Joe Calzaghe Calls it Quits, Announces Retirement

[Roger Mellie]

no.... ****

yeah,sorry....****

[Dave Rado]

i think it's ****** to retire undefeated(it's good to pass the torch),
esspecially when you still have somethin to prove(hopkins)

The Hopkins fight was an ugly, boring fight, and a rematch would be very likely to be just as ugly and boring. Hopkins admitted later that a primary tactic of his to nullify Calzaghe's speed was clinching - which ensured the fight would be ugly. A rematch would also probably be very close again, and if Calzaghe won again, that wouldn't satisfy his haters, who would still say exactly the same things about him that they've always said. So it would be a fairly pointless fight to end his career on, and not much of a present for the Welsh fans. Plus the extreme ungraciousness of Hopkins after the first fight, especially in the press conference, meant he didn't deserve a rematch, and that was also a factor in Calzaghe's mind. Hopkins would have probably been just as ungracious if he'd lost the rematch so it would have been a rancorous end to his career, even if he'd won, not a great way to bow out in front of his fans. I should add that I am a huge fan of Hopkins the fighter, but not of Hopkins the man.

[medium-deek]

Joe calzaghe was a great patriot. god bless you joe and god bless the UK.

[Chr0nic]

The Hopkins fight was an ugly, boring fight, and a rematch would be very likely to be just as ugly and boring. Hopkins admitted later that a primary tactic of his to nullify Calzaghe's speed was clinching - which ensured the fight would be ugly. A rematch would also probably be very close again, and if Calzaghe won again, that wouldn't satisfy his haters, who would still say exactly the same things about him that they've always said. So it would be a fairly pointless fight to end his career on, and not much of a present for the Welsh fans. Plus the extreme ungraciousness of Hopkins after the first fight, especially in the press conference, meant he didn't deserve a rematch, and that was also a factor in Calzaghe's mind. Hopkins would have probably been just as ungracious if he'd lost the rematch so it would have been a rancorous end to his career, even if he'd won, not a great way to bow out in front of his fans. I should add that I am a huge fan of Hopkins the fighter, but not of Hopkins the man.

im just sayin, if you wanna prove yoru the best, you dont leave a fight unquestioned, when most true fighters have close fights like that they rematch

[pcr405]

God bless joe
AND GOD BLESS THE UNITED KINGDOM

(does that annoy you because when americans do it it really pisses me of)

[Chr0nic]

yeah,sorry....****

admit it, you love me

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im just sayin, if you wanna prove yoru the best, you dont leave a fight unquestioned, when most true fighters have close fights like that they rematch

Who exactly do you mean by most?

[Enemy/Friend]

Cong**** Joe, you retired on top unlike most fighters.

[BattlingNelson]

im just sayin, if you wanna prove yoru the best, you dont leave a fight unquestioned, when most true fighters have close fights like that they rematch

Much, much less controversy in Joe's fight with Hopkins than there was in Lewis's fight with Vitali.

So Lewis is not I true fighter I guess....

[RobbingHood]

The right choise in my opinion, he's better than the haters place him and not as high as the nuthuggers do.

Can we please stop talking about him now.

We'd love to, but we can't help but think he has unfinished business in the ring. Anyway, now that he's retired it'll be a short time before he's forgotten. Failure at capturing imaginations, like Fatton and Pacman or even Gay La Hoya (can't even mention him with the ear biter here).