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Dude, your personal, subjective rants, which you seem to fob as with containing somewhat truth, are getting a little out of control. As if the first one wasn't enough, you go back immediately to repost it with bold in it, instead of editing the old one, lmao. Chill out man.
I don't really credit any of what your saying above or any of the Calzaghe's scared of Pavlik since his stablemate got beaten up, because it's predictable and based on what if scenario's that could be applied to anything. It also shows extreme ignorance to Joes character. He's not the sort to say he'll retire next fight most likely, knowing he won't as often and recent as on a prime time talk show in the UK. He's just not, sorry to shatter you conspiracy theories, but sometimes things just aren't that complex, you know.Comment
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Calzaghe's been pulling this "last two fights" **** for years. I don't think it's particularly planned, he's not really someone who wants to put the 6 month training camps worth of work in any more. Can't blame him, but he still does it.
On Warren, this was rumoured before the Hopkins fight. Calzaghe has always said he was going to start his own promotion, so it makes sense to kick it off with his last (1 or 2) fight. Reckon you'll have the whole Calzaghe stable under there at some point in the near future.Comment
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This looks like a solid indicator that Calzaghe really will retire after this fight. He wanted his last payday to be tax free...Comment
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Yup I know, fair ish point. I've not seen clips or interviews of him saying this of Kessler to even know how seriously to have taken him, let alone whether he said he'd really never fight Kessler, why, what changed, and how many times he even said it, in what tone.
With retirement talk, so what he's gone further than the 16 months he once said, big deal, not like it's that much beyond it. It's longer than he anticipated. I fought he's a loser for not fighting Pavlik and fighting for longer to "prove himself" yet here he's now being criticises for not retiring exactly when he said he would, lol he can't win.
He's had big fight options arise late on and is taking some of them on. Thats admirable he decided to go further than he wanted. He's said it openly numerous of times this year 1/2 more fights. As soon as back at London Heathrow airport he was video interviewed saying he'd probably have one more fight, but was cautious to say they could be famous last words, but most likely one more. He said something in press conferences or other interviews post Hops I think, numerous interviews on his site, BBC, several reliable sources, videos interviews, recent interviews on TV.
That is why it deserves far more credit if you actually keep up to date on him, than some comment once or twice about Roy or Kessler. Fact is despite being conveniently being called scared to fight Pavlik, he fought Kessler whom is regarded as the better boxer, and probably favoured against Pavlik, hmmm. So much of it is so subjective excuses to suite a particular view, making stuff out of nothing, it really is. Ppl are just desperately cynical for there to be something deeper, more meaningful, bad reasons behind things, when really there's just not lol, go and watch a soap opera if you want to speculate to such extensive extents.Last edited by Kris Silver; 06-24-2008, 12:30 PM.Comment
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Joe is running
If i recall when joe calzaghe went out to support ricky hatton vs mayweather joe calzaghe was doing interviews saying he has to chase old men because theres no young guys around now there is a young lion the welshman is doing everything in his power to avoid him so he can retire with his record still intact.
Go on fight roy jones jr we all know you cant beat pavlikComment
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There comes a time when certain fighters no longer need traditional promoters behind them. This is precisely why promoters like Bob Arum, seem bitter when they can't get a cut of a fighters purse anymore. Floyd, De La Hoya and Calzhage can sell out there fights without the need of these type of traditional promoters. Fighters taking more control of there careers is a beautiful thing. Years ago fighters would end up broke as a result of mismanagement and shady dealings with certain promoters. Fighters are now focusing on the business side of there careers and hopefully that will be good for there long term prospects.Comment
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I'm looking forward to this fight, but I'd rather see Calzaghe fight Pavlik.Comment
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