Recognize A Legacy - Calzaghe

[New Life 79]

"The fact that, at 36, he could still move up a division and take out the reigning Ring and linear champion in a foreign country with corrupt officiating is very impressive."

And whys that so impressive at 36, when you are fighting a former middleweight who is 43 ?

[SHB]

"The fact that, at 36, he could still move up a division and take out the reigning Ring and linear champion in a foreign country with corrupt officiating is very impressive."

And whys that so impressive at 36, when you are fighting a former middleweight who is 43 ?

Both are at the end of their careers. Everyone has focused on Hopkins' age but Calzaghe is also old for a boxer. To achieve what he has done at the end of his career is very impressive and it would be wrong to ignore that fact.

[New Life 79]

Still people act like Joe beat a bigger prime Hopkins. Yes Joe is 36, so was Bernard when he stopped Trinidad. And still the only man to have stopped Trinidad.

Its a big difference to be 36, or to be 43.

[rusticraver]

Wow you just picked holes in a 45 fight resume of boxrec.. well done.

your so clever.

Name a fighter with true depth of quality opponents more than say 20?

[SHB]

Still people act like Joe beat a bigger prime Hopkins. Yes Joe is 36, so was Bernard when he stopped Trinidad. And still the only man to have stopped Trinidad.

Its a big difference to be 36, or to be 43.

Yes, in fairness to Calzaghe he's never been beating up welterweights even in the twilight of his career.

[New Life 79]

So did Hagler so what ?

And Trinidad didnt look so out of his division when he stepped up and fought Joppy did he ?

[SHB]

Ooh Joppy. That's told me. Trinidad - exceptional WW but couldn't carry it up against a genuine middleweight.

Anyway, this is going way off track. Hopkins has had an exceptional career but so has Calzaghe. It's a tribute to both that at the end of their careers - and both, regardless of their respective ages are at the end of their careers now - that they can still be competitive against the other.

[Soundtraveler]

His "place in the books" is unquestionably and far above the likes of:

Bernard Hopkins, Tito Trinidad, Oscar De La Hoya, Winky Wright, Shane Mosley


Joe is more talented, more courageous, and has had a better career than all these people.

This truth hurts a lot of narrowminded (and racist) xenophobes on this side of the ocean, but none of the fighters I listed were ever quite in Joe's class

You tell em' Kayjay !! How can a DeLaHoya even compair - I mean it's not like Oscar won a Gold Medal as an Olympian or anything, the way people talk about DeLaHoya you would think he won the belts in 4 or 5 different divisions!! Everyone knows Joe Calzaghe is much more successfull as a fight promotor too, they just won't admit it -I can't believe the nerve of some people around here, Joe is better than Ali ever was - even Lennox Lewis was scared to death of Joe Calzaghe moving up to Heavyweight, that's why he retired and it's time they all knew it ...