull**** - cos everyone does it - as long as he fights Kessler one day. And I seriously doubt he'd "duck" anyone. I read on this forum for a year who he "feared" Lacy. He feared him so much he slapped seven shades of **** out of him.

hear hear
msg too short blah blah

[dumdane]

More likely to be Taylor then Kessler.

More likely to be Taylor but never Kessler.

Most likely complete no-name then retirement