What does Joe Calzaghe do thats exeptional?

[RichCCFC]

Yes. People will look back and Joe's career and they remember names like Chris Eubank. Bernard Hopkins is a big name, Chad Dawson is a Champion, he could be another Lacy.

[big paulie]

Yes. People will look back and Joe's career and they remember names like Chris Eubank. Bernard Hopkins is a big name, Chad Dawson is a Champion, he could be another Lacy.

Hopkins is just that, a name, have you seen the taylor fights? i agree dawson could turn out to be another lacy, but if you can come up with 3 names in over 10 years as champ.....thats quite sad

[RichCCFC]

These days it is like that though. Floyd doesn't have many names, neither did Jones. It's just the way it is.

Presuming he beats Hopkins it would be like this.

Calzaghe
Hopkins
Eubank
Kessler
Lacy
Reid

Doesn't look bad at all.

Mayweather
De La Hoya
Coralles
Hatton
Judah
Baldomir

Jones
Hopkins
Toney
Ruiz
McCallum
Hill

[mofo2]

Wins and never looks like he has even just done 12 rounds.
He has excellent Speed , hits from all angles and fights the full 3 minutes every round for 12 rounds.
He can go toe to toe or he can outbox his opponents.
He may not excite some fans but the problem is with his hands there.
He has had to adapt to hit lighter.
Yet he still wobbles guy's.
Too may people put emphasis on the Manfredo fight which never should have happened just like RJJ v Tito.
Manfredo was just a stepping stone to the next Target and gain some exposure in the USA.
He has beaten the best available at 168 so who can he go after next?
What could he do to make you think he is any good?
If he Knocked Wlad out you still wouldn't be happy.

Great post...could'nt have put it better...

[Johnny Rebel]

Hopkins is just that, a name, have you seen the taylor fights? i agree dawson could turn out to be another lacy, but if you can come up with 3 names in over 10 years as champ.....thats quite sad

He's had a lot more than "3" names during his reign in order these were all quality opposition. Eubank, (Prime) Reid, Sheika, Woodhall, Veit, McIntyre, Brewer, Mitchell, Lacy, Bika, Manfredo and Kessler.

[big paulie]

These days it is like that though. Floyd doesn't have many names, neither did Jones. It's just the way it is.

Presuming he beats Hopkins it would be like this.

Calzaghe
Hopkins
Eubank
Kessler
Lacy
Reid

Doesn't look bad at all.

Mayweather
De La Hoya
Coralles
Hatton
Judah
Baldomir

Jones
Hopkins
Toney
Ruiz
McCallum
Hill

lets start with mayweather....what about genaro hernandez, jesus chaves, jc castillo, gatti???? are they not names?

[GranTorino]

have you looked up his record??

he's no more or less protected than any other star right now. we'll find bums in anyone's record

[big paulie]

He's had a lot more than "3" names during his reign in order these were all quality opposition. Eubank, (Prime) Reid, Sheika, Woodhall, Veit, McIntyre, Brewer, Mitchell, Lacy, Bika, Manfredo and Kessler.

Veit, McIntyre, Manfredo quality opposition? Are you quite sure?

[Don Johnson]

Apart from being the champion for over 10 years plus never being beaten!!!!! Mmmmmm When Joe fights and it dont matter who it is, He stands right infront of ya..I cant remember any fighter that he has fought and beaten behind the Jab what I mean by that is just pot shotting through a fight..In every single fight the guy has fought he is there to take you out period or if he cant he will give it everything hes got..He does the job and the goes home..He can defs take a punch aswell. "Thats called a natrual boxer" NOW TO COMPARE WITH JONES HE WAS **** HOT ASWELL!! BUT THERE WAS NOTHING NATRUAL ABOUT HIM, ROIDS UP TO THE EYEBALLS,Sorry if anyone is offended. Just M.O

No he only took it before the hall fight and it was not straight roids. It was a roid like substance(that was banned by the IBF) found in something called Ripped Fuel, it's still sold at my local GNC today.

[Don Johnson]

He's had a lot more than "3" names during his reign in order these were all quality opposition. Eubank, (Prime) Reid, Sheika, Woodhall, Veit, McIntyre, Brewer, Mitchell, Lacy, Bika, Manfredo and Kessler.

Damn near all of them suck except for Kessler and Lacy.