Joe Calzaghe was on of the true greats

[#1Assassin]

So why is it some dude on a forum thinks Joe slaps, yet the opponents he fought and his ex-sparring partners say otherwise?

Who's word are you more likely to believe?

joe can punch.. when he throws straight PUNCHES he can hit hard.

but when he puts togheter those flurries, he slaps. slaps are slaps, not hard. he probably doesnt need to resort to slapping flurries in sparring.

[dde91]

How can Calzaghes hand speed be a factor in Hopkins Prime?????

Hopkins has faced Many guys with Good hand speed and he made them look BAD in his prime. He faced a PRIME Glen Johnson (a man Calzaghe ducked for years) and made him look terrible. Calzaghe doesn't even punch right. i think it would look bad for Calzaghe in a late round TKO or a UD. EASILY.

[dde91]

joe can punch.. when he throws straight PUNCHES he can hit hard.

but when he puts togheter those flurries, he slaps. slaps are slaps, not hard. he probably doesnt need to resort to slapping flurries in sparring.

he doesn't know how to punch straight. He is a slapper. he doesn't know how to punch right.

[Patheticfraud?]

OK, so answer one question:

Why was getting a win over Calzaghe such a big deal?

Answer one more:

Should anyone who lost to a "damn bum" and "the biggest fraud in boxing" be embarrassed?

Not if they were over 40.

[Vivid Intent]

How can Calzaghes hand speed be a factor in Hopkins Prime?????

Hopkins has faced Many guys with Good hand speed and he made them look BAD in his prime. He faced a PRIME Glen Johnson (a man Calzaghe ducked for years) and made him look terrible. Calzaghe doesn't even punch right. i think it would look bad for Calzaghe in a late round TKO or a UD. EASILY.

Jones is the only guy Hopkins fought with better handspeed than Calzaghe. Answer this, who has Hopkins fought with the workrate, stamina, lateral movement, educated pressure, tactical awareness, and intelligent boxing brain Calzaghe has? I'll save you the time, nobody.

And that Johnson was not prime by any stretch, Johnson didn't peak until late in his career. Anyway, you're not serious comparing Johnson with Calzaghe, are you?

[P4P GOAT]

Jones is the only guy Hopkins fought with better handspeed than Calzaghe. Answer this, who has Hopkins fought with the workrate, stamina, lateral movement, educated pressure, tactical awareness, and intelligent boxing brain Calzaghe has? I'll save you the time, nobody.

And that Johnson was not prime by any stretch, Johnson didn't peak until late in his career. Anyway, you're not serious comparing Johnson with Calzaghe, are you?

Yes

Glen Johnson is as quick as Calzaghe lol

[Joe's left hook]

Comparing Johnson to Calzaghe is ridiculous. Calzaghe has never been defeated and was a World Champion for over a decade.

He might not be the greatest fighter than that tiny island ever produced, but not many fighters have attained wins over World Champions such as Mikkel Kessler, Chris Eubank, Jeff Lacy and Bernard Hopkins.

[NakiFan]

Calzaghe is not ATG

Because he's not American

[Patheticfraud?]

Jones is the only guy Hopkins fought with better handspeed than Calzaghe. Answer this, who has Hopkins fought with the workrate, stamina, lateral movement, educated pressure, tactical awareness, and intelligent boxing brain Calzaghe has? I'll save you the time, nobody.

And that Johnson was not prime by any stretch, Johnson didn't peak until late in his career. Anyway, you're not serious comparing Johnson with Calzaghe, are you?

Who has Hopkins fought that he dropped easy and almost beat when he was 44 years old? That's how you know he would crush Slappy in his prime.

[Sorbetero]

calzaghe is only great in europe not in all country