Most Arrogant Guy In Boxing Past Or Present

[Dynamite Kid]

here are my picks

Nassem Hamed
James Toney
Joe Calzaghe
Paulie Malinaggi
Floyd Mayweather
Mikel Kessler

[small_warrior]

why the hell are kessler and calzaghe arrogand, especially kessler ?

[oovavu]

yea calz and kess shouldn't be there eubank definitely should tho.

[DELETED ACCOUNT 06]

Hamed! and he was good at it too.

Not unwitty and dumb like PBF.

[Dynamite Kid]

yea calz and kess shouldn't be there eubank definitely should tho.

Joe is very arrogant IMO even welsh fans off another site agree that Joe is very arrogant ,i think Kessler has showed his arrogance in the build up to this fight with some of the statments about Joe ,what about after the Andrade fight i want to fight Calzaghe if he dares of coarse

[rudement]

didnt realize this was a uk post but.....what about the guy in your signature pic? hmm? and why is ali not there? he should be #1 no? "he aint great he will fall in 8"... wtf do you even watch boxing? calzag kess? what went into your brain when adding them? i could think of atleast 250 guys more arrogant than them. come on man get with the ****ing program or atleast read/watch boxing history..

[grayfist]

Shouldn't he be in that list?

[Dynamite Kid]

didnt realize this was a uk post but.....what about the guy in your signature pic? hmm? and why is ali not there? he should be #1 no? "he aint great he will fall in 8"... wtf do you even watch boxing? calzag kess? what went into your brain when adding them? i could think of atleast 250 guys more arrogant than them. come on man get with the ****ing program or atleast read/watch boxing history..

the idea of a thread IMO is to put a question out there cause if you neglect to mention a certain fighter people can chip in with their OPINION i think its you tht needs to get with the program buddy

sorry was my list from 1-10 ,NO it was'nt so why should anyone be top or bottom i neglected to mention Ali becuase it was just what fighter sprung to mind the quickest hence the fact there less than 10 fighteers like is said i think its you that needs to get with the program

[rudement]

If you knew how to actually respond in literate fashion i might entertain your thoughts, but since you are clearly a dumb **** i wont even entertain an arguement.

kkthx enjoy trying to develop epeen "YEAH?" almost there?

[Dynamite Kid]

JOE CALZAGHE IS'NT ARROGANT LOL



BM: Do you consider Mikkel Kessler the stiffest test of your career?

JC: Definitely. This is the most dangerous, difficult fight for me. This guy is a lot more intelligent than [Jeff] Lacy. He's also taller and has a lot more technical ability. The Lacy fight was really easy for me. Lacy was easy to pick off and I destroyed him.
This is the fight to secure my legacy and shut up everybody who says I've fought nobody. It's not been through my fault that big fights have fallen through. Listen, I picked this fight. No one pushed me into it. I begged Frank Warren for it, just as I begged him for Lacy, so no one can ever say that I avoided anybody. After this, there's nothing more to achieve at super middle.

BM: How big an advantage is it to have the fight before up to 70,000 at the Millennium Stadium?

JC: Personally, I don't think the location will be a factor in who wins the fight. Initially, Morgens Palle made an opening offer to Frank to fight in Copenhagen, which I was more than happy to accept. But they didn't deliver on it and, one way or another, the fight ended up over here.
Fighting at home brings added pressure but I've proven I thrive off that. It's all about being controlled, not letting the atmosphere affect me. Sure, I'll feed off the noise of the crowd but I don't think it'll affect Kessler unduly. He beat [Anthony] Mundine in front of a big crowd in Sydney [in June 2005], didn't he? At the end of the day, it's just the two of us in the ring.

BM: How will you prepare?

JC: I've given myself a few weeks extra so I should do the weight more comfortably but, other than that, I'll not prepare any differently than I have for my other 20-odd world title fights. Why should I?
Following Enzo [Maccarinelli] and Gavin [Rees] in their recent world title wins, the atmosphere in dad's gym is wicked, awesome. It highlights what a great trainer my dad is. We're all pals and we're on the crest of a wave.
At the minute, it's a pleasure to train, which wasn't always the case. For a long time, training was a chore. I was lonely and it was difficult to get sparring. But now, I've got perfect sparring here in this gym, the best cruiserweight in the world [Maccarinelli] and a couple of tall, skilful boys in Bradley [Pryce] and Nathan Cleverly [a 6ft 2ins Unbeaten super middle]. There's also [WBU middleweight champion] Gary Lockett, who's just got married.
I'm feeling good, really excited, buzzing. This is what I've invested 25 years of my life into boxing for.

BM: Tell us about Kessler

JC: Obviously, with 39 wins, Kessler's an excellent fighter. Everybody knows we're the best two super middleweights in the world so I hope there's no need to badmouth each other.
I've never been one to watch every tape of my opponent's fights. Basically, I watch a few fights, once or twice. I don't study, study, study. I leave that to dad. Every fight is different. You can only perform how the opponent lets you. I'll make my *********s once we get in the ring.
But i've seen tapes of Kessler's fights with [Librado] Andrade and [Markus] Beyer and i've got one coming of the Mundine fight. He's a tall, typical European fighter - everything behind the jab and decent right-hand power. He's very good at what he does, but he's not been inside the ring with me. He'll not be as quick or as skilful as me. I believe my awkwardness, my southpaw stance and my workrate will be enough.

BM: Are you anticipating a war or a long tactical battle?

JC: I don't want to give away my gameplan and I'm prepared for both ways but I expect it to be more technical. I think Im a more intelligent fighter than him; he thinks he's a more intelligent fighter than me. We'll see on the night.
Though Kessler talks about coming to pressurise me, he's not dull. He knows I'm a great counterpuncher who's always struggled more with fighters that stand back. I don't think he'll fall into the Lacy trap and attack in staight lines.
I believe my speed and lateral movement will allow me to outbox this guy but, when the blood kicks in and the punches start landing, listen, man, I can mix it up and turn it on both ways. If it gets hard and I have to dig deep, I know from my runs and training that, physically as well as mentally, I'm a far superior package to what I was four or five years ago.

BM: Outcome?

JC: I'm gonna win using my speed. Even at 35, it's my greatest attribute. I'm electrifyingly fast, and I'll not stand still and get caught with shots. I've won and given back the IBF belt. Now I'm gonna collect the others.

BM: Afterwards?

JC: After this, maybe two more fights. Unless the winner of Taylor-Pavlik moves up, this'll definitely be my last fight at super middleweight. They can have all the belts back.
**** mandatories and meaningless defences. I'm not interested in a voluntary with Carl Froch, who's just got a big mouth, is very boring to watch, and has a **** defence. I'm not interested in challenging Clinton [Woods, the IBF light-heavy boss].
In October, I'll have been champion 10 years. I've paid my dues and want to cash in on big pay. Look at Trinidad fighting Roy Jones it's a joke but how much are they getting paid? I've done the hard part. Now I want to cash in. Bring 'em on.
I've definitely got to get one fight in the States. I don't want to retire without ever having fought in Madison Square Garden or Vegas. It's a personal thing. I've seen Ricky Hatton go over there and do the business. I want a piece of that. I believe I'll be entertaining and I think the Americans will love me. There's a lot of Celts and Italians out there.
It's good that Hopkins is finally calling me out because that's the one I'd like most. I had a couple of grand on him to beat Winky [Wright] on points, a complete no brainer. I knew it would be a boring fight in which the styles wouldn't blend. He's just an awkward bastard, a dirty, messy fighter. Kessler's younger and hungrier than Hopkins.
It used to be an ambition to be a two-weight world champion but Hopkins not having a major belt won't be an issue. Belts don't mean anything any more. I could fight [WBO light-heavyweight titleholder] Zsolt Erdei and be considered a two-weight champion. If anything, belts can be a hindrance. I just want a big payday