Kessler Needs to Beat Calzaghe, For The Sake Of Boxing and Joe Louis

[FUMIN 88]

on october 10th, 2007, joe calzaghe will have been the WBO supermiddleweight champion for ten years. the longest title reign in history was joe louis as HW champion for 11 years and 9 months.

joe calzaghe has has 20 successful title defenses of his WBO supermiddleweight championship. joe louis also holds the record at 25 successful title defenses.

he is on his way to squirming into history by breaking two of the most sacred, impressive, and legendary records in boxing. records held by the most respectable and prestigious champions ever to grace the ring, joe louis.

joe louis was a beloved and respectable champion who slogged the hard road and went through the best of his era to set those two records. the same could not be said for joe calzaghe. hes had a career of handpicking his opponents, fighting nobodies, patsies, and fringe contenders, making up injuries to avoid fights, and never really had any big fights and never really cemented his claim as the #1 SMW champion.

joe louis was much more active as a champion (had five to six title defenses a year), fought much better competition, dominated most of his opponents, and cemented his legend as the greatest HW champion of all time.

now for joe calzaghe to be as inactive as he could, fight such weak opposition, make a legacy of excuses, for him to try to challenge or (God forbid) break joe louis' records, thats nothing short of a slap in the face of boxing.

as a fan of boxing and its history, i truely hope mikkel kessler will end joe calzaghe's title reign to at least keep joe louis' legacy from being tarnished by such a joke of a champion. i mean, kids can look at joe louis as a great man who helped bring unity to a divided nation and a great fighter who held two great records that no1 could break. what has joe calzaghe done? break his hands, make some money, and dodge real obstacles to break such a great fighter's record(s)?

i hope mikkel kessler prevents this coward from even approaching joe louis' hallowed achievments.

if calzaghe was american you wouldnt even of posted this thread

[TheEvilSaint]

if calzaghe was american you wouldnt even of posted this thread

of course i would have.

i dont hate british fighters. in fact, there are more american fighters i have issues with than i do british fighters.

[crold1]

1) He wouldn't break ****. Joe Louis was THE champ at heavy; Calzaghe never really established himself as the man until 2006 and Kessler's presence left that in dispute.

2) If he beats Kessler, and say Lucien Bute, on the way to 26 more power to him. He'd actually have a pretty strong run sadwiched with lots of chaff but so did Joe. Joe had some fine foes, but a lot of junk as well.

[SHB]

Calzaghe has been the man at 168 for 10 years. It's disingenuous to say otherwise.

[.Mik.]

he is on his way to squirming into history by breaking two of the most sacred, impressive, and legendary records in boxing. records held by the most respectable and prestigious champions ever to grace the ring, joe louis.

Even the most ardent Calzaghe hater must realise that Louis' levels of competition though high with individual fights, had long periods of fighting bar-room gypsies.

joe louis was much more active as a champion (had five to six title defenses a year),

I wouldnt call fighting 4 times more over the same period of more than 11 years to be 'much more active'.

[me2007]

Calzaghe > Louis

[majestiC]

Calzaghe is moving up to light-heavy after this fight.

[Allucard]

Is Clazaghe the same weight as Taylor? Checking No he isn't. Now i have to say i'm sorry for not having respected Calzaghe. He deserves all respect from me now. Finally fighting the best of the pack. ABOUT TIME.

[Allucard]

This is gonna be a WAR! WOW Judging how well Kessler performed vs Bayer i'd say the speed and strengh of Kessler will be too much for Joe. How old is he?

[Allucard]

Joe vs Lacy what a fight. And Joe's comments about Lacy afterwords makes me have hope in boxing as a sport instead of a war.