Manfredo v Calzaghe? What the hell is Peter thinking?

[Oasis_Lad]

joe's got it all

amazing speed
underated power
a great chin
he's an amzingly skillful boxer as he showed against lacy
and he can slug it out when he has to as u can see from that gif

[JuicyJuice]

Manfredo could hope and pray he simply avoids wild, fast, free swinging punches like these ones, and I don't think he would.




Credit MechSlave for that clip, but this shows how Joe fights like a real ****ing man inside the ring.

Unreal how fast his hooking punches are, it's a joke. Those are just the hooking punches...his straight ones are much faster.

That's Byron Mitchell who was a very good fighter and hard hitter, he actually beat Jeff Lacy in one round at the 1996 Golden Gloves (when Lacy was in his PRIME).

[Rockin']

If Calazghe was to fight Manfredo, Manfredo would be walking around that ring thinking that he was stepping around a ring that was full of holes.

Rockin'

[MetalVomit]

I've only seen Calzaghe fight once, but I think his handspeed will be waaay too much for Manfredo.

[psychopath]

Manfredo is shooting for the moon if this is true. He wants to hit the bigtime. But he is simply not ready yet for the veteran JC. he'll get the worst beating of his career from Joe.

[Run]

That's Byron Mitchell who was a very good fighter and hard hitter, he actually beat Jeff Lacy in one round at the 1996 Golden Gloves (when Lacy was in his PRIME).

Yeah Calzaghe and Mitchell were doing their job. Seriously.

That's the stuff I like to see inside the ring. I used to be a tad more sold on the whole "defense and footwork" thing. That's not my fortee' any more.

All I want to see are two guys fighting like that in the ring. A battle of attrition/pier 6 brawl.



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[DIEGO DA HITMAN]

Not that i would bet on Peter, but he has really good skills and and very quick, i think it could be a better fight then expected.

No offense, but it's hard to take that prediction seriously when you're also betting on Mayorga and Byrd. I think Calzaghe would outclass Manfredo. Peter looked great against Pemberton, but Scott should've retired after the Lacy fight. Manfredo has two losses (one that he was robbed) against Sergio Mora. Calzaghe is worlds better than Mora, and much better than Manfredo. I think Calzaghe would shut Peter out. This is a ****** move for Joe, and I don't see this happening. Beating Roy Jones does nothing for Joe right now, either, but it would be a huge payday. I couldn't blame him for looking for retirement money at this stage of his career, but his biggest test would be a bout with Antonio Tarver, and a big win would surely place him in the top 3-5 P4P in the world. I've also heard talk of Calzaghe vs. the winner of Taylor-Wright, but I don't see either of those guys, especially Wright moving up to 168, and there's no way Joe's dropping to 160. I always respected Calzaghe, and thought he was an excellent fighter, but he eclipsed all expectations in his easy victory over Lacy. At this point of his career, anything besides a superfight seems to be a waste of time for me. He could hang with anybody from 160-175, and I want to see him against the best. Tarver and Mikkel Kessler would be his two biggest tests, IMO, and I really can't think of any other guys that would grab my attention. Critics knocked him for years because of his lack of competition, and taking easy fights would only make the arguments of the neigh-sayers valid.

[Rockin']

Peters in this, as most are for the money. I agree that Calazaghe is far superior to him but hey, he would pick up a NICE paycheck if the fight did go down. Win or lose that money would be in the bank for a loooong time.

Rockin'

[DIEGO DA HITMAN]

I'm not a big Calzaghe fan, but the man is a helluva fighter. I predicted a Lacy win, and ate my words. There's no way in hell I give Manfredo a chance if this one goes down. I think Tarver would have a decent shot of winning a close decision, and Kessler would be competitive, but I wouldn't bet on either of them. As a matter of fact, I'd love to see Joe give Tarver a beating. However, I think it would be a close fight.

[Johnny Blayzz]

If this fight were to take place, and in the US, think of the PPV money back in England. Even if the venue didn't sell out there would be a lot of money involved. The English would love this one, and beating Manfredo although not a stetch by any means would add to Calgazhe's popularity for sure. But who would he fight next, Sergio Mora? I hope Joe Calzaghe opts to fight a true Super Middleweight instead of Peter, maybe even a unification bout or something...