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  • HeavyweightCP
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    Joe Calzaghe

    Why does my boy Joe never get any respect?

    To me he is a All time great fighter one of the best ever.

    My second favorite fighter of all time very fun to watch.

    HE was super Middleweight champ for 10 years.
  • zcm
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    I think it's because of the type of fighters he faced, never really went against any top fighters (in prime) other than lacy (wasn't really a gd challenge but people did think he was). I did like Joe tho went 2 his last 4 fights

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    • Scary
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      #3
      Originally posted by zcm
      I think it's because of the type of fighters he faced, never really went against any top fighters (in prime) other than lacy (wasn't really a gd challenge but people did think he was). I did like Joe tho went 2 his last 4 fights
      Jeff Lacy and Mikkel Kessler, two undefeated top candidates at the peak of the division.

      Eubanks, while he was on the slide.

      Hopkins is a superb win no matter what, we know that by now.

      Mario Veit, Omar Sheika, Richie Woodhall, Evans Ashira, Byron Mitchell, Robin Reid, Luciano Torres are all good fighters too.

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        #4
        Originally posted by Scary
        Jeff Lacy and Mikkel Kessler, two undefeated top candidates at the peak of the division.

        Eubanks, while he was on the slide.

        Hopkins is a superb win no matter what, we know that by now.

        Mario Veit, Omar Sheika, Richie Woodhall, Evans Ashira, Byron Mitchell, Robin Reid, Luciano Torres are all good fighters too.
        Some people just like to hate. There's nothing you can say to change their mind. If he was American he would've been much more popular.

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          great fighter! i'm a big fan of Joe but i think B-Hop would have beat him in a rematch and also if the fight was years earlier than their fight.A prime Roy Jones Jr would have K'Od him in my opinion! To me he'll always be known as a great fighter just not an all time great!

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          • zcm
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            #6
            Originally posted by Scary
            Jeff Lacy and Mikkel Kessler, two undefeated top candidates at the peak of the division.

            Eubanks, while he was on the slide.

            Hopkins is a superb win no matter what, we know that by now.

            Mario Veit, Omar Sheika, Richie Woodhall, Evans Ashira, Byron Mitchell, Robin Reid, Luciano Torres are all good fighters too.
            The Kessler fight 2 me was his best fight, and like I said I was a fan went 2 his last 4 fights, I do however think Hopkins may of beaten him a few years earlier and a prime jones would of beat him.

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              #7
              You can only shelter a fighter with a British record for so long...either **** or get off the pot...

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                #8
                Originally posted by zcm
                The Kessler fight 2 me was his best fight, and like I said I was a fan went 2 his last 4 fights, I do however think Hopkins may of beaten him a few years earlier and a prime jones would of beat him.
                Perhaps Hopkins would've been him, but I don't see any downslide for Hopkins, I think he's gotten better and more experienced. So 3-4 years plus minus wouldn't change so much imo.

                Roy beats him prime for prime. No doubt in my mind, but would've been a sweet fight.

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                • zcm
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Scary
                  Perhaps Hopkins would've been him, but I don't see any downslide for Hopkins, I think he's gotten better and more experienced. So 3-4 years plus minus wouldn't change so much imo.

                  Roy beats him prime for prime. No doubt in my mind, but would've been a sweet fight.
                  Ye Hopkins just seems 2 always perform age doesn't affect him, the reason I said a few years earlier tho is tht joes workrate seemed 2 affect Hopkins stamina in the later rounds

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Scary
                    Jeff Lacy and Mikkel Kessler, two undefeated top candidates at the peak of the division.

                    Eubanks, while he was on the slide.

                    Hopkins is a superb win no matter what, we know that by now.

                    Mario Veit, Omar Sheika, Richie Woodhall, Evans Ashira, Byron Mitchell, Robin Reid, Luciano Torres are all good fighters too.
                    i can see you just looked at boxrec and saw luciano torres 45-2 record and thought he must be good........but i guess you didn't see that it was full of bums. oh well. calzaghe didn't even beat him fair and square anyway.

                    Last edited by daggum; 10-15-2011, 04:49 AM.

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