fist wrote:Evander wrote:Expect Calzaghe to continue taking easy bouts.
That's what he does.
That is what he has almost been doing his entire career.
His record is padded ... just look at it.
Seriously it is shameful.
His promoter went on television and the internet and laid out a financial challenge to Kessler.
When Kesslers people almost doubled what he originally offered was when the silence began,now he starts talking his usual rubbish about fighting this guy and that guy.
It will be a miracle if Calzaghe were to accept.
I hope he does but his track record suggests he is full of it.
I'm eager to be proved wrong.
But when you see an almost 14 year pro acting this way it becomes embarrasing.
The British fans are screaming for Froch because they know Calzaghe won't fight anyone and will try to make a Froch fight seem bigger than what it really is.
Kind of like most Calzaghe fights.
Totally disagree, Joe as a fighter with pride of course is not scared of anyone whether or not you think he is crap or whther or not you think his manager is non risk taker and simply a money maker. Joe himself is a champion who wants to secure a legacy. He has spoke much much more about Kessler for instance since Kessler started getting noticed by the wider public. To the point where his manager is in negotiations. Kessler wants to fight in September and now Joe is eyeing that date and specifically referencing a Kessler match-up. It truly hope it happens, would be a brilliant fight and of course one that is hard to call in the sense that it isnt a safe fight for Joe, as you mentioned. Silly to continue abusing Joe himself, when we have come to a point that a Kessler match up is being mentioned by Calzaghe almost every month.
My problem is not with the style of Joe Calzaghe.
As a matter of fact I think he is a very good boxer.
Like yourself and probably the rest of the boxing community I also want to see the Kessler fight.
It is nothing personal against Joe Calzaghe the man outside the ropes either,he seems like a decent chap.
This is all about his level of competition.
I understand it is also a business,but this guy has been around a long time now.
I find it hard to look at his record to be honest.
How can you not look at that thing and not be critical of it.
I mean seriously now, all bullsh*tting aside it is not pretty to look at considering how good a fighter Joe is.
It's just not on.
All I can is if he continues doing this, rather than saying negative things about him I won't even talk about him as a serious top ten pound for pound boxer anymore.
As for Joe speaking of Kessler,well Joe says a lot of things.
He just doesn't follow through,his record is a perfect example of that.
Sorry if I come across as being harsh on the man.
But what else are we suppose to say.
