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This is fantastic. Tell me, did Calzaghe write comedy scripts for the BBC before becoming a boxer?

Now, where shall we start...

"Joe Calzaghe has upped the bragging stakes ahead of the 17th defence of his WBO super middleweight title by saying he is better than Ricky Hatton"

Anyone not severely weakened by laughter, read on...

"I've defended my title for eight years, let's see if Ricky is still champion in four years," Calzaghe said

*note Calzaghe has missed a sitter by forgetting to point out too the WBO's rankings and mandatory challenger's are FAR tougher than the IBF's*

Athsmatics please look away now

"Let's not go over the top - Ricky had a good win over Kostya Tszyu, but he fought a guy who was at the tail-end of his career who had fought once in three years."

*Good point Joe. I mean Zoo's nothing. A has bean, bumbling along scraping wins against nobodies like Sharmba Mitchell and Zab Judah.*

"I can't comment on Ricky's situation, but with regards to my own situation Frank is the best promoter in the world."

*Yup, making sure he gets a talented boxer like you all the career-defining fights he needs, like Veit, em, Veit, um...eh...oh oh oh - Kabery Salem - he was a tough one.

Keep telling it like it is Joe 8)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/4226934.stm

fornicate off Calzaghe.

I sincerely hope Ashira or Lacy knock his block off the prick.

What a wanker Clazaghe really is.

For years I've thought he was a bitchy prick, now its confirmed.

Come on Ashira, knock him out.

Evans at 10/1 is really beckoning me...

12/1 with corals or 14/1 at bet365

What a horrible interview.

Evans Ashira go and KO Calzaghe.

What does he hope to achieve exactly? fornicating pudendum.

Hey jomothepure, you forgot the defence's agaibst Tocker Pudwill/Mger Mkrtchian, more class acts from JC.

nickd wrote:What does he hope to achieve exactly?.

I really have no idea.

Very strange. I hope Hatton just ignores him and doesn't stoop to Calzaghe playground taunts.

s9s wrote:Hey jomothepure, you forgot the defence's agaibst Tocker Pudwill/Mger Mkrtchian, more class acts from JC.

I was too star struck to mention those ones

Moan Moan Moan,

Shut up Joe, you haven't fought anyone fit to tie even an aging Kostya Tszyu's boots and I'm afraid that includes Eubank.

Quite odd how he disrespects Hatton for beating an aging champion. Calzaghe beat and ageing FORMER champion to win this belt.

I've "defended" this belt for 8 years.

Yes, and Lester Jacobs retired an undefeated world champion too.... does mean those defences were worthy of being called defences.

Things like this really get me goat up.

stujones wrote:Moan Moan Moan,

Shut up Joe, you haven't fought anyone fit to tie even an aging Kostya Tszyu's boots and I'm afraid that includes Eubank.

Quite odd how he disrespects Hatton for beating an aging champion. Calzaghe beat and ageing FORMER champion to win this belt.

I've "defended" this belt for 8 years.

Yes, and Lester Jacobs retired an undefeated world champion too.... does mean those defences were worthy of being called defences.

Things like this really get me goat up.

Calzaghe beat an ageing weight drained FORMER champion who was due to fight at 175 only 5 days before the fight so had to shed an extra 7lbs aswell as whatever weight he was over 175 when he got the call.

The sooner someone KO's him and shuts him up the better.

nickd wrote:Calzaghe beat an ageing weight drained FORMER champion who was due to fight at 175 only 5 days before the fight so had to shed an extra 7lbs aswell as whatever weight he was over 175 when he got the call..

Mark Prince wasn't it?

KOJOE90 wrote:

nickd wrote:Calzaghe beat an ageing weight drained FORMER champion who was due to fight at 175 only 5 days before the fight so had to shed an extra 7lbs aswell as whatever weight he was over 175 when he got the call..

Mark Prince wasn't it?

Eubank.

EDIT - you mean Eubank was due to fight Prince?

nickd wrote:

stujones wrote:Moan Moan Moan,

Shut up Joe, you haven't fought anyone fit to tie even an aging Kostya Tszyu's boots and I'm afraid that includes Eubank.

Quite odd how he disrespects Hatton for beating an aging champion. Calzaghe beat and ageing FORMER champion to win this belt.

I've "defended" this belt for 8 years.

Yes, and Lester Jacobs retired an undefeated world champion too.... does mean those defences were worthy of being called defences.

Things like this really get me goat up.

Calzaghe beat an ageing weight drained FORMER champion who was due to fight at 175 only 5 days before the fight so had to shed an extra 7lbs aswell as whatever weight he was over 175 when he got the call.

The sooner someone KO's him and shuts him up the better.

This is brilliant, it's becoming like Monty Python's 4 Yorkshiremen sketch, with the "I had to work for tuppence a month..."

Except with this it's how bad can you make your opponents.

"RIGHT, I had to fight a bantamweight who had minus 6 days notice was 8 stone underweight with Ribena carton's for gloves, he w's paid 6 ha'penny farthing to go 25 rounds 'cept I was to sit down for 22 of them whilst I rested 'n referee gave me 10-8 scores whilst I sat down 'n he ran around dribbling Ribena all o'er t'place, then wh'n I stud oop he was to go down on t'ground for half an hour or un'tilt referee 'ud counted to 1900..."

I love the bit where he says 'I can't comment on Rickys situation'.. :x 8) ... class! . Who said comedy is dead!.. . its alive and well in British boxing!!!.. .. and most of the jokes are on the fans! .
Brilliant! .

Strange how Hatton leaves Warren and Calzageh starts slagging him off when befor he was first to sing his praises. It dose leave me dissapointed that a nice lad like Kahn might be manipulated in the same way

josh fg wrote:Strange how Hatton leaves Warren and Calzageh starts slagging him off when befor he was first to sing his praises. It dose leave me dissapointed that a nice lad like Kahn might be manipulated in the same way

Well the way Khan and his backers carried on in the aftermath of the Olimpics and during the ABA'S I'd suggest that its Alleged FW who needs to watch his back!.... 8) :x

nickd wrote:EDIT - you mean Eubank was due to fight Prince?

Yes mate.

HATTONS FOUGHT BUMS AS WELL,HE BEAT A WASHED UP TSZYU,GOT DROPED BY MCGEE,HAD A TOUGH FIGHT WITH A OK DOMESTIC FIGHTER IN THAXTON.I FEEL HATTON WOULD COME UNSTUCK AGAINST THE BIG GUNS.FAR TO PREDICTABLE HE JUST MARCHES FORWARD,HE WAS GETTING CAUGHT VERY EASY BY TSZYU.

Calzaghe is an utter nobhead, everyone in Boxing knows he is content defending his fake title against bums, i hope Evans Ashira sparks him and if not i hope Lacy takes his head off the moron. This article really pisses me off, Calzaghe has always been a shit talker but how can he cast aspersions over a great champion like Tszyu, arsehole

Frank has done good for boxers careers though which is true for guys like Benn, Hamed and Hatton.

Tszyu never fought for 1 year and 11 months actually though. Notice that since Tszyu beat Judah though, he was starting to fight once a year. I don'tmean when he was injured but he fought Tackie then Leija, looked like he was only going to start fighting once a year.

Yup, making sure he gets a talented boxer like you all the career-defining fights he needs, like Veit, em, Veit, um...eh...oh oh oh - Kabery Salem - he was a tough one.

Warren actually did get him Johnson before he got injured though and it is possible guys ducked him like Ottke, Beyer and possibly Hopkins like he said on that reply to Ian's article.

Zoo just fought the wrong fight. A neutral location & ref and different tactics and the outcome of hatton vs zoo could easily be reversed. Never the less, hatton still defeated him.

Calzaghe should open his mouth after the jeff lacy fight and not before. I believe ashira is under-rated, there may well be an upset but i think calzaghe will win.

Yeah 8 years 'champ' and what has he done in that time?.... eff all!!!..... :x.
Calzaghe and Hatton are two peas in a pod.

I hope Calzaghe fights Lacy after this guy though it's a fight worthy for ITV since Hattons not with SN anymore.