Froch vs Calzaghe: Should Joe Come Out of Retirement For 1 Fight?

[Kris Silver]

At the time Calazaghe retired as planned, Froch still wasn't that well regarded.

Dawson was the other whom he supposedly should've faced and the new king.

There's always at least 'one more guy'.

[Crazylegs77]

Froch and Calzaghe recently had some Twitter beef. Calzaghe said Degale would beat Froch, then Froch replied by saying Joe ducked him years ago.

Things might be reaching boiling point again between the pair and while Joe has been retired for 7 years, a fight between them would still surely generate a large amount of interest since Joe has remained in the public eye on and off over the years, he's still a known personality and his achievements are widely recognized.

A fight which would almost certainly result in large paydays for both fighters. Could it even be Wembley material with a 40k + crowd? Perhaps not, but would do you think - do you want to see Calzaghe come out of retirement for 1 fight and face a slightly faded and battle-worn Froch?

Well Joe has not fought in so long, also had the cocaine issues. Wouldnt be reasonable. Maybe as an exhibition for charity someday.

[daggum]

At the time Calazaghe retired as planned, Froch still wasn't that well regarded.

Dawson was the other whom he supposedly should've faced and the new king.

There's always at least 'one more guy'.

joe fought shot jones jr so its warranted to say he should have fought someone better. especially with his crap resume.

[SthPaw]

Nah. I would bet good money that it would result in a loss. It rarely EVER goes well when a top fighter comes back after retiring due to age or how much they are worn. If they 'retire' for a while while they are young enough to be inactive and still be effective upon returning, like Ali's exile for example. But when they recite due to being worn down or too old to continue it never goes well. Look at Hatton's comeback.

Now Joe may not have been shopworn or TOO old, but he was at the end of a long career and has been gone a long time...It would not go down well, vs Froch or otherwise.

[SthPaw]

At the time Calazaghe retired as planned, Froch still wasn't that well regarded.

Dawson was the other whom he supposedly should've faced and the new king.

There's always at least 'one more guy'.

And this...Very true. There is always somebody else to fill the gaps left by fighters who have been built up to fight big names. A fighter becomes big enough for people to demand fights, even if they take and win those fights, new guys fill the gaps before too long.

[Weebler I]

Depends whether he needs the money, the purse could be huge.

But, I'm not sure Joe could put a price on a potential loss to Froch.

[Ringlife]

This is one of those fights that should've happened like Hatton vs Khan. I don't think CalZagz needs to come out of retiremen.

It's too late, its kinda like asking if we would want Lewis to come out of retirement to fight Wlad of course we would, but we wouldn't really give a real chance to CalZags or Lewis to win those fights, or at least I wouldn't.

[CJRock]

Froch and Calzaghe recently had some Twitter beef. Calzaghe said Degale would beat Froch, then Froch replied by saying Joe ducked him years ago.

Things might be reaching boiling point again between the pair and while Joe has been retired for 7 years, a fight between them would still surely generate a large amount of interest since Joe has remained in the public eye on and off over the years, he's still a known personality and his achievements are widely recognized.

A fight which would almost certainly result in large paydays for both fighters. Could it even be Wembley material with a 40k + crowd? Perhaps not, but would do you think - do you want to see Calzaghe come out of retirement for 1 fight and face a slightly faded and battle-worn Froch?

Slappy hasn't got the cojones Don't forget he "retired" when Bernard Hopkins offered to fight a rematch in Wales. Slappy knew he got a gift that night against Bernard.

[Mooshashi]

Nope. this would end up like Johnson-Jefferies. Joe's been away too long to get in real shape.

BUT it would certainly draw AT LEAST 80,001 drunks to Wembley.

[paulf]

**** off with that; Joe has been retired far too long to come back and fight a world champion. He would need a couple tuneups and to even know if he can hang at this point, and for what? Beating Froch would add little to his legacy.

Look at what happened to Ricky Hatton. Completely unnecessary.