Calzaghe fans pimp the Eubank win

[The Hammer]

Carl Thompson says Eubank was shot.

Carl Thompson also defeated Haye by stoppage years later.

[garryd]

Carl Thompson says Eubank was shot.

well he would do as he was two weights above Eubank!

[T-97]

Eubank was definitely past his best, but a very stern test for a twenty-five year old boxer who had never fought at anything like world level.

My point exactly. Green K coming if i can give it you.

[Ryn0]

Eubank wasn't shot but he was past his best. It was a good win not a great one.

[Zocalo]

When you win a great fight... you don't need to defend it. It stands the test of time.

[Chuckguy]

Ok if Calzage or how ever you spell his ****en name can fight RJJ, Pavlik and JT or winky wright and win them all then he will have respect and credit for quality wins. He wont go past jones though. I think he beats jones and retires to secure his unbeaten record.

[IMDAZED]

When you win a great fight... you don't need to defend it. It stands the test of time.

Exactly.

I could understand if Eubank went on to do bigger and better so Calzaghe's win looks better over time. But there's a reason this win made a blip on boxing's radar at the time it happened. Now these fools who wanna lift Calzaghe to ATG levels through their keyboards - and not what he did in the ring - wanna pretend it was some great victory. Some of you need to go check some other forums and expand your minds. You're starting to believe your own bull****.

[abadger]

Some of you are ****ing kids.

Age is relative. Sugar Ray Leonard was finished at 32. And the fact stands that - whether you like it or not - Eubank was past his best and on his way out the door.

Geezus Christ. The attempts to rewrite history are laughable and if you think 15 years from now people are gonna look back at the Eubank win as something big than you are dumb as ****. Don't you think if it was that big a deal it would've been hyped as such when it happened? Like when Hatton beat Tszyu? But everyone knew Eubank was finished that's why no one gave two ****s.

You can try to do the same with old man Hopkins but 15 years from now, that's gonna look like Ali beating up on 40-something year old Archie Moore. Lucky for Ali, he beat ATG's in his prime like Foreman, Frazier, etc. Can you imagine if he had to hype up the Moore win? That's what you guys sound like.

Joe's win over Eubank is rightfully regarded as an excellent win in the UK, with most understanding the historical context that although Eubank was not 'prime', neither was Calzaghe who was 25 with basically zero world level experience. In fact, for a while it was even felt that Calzaghe had basically been a one-fight wonder, because following his title win, it was a couple of years before we saw the best of him again.

[IMDAZED]

Joe's win over Eubank is rightfully regarded as an excellent win in the UK, with most understanding the historical context that although Eubank was not 'prime', neither was Calzaghe who was 25 with basically zero world level experience. In fact, for a while it was even felt that Calzaghe had basically been a one-fight wonder, because following his title win, it was a couple of years before we saw the best of him again.

So what you're saying is that it was a good win for him?

Great.

He does have a couple good wins - Kessler and Eubank, although I don't think much of the Eubank's last stand. And that is what makes him what he is.

He doesn't have much else--which is also what makes him what he is.

[T-97]

Joe's win over Eubank is rightfully regarded as an excellent win in the UK, with most understanding the historical context that although Eubank was not 'prime', neither was Calzaghe who was 25 with basically zero world level experience. In fact, for a while it was even felt that Calzaghe had basically been a one-fight wonder, because following his title win, it was a couple of years before we saw the best of him again.

If i am right, Calzaghe was 22-0 21KO going into that fight. And had never fought anyone world class. It was a big step up against a past prime, but still good a crafty fighter who had been on world level for a long time. A good win.