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roy jones is a bum. now go cry you yank mcdonald eating yanks
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yes jones should go around at the height of his prime offering fights to challengers with WBO belts who defend them against prime monsters like David Starie in their backyards. The p4p champ should alway have to go run after titlelists in piss poor weak divisions who won't come to their home.
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Calzaghe is a ***** for saying that boxing is a dying sport but i do agree with his comments that there is way too many ****in champions in every division. and it only hurts boxing! Hell a lot of hardcore fans have trouble keeping up with with all the belts. Just imagine how the casual fans feel when they hear this bull****... it just only leads to turning people off. if i could change one thing boxing it would be champion per division! tired of all the confusion that is caused otherwise!Joe Calzaghe: "I think boxing is a dying sport."
LONDON -- Joe Calzaghe believes boxing is on the ropes, with too many champions and few real stars.
Still weighing whether he'll retire after beating Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr. this year to remain unbeaten in 46 fights, Calzaghe said Wednesday he was glad he was almost on the way out of the sport instead of just starting out.
"I think boxing is a dying sport. Globally -- in America for instance -- you've got UFC, which has taken a lot off boxing, business-wise," Calzaghe said, referring to the mixed martial arts Ultimate Fighting Championship.
The Welshman who held the WBO super middleweight world title for more than 10 years before moving up to light heavyweight to fight Hopkins and Jones also said boxing has its own problems.
"There is too much politics in boxing, too many belts and too many champions, which dilutes real champions like myself," he said. "There are four world champions in each division and it's bad because there are no stars any more. It's a big problem."
Calzaghe also noted that the United States won only one medal at the Beijing Games -- a bronze by heavyweight Deontay Wilder -- which points to a grim future for American boxing.
"America only had one medalist in the Olympics this year," Calzaghe said. "In Britain, we did pretty good, but I'm glad I'm ending my career and not starting it because I don't think it's going to be that great in the future."Comment
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he makes some good points, but its a bit hypocritical for him to be talking about "real" champions and too many paper champions when he held a paper title for 10 yearsJoe Calzaghe: "I think boxing is a dying sport."
LONDON -- Joe Calzaghe believes boxing is on the ropes, with too many champions and few real stars.
Still weighing whether he'll retire after beating Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr. this year to remain unbeaten in 46 fights, Calzaghe said Wednesday he was glad he was almost on the way out of the sport instead of just starting out.
"I think boxing is a dying sport. Globally -- in America for instance -- you've got UFC, which has taken a lot off boxing, business-wise," Calzaghe said, referring to the mixed martial arts Ultimate Fighting Championship.
The Welshman who held the WBO super middleweight world title for more than 10 years before moving up to light heavyweight to fight Hopkins and Jones also said boxing has its own problems.
"There is too much politics in boxing, too many belts and too many champions, which dilutes real champions like myself," he said. "There are four world champions in each division and it's bad because there are no stars any more. It's a big problem."
Calzaghe also noted that the United States won only one medal at the Beijing Games -- a bronze by heavyweight Deontay Wilder -- which points to a grim future for American boxing.
"America only had one medalist in the Olympics this year," Calzaghe said. "In Britain, we did pretty good, but I'm glad I'm ending my career and not starting it because I don't think it's going to be that great in the future."Comment
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