I wish Calzaghe didn't quit.

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    #21
    Originally posted by terrio
    I still think he had a couple more fights in him.
    Yeah possibly. He should have fought Dawson, but it is what it is. I guess Joe didn''t feel he had anything more to prove to himself.



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    • tito yuca
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      #22
      Originally posted by terrio
      I am not even a Calzaghe fan, but I wish he didn't retire. I mean ****, he finished off his career by beating up a washed up RJJ. I think he could of done better. He could of at least had a rematch vs Mikkel Kessler, or fought the winner of Bhop vs RJJ? He could of even fought Kelly Pavlik, Jermain Taylor, Carl Froch, AA, Chad Dawson, Adamek if he wanted to. A lot of people call Joe an ATG, but I personally think he did the same thing Floyd did, hung up his gloves to early. Who knows, maybe he will be back in the future. Hopefully not to late though.

      What do you guys think?
      First of all, he retired A LONG time before the B-Hop-RJJ fight was announced. Also, why fight the winner of that? He already beat them both and got **** for them being old, imagine if he beat them when they were even older.

      Second, all those guys you mentioned are SMWs, Calzaghe was draining himself to make that weight for a long time. That's why he moved up to 175 to fight RJJ and B-Hop. Adamek is too big, and not skilled enough to mean anything for Joe to fight him. Dawson is the only one at LHW that would've meant anything, but he's still too green and looked like **** against old-ass Glen Johnson. Calzaghe would gain nothing from that fight.

      There really wasn't much left for him to do.

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      • MonsieurGeorges
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        #23
        Joe was starting to show some wear and tear from his age/injuries so I can respect his decision to walk away on top, but I would've loved to see him whoop Chad Dawson to cap off his career.

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        • one-Punch
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          #24
          Originally posted by tito yuca
          First of all, he retired A LONG time before the B-Hop-RJJ fight was announced. Also, why fight the winner of that? He already beat them both and got **** for them being old, imagine if he beat them when they were even older.

          Second, all those guys you mentioned are SMWs, Calzaghe was draining himself to make that weight for a long time. That's why he moved up to 175 to fight RJJ and B-Hop. Adamek is too big, and not skilled enough to mean anything for Joe to fight him. Dawson is the only one at LHW that would've meant anything, but he's still too green and looked like **** against old-ass Glen Johnson. Calzaghe would gain nothing from that fight.

          There really wasn't much left for him to do.
          I still think Calzaghe had a couple more in him. He defiantly could of fought Dawson or Bhop. I am pretty sure Calzaghe is only 37 years old. And you say so what? He beat Bhop. Still doesn't mean he doesn't deserve a rematch.

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          • TRAVI$
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            #25
            No way he fought Dawson
            He was looking for the money and a relatively unproven Dawson wouldn't do anything for his resume.

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            • MANGLER
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              #26
              What more was there for him to do, other than a Dawson fight? I woulda liked to see that fight, but nothin else for him past that.

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              • The_Demon
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                #27
                he should have fought dawson,who i think he would of beat by close decision,then retired
                he was never going too star in the super 6
                too old and too dominant

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                • Яша
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                  #28
                  now im far from a calslappy fan but... why should he have kept going? i mean he nver got the respect he deserved anyway. his resume really aint THAT bad as you americans say. eubank, lacy, kessler, hopkins, jones jr. and he beat alot of decent contenders thoughout the years like reid, sheika, bika etc etc. hopkins proved in the pavlik fight that he was still on top of his game and roy jones looked very impressing beating lacy. so its not that bad actually.

                  and calzaghe weren't in his prime anymore either... 37 years old and struggling with hand problems.

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                  • THEDOC
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                    #29
                    Simply I think Calzaghe left at exactly the right time for several reasons.
                    His motivation was becoming less and less, his hands were causing him trouble and he couldn't make 168. Therefore beating Dawson wouldn't have done anything other than made him a two weight world champ.

                    People would have said Dawson was too inexperienced and green at this point. Joe leaves with his 0 which is worth more than money.

                    His sons really hated to see him fight and he wanted to spend time with his family.

                    Why bother rematching, when he has nothing to gain and everything to lose? He made the right, sensible decision, his legacy cemented.

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                    • TRAVI$
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                      #30
                      Originally posted by THEDOC
                      Simply I think Calzaghe left at exactly the right time for several reasons.
                      His motivation was becoming less and less, his hands were causing him trouble and he couldn't make 168. Therefore beating Dawson wouldn't have done anything other than made him a two weight world champ.

                      People would have said Dawson was too inexperienced and green at this point. Joe leaves with his 0 which is worth more than money.

                      His sons really hated to see him fight and he wanted to spend time with his family.

                      Why bother rematching, when he has nothing to gain and everything to lose? He made the right, sensible decision, his legacy cemented.
                      ...and status as a legend, finally has been gained!

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