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Dioufy wrote:Patriot, I stopped listening to what the Calzaghe's said years back.

"I would slap Froch down in three rounds." - Joe Calzaghe

"Jones jr is shot, what would I gain from being the 3rd man to KO him" - then failed to even do that.

"If he would've gone 12 rounds, then Haye wouldn't of fought again" - after Haye changed Macca's hairstyle.

And there's many more but them three are my favourites.

jamesmcdonnell wrote:

Counter-puncher wrote:

jamesmcdonnell wrote:No way did Calzaghe fight like Khan. Look at Calzaghe's early record, he was mashing people up, he was nowhere near as circumspect as Khan, to compare the two is ridiculous.

as someone said about Mark Delaney, he looked like a truck had run over him by the time calzaghe had finished with him

As did Jeff Lacy, the feckers face looked like someone had put it in a sack and then got two fat people to jump up and down on it.

Matt W wrote:

Wales wrote:Joe "straight on his toes" Calzaghe is right, I mean, did you see the way he went into reverse gear after suffering that terrible knockdown against Byron mitchell!!

In fairness to Khan his fighting heart can't be questioned and when hurt he fights back hard. Like Wlad, who recently said something along the lines that he isn't trying to prove his chin because he knows he hasn't got one, Khan has to be more savvy due to his weakness. To have adapted due to this, perhaps contrary to his natural instinct, is to his credit IMO.

mickey1975 wrote:tony booth rates calzaghe has the best puncher he has faced(in sparring).check tony's record,heavyweights etc,plus cheif sparring partner for nigel benn.if tony says you can hit,you CAN hit.its blindingly obvious joes hands stopped him going all out with his punches.its a punchers curse

fluxstuff wrote:Joe would stand with them at least - constant motion and he wasn't scared of taking a shot. He threw light shots because his hands were shafted, not because he didn't want to.

hurlock wrote:he obliterated delaney impressively.but if he was a banger he'd of stopped jones,hit him enough times.

Coco wrote:I was in the gym with JC around the time he was British champ, and I can confirm he hits like a horse, if you look at his early record you can see it, but after the extent of his hand problems he had to lighten up and stick to his boxing

DavidPayne wrote:You're comparing Kotelnik and Jones Jnr? Am I right.

I'd place Kotelnik somewhere closer to Richie Woodhall.

bigjack wrote:

fluxstuff wrote:Joe would stand with them at least - constant motion and he wasn't scared of taking a shot. He threw light shots because his hands were shafted, not because he didn't want to.

Yes joe never ran from anyone and after watching the lacey fight many times even though joes hands were shot in that fight he was still landing with sickening hurtfull punches all night

hurlock wrote:he obliterated delaney impressively.but if he was a banger he'd of stopped jones,hit him enough times.

the patriot wrote:Apoligies if this has been discussed elsewhere, but I picked up Boxing Monthly today for the first time in many a year. Very impressed, most probably pick it up every month now

ANYWAY !!

In it, is an article on a Khan/Hatton match up and various fight personalities give their take on the outcome. Old Enzo's made my laugh


Enzo Calzaghe (trainer)

Amir proved nothing to me whatsoever against Kotelnik, a guy too slow to capitalise. Okay, he stuck to a plan but, in 12 rounds, I didn't see Khan throw one dominant power punch. I just saw the astute, old-fashioned British way, on his toes, with no intention of finalising the fight. Just pitter-patter and only one in four landed. Nothing great, a running match.

I can't see him beating Ricky Hatton, Ricky Hatton isn't Kotelnik. Ricky punches far harder than Kotelnik. Khan doesn't punch hard enough at light-welter to keep him off and is open to left-hooks. I think Ricky would stop him in eight or nine rounds.

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It's not his view on the result of Khan/Hatton that made me laugh it was this quote ....

".....Just pitter-patter and only one in four landed. Nothing great, a running match."

Remind you of anyone ???

boxingchat wrote:If Kotelnik was so ordinary, why didn't Enzo show Gavin Rees how to beat him?

Asterix wrote:

hurlock wrote:he obliterated delaney impressively.but if he was a banger he'd of stopped jones,hit him enough times.

Calzaghe was a hard hitter. The key word is "was".

stujones wrote:

Asterix wrote:

hurlock wrote:he obliterated delaney impressively.but if he was a banger he'd of stopped jones,hit him enough times.

Calzaghe was a hard hitter. The key word is "was".

When did Joe lose his power? Before the Brewer (a notoriously chinny fighter), immediately after the KD of Eubank?