Joe Calzaghe is nothing "special"....

[Guest]

he is incapable of fighting going backwards

1. Joe Calzaghe = Jesus Christ.

2. Give me an example of where The Blow was pushed backwards and unable to fight.

he will scrap with a guy just for the sake of scrapping with him

And that's a BAD thing??? After eleven rounds where he's ahead on points with The Schnell, he goes "Listen - have a free crack at my chin just for ****s and giggles, isn't it?"

and his punches pack all the power of a roman candle.

Funnily enough, when he fought Eubank he was known as a ****er more than a boxer. His power HAS deteriorated, but it's underrated by the majority of Fat Yanks and may return at Light Heavy. Need I remind you of "And Lacy's hurt! Lacy's hurt in the first round! We thought it might be Calzoogee that got hurt early!"

There's nothing extraordinary about a fighter like Calzaghe. He's fought only in his home Country of Wales for his entire career.

Actually, less than 42% of his fights have been in Wales. I appreciate that Fat Yanks may not quite appreciate the refineries of fighting the likes of Robin Reid in England, but The Blow has twice fought in Germany. I appreciate that geographically Germany is near ("it's still his backyard" - The Semi Senor, 2006) but Germany is THE most hostile environment for ANY boxer... and that includes America.

without ever fighting big names in America?

The point is, the best are always willing to fight the best in America.

Who ARE these "big names" of which you speak? America hasn't had a consistent presence in the SMW division (Roy passed through when the Blow was just a novice) and every Fat Yank that's meant anything has travelled over and got pwned.

I've just grown weary of Calzaghe's talk over the years, calling out guys like Hopkins and Jones when they were mega-stars and he still hadn't even beaten anybody of note.

But then it's a catch-22... he can't fight them because he's not a "name", but he can't get a "name" without fighting them, because the Fat Yanks refuse to acknowledge anyone who isn't a Fat Yank. Look at how many people are saying "who?" over Kessler. Joe got his name by beating up a punching bag with a US passport.

I'm sorry Calzaghe (and his fans) but I'm very weary of any professional fighter who has refused to fight outside of his own backyard

Show me the interviews where The Blow has said this.

and has been figting nobodies for the better of 15 years.

While his career could have been better, the likes of (old) Eubank, Robin Reid and Mitchell aren't exactly "nobodies". Every 1 in 2 of the Blow's opponents was a worthy challenger IMO.

Especially now that he's looking to cement his "legacy" off the back of a past his prime ring legend who's seen better days.

A "legend". The way people talk, it's as if Hopkins's competition was stellar.. it wasn't. It was a LITTLE better than The Blow's, but not as much as people (Yanks) like to make out. When your career defining fight comes against a two foot Mexican, it ain't saying much.

[Orange Sneakers]

The Blow is no Eubank or Toney, that's for sure

[Guest]

I think he's an excellent fighter, but overrated to the max.

Some people have him ranked as high as the top 3 or 4 P4P. That's absurd. His two biggest wins (Lacy and Kessler) don't compare to the victories the others (Mayweather, Pacquiao, Hopkins, Marquez). They've all soundly beaten A class superstar fighters.

I've noticed though, people rate Calzaghe so highly, because of how dominant he's been against sub par opposition.

Pac is feasting on OAP Amigos.... and tell me who the "A class superstar fighters" B-Hop has beaten are? I'll accept Tito, but as I assume you're not talking about Morrade Hakkar or Robert Allen, I'll have to assume it's a reference to a two foot Mexican.


Let me ask you... if The Blow had boiled down to 160, do you really think he WOULDN'T have beaten The Acting Amigo?

[OSIRIS]

According to any "Top 100" list out there, look it up before you spout ****. Hopkins has made the top 50 cut in every major sports publication of the list from ESPN to "The Ring" Magazine.

**** YOU **** RING MAGAZINE AND **** YA MAMA.HE'S A ****ING BUM.WHO FOUGHT BUMS AND ONLY BEAT NAME WELTERWEIGHTS.

[Guest]

Widely regarded by the boxing public as a top 50 "All Time Great".

Who are these "boxing public"?

Sorry man, but I just don't see playing kiss chase with Howard Eastman and then getting outpointed by Sad Intentions as the sort of thing that makes you stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Sugar Ray Robinson.

[OSIRIS]

Just Checked Out His Profile,typical Date Rapist.

[Parody]

if nothing "special" beats Hopkins, what would that make Hopkins look like? Prime Hopkins would win, but this version of Hopkins is not going to win against Calzaghe.

[Orange Sneakers]

I like Hopkins's lead right hand and his wins over mature southpaws Tarver and Wright, but apart from that he's grossly overrated

[Mozza]

Eubank is up there, but Kessler is not. Kessler is equal to (On Hopkins record) a Howard Eastman, or a Keith Holmes. Not equal to (On Hatton's record) a Kostya Tszyu or a Jose Luis Castillo. The list goes on and on.

I could go dig up the topics where I labelled Kessler as garbage and heavily favored Joe to school him way before the fight, but that's childish tactics.

The Kessler that Calzaghe fought is way better than the Castillo that fought Hatton.

[Smokin']

Damn Annie.........great rebuttal.