Originally posted by IMDAZED
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Really? Thats a shame
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Calzaghe is ducking Pavlick.
No need for an essay, that's the simple truth.
Joe was talking about Pavlik after Hopkins "2 fights left" he said at the Hopkins presser and also refuted a fight with Jones saying he was done, spent, finished.Comment
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Indeed. 2 fights left, Hopkins and Jones. Calzaghe has been very consistent in saying that Jones will be his last fight and has even been consistent on the number of fights he had left for quite a long time before that. If you were in his position would you choose to end your career a) against living legend Roy Jones who has been the fight everyone said you should make throughout your entire career or b) a new American MW champion with 1 title defence. Hmm.Originally posted by cityfgod View PostComment
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but the only point in fight rjj now is for the money, it does nothing for his resume or legacy. "at the end of the day" everyone knows that rjj is shot.Originally posted by abadger View PostComment
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Calzaghe is an idiot!
What a bunch of crap! JC claims Pavlik fought J. Taylor a 2nd time to dodge him. Pavlik / Taylor 2 happened because it was written in the contract of Pavlik / Taylor 1 (if JT lost he was guaranteed a rematch at 168). JC also claims Kelly didn't say anything about him after he abused Lockett. He listed 3 or 4 guys he said he'd fight (JC being one of them) and said he'd fight anyone but he leaves that up to his manager/promoter.
Calzaghe is just running his mouth because he knows he's retiring after the Jones fight.
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We all know that boxers lie... it is a part of the business.Originally posted by BuckeyeHusker View PostWhat a bunch of crap! JC claims Pavlik fought J. Taylor a 2nd time to dodge him. Pavlik / Taylor 2 happened because it was written in the contract of Pavlik / Taylor 1 (if JT lost he was guaranteed a rematch at 168). JC also claims Kelly didn't say anything about him after he abused Lockett. He listed 3 or 4 guys he said he'd fight (JC being one of them) and said he'd fight anyone but he leaves that up to his manager/promoter.
Calzaghe is just running his mouth because he knows he's retiring after the Jones fight.Comment
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Originally Posted by Terrible...
Dirk is relentless you go on youtube any you can see him squabbling with American fans
QUOTE= Dirk Diggler UK : There are a lot of ******ed ones unfortunately. :lol
Me: Did you know that "Dirk Diggler", AKA: John Holmes was American?
I know you do. So why critisize and and turn around and idolize Americans? Are you a hipocrit? Sounds like you are as far as I am concerned.Comment
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you seem to get on with our transatlantic brethren as much as i do,its a special realationship.lol.Originally posted by Dirk Diggler UK View PostComment
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Pavlik has never fought at SMW or LHW so JC cant duck a fighter who's never even fought in his weight class. If Pavlik was a top ranked SMW or a mandatory for one of Joe's belts then you could say he was "ducking" which he's not. Froch has a more legitimate case to say JC is ducking him.Originally posted by cityfgod View PostComment
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I agree with some of what you've been saying. I don't really see how Dawson is considered proven, especially not after that last fight with Johnson. I think a lot of people believed the scoring to be VERY questionable that fight.Originally posted by Dirk Diggler UK View Post
However, its clear that you have anti-American sentiments with everything you say, as well as with your signature. I can understand taking pride in one's country, but its almost as if you feel like you have something to prove by force feeding it in everybody's face that you believe Europe to have boxing supremacy over the United States.
One thing you fail to understand is that we aren't biased toward AMERICAN fighters. We're just don't show as much respect/regard for fighters who do all of their fighting out of the primary boxing market, which is in the United States. Filipino Pacquiao gets a lot of love in America, and where does he fight most of his competition? He fought most of the best at his weights willing to travel anywhere. Puerto Rican Cotto gets a LOT of love here as well, and he's not American. You could argue that PR would have to go elsewhere to fight competition, but Cotto is again the embodiment of a boxer who will fight whoever is in front of him and won't make excuses about what he's accomplished already.
It has nothing to do with America VS Europe. Most will agree that the cream of the boxing crop fight in America, be they American or not. A lot of fighters build up their resume by fighting in their native land, or in smaller markets, but they use that to establish themselves so they can jump into the fire amongst the elite. I have love for all great boxers who want to fight the best to be the best.
I think a lot of people dislike Calzaghe because they believe him to be "unproven". Whether this is true or not is beyond me as I don't really keep up with European boxing, so maybe people are wrong for saying he's overrated based solely upon that. But you have to understand where people are coming from with their resentment for him, when he hasn't battled many of the best during his prime, choosing not to go overseas. Its that and his outright arrogance with thinking he's the best and that he's done it all. So again, its not about America VS Europe, its about boxing fans wanting to see boxers "prove" themselves; to put up and to shut up, but of course whether or not they've already done this is all subjective and opinion.
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