Joe Calzaghe Felt Chad Dawson Wasn't Ready Yet

[Electrode]

The RJJ brought in money...lots of it!

The RJJ fight was a ****in flop financially and proved NOTHING at all whatsoever.

Joe coulda' made more fighting for Chad's Title in Wales..

Hell..

Joe found time in his precious schedule to fight the dreaded Peter Manfredo SO WHY NOT CHAD????????????????????

[slicksouthpaw16]

Hopkins easier than Chad? lol

Hopkins was a great win, but he wasn't in his prime, he didn't have the stamina to fight twelve rounds with Joe consistently, hes not a southpaw and he isn't a natural light heavyweight.

[miamijohn]

Hopkins was a great win, but he wasn't in his prime, he didn't have the stamina to fight twelve rounds with Joe consistently, hes not a southpaw and he isn't a natural light heavyweight.

when is a split decision a great win

[Pullcounter]

Chad woulda lost to Joe. I wouldn't have minded seein these guys fight, but oh well.

i too believe chad would've lost, but i'm pretty sure calz knew he would come out looking bad.

[Sugar May Floyd]

And Lacy was somehow ready???

[slicksouthpaw16]

when is a split decision a great win

I see what you mean but he got the win, many people believe that Hopkins won but i think Calzaghe out worked him down the stretch to pull it out and his name is still on Joe's record.

Dawson on the other hand, is a different story. Hes all wrong for Calzaghe.

[DiLLiNGER]

joe is waiting till his opponents turn 45 then he'll fight em.

[miamijohn]

I see what you mean but he got the win, many people believe that Hopkins won but i think Calzaghe out worked him down the stretch to pull it out and his name is still on Joe's record.

Dawson on the other hand, is a different story. Hes all wrong for Calzaghe.

Name on his record dont mean ****... I dont like Joe...at all, but ithink he beat b-hop...im not gonna sit here in denial....but it was a split clearly for the fact that they both ****** that night. Joe was more the aggressor...just bad fight...should of been a draw. and also a well known fighter name on ones record isnt what makes a boxer great.

[miamijohn]

[QUOTE=zoloft;4789777]joe is waiting till his opponents turn 45 then he'll fight em.[/QUOTE should be a law against that

[Dave Rado]

These boxing experts who thought Lacy was the ****...were wrong! I never thought Lacy was any good.

Lacy was over-hyped by the American press, but he was not as bad then as he is now. The Lacy that struggled against Manfredo hardly throwing a meaningful hook was not the same fighter who had won the title. The manner of his loss to Calzaghe and the shoulder injury combined to destroy him as a fighter. And yet despite that, Taylor, while beating him easily, did not look anywhere near as dominant against him as Calzaghe had done. Calzaghe put on a superb boxing exhibition in that fight.