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Title: Calzaghe Retires Post by: Rich Pullen on Thursday, February 5, 2009, 20:00:22 Good to go out on top.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/7871918.stm Title: Re: Calzaghe Retires Post by: Ironside on Thursday, February 5, 2009, 20:03:16 Without question, one of the best ever.
Title: Re: Calzaghe Retires Post by: Batch on Thursday, February 5, 2009, 20:07:41 As he said, he's done all he wanted to do. Brilliant record. Brilliant fighter.
Title: Re: Calzaghe Retires Post by: Nemo on Thursday, February 5, 2009, 20:14:57 I'm glad to see a boxer go before he lost it, a lot of others could take note of that.
I'm not sure how good he was in the all time list though, his division hasn't been the strongest in recent times. Title: Re: Calzaghe Retires Post by: Ironside on Thursday, February 5, 2009, 20:42:36 You can only play the cards you're dealt though Nemo.
Title: Re: Calzaghe Retires Post by: michael on Thursday, February 5, 2009, 22:05:11 I really like Joe, it's just a shame that he never really consistently mixed it with the best. Take Lennox Lewis, for example, he never ducked anyone. Even Richard Hatton went prime v prime with Pretty Boy Floyd, and so deserves more respect in my book, even if headbutting the corner post and getting knocked out is a bit embarrasing.
He probably stayed with Warren far too long, but has, for me, chosen the right time to retire. Title: Re: Calzaghe Retires Post by: DMR on Thursday, February 5, 2009, 22:14:32 I'm glad to see a boxer go before he lost it, a lot of others could take note of that. I'm not sure how good he was in the all time list though, his division hasn't been the strongest in recent times. Eh? Kessler? Jones Jr? Hopkins? Lacy? They're all very good in any era. Title: Re: Calzaghe Retires Post by: strooood on Thursday, February 5, 2009, 22:18:31 He probably stayed with Warren far too long Without a doubt sauerkraut. Title: Re: Calzaghe Retires Post by: michael on Thursday, February 5, 2009, 22:20:07 Don't be daft, Lacy was massively over-rated by an American public desperate for another knock-out hero, and Jones Jr was more shot than a flanders poppy.
Title: Re: Calzaghe Retires Post by: DMR on Thursday, February 5, 2009, 22:28:15 Don't be daft, Lacy was massively over-rated by an American public desperate for another knock-out hero, and Jones Jr was more shot than a flanders poppy. He's knocked out some good fighters... Robin Reid was a tough guy and he got destroyed. Title: Re: Calzaghe Retires Post by: strooood on Thursday, February 5, 2009, 22:41:58 There's definitely better fighters who have lost, especially at 168 and 175 but his record speaks for itself.
A British great, no question. Title: Re: Calzaghe Retires Post by: nevillew on Friday, February 6, 2009, 07:46:07 He's knocked out some good fighters... Robin Reid was a tough guy and he got destroyed. Wasn't he the failed shoe bomber ? |