You can never be considered great fighting European competition exclusivly

**Dirk Diggler UK** · 10-30-2008, 01:26 PM

Charles Brewer, Byron Mitchell, Jeff Lacy, Omar Shieka.

All Europeans?

**Kid McCoy** · 10-30-2008, 01:36 PM

Originally posted by dino

Calzaghe should have been fighting american competition years ago, now he wants to wait till guys are over 40 and fight them when he should have fought them years ago. Calzaghe knows he can beat ROY JONES thats why he doesn't mind fighting him at this point and time. Roy Jones vs Calzaghe a few years ago would have been a replay of Clinton Wood and Roy jones

European boxing is subpar

That works both ways. I didn't see Jones breaking his neck to make the DM fight, despite DM being highly rated throughout Jones' title reign.

**BetterCallSaul** · 10-30-2008, 01:37 PM

Yes, great in Europe. I for one don't give a damn what Americans think about our boxers.

**Pullcounter** · 10-30-2008, 01:46 PM

Originally posted by Dirk Diggler UK

Charles Brewer, Byron Mitchell, Jeff Lacy, Omar Shieka.

All Europeans?

but are they subpar? in other words are they ceritified HOFers?

**Dirk Diggler UK** · 10-30-2008, 01:49 PM

Originally posted by Pullcounter

but are they subpar? in other words are they ceritified HOFers?

The thread is not about how "par" the opposition is. The thread says Calzaghe fought fighters exclusively from Europe which is factually ******ed.

**S A M U R A I** · 10-30-2008, 01:52 PM

Originally posted by dino

Roy Jones vs Calzaghe a few years ago would have been a replay of Clinton Wood and Roy jones

Is this a joke?

Originally posted by dino

European boxing is subpar

And nationalism is one step away from racism.

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**C.J.Mak** · 10-30-2008, 01:55 PM

Originally posted by dino

Calzaghe should have been fighting american competition years ago, now he wants to wait till guys are over 40 and fight them when he should have fought them years ago. Calzaghe knows he can beat ROY JONES thats why he doesn't mind fighting him at this point and time. Roy Jones vs Calzaghe a few years ago would have been a replay of Clinton Wood and Roy jones

European boxing is subpar

Thats IYO.This whole post goes to show the ignorance that annoy's me about ANY type of hater.
You obviously only watched a couple of his recent fights.
He has fought american competition earlier in his career! At least know what youre talking about before you create a thread!
At least that way you would have saved yourself the embarassment of being proved wrong.

In his earlier career he fought Americans like

Frank Minton
Tyrone Jackson
Robert Curry
Guy Stanford
Anthony Brooks
Pat Lawlor
Tyler Hughes
Omar Sheika
Will McIntyre
Charles Brewer
Miguel Angel Jimenez
Tocker Pudwill
Byron Mitchell

That's the 13 American Fighters he fought before adding Jeff Lacy,Peter Manfredo Jr and Bernard Hopkins to his record making it 16 Americans out of 45 fights!

**Mr. Ryan** · 10-30-2008, 01:58 PM

Originally posted by Dirk Diggler UK

Charles Brewer, Byron Mitchell, Jeff Lacy, Omar Shieka.

All Europeans?

Sheika, Brewer and Mitchell were all decent fighters, but not career-defining fights. Lacy was, but that didn't come until relatively late in his career.

**boxasmash** · 10-30-2008, 02:00 PM

Winy wright is no good then?

You can never be considered great fighting European competition exclusivly