Joe Calzaghe

[Roland]

Froch hurts with every punch. They are heavy when 'Loose' and devasting hard and sharp when opening arises. That man Pascale will beat every other fighter at this wieght world wide and be a world champion.... Only man on plant to beat is Froch.

Joe no chance ever. Eubanks - came out of retirement TWICE to fight Joe, and struggled to take of the extra fat he'd put on ... Collins now was a tough Man... Fought Eubanks in Chris's twilight time. Benn superb. Now let's face facts here.

Great fighter fight ALLCOMERS. Many have great contemperies!

Let’s face a few facts here.

Greats fighters fight all comers. Duck no one. And certainly don’t boo – hoo or call other fighters, definitely NEVER belittle or deride other fighters. Unfortunately both Joe and Ricky do, and did. Shame on them!

However, many, well in fact all! Showed true greatness by fighting the very best. Sandler v Pep, Frazier V Ali,  Hearns v Lennard, Castillo v Harrado etc. etc. Nigel Benn and Eubanks etc. etc. and etc. the list is mouth watering and great memoirs. They went and beat the best, very often, like Honeygan / Benn, Eubanks in their own back gardens.   Berkley, Currie, I NEEDN’T NAME AN ENDLESS LIST!

It is far better as most recognised the saying ‘ As to who they didn’t beat’! as to how great they were / are. Who did Haggler duck? Who did any of them duck? Sure Dempsey and such did, but aren’t really true greats.

Now are we to believe for a moment that a Manager, and a class one at that in Joe’s dad, can’t prepare a fighter to be ready and fight an opponent when supposed to! Of course not! How come Joe fought some great fights and won convincingly many time, when and where his hands were ok! He certainly never had any trouble then BUT never when down to fight 6 –7 at least great opponents that would have tested his mettle, skill, and / or greatness! Benn / Banks etc. did. Likewise great some foolishly try to compare with, Hagler, Monson, even Hearns /Lennard / Even greats that were blown up a few weights like Robert Stone fistDuran. No are we to forget greats like Grithis, Ray Robinson, etc. etc. Downes, Webb, Tiger. I think not.

Here we had Turpins, Eubanks, Downes, Benn, who went and beat GREATS in their own back garden. Surely this is where the proof of the pudding lies. Further as one post said earlier, Never got the money … He would have, and a lot more too … But surely it is better to fight a ‘Has been name’ or two for a bout 50% more than what one fight would bring in, and get beat and loose the face, credit and name to fight for big pay days. Good management that. And Dad was very sensible in who he allowed his son in with and when. Never actually fought a great I their prime is the fact!

Must say though in all honesty, that Joes father did right, was a great, no! is a great manager. Does his job so very well, which is to protect his fighters, make them money and allow them to be able to enjoy it! And above all, like Hatton, got the Press, media on board. Fantastic.

Joe Bugner couldn’t for instance, nor Junior Witter, but were vastly better than the media ever gave them credit for. Likewise many more. Hatton wears his heart on his sleeve. Fights well. Is what you see, and certainly is a courageous fighter.

Would he have beaten Dave Charnley, and 11 years unbeaten British Champion!

Only Joe ‘Old Bones’ Brown stopped him being a world champion! Whom he beat of course later when Joe had just lost the title. Some rate him as good as Duran. I don’t personally, but then just after Charnley, Ken Buchanon as good as beat Duran… After Maurice Cullan. Certainly neither would have took a step back.

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Undefeated world super middleweight champion -  longest reigning world title holder in boxing history, a career spanning almost two decades -  unbeaten in 18 years as a professional and amateur boxer.

 

Pretty damned good, whatever anyone says.

[Roland]

Undefeated world super middleweight champion -  longest reigning world title holder in boxing history, a career spanning almost two decades -  unbeaten in 18 years as a professional and amateur boxer.

 

Pretty damned good, whatever anyone says.

 

Of course and only an idiot would say otherwise! ....