Joe Calzaghe desribes his "slaps"

[johnm is...]

Well, Kelly Pavlik can't even box.

And yet Joe still won't fight him.

[abadger]

And yet Joe still won't fight him.

What would be the point? If Joe needs a sparring partner he has Enzo Macarinelli.

[krispy kreme]

What would be the point? If Joe needs a sparring partner he has Enzo Macarinelli.

Because Pavlik is an undefeated Champion & it would be the best name on his resume as a prime fighter. But Calzaghe won't fight because he knows Pavlik is the biggest challenge.

[Ryn0]

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

At what point did you decide that is was not pretty to watch? The only Calzaghe fights that have been boring or unsightly are Hopkins and Bika.

[Ryn0]

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.

You've watched 3 Calzaghe fights at max haven't you?

[abadger]

Because Pavlik is an undefeated Champion & it would be the best name on his resume as a prime fighter. But Calzaghe won't fight because he knows Pavlik is the biggest challenge.

Like Lacy, like Kessler, indeed even like Hopkins. Pavlik isn't in Calzaghe's class and to be honest with you I don't believe for a second they really intended to fight Joe.

[krispy kreme]

Like Lacy, like Kessler, indeed even like Hopkins. Pavlik isn't in Calzaghe's class and to be honest with you I don't believe for a second they really intended to fight Joe.

I understand that you are a big Calzaghe fan and you will defend him, but seriously "Pavlik isn't in Calzaghe's class"? Kessler was a good but another protected fighter, Lacey was an above average fighter, and Hopkins is 43 and still KD Calaghe in the first round and gave him some trouble. Yet Pavlik beats a guy like Jermaine Taylor twice, who is better than anybody on Calzaghe's resume, and yet you say he isn't in Calzaghe's class. Enzo Calzaghe actually said that a 40 year old Roy Jones is a bigger challenge for his son, they are ducking Pavlik it's that simple.

[Vladimir303]

Like Lacy, like Kessler, indeed even like Hopkins. Pavlik isn't in Calzaghe's class and to be honest with you I don't believe for a second they really intended to fight Joe.

You need to learn the difference between Real, Linear Champions and Sancioning body title holders.......quick.

[Ryn0]

I understand that you are a big Calzaghe fan and you will defend him, but seriously "Pavlik isn't in Calzaghe's class"? Kessler was a good but another protected fighter, Lacey was an above average fighter, and Hopkins is 43 and still KD Calaghe in the first round and gave him some trouble. Yet Pavlik beats a guy like Jermaine Taylor twice, who is better than anybody on Calzaghe's resume, and yet you say he isn't in Calzaghe's class. Enzo Calzaghe actually said that a 40 year old Roy Jones is a bigger challenge for his son, they are ducking Pavlik it's that simple.

JT would get beaten by Kessler and pretty badly. Kessler is a carbon copy of Pavlik only with less power and better footwork. Kessler was not protected. He fought Sicia, Mundine, Andrade, Beyer and Calzaghe pretty much consecutively with only mandatory Lucas to get through. He went for a unification match in 4 fights.

Trust me I rooted for Lacy and Kessler in both fights I though Calzaghe was gettin KTFO against Lacy and then beaten again by Kessler, it's the manner in which he's proven me wrong which makes me a fan.

[abadger]

I understand that you are a big Calzaghe fan and you will defend him, but seriously "Pavlik isn't in Calzaghe's class"? Kessler was a good but another protected fighter, Lacey was an above average fighter, and Hopkins is 43 and still KD Calaghe in the first round and gave him some trouble. Yet Pavlik beats a guy like Jermaine Taylor twice, who is better than anybody on Calzaghe's resume, and yet you say he isn't in Calzaghe's class. Enzo Calzaghe actually said that a 40 year old Roy Jones is a bigger challenge for his son, they are ducking Pavlik it's that simple.

If they were ever to meet, Joe Calzaghe would lay waste to Kelly Pavlik in the kind of one sided beatdown that which might very well KO American boxing as a whole.

Seriously, Oscar de La Hoya, overcome with shame for his countrymen, would renounce his citizenship and move Golden Boy Promotions and Ring Magazine to the UK, installing Calzaghe as Ring Champ in every weight class. Meanwhile Setanta sports would effect a hostile takeover of HBO and Showtime and all major fights would take place at Wembley stadium.

US boxers would no longer be allowed to compete in world title bouts because they would be regarded as "bums", but Kelly Pavlik, Jermain Taylor and Roy Jones would be allowed to serve the brits as ring card girls and would prance around the ring in bikinis between the rounds of a never ending series of matchups between Calzaghe, Froch, Kessler and Abraham.

You don't want Pavlik to fight Calzaghe.