Joe Calzaghe Responds To James DeGale, Swipes Audley

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There is your answer,as that would be the only way to explain anyone choseing Lacy as his best win. Jeff's resume is worse than Kessler's and is horrible compared to Bhop,never mind the difference in skill between them.

Edit: Calzaghe did gain recognition from beating Lacy,his fan base increased on this board after the win.

Yeah, he certainly did gain a lot of recognition after the Lacy fight. Some would say he completely shocked the boxing world. It was a big deal at the time, especially as he was a big underdog, even in his own country. While I don't think it was his defining fight (some do), it was definitely his defining performance. The Eubank and Kessler wins are far better.



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[Enemy/Friend]

Yeah, he certainly did gain a lot of recognition after the Lacy fight. Some would say he completely shocked the boxing world. It was a big deal at the time, especially as he was a big underdog, even in his own country. While I don't think it was his defining fight (some do), it was definitely his defining performance. The Eubank and Kessler wins are far better.

Here are my thoughts on the subject from when the fight came around.

No one should mention Lacy as a lackluster opponent considering the hype that surrounded him. Jeff may not be the best fighter but Joe should receive his credit for exposing the media outlets as well as the fighter himself. A one sided beating like that only happens rarely.

[Fairweather]

He called both out frequently when they were in their prime but they didn't want to know. Jones is on record as saying he didn't want to take the risk. Hopkins almost signed a deal, and then at the last minute asked for his share of the purse to be doubled. How can you blame Calzaghe for that? Ottke also didn't want to fight him.

There was Steve Collins as well after he'd beaten both Eubank and Benn. Calzaghe was the mandatory for his WBO belt but Collins wasn't interested cause he wanted a major fight with Roy Jones.

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There was Steve Collins as well after he'd beaten both Eubank and Benn. Calzaghe was the mandatory for his WBO belt but Collins wasn't interested cause he wanted a major fight with Roy Jones.

Collins openly admitted he didn't want to fight Calzaghe because he didn't think he could win. Collins has said it a couple of times, including recently (I think it was in an interview before the Calzaghe-Jones fight).

Also, the cameras followed Eubank on his way back to the dressing room after his fight with Calzaghe, and Eubank said "Now we know why Steve Collins don't wanna box him. Good fighter." The footage is in the documentary "No Average Joe".



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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCaWcLK9miw

It's at the start of this video.



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[bsrizpac]

Lets put aside the nationalistic nonsense that flows through your post and try to debate in a language we both speak. No one has ever said Calzaghe's best win was Lacy so that point is moot. Kessler was a great win for Calzaghe but IMO Eubank was his career defining win as he beat him for the vacant WBO belt. The same belt he defended over twenty times. The rest of your post is incoherent British bias that needs no explaining.

End thread for the win.

[Carlisle]

Great fighters do great things.

Has nothing to do with weight.. has to do with the challenge.. like with Jones moved up to Heavyweight and won (damn).. why cant Calzaghe move up to cruiserweight and fight Haye? OR most recently Pacquaio moved up to fight DLH.
Great fighters do great things.

So if he fights a junior middleweight (Williams) or a heavyweight (Haye), then it's all good?

[Carlisle]

"Just too big"... correction.. Calzaghe is just not that good. Remember Roy Jones moved up to Heavyweight to defeat Ruiz. Calzaghe is not on that level.
He tried to make a name for himself by beating an old Jones but that proved nothing. Calzaghe wont even move up to Cruiserweight and fight Haye. He wont even mention Hayes name.

Calzaghe Vs Haye? I doubt Haye could even come close to getting down to 185lbs now buddy, and if by some miracle they did meet I also think Haye's punching power would be too much for Calzaghe even with his granite (although deteriorating with age) chin - he's just too big. Dawson would be interesting, I just wonder if enough money's there to interest him. As for Abraham, too much risk too little reward - as has been said Calzaghe doeesn't want to risk his unbeaten streak and I think he'd view Abraham as a risk as he likely does Hopkins. Saying that, for me Calzaghe will either fight Hopkins in Wales, fight Dawson in America, or retire this year.

[SHB]

Out of interest, have those criticising Calzaghe's comments actually read the article at the start of this topic? It's hardly the arrogant tirade I was led to believe if you read the comments ...

[sparked_85]

seems like Calzaghe said 'sorry' and his views were 'misinterpreted'

People don't read here.

If Calzaghe said he was to donate all his money to charity; someone would post within a page about what a slappy **** he is, and how he is ducking Chad Dawson.

Some people are riding the troll train very hard on Calzaghe. He has at least 5 very dedicated troll's on this board.