Joe Calzaghe

[P4PKING_2008]

Calzaghe is **** for the following reasons.

Is welsh
Cant punch
Weak chin
Weak power
Fought bums his whole career
All hype

[bsrizpac]

[Mrvooh]

Silencers and GodOWar are both correct

[Michigan]

Joe Calzaghe even at 36 has a lot to prove to me...which is why up to now his career is a farce.

Kessler
Lacy



THATS ALL!!!!

And he went tooth and nail with a 43 year old Hopkins.



No.....Now Joe Cal is not a bad guy hes likeable even though his fans are d-bags who thinks hes the second coming of Ray Robinson....he just has to do more in my eyes.

[Chunk..]

Joe Calzaghe is a great fighter, defenilty one of the best in my era. Fighting style wise he's a one off. The Kessler fight was boxing clinic personified.

However, his resume is weak IMO. A lot of that has to do with Frank Warren, but still.

Most of his fans on here however give me the ****s! They think he is god on earth, which is why i give em stick(Calzaghe nuthuggers list).

Apart from that, Joe Calzaghe is one of the best.

[Kilrain]

I don't like the way he doesn't punch with the knuckle part of the glove, therefore almost all of his punches are illegal, actually slaps or swipes; I do respect that he's an unbeaten fighter and beat some good opponents, but I think his supporters overrate him. The overrating of Kessler, who really hasn't beaten anyone, irritates me also. People OD'ing on the impact of an unbeaten record. Calzaghe has fought in a mediocre era (SMW is never exactly stacked). He could have gained kudos if he'd have stepped up to the plate sooner with a mega fight, if he'd left Cardiff three or four or even five years ago. If he hadn't wasted time with bums like Ashira and the dude Salem. If they'd have made the Roy Jones fight (admittedly you can't heap all blame on Calzaghe), if he'd have fought Dariusz, if he'd stepped up to LHW to fight Tarver or Glen Johnson back in 03/04. If he'd have looked good against an old Hopkins who, after five or six rounds, didn't want to be there. I mean can you imagine what a prime Hopkins would've done to Joe? It's laughable.

[Clegg]

On one side are morons who often have limited boxing knowledge and are just looking for excuses to hate on the guy. On the other are idiots who think he's the greatest ever.

There are of course many in the middle with common sense, but I might avoid the Calzaghe threads for a while; there's only so much 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest' style discussions that I can handle.

[MELLY-MEL...]

joe is as good as many think, and better than many give credit for.

[MELLY-MEL...]

Joe is a very good fighter. One of the top guys all time at SMW. His style works for him, and thats what matters. 21 defenses, 11 year reign! Haters can hate, but anyone with any sense gives the man his respect. If not who cares, they are just haters, or starting **** for the sake of it. I can't really stand floyd, but can not see a reason to hate his boxing, and i still gotta give him his respect, and props.

[squealpiggy]

Calzaghe is a dominant fighter. Iwas never that big a fan of his, but he's always fun to watch.

A lot of people dislike him because many of his fights were against guys they have never heard of. They assume that they have never heard of these guys because these guys are no good, rather than face the alternative hypothesis which is they haven't heard of them because to them boxing is HBO and EA sports.