Calzaghe deserves respect

[amagnin]

I haven't been privy to this whole set of posts but I caught the beginning and I'm seeing the end. IMO, Calzaghe is a good fighter just like Mayweather and RJJ that failed to capitalize on their immense talents. While the fact that they never fought "top tier" opponents isn't solely their fault, they're at least part of the problem. If Calzaghe wants to fight Taylor instead of Kessler...I have no problem with that. Sure Kessler very well may be the best Super Middle in the world, but money talks. I can't blame Calzaghe for wanting to maximize his gains since he has a limited number of fights left. On the flipside, there is no excuse for fighting crappy opponents at this point in his career such as Manfredo and Bika. People complain about who certain champions fight but no champion (Mayweather, Hatton, Insert name of protected fighter) fights guys this crappy. Manfredo is simply a name and Bika isn't even that. So if you're willing to face crappy opponents then you have to be willing to fight a title unification.

[Run]

"I was pounding the valleys at 2 in the morning, until well gone 3 in the morning every day for months: through the rain, snow and fog! While everybody else was tucked up warm in bed! Jeff Lacy was probably tucked up in bed, having completed his work on the treadmill at the health spa in sunny Florida. No comparison! I was prepared to go to war, he wasn't.. not truly. That was the difference. That's what it all came down to. He wasn't prepared for me, not truly. So he soon went into his shell and that allowed me to shine. He wasn't prepared for 25 years of dedication and frustration being unleashed onto his skull and face. If I didn't keep pumping my arms when I was running those mountains, I'd of died because it was so cold out there. I could feel it in my bones! That's the kind of condition I got myself in. It was my destiny, I had sacrificed my whole life for boxing and had a lot of frustration throughout my career and I'm telling you, he'd of had to kill me that night to beat me!"

Yeah.

But in your case you give him respect every five seconds.



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[GEOFFHAYES]

(Mundine, Lucas, Siaca, Beyer

Not even on the same stratosphere as Reid, Woodhall and Brewer. Nowhere near that class.

Yes, Beyer did beat Richie but it was a massive upset, and Richie only had five weeks to prepare for the fight (had to recover from quick surgery after Sulaiman had demanded defense) and had been out of the ring almost a year after falling out with Warren, he got caught cold and was clearly rusty, but once he shook off the effects and found his range he schooled Beyer for the last five or six rounds. He had a 12-week camp for Calzaghe, and had looked sharp against Errol McDonald.

[GEOFFHAYES]

- Ried was always a marginal fringe contender. Thulane Malinga beat him right before Calzaghe did, and got a wide UD. Calzaghe got a SD

He beat Nardiello when nobody gave him a chance and beat Wharton when nobody gave him a chance, yes he was all over the place against Malinga and had no gameplan, but came back with a burning desire and looked like a completely different fighter against Calzaghe - more fired up than ever, and took advantage of a Calzaghe 'off-night' (and broken hand in the fourth) to shake up big Joe on numerous occasions. He also beat Ottke clearly.

The Grim Reaper had good fan base and a lot of ability, really good counter-puncher.. and awesome at times.

[GEOFFHAYES]

And who the **** calls Sugarboy Malinga 'Thulani Malinga'??

Your a novice!

You know NOTHING.

[Bozo_no no]

And who the **** calls Sugarboy Malinga 'Thulani Malinga'??

Your a novice!

You know NOTHING.

Still ranting?

You almost have leagues of people convinced.

A guy who's never seen Kessler fight calling me a novice. How damning.

[GEOFFHAYES]

Still ranting?

You almost have leagues of people convinced.

A guy who's never seen Kessler fight calling me a novice. How damning.

Nobody has seen Kessler fight. He's never been on TV, freak.

[Bozo_no no]

Nobody has seen Kessler fight.

[GEOFFHAYES]

Yeah, I meant 'literally' nobody, didn't I?

You ****ing freak.

[GEOFFHAYES]

Kessler has never been on TV, so how could I see him fight?

We'll soon how good he is if he steps up his level of competition and takes on the likes of Froch, Veit, Brahmer, Bute or Lacy.. Froch went on Danish Radio earlier in the year and said he'd knock Kessler clean out in 2007 in his backyard, so let's leave it for Froch, and then we can have a Calzaghe-Froch domestic dust-up.