Carl's been a little more humble in this position than Joe was back in the day.
Calzaghe said in the last week he did not know who Froch, the new WBC super-middleweight champion, was — but he has done some research in the meantime. "Yeah, I Googled him," he said. "I've seen him but the guy doesn't mean anything. The guy don't mean ****. The guy he fought the other day [Jean Pascal], he didn't look any good.
"For me I think that's an easy fight, I'd knock him out inside four rounds because he's slow… The Americans won't pay one penny for him, they're not interested in him. I'm sorry, but that's the way it is."
Calzaghe is equally dismissive of Dawson, the IBF light-heavyweight champion, who was mooted as an opponent the moment Calzaghe defeated Roy Jones Jr: "As soon as I've won, HBO say, 'What about fighting this other guy now?' I can't remember his name… Chad Dawson.
"Why? Who is Chad Dawson? The guy has won the world title and he can't attract flies, he can't fill up his own neighbourhood. Why fight him? He's a good fighter but what does that mean? It's the same position as this Froch, it doesn't mean anything."
"For me I think that's an easy fight, I'd knock him out inside four rounds because he's slow… The Americans won't pay one penny for him, they're not interested in him. I'm sorry, but that's the way it is."
Calzaghe is equally dismissive of Dawson, the IBF light-heavyweight champion, who was mooted as an opponent the moment Calzaghe defeated Roy Jones Jr: "As soon as I've won, HBO say, 'What about fighting this other guy now?' I can't remember his name… Chad Dawson.
"Why? Who is Chad Dawson? The guy has won the world title and he can't attract flies, he can't fill up his own neighbourhood. Why fight him? He's a good fighter but what does that mean? It's the same position as this Froch, it doesn't mean anything."
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