Can Americans even understand WTF Joe Calzaghe is saying?

[βetamax]

UK, Welsh, all sounds the same to me...

[S A M U R A I]

Yeah, I'm American and understand JC about 95% of the time. I lived in England for a long time though. It's ENZO I can't understand. WTF is he saying? I understand maybe 20%. That dude is nuts!



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[TheGreatAli]

With the main difference that Calzaghe scored knockouts or wide decisions over the guys that Ottke needed controversial decisions to beat. The only exception is Reid, when Calzaghe scored a close decision over a guy Ottke needed the help of the ref and judges to beat.

Calzaghe also beat Lacy, Kessler, and past-prime versions of Eubank and Hopkins. Those four wins are better than anything on Ottke's resume. Sure, Ottke beat Johnson by disputed decision, but so did several others (Johnson lost 5 of his next 7 fights). Hell, considering that Sheika beat Johnson, and Calzaghe TKO'D Sheika, it could be said that Calzaghe has 5 wins better than anything Ottke managed.



Roy Jones fought for a vacant belt a MW. It's debatable how meaningful things like that are when you consider who the opponent was.

If we're looking at it from the point of view of who took a harder fight, then Calzaghe, despite never having gone 12 rounds before, challenged Steve Collins (who had never been KO'D). Collins pulled out less than 2 weeks beforehand, and Calzaghe agreed to fight Eubank (who had also never been KO'D). Both guys had gone the distance many times, and though past prime, had a lot of advantages over a young, inexperienced, untested prospect.

Calzaghe had been a pro for 4 years when he fought for a belt. Hatton had been a pro for 8 years. Tszyu was better than Eubank, sure. But Calzaghe had a lot less experience, and took 4 years less than Hatton to step up.



Sure, Ricky fought Maussa (rather than Cotto, who KTFO Maussa), and credit to him for that. Who cares if Maussa never won another fight? Hatton deserves credit for taking on the guy rated 7th best in the division. However Calzaghe beat guys who were rated higher than 7th on multiple occasions.



I'm not sure that those fights were as reachable for Calzaghe as you make out. Certainly, I don't remember either approaching Calzaghe for a fight and him turning them down, as Hatton allegedly did to Mayweather when they were both at 140.

Fighting the best and losing is admirable, so yes, I can give credit to Hatton and Judah. But Calzaghe's best win is better than Hatton's. Calzaghe stepped up sooner, has fought more top 10 rated opposition, unified more times, won more Ring belts, more ABC belts, beaten a guy on the P4P list etc.

Owned.

[pfcwintergreen]

Midwestern yank here. At The End Of The Day, I've never had any trouble understanding Calzaghe. At The End Of The Day he isn't well spoken or anything, but I find his interviews intelligible. At The End Of The Day he might be full of **** , but thats beside the point. His speech is practically sterling by boxing standards. The bar has been set pretty low for pugs. At The End Of The Day, that is.

[realheavyhands]

He speaks like he has some type of mental illness. Im from England and I find it difficult to understand his broken, sloppy english so I was wondering if you yanks can understand what he's saying.

His interviews consist mostly of "....BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH COULD YOU BEAT KESSSLAAAAAAA...IM A LEGEND MAN IM A LEGEND"

i think hes a gypsy like in that brad pitt movie

[MonsieurGeorges]

fight ya fo a caravan!

[Naz Fan]

Calzaghe bitchboys negging me for this thread

[ßringer]

I've never had a problem understanding him at all.

I have much harder times understanding guys like Sam Peter and Josh Clottey.

Both of whom I'm able to get the gist of.

[ßringer]

Calzaghe bitchboys negging me for this thread

I gave you green to counteract it.

[The_One77]

Im from England and Im telling you Joe Calzaghe aint **** compared to the other champions of his era.

well, thats because you're a blithering idiot LOL