Joe Calzaghe: "Roy Jones Fight is Tougher Than Hopkins"

[abadger]

Are you really trying to defend Dan_UK when he admits he only watches British boxing? LOL. Come on man.

As for Hatton, he's clearly a bit overrated, don't you think? I know your points are fine, he's a domestic good fighter. On the international scale, just a tad overrated.

Hatton can be overrated a little by some, but underrated by others. As I said, he probably beats anyone at 140 but he's not a guy that can move around weightclasses taking on all comers.

[Dan...]

Hatton can be overrated a little by some, but underrated by others. As I said, he probably beats anyone at 140 but he's not a guy that can move around weightclasses taking on all comers.

Yeah you are probably right. But 140 is an absolutely awful division at the moment. It is right up there with the heavies and 154 as the worst in boxing. Hatton is very overrated IMO. People still have him in their p4p list. That complete moron Johny Rebel has him at #3.

[abadger]

Yeah you are probably right. But 140 is an absolutely awful division at the moment. It is right up there with the heavies and 154 as the worst in boxing. Hatton is very overrated IMO. People still have him in their p4p list. That complete moron Johny Rebel has him at #3.

Yes, 140 is not the best at all. If Witter can be seen as one of the best guys in a division then something isn't quite right! Hatton's problem at the moment is that he has a tendency to ship too many punches, so even when he dominates a fight like he did against Lazcano there are still moments when he looks pretty bad. He also is no longer able to quite match the athleticism of his earlier days so he is not quite the destructive force he used to be. He still wins though, so people should not be so quick to write him off.

[IMDAZED]

I'm not sure who these outright unreasonable Calzaghe fans are. Most Calzaghe fans on here are pretty realistic and informed. It is actually Calzaghe's critics who hype up his opponents, whereas actual Joe fans tend to see Kessler as his best win and know very well that both Hopkins and Roy are/ were too old to beat him. Maybe I'm wrong, but that tends to be my experience here.

badge, my experience tells me many Calzaghe fans are extremely biased. You haven't met them because you don't debate them. It's hard to get anything going with anyone who believes:

1. Mikkel Kessler is a great fighter. A solid, young champ? Yes. Great? Tatoos, maybe.

2. Jeff Lacy was a great win.

3. Roy Jones ducked Calzaghe when he was in his prime.

And so forth, and so forth.

[abadger]

badge, my experience tells me many Calzaghe fans are extremely biased. You haven't met them because you don't debate them. It's hard to get anything going with anyone who believes:

1. Mikkel Kessler is a great fighter. A solid, young champ? Yes. Great? Tatoos, maybe.

2. Jeff Lacy was a great win.

3. Roy Jones ducked Calzaghe when he was in his prime.

And so forth, and so forth.

This is true. Maybe I should make a Calzaghe hating alt just for practise.

[Fairweather]

After the lockett fight the conversation between Enzo and Joe must have gone something like this:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=1lbpnNED8SM

[Dan...]

This is true. Maybe I should make a Calzaghe hating alt just for practise.

I'd like to see it. Give it a crack.

[DanMan_UK]

Bradley's pretty ****ing good. I know some of you only saw him for the first time against Witter but just watch. If I'm Ricky Hatton, I stay far away from him.

Hatton would KO Bradley before the 10th fool

[animal22]

Hatton would KO Bradley before the 10th fool

Doubt that. But like I said we dont really know about Bradley. If Lazcano can go 12 with Hatton and Bradley cant then JWW is even worse than I thought.