Joe Calzaghe was on of the true greats

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  • hardmanbrit
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    #251
    Originally posted by The Gully Gad
    And that cant be good

    lol

    Joe is a great dont hate

    This is true.

    Not many men have held a World title for over a decade and unified their division.

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    • satano
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      #252
      Originally posted by P4P GOAT
      Joe Calzaghe was one of the true greats.

      Joe would of beaten James Toney, he was a level below Calzaghe.

      Hopkin is a more difficult prospect but he would have troube with a prime Joe's hand speed.

      Jones would of been a pick em fight.

      I wish people would celebrate a great and underrated fighter like Joe more, he was an exceptional talent.

      won 46 (KO 32) + lost 0 (KO 0) + drawn 0 = 46
      slapping like a sissy will never make you a great

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      • TheManchine
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        #253
        Originally posted by satano
        slapping like a sissy will never make you a great
        But having black skin and beating up sanitation workers will?

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        • BritishFightFan
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          #254
          Originally posted by satano
          slapping like a sissy will never make you a great

          This is what Lacey (remember that unbeaten World Champion?) said before Joe Calzaghe handed his arse to him on a plate.

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          • Iceta
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            #255
            I actually defend Calzaghe when it comes to certain things even though I don't particularly like the guy. I think he would handily beat Chad Dawson if he came back out of retirement and took that fight. The only thing people who supported Calzaghe would have to be worried about is lack of hunger or ring rust on Joe's part. When you analyze the match up from a non biased point of view you see that everything that Chad Dawson does, Calzaghe does better except for maybe sit down on punches. And even there, I don't think either guy has a big advantage in power and I give the stamina and chin advantage to Calzaghe. Joe is also a lot more aggressive and consistent on offense. But just because I give Joe the benefit of the doubt for having the ability to beat an American fighter that I think people hype up too much doesn't let me forget the fact that a lot of the fights he took in Wales while he was promoted by Frank Warren is unforgivable.

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              #256
              Originally posted by P4P GOAT
              Joe Calzaghe was one of the true greats.

              Joe would of beaten James Toney, he was a level below Calzaghe.

              Hopkin is a more difficult prospect but he would have troube with a prime Joe's hand speed.

              Jones would of been a pick em fight.

              I wish people would celebrate a great and underrated fighter like Joe more, he was an exceptional talent.

              won 46 (KO 32) + lost 0 (KO 0) + drawn 0 = 46
              Calzaghe was one of the best, most adaptable champions of this era. Long live the memory of the champ

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              • mathed
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                #257
                Originally posted by satano
                slapping like a sissy will never make you a great
                I recently obtained a career set of Calzaghe's fights and early in his carer his punches were always straight and he was a straight killer to the body, sick right to the gut. He never slapped at all; I thin he does it to show different angles. He could change the way he presented a punch so you never know where it is coming from or where to block.

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                • satano
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                  #258
                  Originally posted by BritishFightFan
                  This is what Lacey (remember that unbeaten World Champion?) said before Joe Calzaghe handed his arse to him on a plate.
                  beating one credible fighter will never make your holiness an ATG
                  Last edited by satano; 06-04-2009, 09:40 PM.

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                  • mathed
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                    #259
                    Originally posted by satano
                    beating one credible fighter will never make your holiness an ATG :haha1:
                    Man , please. He beat Kessler, Jones, Bernard Hopkins, Lacy...21 title defenses, moved up in weight and took the light heavy weight belt from the Ring champ who, in his very next fight, demolished Pavlik (15 or so years his jr), owns his own promo company, and retired undefeated with a 46-0 record.

                    you got to give cred where it is due.

                    Who is your favorite boxer?

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                    • Dubious-Dutch
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                      #260
                      This is the same thread starter that tries to claim nationalistic bias.

                      Originally posted by P4P GOAT
                      Shut up fat boy. Go on a diet fat yank scum.
                      Originally posted by P4P GOAT
                      Like i tried to tell some ******ed American before, possession of the football is a big part of defence and i knew Barca was in with a shout because of that, regardless whether they had a weakened back four or not.
                      I guess Yanks are not the only nationalistic ones on this forum.

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