What Makes Joe Calzaghe's Resume Great?

[abadger]

I'll tell you:

Lack of excuses.

Joe Calzaghe's career is quite without the kind of 'slip ups' that are conveniently overlooked and excused on the resumes of others. Roy Jones got old against Tarver and Johnson, despite being younger than Calzaghe is now. Or perhaps he was weight drained? Perhaps in that case he shouldn't have been fighting. Same goes for James Toney and his losses to Thadzi and Griffin. Perhaps these guys fought a higher standard of opposition than Calzaghe has as a whole, but they didn't lose to them (well, actually Toney did), they lost to guys they should have beat.

Never happened to Joe Calzaghe. He has fought as champion from the age of 25 til 36 without requiring an excuse of any kind even once. How come so few others have managed this?

[Pugilistic™]

To be fair it is pretty hard to make excuses about a fighter that has never lost.

[abadger]

To be fair it is pretty hard to make excuses about a fighter that has never lost.

Exactly....

[rizkybizness]

I'll tell you:

Lack of excuses.

Joe Calzaghe's career is quite without the kind of 'slip ups' that are conveniently overlooked and excused on the resumes of others. Roy Jones got old against Tarver and Johnson, despite being younger than Calzaghe is now. Or perhaps he was weight drained? Perhaps in that case he shouldn't have been fighting. Same goes for James Toney and his losses to Thadzi and Griffin. Perhaps these guys fought a higher standard of opposition than Calzaghe has as a whole, but they didn't lose to them, they lost to guys they should have beat.

Never happened to Joe Calzaghe. He has fought as champion from the age of 25 til 36 without requiring an excuse of any kind even once. How come so few others have managed this?

I would be 1,000-0 fighting bums.

[bsrizpac]

I'll tell you:

Lack of excuses.

Joe Calzaghe's career is quite without the kind of 'slip ups' that are conveniently overlooked and excused on the resumes of others. Roy Jones got old against Tarver and Johnson, despite being younger than Calzaghe is now. Or perhaps he was weight drained? Perhaps in that case he shouldn't have been fighting. Same goes for James Toney and his losses to Thadzi and Griffin. Perhaps these guys fought a higher standard of opposition than Calzaghe has as a whole, but they didn't lose to them (well, actually Toney did), they lost to guys they should have beat.

Never happened to Joe Calzaghe. He has fought as champion from the age of 25 til 36 without requiring an excuse of any kind even once. How come so few others have managed this?

Funny for years on THIS forum I've heard tons of excuses from his fans about the Reid fight, his level of opposition, why he didn't fight certain fighter (still hear this a lot), his injuries and pull outs (also for his non-stellar performances).

Nevermind the stuff about his constantly changing and evolving interview quotes that directly contradict each other.

[Pugilistic™]

I would be 1,000-0 fighting bums.

I forgot Hopkins, Kessler, Eubank, etc were bums.

[abadger]

I would be 1,000-0 fighting bums.

Here are some excuses Calzaghe did not require:

v Eubank: "It was a huge step up against an experienced fighter, maybe I was moved along to fast"

v Reid: "He had a bad style for me and I was injured anyway."

v Mitchell: "He caught me with a perfect shot, what can I say? It would have stopped any fighter."

v Lacy or Kessler: "I'm getting old now, a bit too old to live with these hungry young lions."

v Hopkins: "It was my first fight in America and my first at a new weight. I didn't carry it as well as I thought and the ocassion got to me."

v Anyone: "Its well known I have problems making weight and have fragile hands, it caught up with me tonight, I wasn't properly prepared."

v Anyone: "I just had an off night".

[abadger]

Funny for years on THIS forum I've heard tons of excuses from his fans about the Reid fight, his level of opposition, why he didn't fight certain fighter (still hear this a lot), his injuries and pull outs (also for his non-stellar performances).

Nevermind the stuff about his constantly changing and evolving interview quotes that directly contradict each other.

Yes, but no excuses for actually losing, which is somewhat more important.

[rizkybizness]

Here are some excuses Calzaghe did not require:

v Eubank: "It was a huge step up against an experienced fighter, maybe I was moved along to fast"

v Reid: "He had a bad style for me and I was injured anyway."

v Mitchell: "He caught me with a perfect shot, what can I say? It would have stopped any fighter."

v Lacy or Kessler: "I'm getting old now, a bit too old to live with these hungry young lions."

v Hopkins: "It was my first fight in America and my first at a new weight. I didn't carry it as well as I thought and the ocassion got to me."

v Anyone: "Its well known I have problems making weight and have fragile hands, it caught up with me tonight, I wasn't properly prepared."

v Anyone: "I just had an off night".

mY diCck was hUrtiN

[rizkybizness]

I forgot Hopkins, Kessler, Eubank, etc were bums.

Ok Joe....... settle down.

This sounds like one of your infamous interviews, just one thing! You forgot to say at the end of the day.