Joe Calzaghe: The Early Years

[TheEvilSaint]

It's common knowledge that Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank were very well-known WORLD-WIDE (you know, OUTSIDE of the US). All of their fights were shown world-wide on ProBox and they were superstars.

all of their fights? am i the only one who doesnt believe that?

and am i the only one who thinks ur fulla ****?

[JUYJUY]

all of their fights? am i the only one who doesnt believe that?

and am i the only one who thinks ur fulla ****?

Think what you like, I couldn't care less. You can't change what has happened, lol.

[TheEvilSaint]

Think what you like, I couldn't care less. You can't change what has happened, lol.

like i cant change the fact that eubank and ur other bums are just that? bums?

i guess ur right.

[Bozo_no no]

like i cant change the fact that eubank and ur other bums are just that? bums?

i guess ur right.

You're an idiot.

Eubank isn't a bum.

Just when he was backed into a corner having nothing to say about how Calzaghe is a sheltered waste of a fighter,

you spin it to his favorite topic and take an ignorant stance.

Good job.

Eubank and Benn were great fighters, just nowhere near as good as all his nut hugging from them would suggest.

But in the end, none of that changes the fact Joe Calzaghe never fought a meaningful fight and wasted his career.

[TheEvilSaint]

You're an idiot.

Eubank isn't a bum.

Just when he was backed into a corner having nothing to say about how Calzaghe is a sheltered waste of a fighter,

you spin it to his favorite topic and take an ignorant stance.

Good job.

Eubank and Benn were great fighters, just nowhere near as good as all his nut hugging from them would suggest.

But in the end, none of that changes the fact Joe Calzaghe never fought a meaningful fight and wasted his career.

funny.

i remember you saying to me: can you post something without insulting?

now i can say the same to you.

[Bozo_no no]

funny.

i remember you saying to me: can you post something without insulting?

now i can say the same to you.

I just called it like it is.

You are being an idiot calling Eubank a bum.

[TheEvilSaint]

I just called it like it is.

You are being an idiot calling Eubank a bum.

I rest MY case.

[rocco1252]

"I aim to prove that I am the greatest British Super-Middleweight - better than Nigel Benn or Chris Eubank. I have a dream that I can take on and beat Roy Jones Jr." - Joe Calzaghe April 1996


Joe's first ever defeat came when he was 10 years old, the referee was his opponents father and the referee gave the decision to his son instead of Joe, that was despite Joe coming out of the fight without a mark on him whereas his opponent (the referee's son) came out of the fight with puffy eyes, a fat lip and a bloody nose. Joe quit boxing for three years after that loss to concentrate on football instead. Joe's only ever loss apart from that came at the 1990 European's in Romania, Joe lost to a Romanian in the semi-final in what makes Roy Jones Jr's loss to Si-Hun Park look fair by comparison!

Every witness to Joe Calzaghe's two losses in the amateurs claim Joe completely dominated the fights with talented handspeed and was absolutely robbed. So basically, Joe has never lost a boxing match in his entire life!

Joe won four British Schoolboy titles in a row (1985-88), at Lightweight in 1985 and at Light-Welterweight 1986-88. He won the British ABA Junior's in 1989 and 1990 at Welterweight, he won the Welsh ABA Senior's in 1989, 1990 and 1991 at Welterweight, he was screwed at the 1990 Senior European Championships.

He then went on to win three British ABA Senior titles one year after another at three different weights (Welterweight in 1991, Light-Middleweight in 1992, Middleweight in 1993). He turned professional in 1993 as a Super-Middleweight on the Lewis-Bruno undercard in Cardiff (live on HBO and Sky Sports).

Politics didn't allow Joe to compete at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the Welsh ABA refused to nominate him because they felt he was disrespectful (dropping his gloves and tapping opponents on the head, and Ali shuffles etc). Only one boxer took Joe the full nine minutes as a Senior Amateur and that was that Romanian who Joe was utterly robbed against.

It should be noted that Joe beat Chris Sanigar's Bristol boys at the 1992 ABA's - Glenn Catley and Dean Francis. Catley was a future world champion and Francis was a future European champion. So these were quality opponents. Joe stopped Francis easily in the semi and stopped Catley easily in the final.

Before Eubank, the only fighter to take Joe the distance in the pro's was actually Chris Eubank's cousin Bobbie Joe Edwards, but Joe was fighting a Cruiserweight here in only his 10th pro fight. Calzaghe was turning heads in the paid ranks with the power and athleticism that was blowing away opponents.
At 19-0-0 with 18 KO's (most of which TKO's in one or two rounds), Joe was all set to fight Charles Brewer in an eliminator to decide who fights Roy Jones, but Joe suffered an injury and had to pull out. I often wonder what would of happened had Joe not picked up that injury, had he beaten Brewer in 1996 and fought Jones Jr right after...

Thats the most one sided article I have read in a long time, wow. I especially liked the parts where it said Joe never lost a fight in his life then contradicted itself with quote "he was screwed" unquote about 3 times, in other ways as well but relatively the same.

Joe is a bum, he refuses to fight any quality prime opponents, he choses instead to fight aging past their prime fighters. Sure these opponents have talent but nothing that is comparable to a young hungry fighter from anywhere in the world....hold on let me repeat that From Anywhere in the World! Not Just in Brittian, there are alot better fighters elsewhere to actually prove your greatness.

As for you now I dont see you being great, you have to prove your the real deal by taking chances, sometimes sacrificing something to gain what you need isnt really a sacrifice in the end. Less injuries it's like the little boy who cried wolf, it's starting to get old especailly when you have a fight planned thats actually worth fighting.

[Bozo_no no]

I rest MY case.

That you're ignorant?

Well done.

[TheEvilSaint]

That you're ignorant?

Well done.

I rest MY case.