Comments Thread For: Calzaghe: Does Froch Take Golovkin Risk? I Doubt It.

[Yaconcha]

Calzaghe-Jones did bomb but it still did more buys than Hopkins vs Pavlik. So tell me again how Pavlik was this huge star?

syslak or pavlova was just a middle american pi55 head that could hit pretty hard.

[Yaconcha]

Calzaghe would have ducked Golovkin, Ward, DeGale, and Dirrell. Ducked Froch already, so that goes without saying. Calzaghe would have gladly fought Abraham right now though, followed by Bodou Jack and George Groves, call it a career against 50 year old B-Hop at 175.

fackin bell end. go play hop scotch 8itch.

[IronDanHamza]

He didn't want to risk fighting in an empty arena for no money. Sure.

You're telling me that the way Dawson's career has developed, it would have enhanced Calzaghe's legacy to a degree that it was worth coming out of retirement for?

Maybe in hindsight no but hindsight is 20-20.

How can you say it's not worth the risk when it would be his best win? Or at the very least one of his best wins? But really it would probably be his best win. Hilarious as that is that Fad Chad would be his best win.

[IronDanHamza]

also back to the calzaghe made 10 million to fight jones impossible number. who were the promoters for that fight? calzaghe and jones themselves. in order to find out how much the fighters made they had to be contacted and apparently calzaghe or his team flat out lied.

Calzaghe’s purse for the fight at Madison Square Garden, his first attempt at self-promotion, was largely dependent on the pay-per-view revenues from HBO.

he admitted the figures were far lower than everyone involved expected. “The pay-per-view numbers were very disappointing,” he said. “They took everyone by surprise.



so calzaghe made 10 million largely from ppv buys and they were disappointed...this means they were expecting more than 10 million to fight roy jones? the numbers don't add up at all and either does their story.

So how much did he make?

I must admit 10 million sounds unrealistic.

[Box-Office]

I have to disagree with Sir Joe CBE. Froch would take on Kovalev if it was up to him, but GGG is a useless fight. A) GGG is bent on staying at 160 B) Financially plus career wise it does f.ck all. That's because Froch would be GGG's best opponent and say Carl wins then GGG gets labelled hype job, so 0 credit and all that brain damage for nothing.

Froch's best option from a outsider's perspective is to retire. He can't up that moment against Groves. Degale would just be another young gun at this point, who imo batters him. Unless he takes on Ward and beats him, but that again isn't likely.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Maybe in hindsight no but hindsight is 20-20.

How can you say it's not worth the risk when it would be his best win? Or at the very least one of his best wins? But really it would probably be his best win. Hilarious as that is that Fad Chad would be his best win.

Because Chad Dawson had no fans and never has had any. Am I not writing it correctly? You don't postpone your retirement plans to fight Chad bloody Dawson just because some internet nerds think it would be your "best win" and then would belittle it anyway cos he turned out to be quite **** in the end.

Yeah well worth it. LOL@ going through hard training and potential injury for Chad Dawson. It would be like saying Mayweather should come back for number 50 against Lara

[IronDanHamza]

Because Chad Dawson had no fans and never has had any. Am I not writing it correctly? You don't postpone your retirement plans to fight Chad bloody Dawson just because some internet nerds think it would be your "best win" and then would belittle it anyway cos he turned out to be quite **** in the end.

Yeah well worth it. LOL@ going through hard training and potential injury for Chad Dawson. It would be like saying Mayweather should come back for number 50 against Lara

Well like I said just, not just the internet fans but anyone that matters would sY that also.

Why are you putting quotation marks on best win? Are you saying it wouldn't be his best win?

It's not like Calzaghe had a iron clad legacy at that point, he shouldn't have even retired then anyway. Dawson would have enhanced his legacy regardless and like I said would more than likely have been his best win. But again, didn't esnt to risk it.

It's nothing like Mayweather fighting Lara for his 50th because Lara wouldn't even be in his top 5 best wins, Mayweather's legacy is actually set as an ATG and Mayweather has actually been fighting top level guys for close to 2 decades as opposed to two years.

[hectari]

Yeah cos he got 10 million to fight Roy Jones instead. Chad Dawson

Here's the interview. It was hardly meant in a mocking tone, just logical



Froch has made a lot of money, he doesn't need to fight again just like Joe didn't at the same stage in his career.

When did errol spence start working for maxboxing?

That masculine handshake at the end lol, reminds me of arnold and carl weathers in predator.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Well like I said just, not just the internet fans but anyone that matters would sY that also.

Why are you putting quotation marks on best win? Are you saying it wouldn't be his best win?

It's not like Calzaghe had a iron clad legacy at that point, he shouldn't have even retired then anyway. Dawson would have enhanced his legacy regardless and like I said would more than likely have been his best win. But again, didn't esnt to risk it.

It's nothing like Mayweather fighting Lara for his 50th because Lara wouldn't even be in his top 5 best wins, Mayweather's legacy is actually set as an ATG and Mayweather has actually been fighting top level guys for close to 2 decades as opposed to two years.

Anyone that matters? Chad Dawson doesn't matter. It's just a ridiculous
request.

"Oh wait Joe, forget your planned retirement and spending time with your family because you're never going to guess what? Chad freeaaking Dawson has only just become available! I mean he has no fans and the money is **** compared to your last fight but the "respect" you'll get for beating a guy who got ragdolled around the ring by a 40 year old Glen Johnson will be incredible. Get back in the gym and forget about your pesky hands. Those 12 people that have actually heard of Dawson will respect you until they realise he's actually quite **** and then they won't care. It's a dream scenario - how can you turn this once in a lifetime opportunity down?"



Mayweather has 5 better wins than Lara? Does he? Wouldn't say so at all.

[IronDanHamza]

Anyone that matters? Chad Dawson doesn't matter. It's just a ridiculous
request.

"Oh wait Joe, forget your planned retirement and spending time with your family because you're never going to guess what? Chad freeaaking Dawson has only just become available! I mean he has no fans and the money is **** compared to your last fight but the "respect" you'll get for beating a guy who got ragdolled around the ring by a 40 year old Glen Johnson will be incredible. Get back in the gym and forget about your pesky hands. Those 12 people that have actually heard of Dawson will respect you until they realise he's actually quite **** and then they won't care. It's a dream scenario - how can you turn this once in a lifetime opportunity down?"



Mayweather has 5 better wins than Lara? Does he? Wouldn't say so at all.

Well once again, hindsight is 20-20. At the time it's a fight that people wanted and before you repeat yourself again no not just the Internet fans. It would have been his best win so there's slight incentive. Doesn't even matter what his reason is anyway the fact still remains it's rich coming from a guy that wouldn't even risk fighting Chad Dawson.

Why was he even retiring anyway? His resume was/is terrible hence why Dawson would have been his best win.

And yes obviously Mayweather has 5 wins better than Lara. Unless we're going to overrate Lara and act like his best win isn't a shot Paul Williams or and up and down fight with Alfredo Angulo.