Comments Thread For: Calzaghe Laments Abandoned Tradition

[Combat Talk Radio]

Let me correct myself, Canelo wouldn’t have gotten stopped because he would have avoided Calzaghe as a money losing fight.

Fixed. And as fixed, I agree with this. Absolutely.

[HandsofIron]

We have that here in the UK with BBBofC (British Boxing Board of Control), CBC (Commonwealth Boxing Council & EBU (European Boxing Union) Sadly the IBF & WBO have gatecrashed the European!

Interesting, wasn't aware of this. The way boxing's being run right now, I won't be surprised if the IBO becomes the next legitimized belt organization.

[El_Maldito_Rey]

Calzaghe would have stopped Alvarez late, Canelo would have been on the receiving end of a two fisted slapping for 12 rounds.

Canelo would’ve beaten him and everyone would’ve called Calslappy a eurobum. Seriously, what were his best wins? Sorry ass overhyped Lacy? Or over the hill Jones and Hopkins? lol.

[MulaKO]

RAT alert
Dumb fugh in the house

[Sid-Knee]

lmfao you got to be kidding me, there is no way anyone really believes this.

It isn't belief, it's cold hard facts.

Are you telling me you don't know about Hopkins being asked what it would take for the fight to happen and Hopkins replying that the fight would have be in the US and for his biggest payday of 3 Mill? Warren and Showtime accepted that. Less than 24 hours later, Hopkins came back with a 6 Mill asking price.

Hopkins thought he'd get out of the fight by asking for the 3 Mill only to be shocked it was accepted. He needed to ask for a price that definitely couldn't have been done to duck it.

Jones asked for 10 Mill which wasn't going to happen. Hell, Jones wouldn't even fight Calzaghe unless he got 50/50 split of the money and had Calzaghe go to him. This is why Calzaghe was the champ and the man in boxing. But Jones still had his delusions which is why he was called "Reluctant Roy" by his own backers in HBO. Roy ducked numerous fighters. But the worse one was Nigel Benn when he refused on account that he didn't want to end up like Gerald McClellan. He was fine cherry picking low level fighters and showboating against them though wasn't he. He didn't care for their health.

Sorry you don't like the facts.