Joe Calzaghe Would Continue if Knocked Out Like Hatton

[IMDAZED]

Why do many Calzaghe supporters fabricate and sometimes outright lie when they try to defend him? As if people are just going to trust what they type and take it as fact. lol

They really should just quit. He was what he was, and he's retired.

Anyone who claims Jones avoided Calzaghe began watching boxing around 2004.

[IMDAZED]

Who ever said he was special (apart from the Yanks before the fight lol)?

Good - as long as we all agree.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

For someone who's not even a fan you seem to spend an awful lot of time talking about him. There's alot of fighters I hate but I wouldn't spend most of my time talking **** about them.

LOL.......always the usual suspects in these threads.

[Dynamite Kid]

Even if you believe Hopkins or Jones ducked Calzaghe you gotta know that both would of whooped his ass in their prime. Hopkins would of UD in his prime. A fight with Jones would of been slightly closer imo, but he still loses by a clear decision.

[Technical_Skill]

LOL.......always the usual suspects in these threads.

Deffo, nice bit of banter when it comes to old joe.

[bsrizpac]

Is that a documented offer? Or calzaghe talking smack?



Right so cos Jones didnt up and leave HBO to fight Joe, he's ducking? Ps can i have the link. Just for reference and what year was this?

PS. From what i can see, It doesnt say that fight was offered in America, it says he is expected to fight in america for the 1st time, but he the jones fight might not happen in the forseeable future.

Ill give you one of mine in return, this is Calzaghe himself.

Calzaghe in 2003.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/...oe+/article.do

Quote:
"I could probably give Jones a tough fight, probably the best fight he's ever had," said Calzaghe. "But I know my capabilities and unless I got paid the crown ***els I wouldn't want to risk it."

That article he posted is an incredible fail. It's Joe TALKING **** and then the offer that does not say WHERE. HAHAHAAHA. idiot.

[Vivid Intent]

Is that a documented offer? Or calzaghe talking smack?



Right so cos Jones didnt up and leave HBO to fight Joe, he's ducking? Ps can i have the link. Just for reference and what year was this?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/story/0,3604,480559,00.html

He was a free agent at the time. It was in 2001 and a documented offer.

PS. From what i can see, It doesnt say that fight was offered in America, it says he is expected to fight in america for the 1st time, but he the jones fight might not happen in the forseeable future.

The fight was going to be in America. Look it up if you don't believe me, I'm not here to prove everything to you.

Ill give you one of mine in return, this is Calzaghe himself.

Calzaghe in 2003.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/...oe+/article.do

Quote:
"I could probably give Jones a tough fight, probably the best fight he's ever had," said Calzaghe. "But I know my capabilities and unless I got paid the crown ***els I wouldn't want to risk it."

Calzaghe talks alot of crap.

Anyone who claims Jones avoided Calzaghe began watching boxing around 2004.

Yeah because Jones doesn't have a track record of avoiding people lol. People can say Calzaghe wasn't a big enough name but look at some of the cans Jones fought. He was offered good cash to fight Calzaghe and turned it down to fight weaker opposition.

[IMDAZED]

Deffo, nice bit of banter when it comes to old joe.

So true. It's always the same debate, isn't it? Would've, could've, should've.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

So true. It's always the same debate, isn't it? Would've, could've, should've.

Yet you're still here lol

[MACAQUEINBLACK]

Uh

Taylor 1/2
Calzaghe

You can clearly see age catching up to his workrate.

Even in fights he was winning unless the guy just gave up as a walking punching bag (Tarver/Pavlik) you can see him slowing down ever since the Tito fight. But hey, keep dreaming that Hopkins was at his best when he fought Joe.

Don't involve me in your petty ****. This is why you end up in so many tedious quarrels - you can't have a conversation without making a polemic.

See remarks like,

"keep dreaming that Hopkins was at his best when he fought Joe."

Who says I'm dreaming about anything? What's with the bull****?


The point at which Hopkins was at "his best" IMO would be the point at which there was a near-as-damn-it to even confluence of his physical prime and the seasoning of his 30+ years. I'm not debating whether Hopkins was past his physical prime at the point of fighting Joe (he was), I'm not debating whether the Hopkins Joe fought is thee best version of Hopkins ever to take a ring (it wasn't). I'm talking about whether or not he remains an elite opponent.

I'm not the first person to suggest that Hopkins effectively protacted his elite status by compensating for steady physical decline with ringcraft, ring-generalship, wiles. If what Hopkins has achieved, and is still achieving, in the 40+ stage of his career was so easy, everybody would be doing it.


Again, kindly keep me out of your funny e-war. Not interested. Attempt a real conversation for once, or don't bother.