Is it true that calzaghe has beaten 6 former world champions?

[Gatti9783]

I will tell you why people keep attacking calzaghe

Calzaghe has only fought 2 mandatories in TEN YEARS and why has he only fought 2 mandatories in ten years,take a look on WBO-rules or Warrens Boxing Organization-rules


"When a Champion must make a mandatory defense, the Mandatory Challenger shall be the highest classified available boxer who, in the judgment of the World Championship Committee, best satisfies the following criteria:

1) has a record acceptable to the World Championship Committee, and who, because of accomplishment and achievement, is recognized by the World Championship Committee as a class boxer; and

2) Complies with the WBO and Association of Boxing Commissions Criteria for the Ratings of Professional Boxers; and

3) In the event that the Champion has a contract with a major television network (HBO, SHOWTIME, ZDF, Sky or other similar broadcast company), is an acceptable challenger to the Champion’s television network."

Nr. 3) explains everything. The fighter has to be acceptable to the television network. Very often Calzaghe and Warren can just go ahead and say that the opponent is not acceptable.

And very often WBO rank a fighter with no big TV-promotion behind him as mandatory challenger. They do that to satisfy promotors like Warren and the big German promotors, because Warren and the Germans feed WBO with the majority of money from the sanctioning fees. The rules have been created to satisfy the big promotors, so they can do whatever they like.

In the case of Calzaghe it means, that he can fight bums whenever he likes. In the case of Kessler (WBA and WBC) it means that he has to fight tough guys like Andrade, who was mandatory challenger

Damn somebody just got owned hardcore.

"If it is, then calzaghe is the real deal." Hahahaha. According to EliteSoldier.

[EliteSoldier]

Andrade would have gotten his ass kicked by jeff lacy, and probably kessler would have got his ass kicked by lacy aswell. It's funny, since calzaghe beats the **** out of lacy, no other fighter wants a part of lacy. Hilarious, I bet you lacy still good enough to compete and give a kessler a run for his money

[Jim_Davis]

Yep Lacy is now considered a **** boxer when the reality is he could probably tear apart most smw's. He just ran into a Calzaghe that wanted to put on the performance of a lifetime lol.

[crold1]

Lineal wise, Calzaghe has only beaten one world champion and a former one at that (Byron Mitchell).

[typeone]

When are you guys gonna get it!! Joe is the real deal period. Its about time you guys from over the pond gave him some respect instead of bitching,Us Brits will always call a good fighter a good fighter,Even if there from the U.S,Some of the guys from over the pond only call someone a good fighter only if hes American? Grow the *** up..Maybe you guys should start following suit and showing our Good fighters boardering on great the respect they deserve.

[EliteSoldier]

Yep Lacy is now considered a **** boxer when the reality is he could probably tear apart most smw's. He just ran into a Calzaghe that wanted to put on the performance of a lifetime lol.

When are you guys gonna get it!! Joe is the real deal period. Its about time you guys from over the pond gave him some respect instead of bitching,Us Brits will always call a good fighter a good fighter,Even if there from the U.S,Some of the guys from over the pond only call someone a good fighter only if hes American? Grow the *** up..Maybe you guys should start following suit and showing our Good fighters boardering on great the respect they deserve.

In case you didn't realize!!! I'M AMERICAN

[typeone]

And I said SOME m8! I aint saying all.

[roysmyboy]

When are you guys gonna get it!! Joe is the real deal period. Its about time you guys from over the pond gave him some respect instead of bitching,Us Brits will always call a good fighter a good fighter,Even if there from the U.S,Some of the guys from over the pond only call someone a good fighter only if hes American? Grow the *** up..Maybe you guys should start following suit and showing our Good fighters boardering on great the respect they deserve.

The same respect they showed by booing the American national anthem? Keep Joe over there with the rigged ****ty fights no one cares about.

[typeone]

I think you will understand when you grow up!! Dont send over 2 bob bitches to fight our guys,Cos thats what Manfred is...Damn insult! how did he even end up getting that damn fight?

[EliteSoldier]

The same respect they showed by booing the American national anthem? Keep Joe over there with the rigged ****ty fights no one cares about.

If you even watched joes fights, he gets pissed off when they boo the american anthem. One time, I forget which fight it was. But joe grabbed the microphone and told them to stop booing and have respect for americas anthem. Joes not a bad guy like everyone makes him out to be, ashame even though when joe did that. His obnoxious fans ignored him and contuined booing. By joe by all means is a decent guy in real-life, and one of a hell of a fighter in the ring