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Swordtennis Boxer In Spotlight : Joe Calzaghe
By: Clay Death Date: November 30, 2013, 11:33 pm
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Re: Swordtennis Boxer In Spotlight : Joe Calzaghe
By: Clay Death Date: November 30, 2013, 11:36 pm
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Professional Boxer
Joseph William "Joe" Calzaghe CBE is a retired Welsh
professional boxer. He is a former WBO, IBF, WBC, WBA & The Ring
Super Middleweight Champion and The Ring Light Heavyweight
Champion.
Born: March 23, 1972 (age 41), Hammersmith, United Kingdom
Height: 5' 11" (1.80 m)
Weight: 175 lbs (79 kg)
Spouse: Mandy M. Davies (m. 1994–2005)
Parents: Jackie Calzaghe, Enzo Calzaghe
Children: Connor Calzaghe, Joe Calzaghe
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Re: Swordtennis Boxer In Spotlight : Joe Calzaghe
By: swordtennis Date: December 10, 2013, 9:41 pm
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I did not follow boxing much when it turned into pay per view
only and missed Calzaghe. Great fighter no doubt. Going to have
to watch his great fights. and make a better judgement on him.
Was he like Stevie Collins who kind of got Benn and Eubank at
the end of their careers? I dont think so Roy Jones and BHop
were still formidable and both had defense.
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Re: Swordtennis Boxer In Spotlight : Joe Calzaghe
By: Clay Death Date: December 10, 2013, 9:53 pm
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Baron will be able to answer that question best.
still going 46-0 is pretty damn special. he never tasted defeat.
Baron has probably seen the Italian Dragon a few times in
person.
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Re: Swordtennis Boxer In Spotlight : Joe Calzaghe
By: britbox Date: December 10, 2013, 11:51 pm
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[quote author=swordtennis link=topic=267.msg5324#msg5324
date=1386733288]
I did not follow boxing much when it turned into pay per view
only and missed Calzaghe. Great fighter no doubt. Going to have
to watch his great fights. and make a better judgement on him.
Was he like Stevie Collins who kind of got Benn and Eubank at
the end of their careers? I dont think so Roy Jones and BHop
were still formidable and both had defense.
[/quote]
Calzaghe was blessed with great speed, could take a shot and
could change styles mid-fight depending on how the fight was
unfolding. Hopkins was still very much a live and formidable
opponent and that was actually a very tough fight. Joe got
dropped in the first round, although he wasn't seriously hurt
and Hopkins really tested him. I thought Joe deservedly won the
fight through sheer work rate (nobody else has landed as many
punches on Hopkins in his career). Hopkins is a great, great
fighter though - an all-time great without doubt.
Jones for me, was pretty shot when he fought Joe and as such it
was difficult for me to put too much name value on beating Roy.
He was a shell of a great fighter when took on Joe. BUT....
Joe's speed would have always caused problems for Roy... it's
difficult to say who would have won in their prime, but I
seriously doubt Roy would have taken that fight in his prime
either.
Calzaghe was accused by some as being a slapper... Jones said it
before the fight but afterwards acknowledged he was a damn hard
slapper!
Joe had a lot of problems with his hands throughout his career
and punched harder when he was younger... He dropped granite
chinned Eubank when they fought.
Of all the British and Island Super Middles, he was without
doubt the best in my mind. He absolutely ruined an unbeaten
Jeff Lacy who was hailed as the next big thing at the time (Lacy
was never the same again) and beat a prime unbeaten Kessler. I
saw him a few times live, including the Kessler fight in front
of over 50,000 people at the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff.
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Re: Swordtennis Boxer In Spotlight : Joe Calzaghe
By: swordtennis Date: December 13, 2013, 8:39 pm
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Thank you great response BritBox!
Calzaghe is top 5 super middleweight of all time no doubt. Him,
Benn, Eubank, Jones, Hopkins. I love his speed and combinations.
His absolute annihilation of Manfredo was a spectacle to see.
The super combinations. Good chin. I do recall him getting
called a slapper.
I did see the Hopkins fight and he def deserved that win.
Hopkins is amazing. Calzaghe style could have very well troubled
Jones in his prime. The Movement and flurries from Calzaghe is
def a good tactic against Jones.
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Re: Swordtennis Boxer In Spotlight : Joe Calzaghe
By: swordtennis Date: January 6, 2014, 8:40 pm
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Ok have watched many Calzaghe's fights. Great boxer puncher.
Not really bad in any area really. Hopkins fights Calzaghe 10
times he takes at least 4 every time. Prob 5. Calzaghe has the
style to trouble Hopkins. That super flurries technique annoys
the hell out of a fighter like Hopkins. The Break he pulled on
Hopkins in the 10th was a joke. Fooled Joe Cortez big time.
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Re: Swordtennis Boxer In Spotlight : Joe Calzaghe
By: britbox Date: January 7, 2014, 6:17 am
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[quote author=swordtennis link=topic=267.msg6697#msg6697
date=1389062443]
Ok have watched many Calzaghe's fights. Great boxer puncher.
Not really bad in any area really. Hopkins fights Calzaghe 10
times he takes at least 4 every time. Prob 5. Calzaghe has the
style to trouble Hopkins. That super flurries technique annoys
the hell out of a fighter like Hopkins. The Break he pulled on
Hopkins in the 10th was a joke. Fooled Joe Cortez big time.
[/quote][quote author=swordtennis link=topic=267.msg6697#msg6697
date=1389062443]
Ok have watched many Calzaghe's fights. Great boxer puncher.
Not really bad in any area really. Hopkins fights Calzaghe 10
times he takes at least 4 every time. Prob 5. Calzaghe has the
style to trouble Hopkins. That super flurries technique annoys
the hell out of a fighter like Hopkins. The Break he pulled on
Hopkins in the 10th was a joke. Fooled Joe Cortez big time.
[/quote]
Difficult to say with Hopkins... Great fighter (one of my all
time faves), but until somebody finds a way to beat a guy (and
nobody did with Calzaghe) then I'd be loathe to suggest he'd
beat him numerous times.
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