Why Do People Say Calzaghe Was A Slapper or Featherfisted?

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

froch didnt run to another division,wrong dude.

joe ran for a reason, if he was able to play with him he wouldnt have run to another division completely. so no hard feelings, I can understand him running in fear, after all joe is famously quoted as saying he specifically didnt want tough fights, he actively wanted easy opposition as possible, such as shot fighters like roy jones.

There was also the threat of a facing a kessler without hand injury, which was a potential loss for joe too.

Or maybe he moved up for the big money fights and to fight ATG fighters like RJJ and BHop for the LINEAL LH title as opposed to fighting some unknown B level fighter who at the time couldn’t draw and who’s best win was Brian Magee FFS😂😂. I think I remember Froch chasing the Chavez Jr fight as opposed to wanting to face to DeGale as a mandatory.
Keep being a hypocrite👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[DreamFighter]

Or maybe he moved up for the big money fights

or maybe not, he had a whole year of lying fallow in which to make that mando against froch.

I am not denying he made fights with the oldies for money at a later stage, however, thats not a reason to not face his mando.

Reason was he didnt want a loss, a tough fight. He is quted as saying he didnt want tough fights, which fits exactly with picking 40year olds in place of froch.

Now as to froch running to another division -Froch NEVER ran to another division, period. EVER.

I think I remember Froch chasing the Chavez Jr fight as opposed to wanting to face to DeGale as a mandatory.Keep being a hypocrite������������

but he didnt do it, did he, so where is MY hypocrisy in YOU lying about froch running to another division?Froch DIDNT do it, but JOE DID IT. You have no idea what froch would have done had he not retired, you are just speculating. I am using FACT of what occurred, not what you imagine occurred.

There is a difference between DOING something an NOT DOING something. For instance you just LIED about froch. You DID that. I DIDNT lie about anyone. you see?


you should admit your lie mate, instead of pretending you didnt lie.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

or maybe not, he had a whole year of lying fallow in which to make that mando against froch.

I am not denying he made fights with the oldies for money at a later stage, however, thats not a reason to not face his mando.

Reason was he didnt want a loss, a tough fight. He is quted as saying he didnt want tough fights, which fits exactly with picking 40year olds in place of froch.

Now as to froch running to another division -Froch NEVER ran to another division, period. EVER.


but he didnt do it, did he, so where is MY hypocrisy in YOU lying about froch running to another division?Froch DIDNT do it, but JOE DID IT. You have no idea what froch would have done had he not retired, you are just speculating. I am using FACT of what occurred, not what you imagine occurred.

There is a difference between DOING something an NOT DOING something. For instance you just LIED about froch. You DID that. I DIDNT lie about anyone. you see?


you should admit your lie mate, instead of pretending you didnt lie.

Froch didn’t run to another division cause he retired to “avoid” the fight plus he couldn’t compete at 175 unlike Calzaghe so had no reason to move there. Also Calzaghe had already agreed to face Hopkins in December 2007 whilst Froch wasn’t made mandatory until April 2008 so how did he run to 175 you idiot? You’re either LYING or clearly weren’t following boxing at this period cause you have no understanding of the timeline of these events.
And when was this year of “lying fallow” Froch was named mandatory in April 2008 after a final eliminator fell through. Calzaghe fought in April 2008 and November 2008 then said he would retire and did so in early 2009. So he wasn’t “lying fallow” for a year. That’s a clear LIE from you and to that point Froch fought Groves May 2014 and didn’t retire until July 2015 so in fact he was the one “lying fallow for a year” looks like you’ve just CONTRADICTED yourself dumbass
Once again you are being a HYPOCRITE.

The point I’m making is Calzaghe didn’t duck Froch the fight was meaningless, Froch was a nobody at the time, a british Champion who had been manoeuvred into a mandatory position whilst Calzaghe was already moving up eying the big money fights and legacy fights.

The 40+ yr old BHop Calzaghe fought was still a much better fighter than Froch. Their fights against Pascal prove that.
An over 40 BHop still had better wins on his resume than Froch������
Keep being a hypocrite you ****ing clown ��

[D4thincarnation]

He has an above average KO ratio of 70% with 32 out of 46. Where did this rumour come from? His fast flurries looked like they grazed opponents but watch some of them in slow motion and you'll see they weren't merely slaps, but were actually pretty vicious that took thier toll on opponents.

They called him a slapping as he would sometime hit with the inside of the glove, which is illegal and you are meant to connect with the knuckle.

They called him feather fisted as later in his career after many hand injuries, he could not risk hitting hard and damaging his hands again, so he adapted his style

[coghaugen]

Froch had a shot of landing a big uppercut from out of range on a weight-weakened Joe

[A-Wolf]

Uhm because he was? He may have 32 stoppage wins but vast majority was 'British stoppages'. He was never a big hitter even before his hand injuries he had very few legitimate stoppage wins and none against anybody notable.

^^^^^^^^^^^ Close thread.

[Schmerzen]

i only watched calzaghe's last two fights, but definitely not because of him

[Evil_Meat]

no fighter ever walked thru Joes punches to bomb him out so they had to feel pain in order to try to walk thru him. He ruined jeff lacy's career and gave him brain damage similar to your brain damage

I don't think Calzaghe was a power puncher so that means I must have brain damage. Right. It sounds like you're the one who's had some type of brain injury, and now you're just projecting.

[DreamFighter]

Froch didn’t run to another division cause he retired to “avoid” the figh�

retiring at 37/38 is not avoiding a fight, its the right time to retire.

You fail again, and in one sentence from me this time.

try not to make it so easy next time.

[SthPaw]

Some of his shots where sloppy, or slaps, if you will. But you can’t deny him overall. I don’t remember now who said it but I’m sure it’s been noted that in his flurries of fast and seemingly slappy shots, one or two of them get in and surprise you. I think it was Richie Woodhall.

Joe Calzaghe was a great fighter but yeah, few dodgy stoppages and some funny looking shots.