i know why Joe Calzghe did not go to the olympics

[Dynamite Kid]

What does an Olympic medal do to your boxing career long term?

**** all really.

Chunk u **** i cant believe u have turned to the dark side lol get that Calzaghe pic out of your avator and we will say no more about it


BTW im not taling about Calzaghe proffesional career so

[Kastrioti]

Audley Harrison...............

OK.... FMJ, Ali, Lewis, Tyson, Foreman, Frazier, SRL, Whitaker, RJJ, ODLH, almost all of the greats had olympic medals or great amateur backgrounds.

[RichCCFC]

Amir Khant.

Lol.

[Chunk..]

Chunk u **** i cant believe u have turned to the dark side lol get that Calzaghe pic out of your avator and we will say no more about it


BTW im not taling about Calzaghe proffesional career so

I like the avatar, Calzaghe's pose is hilarious LOL and i can't believe he gets away with it!?!?

I wasn't talking about Calzaghe's career either, going to the Olympics and getting gold doesn't mean you'll make it as a pro. Most do mind but still.

[T-97]

OK.... FMJ, Ali, Lewis, Tyson, Foreman, Frazier, SRL, Whitaker, RJJ, ODLH, almost all of the greats had olympic medals or great amateur backgrounds.

I know,

My point is that 1 medal don't mean much unless you do something else.

[Kastrioti]

I like the avatar, Calzaghe's pose is hilarious LOL and i can't believe he gets away with it!?!?

I wasn't talking about Calzaghe's career either, going to the Olympics and getting gold doesn't mean you'll make it as a pro. Most do mind but still.

There is only a handful of Olympic medalists who don't make it in the pros. Dude even if you don't become a world champ in pro after you win a medal, you know how many offers an amateur fighter gets when they win a medal? They get great exposure and many other benefits that fighters with little or no amateur background would never have.

[x-PeROxiDE-x]

OMG, I think you might be on to something here.

Olympic bouts are held under standard amateur rules.

The rules CLEARLY state that for a punch to score, the white portion on the knuckle of the glove must connect cleanly with the head or body of your opponent.

This would put a slapper like Joe Calzaghe at a servere disadvantage, and would render him unable to amass an impressive record of 110-10.

This is by far the best logic I have ever seen in the history of the internet.

Some people are just ****ing muppets.

[Chunk..]

OK.... FMJ, Ali, Lewis, Tyson, Foreman, Frazier, SRL, Whitaker, RJJ, ODLH, almost all of the greats had olympic medals or great amateur backgrounds.

Fair play but at the time they won the medals, who knew for certain they would make it professionally?

Like i say a medal is good but it means nothing when you go pro.

[Dynamite Kid]

I like the avatar, Calzaghe's pose is hilarious LOL and i can't believe he gets away with it!?!?

I wasn't talking about Calzaghe's career either, going to the Olympics and getting gold doesn't mean you'll make it as a pro. Most do mind but still.

fair enough Chunk

[Kastrioti]

Fair play but at the time they won the medals, who knew for certain they would make it professionally?

Like i say a medal is good but it means nothing when you go pro.

C'mon man get real, people here started talking about Khan when he had like 10 wins, you would have never heard of him if he wasn't a medalist. Same for Audley.