Why doesn't Calzaghe get the credit he deserves?

[Tony Trick-Pony]

He's white and from Britain. It's the fucking truth.

Kessler only became big shit when Ward beat him but before that most people called him a bum.

Definitely a double standard. Had he been American, people would have liked him more than Jones and BHop and with good reason. He was much more skilled than Jones and a hundred times more exciting that BHop. And Kessler was a bad dude in his day. No one wanted to support a Viking. Messed up.

[jas]

He's white and from Britain. It's the fucking truth.

Kessler only became big shit when Ward beat him but before that most people called him a bum.

Kessler was favourite to win the super 6...

[massa of demos]

If he was black, he'd be TBE.

[jas]

There are white british fighters who have loads of hype surrounding them or have done in past because they are from uk and have a big fan base. You cant have it both ways race baiters

Too much race baiting on this forum now

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@ this thread

[Mr.Fantastic]

Kessler was favourite to win the super 6...

Just cause some fucker in a casino says so doesn't mean it will be true. Money is very influential with shit like that.

[IronDanHamza]

Because he only fought three fighters ranked in the top 5 and one of them was named Jeff Lacy.

[The Hammer]

For the same reason the usual suspects consider Deontay Wilder to be a great heavyweight and have nothing good to say about Anthony Joshua, even though Joshua is FAR better and would KO the big jackass if they ever fight.

[Gentblue]

Joe spent years chasing a younger Jones and Bhop down but they wanted nothing to do with him. By the time he fought these guys his hands were all busted up, and he was a shell of his former self(hence the retirement after the jones fight), yet he still schooled both of these guys. Ward fans always love to bring up the fact that Ward beat Kessler, Joe beat an undefeated Kessler nearing the end of his career, and he did it without headbutting.

Zaggers also beat Eubank, and a prime undefeated Lacy who was supposed to be the next big thing, Zaggers took his soul and career. Lacy was utterly humiliated in that fight.

Timing

The super middleweight division didn't become a thing until 2010 with the super 6 and Ward and Froch put it on the map.