Calzaghe losing the battle for respect.

knockout artist · Post by **knockout artist** » 19 Feb 2004, 06:22

Interesting article by Buncey, in today's FT.

http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServe ... 5677866454

J · Post by J » 19 Feb 2004, 06:33

true mate was a nice read cheers, thing is the very same thing warren and Joe criticise ottke and hopkins for they have done for years themselves, you know, its joe that needs this career defining fight not hopkins (middleweight champ for 10 yrs now) and ottke will never be held in the same regard outside germany despire him holding the remander of the super middle belts.
So its JC that should have travelled and done eveything possible to make these fights happen, instead of fighting nobodies in wales for the past two years. Be it travel pusrse money whatever he should have made these fights happen.
Having said that I will still be cheering away for him on Sat, go Joe!

knockout · Post by **knockout** » 19 Feb 2004, 06:55

hopkins seems to have put respect over money
calzaghe puts money over respect....

J · Post by J » 19 Feb 2004, 06:57

couldnt agree more my learned friend!

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 19 Feb 2004, 07:04

I also find it hard to believe that Ottke makes only 1/2 million a fight, if he's getting 8 million viewers....Ottke himself claimed he regularly gets over 1 million a fighter.

J · Post by J » 19 Feb 2004, 07:12

has to pay the ref theother half mill hahaha

adamiw · Post by **adamiw** » 19 Feb 2004, 07:52

jamesmcdonnell wrote:I also find it hard to believe that Ottke makes only 1/2 million a fight, if he's getting 8 million viewers....Ottke himself claimed he regularly gets over 1 million a fighter.

yeah i thought the offer was 1 million, not 1.5 anyway.

knockout · Post by **knockout** » 19 Feb 2004, 08:05

pretty much all of Bunces figures in that story are rounded up or down to make the story seem as shocking as possible...

I find it hard to believe Calzaghe earns more than Ottke aswell.

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 19 Feb 2004, 10:52

Sven bought his first house after the Mitchell fight last year.....
Seems odd for a guy they're telling us is a multi millionare. Maybe he's just a tight wad?

J · Post by J » 19 Feb 2004, 10:58

could just simply be a culture thing, not as many people own homes outright in Germany as here, in Britain its the norm but more on the continent they lease or rent,. Though does seem strange a multimillionaire should do that, i mean its not like he has travelled very far to box is it and didnt want to have to have a base.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 19 Feb 2004, 11:41

Home ownership isn't considered a big deal in Germany or many other continental countries.....