Joe Calzaghe Will Return To 168 After Roy Jones Jr.

[BennyST]

The "masses" are complaining that he is taking the fight now after saying that he knows Pavlik is not ready and really did'nt want the fight. That makes it seem like he had to muster up the balls to finally pull the trigger on the fight. He is great, nobody really is saying that he is not. It's just that if you say (2) different and contradictory things back to back, one of them has to be a lie. And I think that Joe is just as snakey as the rest of the hight dollar fighting whores like Jones, Hopkins, Delahoya , Mayweather & Hatton. I would be the same way and do not fault them for it. The difference is that Joe made excuses for why the fight would not happen instead of the truth.

Well of course. Most people give props to Mayweather for being a smart business man when he does this as it hypes the fight more. A lot don't. Really though, Calzaghe isn't exactly fighting anymore for pure pride and championship legacy. He's past it and looking worse and worse. Why not take the biggest money fights possible? I know I would certainly do exactly that!

Anyway, you can never take a boxers previous words on anything. Fights gain so much hype so quickly after a fighter beats someone well, whether they are ****e or not (the opponent that is).

Calzaghe probably (and I'm completely speculating here) used those 'excuses' because he really didn't think Pavlik was established enough and was not a legend like Jones etc. He probably really did think that Pavlik was too green and not good enough and that people would not give him any credit, just like his previous wins over hyped undefeated champs that everyone was saying he needed to fight. After all the 'hurrah' about it he probably realised that it was a big fight and decided he should think about it. It's how I imagine it went.

Either way, depending on how he looks against Jones, lets hope this does happen. Does anyone else find it hilarious that Pavlik is now getting a lot of credit for taking a fight with ... yes, you guessed it, Hopkins! The man everyone has ragged on Calzaghe for so long for fighting!

[KostyaTszyu44]

i ope roy pulls something ut of the bag and sends calzaghe into retirement, **** joe and these little games he keeps playing

[KingTito]

That's good. I'd like to see him fight Pavlik.

[andy34swales]

calzaghe is rite in what hes said about rjj,,jones is past it,and jones is a legend,,and lets b honest,the only reason joe is fighting jones,is because theirs no serious competition out their to challenge joe,specially in america,,as 4 joe changing his mind,,well all ****ing boxers do it,,so stop ****ing moaning about joe,its boring

[pins0099]

If a 43 year old B-Hop can put up a decent fight I dont see how he is going to do against younger and more hungry fighters

wtf, Lacy, Kessler?!?!.

Kessler is an infinently better fighter than Pavlik, I'm sure someday we will see that fight to prove it.

[RL_GMA]

Anyone hear Pavlik is getting 7 mill to fight Hopkins and BHop is getting 6? According to the Top Rank newsletter.

I'll see if my man can fwd it to me who showed me lastnight.

[Jknows]

Calzaghe is a idiot he shouldve just fought pavlik now...