Joe Calzaghe desribes his "slaps"

**Vladimir303** · 06-29-2008, 01:36 PM

He can describe those love taps all he wants trying to make em look like the unappriciated sweet science of boxing.

It's still ugly to watch.

**TommyGunn.** · 06-29-2008, 01:36 PM

I have the book too man, its a good read.

**RichCCFC** · 06-29-2008, 01:38 PM

Originally posted by TommyGunn.

I have the book too man, its a good read.

Tell me about it man. Most people don't realise how many injuries and set backs Calzaghe has suffered, it's quite depressing to read at points.

**MANGLER** · 06-29-2008, 01:47 PM

The man's record shows that what he does is effective, it just ain't pretty to watch.

**Pullcounter** · 06-29-2008, 01:53 PM

Originally posted by _Ricky_

People have always regarded my arm punches as a weakness, ineffective, and Jeff Lacy even described them as slaps, but he was the classic example of how much these rapid-fire bursts can do damage. I pick a point at which to fire three or four rapid-fire shots, bah-bah-bah-bah, and these baffle opponents, then boom, I hit the guy with a harder punch, a big one. It's unexpected because I haven't given him time to think or any warning that it's coming. I'm so busy for a super middleweight and I'm always on top of my opponent, crowding him, probing him, making him commit and luring him into making mistakes. If I stood back and threw only forty punches in a round, my opponent could think up all kinds of plans of attack but I let the punches go and I mix them up, jabs, hooks, uppercuts, crosses, so it's hard for my opponent to think when he has all of this going on around his head.

- No Ordinary Joe.

I typed it up again so there may be some more spelling errors.

That's a good strategy by Calzaghe... but why not just throw real punches instead of slaps???

**GodOfWarII** · 06-29-2008, 01:54 PM

Originally posted by Pullcounter

That's a good strategy by Calzaghe... but why not just throw real punches instead of slaps???

because he ****ing has broken hands, you genius. He is afraid of making them worse

**BattlingNelson** · 06-29-2008, 01:55 PM

Originally posted by _Ricky_

People have always regarded my arm punches as a weakness, ineffective, and Jeff Lacy even described them as slaps, but he was the classic example of how much these rapid-fire bursts can do damage. I pick a point at which to fire three or four rapid-fire shots, bah-bah-bah-bah, and these baffle opponents, then boom, I hit the guy with a harder punch, a big one. It's unexpected because I haven't given him time to think or any warning that it's coming. I'm so busy for a super middleweight and I'm always on top of my opponent, crowding him, probing him, making him commit and luring him into making mistakes. If I stood back and threw only forty punches in a round, my opponent could think up all kinds of plans of attack but I let the punches go and I mix them up, jabs, hooks, uppercuts, crosses, so it's hard for my opponent to think when he has all of this going on around his head.

- No Ordinary Joe.

I typed it up again so there may be some more spelling errors.

Thanks for your efforts again ricky.

Does Calzaghe say anything interesting regarding the Kessler fight?

**RichCCFC** · 06-29-2008, 01:59 PM

Originally posted by BatTheMan

Thanks for your efforts again ricky.

Does Calzaghe say anything interesting regarding the Kessler fight?

The book was published before the Kessler fight but he does refer to Kessler a bit in it.

**Kball15** · 06-29-2008, 02:04 PM

He slapped Lacy with HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS of shots, yet Lacy only went down once in the 12th.

Just face it, Calzaghe can't punch.

Joe Calzaghe desribes his "slaps"