Joe Calzaghe was/is extremely lucky to have stayed undefeated

[Sir Tom Jones]

every boxer who is great needed a bit of luck.

[Coonhound13]

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Calzaghe would have given ANY fighter who ever lived major problems. I don't think he will ever get the credit that he deserves.

[hugh grant]

I dont think he has more luck than Sven Ottke

[Naz/Fan]

Calzaghe's hand problems has been largely over exaggerated IMO.

Calzaghe's hand problems are no different to Malignaggi's (who broke his hands really bad when he was younger).




The difference is nobody wants to give Malignaggi any credit for having mashed up hands yet everyone wants to give Calzaghe credit for them.


I love Calzaghe and Malignaggi though.

[shade darkar]

Luck is a factor. That's why better sports teams lose to inferior teams once in awhile.

i see what your saying but an inferior team can beat a better team without luck, e.g inferior team are liverpool(scum) came to old trafford and beat the superior team man utd 4-1. it wasnt luck, it was just the scouse scum were better on the day.

[Drunk Punch]

I'm not sure it was luck. He worked out a very successful way of winning fights - even with china hands. Just look at Calzahe's face, not even a hint of a blemish from over 40 fights, he was a very smart guy in the ring.

I remember before Lacy watching him fight one handed for half a fight after breaking his hand early on, still won convincingly!

[Sir Tom Jones]

You make your own luck.


End thread.

[Vuze]

i see what your saying but an inferior team can beat a better team without luck, e.g inferior team are liverpool(scum) came to old trafford and beat the superior team man utd 4-1. it wasnt luck, it was just the scouse scum were better on the day.

Sometmes even the worst baseball team in the majors will beat the best baseball team. If luck wasn't a factor, that would never happen.

[BEEHOP]

Floyd does it without luck.

[BadNewz]

I dont think he has more luck than Sven Ottke

Yes he did. Calzaghe was basically Sven Ottke II.