Manfredo is a bigger name in the UK than Calzaghe..

[Guest]

It's true, episodes of The Contender got about twice as many viewers as each of Calzaghe's last three fights.

Is this his excuse for not fighting Kessler?

[realheavyhands]

manfredo is a hell of alot better then what he did on the contender right now.. hes been training with freddie roach wichmeans he be getting tips from james toney most likely .. should be a great fight

[Shanus]

manfredo is a hell of alot better then what he did on the contender right now.. hes been training with freddie roach wichmeans he be getting tips from james toney most likely .. should be a great fight

Tips from James Toney?

The only advice he would give to a white man is to go **** himself.

[GEOFFHAYES]

Calzaghe is huge.

Maybe in the States he is, but he's totally anonymous in the UK.

[GEOFFHAYES]

If you held a banner in the middle of London saying 'Who's Joe Calzaghe' you'd get people saying 'Isn't he the one who beat that uhm, muscly black fella?', and I'm not even kidding.

You would hardly getting any people even saying that. Only 4 million saw Calzaghe-Lacy, and 90% of those had never even heard of Calzaghe and probably just watched it for the sake of it, being terrestrial.

[TheEvilSaint]

Maybe in the States he is, but he's totally anonymous in the UK.

dude, wtf? nobody ****ing knows phony calzone over here. not even after his "fight" with bika on HBO. calzone isnt big anywhere.

[-Antonio-]

I could ask 100 people on the street who Joe Calzaghe is and maybe 1 would know. Hes a nobody in the states. Matter of fact Floyd Mayweather Jr. himself is a nobody. Boxing is less popular than hockey over here.

[GEOFFHAYES]

I can't see Manfredo living with Blow-boy, though

[SHB]

It's true, episodes of The Contender got about twice as many viewers as each of Calzaghe's last three fights.

Now that's just silly.

[Peder]

Calzaghe want's the fame, but won't take the risk. And therefore it's a good fight for Calzaghe. He's not aiming for the record books, just the tv-guides.