Why did people get mad bout Calzaghe clowing Roy?

[I Love Jesus!]

But it's ok when Roy was clowning no hopers and cab drivers?




but this is ok

He really only clowned himself. Look at that gif! Is that pathetic open hand slap calzaghe threw supposed to be a punch? Is that supposed to be a highlight? What a joke that guy is. He's not even worth talking about anymore. He sucks.

[-PBP-]

He was far better at that point that Roy, that's not even close to worthy of conversation. But I could careless about the clowning, my only point on this thread was telling Larry that comparing how Calzaghe was at 37 to how Roy was at 37 is insane.

Yeah that's insane. Roy was dependent on athletic ability and reflexes which deteriorate with age. He was never the skilled technician along the lines of James Toney, Money May and Bernard Hopkins that allow you to be effective in your late 30's and into your 40's.

And having to lose all of that weight after the Ruiz fight made matters worse.

[#1Assassin]

I remember Roy bolo punching McCallum and I haven't seen that fight in ages. Calzaghe was hardly a spring chicken himself was he?

i dont remember no bolo punch, jones didnt taunt him i know that much.

come on dude, your a bright enough "lad" not to write **** like that. yes joe was 36, but he was a fresh 36. maybe just slightly past his best while jones at 40 was completly washed up and had nothing left.

hopkins at 36 was in his prime, tyson at 36 was a corpse. fighters age diffrently. joe was coming off the two biggest wins of his career ffs, jones hadnt had a big win in 5 years.

dont pull that **** bro.

[RichCCFC]

i dont remember no bolo punch, jones didnt taunt him i know that much.

come on dude, your a bright enough "lad" not to write **** like that. yes joe was 36, but he was a fresh 36. maybe just slightly past his best while jones at 40 was completly washed up and had nothing left.

hopkins at 36 was in his prime, tyson at 36 was a corpse. fighters age diffrently. joe was coming off the two biggest wins of his career ffs, jones hadnt had a big win in 5 years.

dont pull that **** bro.

lol, Jones in his prime would have won, It's common sense. But Calzaghe was a top fighter himself.

[slick23]

I'm a Roy fan and I don't really give a fucc. It's a part of boxing.

Roy was obviously past his prime when they fought and trying to justify otherwise is foolish. But it was his decision to keep fighting past his prime and pile up losses on his resume so he has to man up and deal with it.

Now this is what is called truth folks. Deal with it and move on.

[slick23]

Yeah that's insane. Roy was dependent on athletic ability and reflexes which deteriorate with age. He was never the skilled technician along the lines of James Toney, Money May and Bernard Hopkins that allow you to be effective in your late 30's and into your 40's.

And having to lose all of that weight after the Ruiz fight made matters worse.

Soooo many people miss this about Roy. I always said if Roy would have developed a functional jab he would have saved himself from a lot of pain. As much as he has lost in terms of quickness over the years he probably still has more than most even today in his current division. That said if you don't use technique to set things up your asking for trouble. His lack of a good beard exhibited later on his career was also a cause for concern.

[Larry the boss]

when roy fought mike mccallum he never once clowned him. he knew he was fighting a living legend, a fighter with a stronger legacy than himself and on his last leg. he realized it would be classless to the history of the sport for a younger fighter to clown a guy of mccallums stature when mike was on his way out of the game.

you rarely see washed up legends get clowned by younger and lesser fighters, they do what they have to do but dont look to embarass the legend and make a mockery out of the sports history.

we all hear the list of great fighters who fought too long, ali, leonard, duran, hearns, holyfield, robinson, louis etc.. how many of them got clowned at the end? usually ppl have more class than that, except calzaghe ofcourse. roy clowning guys in their primes with no legacy isnt the same thing at all. hes got more class than calzaghe the senior citizen killer.

he clowned Tito like Tito was prime

[Larry the boss]

Wait so its cool to clown on Tito Trinidad who happened to be a shell of his former self just a few months prior in the same venue yet when he has it happen to him its wrong? I don't think Roy had a problem with it, just his heartbroken fans.

You know what's really messed up about the whole incident, was that at this point Calzaghe wasn't close to being at his best neither.

bingo..............................

[4Corners]

Why are you on a crusade lately Larry????

[Larry the boss]