Calzaghe stands at the crossroads of Immortality.

[Fulcrum29]

bump for my morning fans

[WhoreUs]

[Fulcrum29]

why you hating for

[larryx]

did you say g.o.a.t????hell no top 100 maybe but you guys are getting outragious with the joe ****..he beats roy and gets a sd against a 43 year old and he's the goat...i think im bout to vomit

[Fulcrum29]

did you say g.o.a.t????hell no top 100 maybe but you guys are getting outragious with the joe ****..he beats roy and gets a sd against a 43 year old and he's the goat...i think im bout to vomit

well I'm sure you think Floyd is GOAT and who has Floyd beat? In fact Floyd is already retired whereas Joe has been Champ longer than Floyd has FOUGHT period so hush up

[WhoreUs]

why you hating for

because i'm in anti-calzaghe mode.

joe is too overrated and all the joe fans ****ting on hatton pissed me off the other day.

[Fulcrum29]

because i'm in anti-calzaghe mode.

joe is too overrated and all the joe fans ****ting on hatton pissed me off the other day.

Well Hatton's not bad but I don't think it's any question over who's more skilled/gifted and who's greater...

[larryx]

well I'm sure you think Floyd is GOAT and who has Floyd beat? In fact Floyd is already retired whereas Joe has been Champ longer than Floyd has FOUGHT period so hush up

hell naw floyd aint the goat..when did i say that???hush up???man please joe is far from the goat more like a joke

[Fulcrum29]

hell naw floyd aint the goat..when did i say that???hush up???man please joe is far from the goat more like a joke

well if he's a joke then so is Floyd cus he's accomplished far more than him and has been champ longer than floyd has been fighting

[LEFTYGUNZZ]

I'm not a big fan of Calzaghe, well to be honest I hated the guy up until recently. But he's grown on me more and more to the point that I somewhat like him now.
Anyway, I believe Calzaghe now stands at the threshold of true Greatness and GOAT/ATG status.
You see even up until now Calzaghe's done enough to deserve a respectable ATG status and even #1 status in the supper middleweight division. So, should he retire tomorrow, his legacy is secure, leave no doubt about that.
However as most of you know his legacy is stained with what the non-fans regard as mediocre/over the hill competition.
Calzaghe, like Hopkins after the Tito fight, stands at the peak of his dominion and stands at the threshold of a major decision, one that could tarnish his great legacy or propel him to the top as one of the greatest fighters of all time p4p of any weight, color, or creed.

The dominant performances he's exhibited recently against Hopkins and Jones have caused him to contemplate on what I'm saying. He knows that he has enough left in the tank to still take out a few big YOUNG names to truly elevate his legacy to the rarified stratosphere of GOAT/ATG. He knows though there is a big risk because of his age but, with luck and precision of timing and skill, he can knock off a string of 2-3 more wins against big names like Chad Dawson.

If he does so, his achievements could literally be UNPRECEDENTED. He could be the first boxer to ever retire as P4P #1 (a status he'll easily earn should he defeat Dawson and one or two other big names, especially given that he'll earn it by default soon after Oscar KO's Pacman anyway). Not only that but he would be nearly or positively 50-0, and a dominant champion for over 10 years.

Calzaghe truly stands at a very fragile threshold that can either greatly tarnish his "perfect career", or it can catapult it into an unseen and unprecedented realm that would see him regarded by posterity as one of the greatest fighters that ever lived, placed in the immortal annals of history along names like Sugar Ray Robinson, Ali, Leonard, et al. It would be a huge achievement not only for whites in proving that they too can reach the pinnacle in a black dominated sport (yes whites are a minority in terms of being considered for "skills" rather than brute force or longevity or entertainment factor ala Gatti), but also for Europeans in for the first time securing a truly dominant place in history in a top tier dominated exclusively by American ATG's.

I for one hope Calzaghe goes for History over the safe route, he can do it all within one year if he plans and times the fights right. He is getting on in years and is probably at 80% to 85% of his prime self, but even that could be enough to handle a few top young hungry champions like Dawson.
I truly hope the rumors about his rematch with Jones are not true as that will greatly stain his legacy.

Good post my man and after you insulted me I will still give you Green K. the 2 year 4 fight plan would put him at 50-0. The rematch with Jones aside if it happens would be a big money maker for Joe at this point. It would put him at 47-0 a fight with Dawson would be next if Dawson can hold on too his status in the mean time. if he gets past Dawson he would be 48-0 that would one more fight in 2009 Possibly Jermaine Taylor if he gets past Jermaine Taylor he would be at 49-0. 2010 would be a big year for him after those fights Dawson and Taylor lets give the man a break and let him fight one at home against a lesser opponent. At 50-0 he could retire with names like Eubank, Lacy, Kessler, Hopkins, Jones, Dawson and Taylor on his record. Wouldn't be too shabby my friend....Lefty