whats your thoughts on joe calzaghe?

[Mister Wolf]

Very skilled fighter who unfortunately hard brittle hands. Had a great career despite that. Would have been nice if he had fought Froch.

[Marchegiano]

Slappy is an ATG don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

[Nash out]

Joe CalSlappy was elite.

[DreamFighter]

The hopkins fight was pretty close, people forget that and that Hopkins had a knockdown

the thing people actually forget is that Joe had to lowblow BH so as to survive that knockdown, else he'd have been koed in round 1 or 2.

Joe had to cheat to not lose.

[Cobra Curry]

I liked Calzaghe for many of the reasons that have been listed already but I think the Lacy win is overblown.
The kid was a short, slow, one handed novice and I couldn't understand why people thought it was a 50/50 fight. Kessler, Woodhall and Reid are much better wins.

I thought he lost to Bernard and wanted none of prime Roy but I enjoyed watching him.

[EDD1]

did you think he was an exciting boxer to watch?

Yes absolutely!

Even when he was having to slow down aggresive fighter, it was the technique that was interesting and even more those moment when he would do his funny brawls (we called it his kitten paws style)

[Granath]

HOFer but grossly overrated by Brits.

The problem is that he never fought anyone great in their prime. I love how Brits tend to make Lacy into something (someone here said he was the "next Mike Tyson" - LAUGHABLE) but we all know Lacy was an overrated chump. Kessler is his biggest win and Kessler was 2nd-rater who piled up victories against no-names but lost against very good fighters. Joe's victory against old Hopkins was good but Bernie was far past his prime and still gave Calzaghe fits. His victory against washed up RJJ means absolutely nothing because RJJ was FAR past his prime.

He's got a hell of a record but not much of a resume.

[Guest]

HOFer but grossly overrated by Brits.

The problem is that he never fought anyone great in their prime. I love how Brits tend to make Lacy into something (someone here said he was the "next Mike Tyson" - LAUGHABLE) but we all know Lacy was an overrated chump. Kessler is his biggest win and Kessler was 2nd-rater who piled up victories against no-names but lost against very good fighters. Joe's victory against old Hopkins was good but Bernie was far past his prime and still gave Calzaghe fits. His victory against washed up RJJ means absolutely nothing because RJJ was FAR past his prime.

He's got a hell of a record but not much of a resume.

Before that fight people on here were saying that Lacy was P4P top ten material, a fantastic boxer... the Lacy hype train was like nothing I've ever seen before on NSB.

I'd point out Lacy's technical flaws, but my statements were just regarded as those of a "bias Brit".

Then when Calazaghe beat him, suddenly everyone KNEW Lacy was ****, and hardly anyone would admit to having backed him.

So, NO, Lacy WASN'T a great boxer, but the notion that he WAS didn't come from the UK.

[BangEM]

The Welsh Deontay Wilder.

[BangEM]

Slappy is an ATG don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

An ATG whose only big win was against Lacy? LMAO.

He's not even top-3 on the ATG in the UK.

I'd rank Ricky Hatton above. Hatton had the dog in him despite his flaws.