Shame, but well earned.
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Thread: Calzaghe retires
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05-02-2009 07:24 PM #1
Calzaghe retires
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05-02-2009 07:57 PM #3This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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15-02-2009 04:43 PM #5This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Scraping past a 43 year old Bernard Hopkins, beating an over rated Jeff Lacy and some cringeworthy showboating against Roy Jones don't make you an all time great.PM Awards General Poster of The Year 2015, 2016, 2017. Probably robbed in other years
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15-02-2009 07:14 PM #6
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He's got Eubank, Lacy, Hopkins and Roy Jones on his undefeated record - not bad for someone that can't punch very hard!
Who could he have fought to make him even more of a great?
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16-02-2009 03:53 PM #7This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I did say it wasn't his fault that he didn't beat better fighters earlier in his career, he was high risk with little reward and he, along with hatton, was Warrens easy money.
Kelly pavlik before he lost to Hopkins would have been a fight for Joe to really show he was unbeatable, a young, awkward prospect who he could have taken to school. In earlier years James Toney would have been a great fight, a re match with Robin Reid and possibly Felix Trinidad at middleweight or a catch weight all would have made Calzaghe prove his greatness.PM Awards General Poster of The Year 2015, 2016, 2017. Probably robbed in other years
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16-02-2009 05:16 PM #8
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I don't think he's had a lot of greats to fight in his career and I certainly don't think that giving Robin Reid a rematch would've made much (if any) difference to his status. What did Reid ever go on to prove?
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