Did you like joe calzaghe?

[hotshot1]

Were you a fan of his boxing style and think he was a good boxer?

[W1LL]

Yes, was my favourite Boxer of the 00s. I got banned off ESB the night he beat Jeff Lacy, I was legit the only person on there who picked him to win. That place was 99% American in them days.

[Quercusalba]

One of my very favorite fighters. He changed up his style when he kept breaking his hands, and just continued winning fights. What an engine he had!

[removed]

Yeah he was a great boxer.

Personally I was a Froch fan, but you have to respect what Calzaghe did in the ring, and h2h he would've beaten the Cobra.

[stefjonno1]

I was a fan from way back but the way he stayed in the UK during his prime years put me right off him.

[W1LL]

I was a fan from way back but the way he stayed in the UK during his prime years put me right off him.

Yea, Joe definitely suffered from the Frank Warren "Big Fish-Little Pond" approach of managing and promoting fighters in those days. Would have loved to see Joe fight Glen Johnson, or B-Hop around the Millennium, or early 00s.

[Scary]

Big big fan of Calzaghe, one of the most entertaining boxers inside the ring. Constant pressure, bewildering his opponents and always seemed to be able to find that next gear if the opponent like Kessler were winning rounds. Always able to step on the gas pedal. It was such a pleasure to watch him box. I wish he had fought Pavlik, but he was super feared at that time and not a big enough name at that particular point. At the end of the day, Joe was a master, and will always be remembered as one of the best.

[just the facts]

Never met him but he was a pretty damned good fighter.

[hugh grant]

Yes, good boxer and person. He wasn't a bully.
what always confused me was is how he got so good with.just his dad training him? I mean no disrespect to his dad but wasn't he a musician, and when did he get to learn to box to a decent level and train a champion?

[deathofaclown]

I did.

shame we never got to see him in big fights in his physical prime and before his hands were shot. We didn’t see his bigger unifications until he was mid 30’s.

i always felt he was a great fighter but despite being undefeated and winning world titles etc.. you could still almost say he underachieved by spending his prime fighting guys who couldn’t lace his boots.

whether that was his fault or bad management, I don’t know.

Hopkins did price himself out years earlier though. He agreed to fight and then come back asking for double.