who did calzaghe duck ?

[joseph5620]

list fighters calzaghe ducked,

Not Pavlik. That's for damn sure.

[joseph5620]

Calzaghe has never ducked anybody.

Ottke, Hopkins and others ducked him.

Hopkins fought at 160 and Cal at 168. Further more, Hopkins fought him when he didn't have to at 43. As usual, you make no sense and when I point this stuff out you put me on ignore like a coward.

[WESS]

Every fighter in the past 37 years has ducked Calzaghe, didn't you all know?

****, Chuck Norris even ducked Calzaghe!

[GTL]

Quoted from Bodog

Calzaghe has spent a great deal of time turning down fights and has never really maximized his position, at least on a worldwide basis. He hasn't really fought what could be termed a "who's who" of the other competitors in his division; indeed, you could list a number of guys he did not fight, including Markus Beyer, Sven Ottke, Anthony Mundine, Danny Green, Antwun Echols, Mads Larsen, Frankie Liles and others. Of course, some of that had to do with promotional conflicts, but it also has to do with the culture of the WBO, which allows a fighter to do that indefinitely if he has the right connections. I mean, when they let you fight the likes of Tucker Pudwill and Branko Sobot and Peter Manfredo in title fights, you are getting a free ride, for sure.

[niceguy45]

jones jr, most def. but now he got jones where he wanted at the end of his career but oh well.....it will interesting though

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Hopkins fought at 160 and Cal at 168. Further more, Hopkins fought him when he didn't have to at 43. As usual, you make no sense and when I point this stuff out you put me on ignore like a coward.

Hopkins agreed to the fight. Backed out and then asked for double the money. Undeniable ducking.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

jones jr, most def. but now he got jones where he wanted at the end of his career but oh well.....it will interesting though

Most def? Considering Calzaghe called him out relentlessly.

[Dan...]

Hopkins fought at 160 and Cal at 168. Further more, Hopkins fought him when he didn't have to at 43. As usual, you make no sense and when I point this stuff out you put me on ignore like a coward.

Just how many people are on Tunney's ignore list? It must be pretty substantial. I know that myself and several others are lifelong members.

[SHB]

Quoted from Bodog

Calzaghe has spent a great deal of time turning down fights and has never really maximized his position, at least on a worldwide basis. He hasn't really fought what could be termed a "who's who" of the other competitors in his division; indeed, you could list a number of guys he did not fight, including Markus Beyer, Sven Ottke, Anthony Mundine, Danny Green, Antwun Echols, Mads Larsen, Frankie Liles and others. Of course, some of that had to do with promotional conflicts, but it also has to do with the culture of the WBO, which allows a fighter to do that indefinitely if he has the right connections. I mean, when they let you fight the likes of Tucker Pudwill and Branko Sobot and Peter Manfredo in title fights, you are getting a free ride, for sure.

That's a self-defeating argument if ever I've seen one.

Calzaghe fought who mattered at 168. And if he didn't beat them he beat the ones that did. No-one passed through his division that you could say was a genuine opponent.

Shame about Hopkins ducking him in 2002 after terms were agreed but them's the breaks. Jones just wasn't an economically viable opponent - more's the pity as that would have been THE fight of the decade if it'd have happened.

[adamk1304]

Quoted from Bodog

Calzaghe has spent a great deal of time turning down fights and has never really maximized his position, at least on a worldwide basis. He hasn't really fought what could be termed a "who's who" of the other competitors in his division; indeed, you could list a number of guys he did not fight, including Markus Beyer, Sven Ottke, Anthony Mundine, Danny Green, Antwun Echols, Mads Larsen, Frankie Liles and others. Of course, some of that had to do with promotional conflicts, but it also has to do with the culture of the WBO, which allows a fighter to do that indefinitely if he has the right connections. I mean, when they let you fight the likes of Tucker Pudwill and Branko Sobot and Peter Manfredo in title fights, you are getting a free ride, for sure.

What makes these guys any better than the fighters calzaghe has faced during his career?