Why Joe Calzaghe's Career is a Joke

[Xplosivo]

Hell Terry Norris had a better career than calzaghe...and i dont hold norris that high

[P4P Opinion]

I'm not sure if I've ever read such a ridiculous post in all my life, on this forum or on others. I'd go into why this is so, but I'm not sure Xplosivo would understand.

[1g5a22]

I'm not sure if I've ever read such a ridiculous post in all my life, on this forum or on others. I'd go into why this is so, but I'm not sure Xplosivo would understand.

he wouldnt..

he's autistic.

[S.W.F.C]

This **** just gets tiring, where do these inbreds pop up from ?

[Ryn0]

Calzaghe's achievements:

Gift decisions against Reid and Hopkins
Toughest fights against Past Prime fighters such as Hopkins and Eubank
Knocked down by bums like Byron Mitchell and Kabary Salem
18 title defenses against Unknowns/Bums
Best win against Kessler, who hasn't done **** yet in boxing and is already considering retirement.

What a joke of a career

Knockdowns don't mea **** Hopkins was KD'd by supermercado. If you critisize Calzaghe's achievements then you have to do the same their Careers are pretty much the same other than Calzaghe's biggest fights were against people his own weight.
Hopkins BIGGEST fights
ODLH-Welterweight started at super feather
Trinidad- Welterweight who knocked Joppy at middle and then everyone thought he was a middleweight god after which Hopkins put him in his place
Joppy- Good middleweight
Roy Jones Jr.- Both were green Hopkins lost but took the most rounds from RJJ in his prime
Tarver- Good win solid LHW, KO'd Jones
Winky- Jr. Middleweight, P4P 10 but didn't belong at LHW
lost to Taylor twice but disputable

and a bunch of no name defense's for his belt all in all a pretty SOLID resume

Calzaghes
Eubank- GREAT fighter, past his best, previous fought Watson and was winning.
Reid- close fight Calzaghe won get over it, solid fighter, in his prime
Sheika- Solid fighter nothing to shout about won comfortably
Veit- Undefeated, solid KO'd early
Mitchell- Former title holder, KO power, solid
Lacy- Unbeatem, power, heralded as next tyson yada yada
Kessler- held two titles, excellent fighter just outsdie top 10 P4P,
Bika- Solid, good chin/power, Contender, unorathadox
Hopkins- HOF fighter, close fight, Calzaghe won no robbery could have gone either way

and a bunch of no names

Both solid resumes

[RichCCFC]

Hell Terry Norris had a better career than calzaghe...and i dont hold norris that high

[Vasyl’s dad]

lol, that was my initial response.

[~Lucky13~]

Turned pro in 1993

Went 22-0 against mediocre opposition and in 1997 faced a Shot eubank who way past his best after his wars with nigel benn and watson (twice each) and Eubank lost to Collins twice before those fights showed he was shot to pieces. Calzaghe won the vacant WBO (Warren Boxing Organisation) Title in the process beating a shot Eubank claiming till this day "It was one the toughest fights of my career".

Then Calzaghe went on facing bums to pad his record and in the process faced 2 or 3 mandatories in his whole career.

two fights after the Eubank bout he faced Robin Reid, who wasnt rated at all back then, and didnt win ONE significant fight, Reid's biggest win was against Hacine Cherifi a guy who got KO'd by a Welterweight Trinidad and feather fisted Felix Sturm. Not to mention Reid struggled against this guy...Calzaghe got a GIFT decision against Reid, No way in ****ing black hell Calzaghe won more than 4 rounds in that fight, he used a injured hand as an excuse, those people who watched this fight can tell you Reid won it but was robbed, ill upload it on youtube and post it here soon.

After getting the gift decision against Reid, Calzaghe was 26-0 and fought bums of the month till he was 40-0, thats 14 opponents to pad calzaghe record in the process, most people picked lacy to beat him because a 40-0 calzaghe who has been boxing for 13 years was known to be one of the most protected fighters as in 13 years he hadnt done **** in boxing except defend against hand picked opponents while defending his Warren Boxing Organisation belt. He was pretty much an unknown, He beat Lacy who was overhyped to the max, Lacy IMO lost to Omar Sheikha, and his biggest was before that was probably the same **** fighter in Reid who calzaghe got a gift against. So stay at home calzaghe after padding his record to the most and beating a fighter who biggest win was a shot **** reid. Now the best win was against Kessler, and Kessler's biggest win is Anthony Mundine, Yes unfortunately this is the same Anthony Mundine who is a victim of the feather fisted Sven Ottke's 5 KO's. Its sad to see that kessler is his best win when kessler hasnt done **** yet and is considering retirement.

The best name on his resume is Bernard Hopkins, who calzaghe got knocked down against and struggled to beat, I mean it was a 44 year old senior citizen past his prime Bernard Hopkins and Calzaghe struggled to beat him, thats another gift. Unfortunately this wasn't the bernard who was more aggresive, threw more punches, and had some power, yet he still dropped Calzaghe.

Bare in mind Calzaghe also got hurt against nobodies called Byron Mitchell and Kabary Salem.

So to sum it up Calzaghe's career is pretty much a joke and he padded his record, Warren is more to blame as he protected his fighter, I mean a guy is pro since 1993 and you havent heard of him until he beats Lacy in 2006, thats 13 years, defenses against bums while protecting the WBO belt, and maybe 2 or 3 mandatories. Cherry picking at its finest...

I know the truth will hurt his fans but in a few years from when calzaghe retires it will be the way it is...a joke of a career

[daggum]

can someone do a kabary salem appreciation thread. that dude was awesome!

[Mizzou]

The creator of this post should get a nobel prize.