Personally i think he is the most underated Champion in the world today!
I think he has been unlucky with injuries but has shown all the attributes of a great champion.
Lacy was the crowning Glory Joe would have mashed Tarver into next week and would have too much power and speed for Kessler whom i rate and has a good defence but not enough to fend of Calzaghe who would out box and out punch him .
Amazing to think that Winky Wright is rated higher than Joe Calzaghe and yet cant get a grip on Sam Soliman who came right at him .
Calzaghe is a great fighter mate, and i agree with most points, i think Joe is to big for Winky, i hear WInky has said hed move up for Joe if he beat Taylor, but for me Joe would beat Winky, and it looks like Joe has that only option of a big world fight now with Tarver being exposed last week and B-Hop retiring, i think Joe should take Kessler and winner of Winky/Taylor and call it a day, but maybe he could of done more in his career to get more defining fights.
The guy is a natural super talent. Not those stupid pumping muscles as a lot of American fighters like to build on their bodies - just a pure athlete. One of the biggest differences between euro guys and the counter Americans is that euro guys does a lot of roadwork to built up stamina and lung capacity. A lot of American fighters use their time lifting iron instead and gets bodies not like a boxer but like bodybuilders.
yeah…I think ole Joe is really good but Tarvers stock is in the tank and B-HOP is retired…he’ll probably wind up fighting Kessler though…not going to help his cause much but Kessler is a decent fighter…
While he is a great fighter I am afraid he might not reach his biggest audience and money (America) due to injuries… Real fight fans know he is a great champion but its the overall perception of the masses that make your legend…
Dude shut the hell up for the UPTEENTH TIME!!! yes us Americans are bodybuiling boxing trash and Euro’s are superior to us…Well for nothing else But THERE EURO’S…
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I agree with most of whats been said. Joe is great champion. Shame about his hand injuries but hopefully he will still have some big fights ahead. Could be argued that he has never had any major tests, but I am of the opinion he has more than proven himself as every man he has faced in the ring he has beaten. Thats not bad going for a man who has had so many fights and defended his Belts for so long.
Joe’s wanted kessler for a long time, kessler wont step into the ring with him for anything less than a stupid payday he aint worth. As for doing more for a career defining fight. Im not sure what more he could of done. There are only two people he coulda got in the ring with, b-hop and RJJ. Hopkins got the 3 mill he wanted, got the fight in the usa, then when all he wanted was offerd, he wanted more… (not turning this into a hop ducked jc thread) the only other option was RJJ. RJJ never expessed an interest in fighting calzaghe, + he was at a different w8. RJJ made it clear he would not fight out of the USA, and god knows i don’t blame Jc for calling him out to fight in the usa, i mean IF it was a very close 12 round fight, and i think it would have been, i highly doubt a welsh guy would get the call over the american golden boy… same goes if the fight was held in the UK.
I met Joe in London honestly he is such a cool guy loves being champ ( and the attention ) but was really quick with the one liners he is the best fighter on the planet for me .
Everybody said before the Lacy fight he was a joy to be around really laid back and utterly confident i think he is somebodyn with that genuine x factor confidence by the bucket load .
Met Carl Froch as well what a nice bloke he is had my photo taken with him i think all fighters like being in the limelight .
Joe Calzaghe is pure class! If you didn’t think so before, surely he showed in the Lacy fight. That was the greatest boxing performance for years, he punched and rolled off him every shot. Think he is class and a great champ!
Yup, I’m gonna have to back him up on this one, I met Calzo in Pizza Hut in Cardiff, and he was just an absolute gent, though I didn’t have the johnson’s to go up to his table and interrupt his meal, so I joined him for a wall to the salad bar when he got up
As for his fighting skills, anyone who reads my posts knows that I think he is a great fighter, and that I would love to see him unify the big four in the super-middle division to prove what many people think already, that he is the greatest in this generation of SM fighters.
The Tarver fight must surely be a no-go after his dreadful showing against b-hop, and Johnson has now gone for a tear-up with Clinton Woods, so the natural fights will be Kessler and Bayer, unless Winky Wright does step up, and that would be a massive fight.
And as for making a great fighter from a good fighter, then surely a lot of it is down to the talent around in the division, and also, possibly more importantly, how much is the manager/promoter willing to expose his meal ticket to, becase Frank Warren makes Calzo’s fights, and I’m sure he makes a fair turnover on even minor fights like Evans Ashira, which might not be so big if Calzo loses, but now he’s into the final stretch of his career, in his own words, then he has to push FW to come through with some massive fights for him to secure his legacy.
Froch IS a good bloke, dead down to earth and hilarious - and more to the point, he does rate calzaghe as a fighter, totally - he loved the Lacy fight.
I think Froch was just a tad frustrated with Joe’s opponents and excuses last year plus the comments about Ricky Hatton’s win over Tszyu being ‘average’ compared to himself and how ‘Warren is the best promoter in the world and Hatton has made a terrible mistake’ blah blah - and then fought Ashira!
It certainly frustrated me given Joe’s talent.
Hennesey were just building hype and interest into a possible match-up before Lacy delivered Joe his golden ticket to the big time.
So long as Joe’s hand dosen’t go mid-fight, i reckon he has the capability of fighting anyone in and around his weight.
I would like to see him travel though if i’m honest.
haha! royal must have 800 email addresses. although his english is a little different(better). anyway zinmex how do you know what the top guys in any weight class are doing for training?
possibly… if he’s trying really hard to fool us 
