Anyone else thinks that Calzaghe was pulling his punches at the end???

[Ramamaiden]

I saw another thread that said that Calzaghe made a fool of himself by taunting jones and all that.

I think that is calzaghe's style, he always has fought that way, but imo he overdid it a bit so that it didn't become so obvious he was pulling his punches. At the end i really think he could have ko jones.

The reason he did this was because of the huge respect calzaghe has for jones. He didn't want to see jones end his career on the canvas as helpless as he was with tarver.

Anyone else thinks this??


Btw Calzaghe is an awesome fighter, but still jones is the goat!!! :P

[Porter's Dad]

Calzaghe didn't KO RJJ because of the huge respect he has for him?

So how you do account for all the spastic manouvres he pulled when fighting a shot legend with one working eye?

[robjr]

I saw another thread that said that Calzaghe made a fool of himself by taunting jones and all that.

I think that is calzaghe's style, he always has fought that way, but imo he overdid it a bit so that it didn't become so obvious he was pulling his punches. At the end i really think he could have ko jones.

The reason he did this was because of the huge respect calzaghe has for jones. He didn't want to see jones end his career on the canvas as helpless as he was with tarver.

Anyone else thinks this??


Btw Calzaghe is an awesome fighter, but still jones is the goat!!! :P

trust me he had no respect with that taunting so dont for a second think he was holding back.

[Scott9945]

I saw another thread that said that Calzaghe made a fool of himself by taunting jones and all that.

I think that is calzaghe's style, he always has fought that way, but imo he overdid it a bit so that it didn't become so obvious he was pulling his punches. At the end i really think he could have ko jones.

The reason he did this was because of the huge respect calzaghe has for jones. He didn't want to see jones end his career on the canvas as helpless as he was with tarver.

Anyone else thinks this??


Btw Calzaghe is an awesome fighter, but still jones is the goat!!! :P

I think that once Roy was cut, Joe knew he had the fight won and went into cruise control. Whether it was in respect for Roy or for his own safety is another matter.

[Ramamaiden]

Calzaghe didn't KO RJJ because of the huge respect he has for him?

So how you do account for all the spastic manouvres he pulled when fighting a shot legend with one working eye?

because he is ****y, but that doesnt mean he doesnt respect his opponent.

[Porter's Dad]

because he is ****y, but that doesnt mean he doesnt respect his opponent.

I honestly don't believe he gave a **** about sparing RJJ.

He does respect RJJ, but once the fight started, none of that mattered.

[The_One77]

if you watched the last 2 rounds it was obvious Joe was holding back.
He would stand infront of Roy with his hands down and throw the occasional flurry instead of going for the finish. He wanted Roy to attack, he gave him that oppurtunity but Roy never seized it.
So yes Calzaghe did hold back towards the end, but until someone asks Joe why we will truly never know.

[Unknown Champ]

yes he did hold back cuz i said the same thing when i say the fight

[toyboy33]

I to think he was holding back during the last few rounds. I still don't like Joe's style or personality, but there's no doubting his effectiveness.

[joseph5620]

I think that once Roy was cut, Joe knew he had the fight won and went into cruise control. Whether it was in respect for Roy or for his own safety is another matter.

I think both were factors. Joe and his Dad seem to have more respect for Jones as a person and a fighter than most fighters they have had to deal with. Calzaghe is truly one of the best fighters I've ever seen. He desreves the respect for that whether some want to fully give that to him or not.