Joe Calzaghe: Final Options For The Italian Dragon

[mojack]

He's been a massive underdog at least twice probably three times.

Eubank
Mitchell
Lacy.

Kessler....

[hammerhiem]

He wasn't underdog against Kessler.

http://www.point-spreads.com/boxing/...g-preview.html

[Flawless.]

Kessler....

http://www.readabet.com/index.php/home/article/11029

He started favourite over Kessler

[Ian_ST24i]

He was underdog against Eubank and Lacy. Not sure about Mitchell? He was the favourite against Kessler.

[MOREBASS]

I respect Joe.

I think whoever he chooses, as long as its not Kessler again, should have to come to his soil and fight him.

I think its only fair.

He beat Bernard Hopkins on US soil, on all of Hopkins' terms.

That fight made me respect the man. Don't like him, but I respect him.

I'd really like to see Chad take a trip over the pond and fight in front of those rabid fans. That would be a true test for both fighters.

[Kris Silver]

Dawson - won't be enuf $ in it for him to take it
Kessler - already beat his ass clearly enuf that a rematch ain't necessary
Hopkins - won't rematch him, and won't be much demand for it cuz it was dull
AA - won't happen cuz he ain't gonna go to 175 and Joe won't go back to 168
Froch - won't be enuf $ in this either

I'm pretty sure Joe C is done.

What he said.

It's debateable enough putting a couple of SMW's in the top 5 options especially one he's already beaten.

Putting in a guy 2 divisions below in, in Abraham is very odd.

AA cannot go up to 175, or even 170 really. Calzaghe can't get down to SMW really any more.

His division is LHW now, so only having two LHW's listed in the top 5 fights is odd, but perhaps telling.

There's no real fights out there. He's done.

[Feint]

Dawson is the only fight that makes sense in my opinion but I seriously doubt there would be enough money in it for Calzaghe. I think he is done.

[Dan...]

If he is going to fight on it would have to be Dawson I think. He clearly doesn't want to give Hopkins the satisfaction of a rematch and there is no point in any other fight.

I'd say he will probably retire. I just hope that if he does he actually enjoys his retirement and doesn't come back in a few years time as a shell of himself.

[BKM-]

I want him to rematch Bernard Hopkins. He clearly lost that fight in my view and if he could beat him convincingly it would leave us no doubt that he is the best fighter from 168 to 175.

[Dan...]

I want him to rematch Bernard Hopkins. He clearly lost that fight in my view and if he could beat him convincingly it would leave us no doubt that he is the best fighter from 168 to 175.

Only god knows how anyone could think that Hopkins "clearly" won that fight. I scored it for Calzaghe but I am ok with ppl having it for Hopkins, as long as they are willing to admit that if he did win it it was by a razor thin margin. There was nothing clear about it.