Lets forget for a moment about his questionable split decision victory over "OLD" Bernard Hopkins who deserved a rematch!, and ending his career against Roy "SHOT" Jones. All he has is an embellished home town record against lesser opposition chosen for him by Frank Warren. There is Mikkel Kessler, and Jeff Lacey, the same Kessler comprehensively outclasses by Ward whom calzaghe decided not to Fight. Jeff lacey was an average boxer so calzaghe fans claim he was amazing until Calzaghe fought him
I agree with all of you who say that Calzaghe is not an all time great.. A highlight of a great fighter has to have recognizable opponents. like 60% of the video should be highlights against other great fighters.. the exception is if the fighter is from an era way before u were born. for me, that means when fights were filmed in black and white.
Everyone says he didn't fight the best opponents but that's because half of them didn't want to fight him...they ran away. If they had fought he would of won and they knew it.FACT!
Beating everyone that Frank warren put in front of you on home turf does not place you in the all time greats, where are the memorable fights and don't say kessler. He was a world class but to be considered one of the all time greats you have to accomplish a lot more that he did Fact.
@Lukestar249 and that is my point exactly. The calibre of those opponents is why is no where near an all time great. 44 being chosen by frank warren!! Not a lot of quality in his opponents
@ghostpen8 He beat Chris Eubank comfortably, a legend who beat both Michael Watson and Nigel Benn in their primes. Roy Jones Jr and Bernard Hopkins both claimed to be in the shape of their lives before their fights with him, Mikkel Kessler was 39-0 before fighting Calzaghe he's now 44-2 and the only other to beat him was Andre Ward, Joe embarrassed Jeff Lacy who, regardless of what has happened following the fight, was 20-0 going into the Calzaghe bout.
@Lukestar249 Chris Eubank was a good fighter no legend! Hopkins deserved a rematch. Look at roy jones record before and after calzaghe, a Shot fighter that refuses to call it a day! Getting knocked out left right and centre.Kessler is a good fighter but has come up wanting in a more competitive division. Lacy came with a big reputation and calzaghe destroyed him but looking at what he did after his reputation was inflated. This is not the record of an legend!
@ghostpen8 Ending his career against an undeniably shot roy jones doesn't look good, and refusing to give Hopkins the rematch to erase all doubt. Fighting in England and wales for 99 per cent of career. Not saying he's a bum but he is now legend. He uses his unbeaten record to talk himself up, and his desire to keep him meant he didn't fight the right opponents at the right time. Too easy to pick holes in his legacy!
@ThePowerV3 He was good but nothing special and Calzaghe was a little better. His legacy is filled with holes and in 10 years time people will barely remember him.
Mikkel Kessler was the the second best super middleweight who is a good boxer. Joe claimed he was his toughest fight. Jeff lacey was probably his greatest achievement cause he came with a very good reputation and Calzaghe took him apart. Roy Jones was shot by the time they fought and this is fact! Hopkins did enough to warrant a rematch! If i was in a pub in wales joe calzaghe is one of the best but his inflated record does belie his true position.
Joe Calzgahe lets be reasonable he was a world class boxer and the best super middle weight so far. However to claim that he was one o the best ever because of his unbeaten record is rubbish and demonstrates a lack of boxing knowledge. First of all super middleweight was nicely nestled between middle and light heavyweight which helped him avoid certain fighters. Frank Warren did wrap him in cotton wool and always got homefights.
@therocklabels True cowards with no great victories, both of them.
Marciano was scheduled to fight Sonny Liston, he could've fought him and reached 50-0 and retired....but he didn't, because he was fuckin terrified, because he knew he would lose if he stopped fighting washed up old men who nearly beat him anyway.
Same with Joe. Ducked Reid for a rematch, ducked B-Hop for a rematch, knew that the old man beat his ass and he escaped with a gift and wasn't risking it. Bum.
Mayweather avoided Kosta Tszyu, Paul Spadafora, Corey Spinks, Kermit Cintron, Miguel Cotto, Alfredo Angulo, James Kirkland, Joshua Clotty, Paul Williams.
Calzaghe wouldn't fight James Toney, Antonio Tarver, Glen Johnson, Chad Dawson, Darius Michalczewski, Montell Griffin, nor even Eric Harding.
Calzaghe may have fought in a less talented weightclass, but their accomplishments are the same. Both proclaimed dominance in their respective divisions without fighting the top contende
Mayweather beat Genaro Hernandez, Angel Manfredy, Diego Corrales, Castillo twice, Gatti, Judah, De La Hoya, Hatton, Marquez, Mosley, and Ortiz. Fucking impressive resume.
Joe beat mediocre ass Lacy, 1 handed Kessler, old ass super shot Roy Jones, old ass semi-retired Eubank, and got beat up by Robin Reid and Hopkins and never rematched them. And he slapped like a girl and looked like dog shit doing it.
The fact that u would include stepping stones like Judah, Gatti (rip), Ortiz, Corrales (rip), and Castillo as legitimate conteders tells the story.
I do think Mayweather is better than calzaghe. But, one has to admit, Floyd left Arum to avoid fighting Cotto and Clotty, he avoided fighting Paul Williams, Alfredo Angulo, James Kirkland, and Sergio Martinez.
He and cotto were at 140 together as well as 147. One cannot deny that Floyd prefers to fight midgets.
@NanoEmpyrean AHAAAHHAHA you idiot, Mayweather was the underdog in the Corrales fight. Faggots like you were everyone saying he was gonna knock Mayweather out.
@NanoEmpyrean What? Did you seriously say "what did they accomplish at other divisions", like it's a requirement that boxers must move up in weight?
Moving up is an OPTION, not a requirement, and if you lose when you move up it doesn't mean you suck. Is Sugar Ray Robinson a shit boxer because he failed to beat Joey Maxim when he moved up in weight? Don't be silly.
Mayweather and Corrales were the 2 top men in the division when they fought. Mayweather RAPED HIM.
Corrales, Casamayor, and Castillo all failed in all other weight division and got raped in their own when legitimate competitors entered there weightclass. As it turns out, it was a very weak division at that time.
It was a great win for Floyd. But comparing Corrales to Ray Robinson is totally absurd. Like when Calzaghe beat Lacey, Mayweathers rep grew as a result of the speculations of Corrales' potential. He was exciting, but overrated.
@NanoEmpyrean I didn't compare Corrales to Ray, I compared the situation of moving up in weight and losing. It could've been any name who had done the same thing.
Differences between Floyd and Calzaghe, Floyd didn't wait 10 years to fight undefeated strong opponents. He stomped Diego and finished him. Joe didn't finish Lacy. He beat 35-1 Jesus Chavez who would go on to win titles in 2 weight classes. Had a close fight with Castillo, rematch, RAPED him. Joe ducked Reid's rematch
@NanoEmpyrean Gatti was on the best stretch of is career and had beaten 2 undefeated fighters to win and defend his WBC light welterweight belt, Floyd gave him the beating of a lifetime. Even worse than Oscar because Gatti landed NOTHING on Floyd.
Judah had just lost a very narrow decision to Baldomir but was still a very strong southpaw former and future champ. Mayweather got another great win there.
Then Floyd stomped Baldomir as well in his next fight. Another great win.
@NanoEmpyrean Then Floyd beat Oscar, who just annihilated champion Mayorga. Another great win for Floyd.
Then Floyd massacres undefeated 43-0 Hatton and finishes him in gorgeous fashion.
After a brief retirement, he comes back and 120-107's the guy Pacman can do nothing but recieve gift decisions against, stomps Mosley who was coming off his greatest win in years, and eats a billy goat headbutt to Ortiz who tried to kiss and hug him until Floyd put him out.
@NanoEmpyrean Joe's resume doesn't come anywhere close to that. Joe didn't have 10, 15 great bouts against strong opponents. He doesn't have classic highlight reel KO's over them.
Joe has Tocker Pudwill, Omar Sheika, Evans Ashira, Mario Veit, Kabary Salem, Branko Sobot, and a dozen other nobody bums on his resume. And then he has Lacy and Kessler as his only good wins. And he lost to Reid and didnt' rematch, lost to B-Hop and didn't rematch, and beat a shot old Roy.
he never rematched hopkins cause he won and hopkins was a dirty racist fighter. The fact you think James "lights are on but there ain't nobody home" Toney was a threat shows what you know . Talk as much trash as you want troll he retired undeafeted you probably still live with you mum.
@headnogood1 Joe got the shit kicked out of him, his face was bruised and bloody, B-Hop didn't have a scratch in him.
Joe got put on his ass and slapped like a bitch. B-Hop won rounds whenever he chose to punch.
Go watch "The Calzaghe Deception" you delusional prick, he plays every single exchange in the fight, first in real time with commentary and crowd noise, then in slow mo where you actually see what lands and what doesn't.
@pearcemark2 A "slap" from Calzaghe would knock your ass right out! I don't get assholes like you that hate on Calzaghe. He retired at the perfect time. You say he coward out of Chad Dawson, what has he got to prove? 46-0 is a pretty good record and all they wins were sure not from "bums". He retired at the top of his game and tbh he would probably outsmart and outbox Chad Dawson in the ring like he has done with every other boxer he has faced!
@jesus8mycat It wouldn't knock me out, as it's never knocked out anyone ever.
He retired at the perfect time if he wants to be known as a fraud bum who never pushed himself and was happy to fight 43 useless opponents in his 46 fight career.
He got his ass beat by Reid, and he got his ass beat by 43 year old Hopkins.
Roy was a "shadow of himself" in Joe's own words, doesn't count. Lacy is mediocre. Kessler is his one decent win.
@jesus8mycat And honestly, who WOULDN'T retire undefeated with his shit resume? You think Hopkins doesn't retire undefeated fighting third rate nobodies like Omar Sheika, Branko Sobot, Mario Veit, Miguel Angel Jiminez, Evans Ashira, Kabary Salem, Juan Carlos Jiminez Ferreyra, David Starie, etc.?
I guarantee you've never seen 95% of Joe's career. Probably only saw 5 fights of his ever and assumed he must be great because on paper it says he won a bunch of fights.
@pearcemark2 Back in around 2002 Joe wanted to challenge Hopkins and it was going to happen but never did back then because no one really knew who Joe was in America. It was all about the money for Hopkins and others you think throughout all his career he wanted to face what you call "Bums"? He wanted to fight big names in his weight class around 10 years ago but didn't get the chance to because he wasn't popular enough.
@jesus8mycat Dude, whose fault is it Calzaghe wasn't popular enough? NOBODY BUT HIS OWN
If he came to america in 1999 and started fighting guys, getting known, the big fights would've been made. He didn't want to. He had zero ambition to break away from Frank Warren and seek the big fights.
He was HAPPY to fight bums in his backyard. Warren has even said in 2003, "Joe could've gone to America years ago but he's a homeboy, he likes fighting here"
@jesus8mycat And it doesn't matter the weight class, you can compare quality of opposition and quality of performance, and Joe's quality of opposition and performance was typically dog shit through 98% of his career
Calzaghe got knocked down by the old, decrepit Roy Jones. I don't think that there is any question that Toney would've KO'd him. I live alone, in a shitty apartment. U evaluate ppl worse than u evaluate boxers. If u are a voter, ure prolly doing ur country a great disservice.
@MattThomasShow mind you he had retired by the time i came along,i think i remember my dad saying he was the only undefeated heavyweight champion in history at 48 or 49-0..ill have to google it..ive never even seen calzghe fight before,im just "discovering" him now,ive heard of him though,he looks like a great fighter.tough,hits hard,good combos,nice footwork,never gets touched,always 3 moves ahead it seems..i personally always loved tough guys like shavers,hagler,ill have to add calzaghe,now..
@MattThomasShow blame the american media on that one..lol..ive been watching and following boxing my whole life since the early 70's.in the states you NEVER heard of anyone that wasnt american..ive only seen minter fight once and thats it,benn once,never even heard of eubanks..how sad,great fighters and because it wasnt on espn or abc-tv here,we never heard of them
why do so many people watch this video and talk shit about joe calzaghe? He was a great boxer who retired undefeated he fought many great fighters and beat them he is one of my favourite boxer and i was inspire by him to do boxing.
Being bitter because Jones has royally fucked up his own legacy does not give you any right to try undermine what Calzaghe did,he is for certain 1 of the greatest of all time who had no more challenges to face so retired.Jones for example wouldn't sign to fight Nigel Benn citing Benn's people as the reason Chris Eubank called him out but again another no from Jones and whether you like it or not he absolutely point blank refused Collins when the fight was pretty much signed and sealed lol
@11nytram11 Yes, I object to him being called a "Legend" in Global terms. Like I've said before to someone else, he is an excellent fighter and was smart fighter to leave healthy and undefeated. But, notice how not one analyst will mention his name when they mention "greatest fighters of all time" or when they refer to "legends." Joe Calzaghe was a classic case of management picking an choosing his fights and he avoided the top guys in their prime. He also avoided a few #1 contenders.
@djjoito No he didn't,he defended against every WBO ranked number1 challenger whilst were on the subject of ducking why when Steve Collins was a champion who fought in the states did Roy Jones refuse point blank to fight him? do not talk shit about calzaghe when you know nothing about him.
@MrConnolly25 Ok, I'm not going to breakdown why Joe isn't what I say he is. I've been arguing this point with too many people. BUT! I will agree with you on Jones avoiding not only Collins but, a few more fighters. Collins and Hopkins(rematch) were a few fights that he avoided. With that said, a young Jones in his prime, was an excellent and very talented fighter and I do NOT consider Jones to be the greatest either. He is a legend in his own way though. But, Jones embarrassed a few top guys
@MrConnolly25 In addition, his talents far exceeded those of Joe. I will never say and mean it that Joe sucks, but watching his fights were boring. I will say he was a smart boxer and did what he was supposed to do in the ring. But, he never got the type of fighters that Hopkins, Jones, Tayloer, or Sergio Martinez have fought. A fighter should be like Sergio Martinez and fight anyone and everyone at anytime and not do the typical Boxing politics like Jones and Calzaghe did.
@djjoito Yes because Jones looked great against Tarver,Lebedev,Green,and old man Johnson didn't he lol his talent also looked great against Calzaghe too didn't it lol.Sergio Martinez are you for fucking real he looked shit against Barker you mug,Hopkins i have respect for but he's dirty and pussied out vs Dawson,this is how to spell Taylor too the man with no stamina KOd by Froch.See your clever talk has been easily rubbished,i have a saying IF'S AND BUT'S DO NOT WRITE HISTORY BOOKS
@djjoito Out of interest, do you hold the fact that guys like Hopkins and Jones Jnr did not fight a Prime Calzaghe when they had the chance against them? I ask because the fights Calzaghe had against them was at the pretty much the twilight of all three mens careers - Calzaghe aged with more grace than the other two but he was still not the man he used to be - yet only Calzaghe seems to get knocked for it, probably because he won.
Im a big fan of Joe Calzaghe but the guy with the 1st comment is an idiot. Joe calzaghe never fought Nigel Benn! haha i found that funny because you was clearly trying to look like a "know it all" when in actual fact you dont know anything about Joes career !
@Ellism8 Yep the 7 people who gave the comment a thumbs up are clearly pretty simple the 2 who voted the comment down i salute you.Not wanting to be clever here is a more realistic list Woodhall,Brewer,Veit,Lacy,Jones,Ashira,Bika,Kessler,Manfredo and Hopkins.Though the guy does have a valid point with Calzaghe being one of the greatest ever.
i see plenty of talk from uhh dragknuckles and company,so who are you in the history of boxing eh?? thought so FUCKIN BUMS THE LOT OF YA! i bet when your wifes driving you around the place,you tell her how to drive from the backseat too,
shit dudes,,joe was pure class,as a man and certainly as a great fighter,i mean look at his workrate and he DID have a great chin,people avoided him too,if he had the controversial nature of say mayweather then he would have been ranked one of the ALL TIME GREATS easy,a pure pro and maybe too pro for his public image,i would carry his suitcase!!
calzaghe had the most shittest style in world boxing.. he was undeafeted , doesnt mean shit, just means he handpicked opponents, but bhop beat him, he just got robbed.. he beat, a washed up roy jones, he beat a old eubank.. etc.. for me he will never be a great.. just because someone is undeafeated doesnt mean shit, remember dimitri salita he was undeafeted like calzaghe when khan fought him.. and khan k.o. him in the first round..x
Eubank was 31 at the time that Calzaghe beat him, hardly old. The difference is that Salita hadn't fought numerous title holders and wasn't undisputed champion of his division.
@NanoEmpyrean 17 of his 46 fights were against Americans, 18 were against Brits, 1 against a Brazillian, 1 against a Croatian, 1 against a Paraguayan, 1 against an Australian, 2 against a German, 1 against an Armenian, 1 against an Egpytian, 1 against a Kenyan, 1 against a Cameroonian and 1 against a Dane. Of those fights 11 were against former or reigning World Champions.
@Queenwraith Ha, your funny bro. Calzaghe didn't even beat B-Hop. B Hop dropped his ass in the 1st round, cut his face and B Hop didn't even have a scratch. He landed the cleaner, harder punches and rocked his ass at least 3 times. All your boy did was slap, slappity, slap slap. The commentators had Calzaghe's nuts so far in their mouth it was sickening. Watch the fight again bro.
@solis2112 You mean Hopkins the racist and cheat. Explain to me his faking twice to buy recover time? Explain that to me first then we can continue the discussion. If you can't explain it then you have your answer as to why Calzaghe beat him. Judges don't like cheats!
@Queenwraith Haha, you really are a funny guy bro. Look at the fight again. The first 2 where clearly low blows. And who are you to say he was faking? No one knows how much that hurt but him. You are just assuming shit and going off that. As far for him being "racist" that has nothing to do with his performance in the ring. Like I said, who landed the cleaner, harder punches? When your ready to have a real discussion and not one off your silly ass assumptions get at me.
@solis2112 For starters, do you have to keep calling me 'bro'? Very gay. Assuming shit? Fuck me it was the most obvious faking I've ever seen in a ring-if you really watch that punch and seriously believe that there was any power in it to warrant the 5min fake time Bhop took then there really is no point in talkin to you! U really believe that? No, YOU watch the fight back and check that detail, it epitomises Hop for me, a cheatin bum,just like he cheated against Dawson.Calzaghe landed nearly...
@solis2112...TWICE as many punches, call them slaps if you like, but with the speed Calzaghe hits they are hooks, not meant to be fully extended punches, you heard of hooks?! Jeez u really are a teenager out of your depth.I guess the judges,HBO,all the commentators etc are all wrong then?? Yeah, that's what you're saying? Pfffh I can appreciate you're a Hop fan, I appreciate him as a boxer, but as a true sportsman he'll never have my respect. You won't answer my points mentioned caus u cant. bum
@solis2112 Check from 4:26 to 5:41 against Mitchell. First time on the canvas and came back to destroy him. That's the heart of a champion! - not the faking, bent over Bhop. Watch it again and look at Bernard's face when he's faking, it's painfully obvious and embarrassing for any of his fans, like you ;-)
@Queenwraith "For starters, I can call you whatever the fuck I want BRO! Again your just assuming shit. Look at the replay he clearly hits him low. He states his junk went out the cup. Now for you or anyone to say he was faking is just pure opinion and speculation and can't be used in argument. During our lil conversation the only thing you have to say is he faked the low blow, pathetic.
@solis2112 You're trying to pass off the faking as nothing and inadmissable - 2 mins or 5 mins, ontop of the minute before the round and after it gave him a very clear breather - for professional athletes in this sport that is all he needed to catch up with the pace (Hop tried faking the same way shortly after and Cortez was having none of it. If you said to me Hopkins would have beaten Calzaghe 5-6 years ago when he could hack the pace i'd understand your view, but he was on the way OUT,fading
@Queenwraith Second, I know now you can't count right now because he took no where near 5 minutes. It was a lil under 2. Again proving you need to see the fight again. And to be honest with you if it was Joe who got hit I wouldn't be here saying he faked it and shit cus how I am to know how he felt. Third you say Joe throws speed hooks but then you say the hit wasn't hard enough to warrant B Hops reaction, make up your mind.
@solis2112..fading fast. If it were Joe who was hit low you wouldn't be complaining? I bet you're on Dawson vids arguing for him everytime something doesnt go his way, Hop HAS MADE A CAREER OUT OF IT AND FIGHTING DIRTY!Come'on man? Yes they're speed hooks (not 'slaps')- there's a difference. The one that hit Hop, Joe's arm was half twisted, it was neither a slap or a speed-hook. A 10 yr old could take 10 of them and be unfazed. I never said the rest of the fight was like Joe's against Mitchell
@Queenwraith I can also appreciate that your a Joe fan and have your own opinion of the fight. I am a B Hop fan (of his boxing not of his out of the ring shit) but he is not my favorite fighter and I'm just a fan of boxing period. Third, I never questioned Joes heart or mentioned any of his other fights. The RJJ (washed up tho he's been getting knocked out left and right) and Mitchell are totally different fights when he got dropped and came back and clearer won.
@Queenwraith But for you to say Joe's performance after the knock down against B Hop was like those fights is crazy. I know B Hop isn't the cleanest fighter in the world but Joe hit's in the back of the head also. The bum and embarrassing comments just shows your character. Well it's been fun but if all you got is "he was faking it" argument there's no need to continue. I guess knockdowns, cut faces and clean harder punches means nothing to you.
@solis211..I compared that fight as an example of how they differ as sportsmen and their attitude as champions,read it again. One knockdown doesn't win a fight.Hopkins chose the weight,judges,location US, ref etc, fought dirty, bought time. One thing Joe's never done once in his career is cheat,I respect the fact that rules can be pushed to the limit,but when u push every rule like that as a fighter your attitude stinks,judges just don't score negativity like that as well.The fact is he landed..
@solis2112..nearly twice as many punches, more on Bhop than anyone in history, that's what wins fights, combined with aggression. I'll grant you that the fight was close, but I scored it the same as Woodhall and McGuigan 155-113 Calzaghe.I see you take your boxing seriously as I do so fair play, there are so many idiots on here on numerous topics that you learn to speak their language to try and communicate, so apologies for that on my part. I respect your opinion, but thats all it is, not fact.
@Queenwraith I appreciate your last statement and I too apologies for the f bomb and mean do disrespect. Now back to business lol. Let's start with the low blows. Im not the one complaining about them, your the one who brought it up and reread my comment about "if it was Joe who got hit". My point about that is only Hop knows if he was faking. Other than that yours, mine and everyone else's opinions is just that an opinion. We know there was a shot that hit low...
@solis2112 No problem, cheers. Yes these points are all valid, depending on what slant you're watching the fight. I don't particularly blame Hopkins regarding the low blow and twice buying time, he's not exactly a young man, but his fights since Calzaghe show he has looked as good as ever in a different way - I have full respect for him as an athlete, just not his attitude, but in his favour it is a fight and any athlete has to do whatever they need to to survive or win.
@Queenwraith How damaging it was? Only Hop knows. If he would ever say or if it ever came out for a fact that he was faking, I'll be the first person on here agreeing with you that that was messed up. But till then it is only an opinion. Are you trying to say the judges thought he was faking too and thats why they didn't give him the fight? I never said Hop wasn't a dirty fighter. All boxers throw in their cheap shots here and there even Joe. I agree with you that Hop got tired...
@solis2112 but there's no proof either on the exact amount of hooks/slaps that landed either in that case, so it's a matter of opinion also. All I was trying to say is that if you watch that 'low blow' and really believe that it warranted even 10 seconds off, I can't agree with that, and that is what let him get a breather and catch up with the pace, IMO that's what kept Hop in the fight - of course he came on strong again, that's because he had the rest! Joe wasnt a young man either,think he..
@Queenwraith ...towards the end. But even then Joe couldn't dominate him. And at one point the HBO commentators said the fights starting to look like the beginning or something like that when Hop was clearly winning. The twice as many punches is also up to debate. That was compubox numbers. It counts those flurries,slaps :) as hits when they hit gloves, shoulders etc. Now how effected where those punches really. Obvisouly we have different views how we judge fights.
@solis2112 he was 37. One of Joe's biggest assets is his unbelievable workrate, by neutralising that with a lowblow for a breather (in my opinion) was cheating, i just think to any boxing fan have to try and keep a straight face saying that it warranted that vital break is unbelievable, he did try it again shortly after, u really can tell by the expression on his face but just my opinion. I can guess you're probably watched that Calzaghe Deception and have bought into it, which is fine, but that
@Queenwraith Nothing wrong with that. It was a close fight. I just think Hop landed the better punches. There was one time when Joe threw like 8 or 9 of those flurry punches and Hop threw one right and stop Joe in his tracks and nearly took his feet from under him. Lets just agree to disagree haha.
@solis211..that is why different fans and judges score fights differently. One judge had a 10 point margin from the other two judges when he fought Robin Reid which is sheer lunacy, but it happens. Respect all your points, they're fair enough, really depends how you look at things ;-)
Calzaghe IS a legend. You watch his fights before saying he was just an amatuer, not just the highlight videos. he stopped everyone in his path, lacy, hopkins, jones jnr, kessler etc. He could adapt to their style so well.
This guy will never be remembered outside of britain because he didn't have great rivals in his time. He got lucky that he came when he came into professional boxing.
lacy and eubanks never got knocked down or got such a beat down in their careers till they met Calzaghe. Are they 'old', are they 'amateurs? No and everyone said that Lacy was going to beat him and all the more well known boxers he beat down. THAT is the fact, not all these hater comments. And he beat the old dudes fairly- prime doesn't matter because you can say experience is better, what about foreman at 60?
Joe Calzaghe did beat great boxers like Roy Jones and Bernad Hopkins, but they were" over the hill" so you can say he handpickt his opponents, and he did it very vell, so good that some people call him a legend. I would say that Joe was a very good boxer not more or less,
@MegaBrallo Bernard Hopkins is still beating the best in his division fair play with Roy Jones but B-Hop is turning into a better fighter with age he is a freaky kind of man, don't know how long he can keep it up but one thing is for sure is Calzaghe took him apart and If you don't know the fights Calzaghe has been in his early stage of his career that's your fault not anyone elses.
When Lacy fought Calzaghe he was tipped to become the dominant force in the division, undefeated to that date, 5 years younger than Calzaghe and considered the favorite by both American and British pundits. Lacy was totally domiated by Calzaghe the entire fight.
Kessler was 7 years younger than Calzaghe, undefeated in 39 fights and reigning WBC and WBA Super Middleweight Champion. Calzaghe beat him unanimously on points.
Now I say to you all, I dont know you but I am fairly certain this man would win a boxing match with anyone here back then. He is a good boxer end of, if he deserves all the praise he gets is questionable (it seems) but you should not disrespect the man via Youtube!!! To me he is a legend, to you he may be something else.
@throttlejockey77 How can a relentless punching machine, with blistering speed who goes for it in every round, who showboats, who fights with different styles, who has the balance and movement of a ballerina be a boring fighter? God, I wish he had fought Jones at the height of his career to finally shut all you losers up.
People dissing Joe are pathetic, he was a great fighter and never lost. He fought those put in front of his and dealt with them, what more can you ask from a boxer? I have 10x more respect for Calzaghe than that pussy Mayweather.
@chilam1976 Well done. Stupidest comment on all of YouTube. How can three second clips look like amateur fights? Anyone looks like an amateur when they're getting knocked out and sprawled across the canvas. Calzaghe made Jones and Lacy look like amateurs. Why do Americans think all good fighters live in the US. Europe's a big place and if you took off your blinkers you'd realise that Calzaghe's performances in the US were some of the best, most entertaining boxing displays ever.
@MrBbuds Im sorry dude, All fights here looks amateur,thats my opinion, all opponents looks like zacks of potatoes, any boxer that I saw here uses foot work, waist or shows some skills sign, everyone here look like if their job was catch all the punches, I didnt mention nothing about nacionalitys, great boxers exist all over the world, and Im sorry but I dont think that this guy deserves to be call a legend because a lot of this wins were against super bad boxers, I needed 1 sec to notice that.
@chilam1976 I disagree. Any great fighter is going to make a huge portion of his opponents look like shit. That's the nature of being great. Roy Jones' opponents throughout his career looked like bums catching his punches too, but that's because they weren't able to gtfo of the way!! lol.. hence his greatness. And the same applies for Calzaghe. He doesn't get the credit her deserves because the bums catching most of his punches weren't here in the US, but ask Jeff Lacey whether Joe is a legend.
@eluminated Come on dude, some of these fighters fall down when recive a glove slash, forget about nacionalitys this guy faced off only super bad boxers, look at his record, please dont try to find points of comparation , this vid isnt about RJ, the title of this video should be "Joe Calzaghe our UK legend", 46-0 and not fighting vs the best? why? his agent made a horrible work Im gonna be generous with my last comment and say that probably he could have, but did not want to be a legend.
@chilam1976 The bulk of EVERY great boxers' careers are made up of NOT fighting the best. How many other GREAT fighters did Jones, Hopkins, Tyson, etc fight? A handful at best because there aren't that many GREATS to go around. 95% of fighters in the sport aren't "the best", so? Calzaghe had his best 4 fights, his biggest wins at the end of his career, so you claim those wins are diminished and don't count somehow because of the OTHER "not great" fighters he also beat? Makes no sense.
@eluminated We have different concepts about the meaning of a LEGEND, for me, Legends an adjective used for the protagonists of epic battles, is for those whod exploits, so defeating, amateur fighters and veterans doesnt make you a legend, Undefeated its not the same than legend, most of hall of famers have losses in their records, but they fought to the best and did it in a unforgetable way so Joe dont meet the requirements to be call a Legend, but if you want to call him like that Its OK.
@chilam1976 I never once called him a "legend". I said he's a great fighter with tremendous skills that far surpass 99% of the fighters of his generation and I said he doesn't get nearly the credit he deserves here in America. For some reason you just refuse to acknowledge the fact that he beat everyone ever put in front of him, young, old, average and great; He didn't run, he stood right in their faces and made them miss and then pay for every mistake.
@eluminated while the most of that it is true, I still thinking that this guy isnt great hes only good, because great fighters got something special, probably Joe is undervalued, his greatness its doubtful because he never looked for a real challenge, he fought in his confort zone and thats the difference between very good and great, I respect your opinion about Joe, but I think that Joe never have had in his mind to be a great or the greatest fighter, he fought thinking in his record.
great boxer but I think the best British boxer title belongs to Lennox Lewis.
vinceslapchopper 2 days ago
love his style
xDDwn 3 days ago
over rated
nice one beating up 40 yo hopkins and jones jr
3574040 3 days ago
Calzaghie would beat ward and froch with one hand , can't believe some of the pish I've read below.
Best British boxer of all time
smashthegrannyootye 5 days ago
the best
lukeythebluesboy 1 week ago
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Lets forget for a moment about his questionable split decision victory over "OLD" Bernard Hopkins who deserved a rematch!, and ending his career against Roy "SHOT" Jones. All he has is an embellished home town record against lesser opposition chosen for him by Frank Warren. There is Mikkel Kessler, and Jeff Lacey, the same Kessler comprehensively outclasses by Ward whom calzaghe decided not to Fight. Jeff lacey was an average boxer so calzaghe fans claim he was amazing until Calzaghe fought him
ghostpen8 1 week ago
undefeated is crazy! I love it how he used Roy Jones' old moves on him lool
FlcpOfficial 1 week ago
Weak punches.
gabgabgab999 2 weeks ago
@gabgabgab999 he knocked out 32 boxers
WelshPontyBadBoy 2 weeks ago
@gabgabgab999 take one too the jaw dickhead
wedohybrid18 6 days ago
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marlotopdog666 2 weeks ago
my dad fighted him :)
iTzXxiiJaYii 3 weeks ago
@iTzXxiiJaYii whos your dad?
FUPofficial 2 weeks ago
@FUPofficial name?
iTzXxiiJaYii 2 weeks ago
@iTzXxiiJaYii yeah man.whats his name?if thats all right to ask
FUPofficial 2 weeks ago
@FUPofficial martin rosamond
iTzXxiiJaYii 6 days ago
only worlds for calzaghe are... pure athelete
stoffmiester 3 weeks ago
I agree with all of you who say that Calzaghe is not an all time great.. A highlight of a great fighter has to have recognizable opponents. like 60% of the video should be highlights against other great fighters.. the exception is if the fighter is from an era way before u were born. for me, that means when fights were filmed in black and white.
PedoPedrin 3 weeks ago
240p..the only way I can enjoy YouTube on this shitty ass internet connection. I am greatful
PedoPedrin 3 weeks ago
Sergio Martinez vs Calzaghe or Calzaghe vs Lucian Bute would be great if he would come back.
santanaincubus 1 month ago
Everyone says he didn't fight the best opponents but that's because half of them didn't want to fight him...they ran away. If they had fought he would of won and they knew it.FACT!
SamboRodman 1 month ago
@SamboRodman That a very enlightened viewpoint to have
ghostpen8 3 weeks ago
Tempa T gets knocked out at 0:30 lol
TheSkinnyTalls 1 month ago
Beating everyone that Frank warren put in front of you on home turf does not place you in the all time greats, where are the memorable fights and don't say kessler. He was a world class but to be considered one of the all time greats you have to accomplish a lot more that he did Fact.
ghostpen8 1 month ago
@ghostpen8 You can only beat what's put in front of you. Joe did that, 46 times.
Lukestar249 1 month ago
@Lukestar249 and that is my point exactly. The calibre of those opponents is why is no where near an all time great. 44 being chosen by frank warren!! Not a lot of quality in his opponents
ghostpen8 1 month ago
@ghostpen8 He beat Chris Eubank comfortably, a legend who beat both Michael Watson and Nigel Benn in their primes. Roy Jones Jr and Bernard Hopkins both claimed to be in the shape of their lives before their fights with him, Mikkel Kessler was 39-0 before fighting Calzaghe he's now 44-2 and the only other to beat him was Andre Ward, Joe embarrassed Jeff Lacy who, regardless of what has happened following the fight, was 20-0 going into the Calzaghe bout.
Lukestar249 1 month ago
@Lukestar249 Chris Eubank was a good fighter no legend! Hopkins deserved a rematch. Look at roy jones record before and after calzaghe, a Shot fighter that refuses to call it a day! Getting knocked out left right and centre.Kessler is a good fighter but has come up wanting in a more competitive division. Lacy came with a big reputation and calzaghe destroyed him but looking at what he did after his reputation was inflated. This is not the record of an legend!
ghostpen8 1 month ago
@ghostpen8 Ending his career against an undeniably shot roy jones doesn't look good, and refusing to give Hopkins the rematch to erase all doubt. Fighting in England and wales for 99 per cent of career. Not saying he's a bum but he is now legend. He uses his unbeaten record to talk himself up, and his desire to keep him meant he didn't fight the right opponents at the right time. Too easy to pick holes in his legacy!
ghostpen8 1 month ago
@ghostpen8 Eabank was a brilliant Middle-Supermiddleweight fighter, even Toney expressed his respect for Eubank
ThePowerV3 1 month ago
@ThePowerV3 He was good but nothing special and Calzaghe was a little better. His legacy is filled with holes and in 10 years time people will barely remember him.
ghostpen8 1 month ago
Mikkel Kessler was the the second best super middleweight who is a good boxer. Joe claimed he was his toughest fight. Jeff lacey was probably his greatest achievement cause he came with a very good reputation and Calzaghe took him apart. Roy Jones was shot by the time they fought and this is fact! Hopkins did enough to warrant a rematch! If i was in a pub in wales joe calzaghe is one of the best but his inflated record does belie his true position.
ghostpen8 1 month ago
Joe Calzgahe lets be reasonable he was a world class boxer and the best super middle weight so far. However to claim that he was one o the best ever because of his unbeaten record is rubbish and demonstrates a lack of boxing knowledge. First of all super middleweight was nicely nestled between middle and light heavyweight which helped him avoid certain fighters. Frank Warren did wrap him in cotton wool and always got homefights.
ghostpen8 1 month ago
nice choice of music.....NOT!! pile of shitr another great highlights yid ruined by bad music!!!
Nicolandime 1 month ago
JOE"SLAPFIST"CALZAGHE
TheOmegasi 1 month ago
If Joe Calzaghe was American you would have made him president.
headnogood1 1 month ago
@headnogood1
That's where ure wrong.
Unlike euros American's don't immediately jump on the jock of any moderately successful fellow country man.
NanoEmpyrean 1 month ago
he and marchiano are the only undeafeated boxers in history.Joe Calzaghe had a 46-0 record and marchiano 49-0.true legends both of them
therocklabels 1 month ago
@therocklabels True cowards with no great victories, both of them.
Marciano was scheduled to fight Sonny Liston, he could've fought him and reached 50-0 and retired....but he didn't, because he was fuckin terrified, because he knew he would lose if he stopped fighting washed up old men who nearly beat him anyway.
Same with Joe. Ducked Reid for a rematch, ducked B-Hop for a rematch, knew that the old man beat his ass and he escaped with a gift and wasn't risking it. Bum.
pearcemark2 1 month ago
lol, fucking love the old school tunes!
7xXSE7ENXx7 1 month ago
LEGEND.
splankitydunk 1 month ago
He didn't rematch Hopkins because he knew he lost the first time.
He never fought Toney because he knew he couldn't win.
Calzaghe is like Mayweather in that respect. He has a shiny record, but little accomplished very little.
NanoEmpyrean 1 month ago
@NanoEmpyrean Mayweather's record is MUCH better than Joe's. Lightyears better.
pearcemark2 1 month ago
@pearcemark2
Mayweather avoided Kosta Tszyu, Paul Spadafora, Corey Spinks, Kermit Cintron, Miguel Cotto, Alfredo Angulo, James Kirkland, Joshua Clotty, Paul Williams.
Calzaghe wouldn't fight James Toney, Antonio Tarver, Glen Johnson, Chad Dawson, Darius Michalczewski, Montell Griffin, nor even Eric Harding.
Calzaghe may have fought in a less talented weightclass, but their accomplishments are the same. Both proclaimed dominance in their respective divisions without fighting the top contende
NanoEmpyrean 1 month ago
@NanoEmpyrean Hahahaa, dude, you're full of it
Mayweather beat Genaro Hernandez, Angel Manfredy, Diego Corrales, Castillo twice, Gatti, Judah, De La Hoya, Hatton, Marquez, Mosley, and Ortiz. Fucking impressive resume.
Joe beat mediocre ass Lacy, 1 handed Kessler, old ass super shot Roy Jones, old ass semi-retired Eubank, and got beat up by Robin Reid and Hopkins and never rematched them. And he slapped like a girl and looked like dog shit doing it.
Mayweather >>> Bumzaghe
pearcemark2 1 month ago
@pearcemark2
The fact that u would include stepping stones like Judah, Gatti (rip), Ortiz, Corrales (rip), and Castillo as legitimate conteders tells the story.
I do think Mayweather is better than calzaghe. But, one has to admit, Floyd left Arum to avoid fighting Cotto and Clotty, he avoided fighting Paul Williams, Alfredo Angulo, James Kirkland, and Sergio Martinez.
He and cotto were at 140 together as well as 147. One cannot deny that Floyd prefers to fight midgets.
NanoEmpyrean 1 month ago
@NanoEmpyrean AHAAAHHAHA you idiot, Mayweather was the underdog in the Corrales fight. Faggots like you were everyone saying he was gonna knock Mayweather out.
Your opinion is a complete joke.
pearcemark2 1 month ago
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NanoEmpyrean 1 month ago
@pearcemark2
The Lightweight division was not as talented as Ring Magazine predicted. What did Casamayor, Castillo, or Corrales accomplish at any other division?
Clotty beat the sh*T out of Corrales at 140. Is Clotty also way better than Calzaghe?
By your logic, Mayweather is coward for not fighting Clotty, since they were both significantly better than your man Corrales.
NanoEmpyrean 1 month ago
@NanoEmpyrean What? Did you seriously say "what did they accomplish at other divisions", like it's a requirement that boxers must move up in weight?
Moving up is an OPTION, not a requirement, and if you lose when you move up it doesn't mean you suck. Is Sugar Ray Robinson a shit boxer because he failed to beat Joey Maxim when he moved up in weight? Don't be silly.
Mayweather and Corrales were the 2 top men in the division when they fought. Mayweather RAPED HIM.
pearcemark2 1 month ago
@pearcemark2
Sugar Ray Robinson spanned 70lbs.
Corrales, Casamayor, and Castillo all failed in all other weight division and got raped in their own when legitimate competitors entered there weightclass. As it turns out, it was a very weak division at that time.
It was a great win for Floyd. But comparing Corrales to Ray Robinson is totally absurd. Like when Calzaghe beat Lacey, Mayweathers rep grew as a result of the speculations of Corrales' potential. He was exciting, but overrated.
NanoEmpyrean 1 month ago
@NanoEmpyrean I didn't compare Corrales to Ray, I compared the situation of moving up in weight and losing. It could've been any name who had done the same thing.
Differences between Floyd and Calzaghe, Floyd didn't wait 10 years to fight undefeated strong opponents. He stomped Diego and finished him. Joe didn't finish Lacy. He beat 35-1 Jesus Chavez who would go on to win titles in 2 weight classes. Had a close fight with Castillo, rematch, RAPED him. Joe ducked Reid's rematch
pearcemark2 1 month ago
@NanoEmpyrean Gatti was on the best stretch of is career and had beaten 2 undefeated fighters to win and defend his WBC light welterweight belt, Floyd gave him the beating of a lifetime. Even worse than Oscar because Gatti landed NOTHING on Floyd.
Judah had just lost a very narrow decision to Baldomir but was still a very strong southpaw former and future champ. Mayweather got another great win there.
Then Floyd stomped Baldomir as well in his next fight. Another great win.
pearcemark2 1 month ago
@NanoEmpyrean Then Floyd beat Oscar, who just annihilated champion Mayorga. Another great win for Floyd.
Then Floyd massacres undefeated 43-0 Hatton and finishes him in gorgeous fashion.
After a brief retirement, he comes back and 120-107's the guy Pacman can do nothing but recieve gift decisions against, stomps Mosley who was coming off his greatest win in years, and eats a billy goat headbutt to Ortiz who tried to kiss and hug him until Floyd put him out.
pearcemark2 1 month ago
@NanoEmpyrean Joe's resume doesn't come anywhere close to that. Joe didn't have 10, 15 great bouts against strong opponents. He doesn't have classic highlight reel KO's over them.
Joe has Tocker Pudwill, Omar Sheika, Evans Ashira, Mario Veit, Kabary Salem, Branko Sobot, and a dozen other nobody bums on his resume. And then he has Lacy and Kessler as his only good wins. And he lost to Reid and didnt' rematch, lost to B-Hop and didn't rematch, and beat a shot old Roy.
Terrible.
pearcemark2 1 month ago
he never rematched hopkins cause he won and hopkins was a dirty racist fighter. The fact you think James "lights are on but there ain't nobody home" Toney was a threat shows what you know . Talk as much trash as you want troll he retired undeafeted you probably still live with you mum.
headnogood1 1 month ago
@headnogood1 Joe got the shit kicked out of him, his face was bruised and bloody, B-Hop didn't have a scratch in him.
Joe got put on his ass and slapped like a bitch. B-Hop won rounds whenever he chose to punch.
Go watch "The Calzaghe Deception" you delusional prick, he plays every single exchange in the fight, first in real time with commentary and crowd noise, then in slow mo where you actually see what lands and what doesn't.
Joe didn't land shit. Bum slapper fraud.
pearcemark2 1 month ago 2
@pearcemark2 A "slap" from Calzaghe would knock your ass right out! I don't get assholes like you that hate on Calzaghe. He retired at the perfect time. You say he coward out of Chad Dawson, what has he got to prove? 46-0 is a pretty good record and all they wins were sure not from "bums". He retired at the top of his game and tbh he would probably outsmart and outbox Chad Dawson in the ring like he has done with every other boxer he has faced!
jesus8mycat 1 month ago
@jesus8mycat It wouldn't knock me out, as it's never knocked out anyone ever.
He retired at the perfect time if he wants to be known as a fraud bum who never pushed himself and was happy to fight 43 useless opponents in his 46 fight career.
He got his ass beat by Reid, and he got his ass beat by 43 year old Hopkins.
Roy was a "shadow of himself" in Joe's own words, doesn't count. Lacy is mediocre. Kessler is his one decent win.
1 decent win in 46 fights = bum.
pearcemark2 1 month ago
@jesus8mycat And honestly, who WOULDN'T retire undefeated with his shit resume? You think Hopkins doesn't retire undefeated fighting third rate nobodies like Omar Sheika, Branko Sobot, Mario Veit, Miguel Angel Jiminez, Evans Ashira, Kabary Salem, Juan Carlos Jiminez Ferreyra, David Starie, etc.?
I guarantee you've never seen 95% of Joe's career. Probably only saw 5 fights of his ever and assumed he must be great because on paper it says he won a bunch of fights.
pearcemark2 1 month ago
@pearcemark2 Back in around 2002 Joe wanted to challenge Hopkins and it was going to happen but never did back then because no one really knew who Joe was in America. It was all about the money for Hopkins and others you think throughout all his career he wanted to face what you call "Bums"? He wanted to fight big names in his weight class around 10 years ago but didn't get the chance to because he wasn't popular enough.
jesus8mycat 1 month ago
@jesus8mycat Dude, whose fault is it Calzaghe wasn't popular enough? NOBODY BUT HIS OWN
If he came to america in 1999 and started fighting guys, getting known, the big fights would've been made. He didn't want to. He had zero ambition to break away from Frank Warren and seek the big fights.
He was HAPPY to fight bums in his backyard. Warren has even said in 2003, "Joe could've gone to America years ago but he's a homeboy, he likes fighting here"
Joe didn't push himself
pearcemark2 1 month ago
@pearcemark2 And you are also an Idiot for comparing Joe and Floyd who are in two completely different weight classes.
jesus8mycat 1 month ago
@jesus8mycat And it doesn't matter the weight class, you can compare quality of opposition and quality of performance, and Joe's quality of opposition and performance was typically dog shit through 98% of his career
pearcemark2 1 month ago
@headnogood1
Calzaghe got knocked down by the old, decrepit Roy Jones. I don't think that there is any question that Toney would've KO'd him. I live alone, in a shitty apartment. U evaluate ppl worse than u evaluate boxers. If u are a voter, ure prolly doing ur country a great disservice.
NanoEmpyrean 1 month ago
welsh
conefork0 1 month ago
way to go beat the shit out the crappy yanks
lukewilliams010 1 month ago
calzhage the best boxer in the world and a perfect role model
lukewilliams010 1 month ago
yes ive heard of and think ive seen hatton fight once or twice..
sabreyow 1 month ago
Simply the best!!!!!!!!!!
jameszanenat 1 month ago
Brilliant boxer.. but it looks like he slaps so much :')
therealSH4RKMAN 1 month ago
What great music to accompany the video.
ChrisPenfs 1 month ago
Name a man who has never lost in his pro career did Ali no did Tyson no so Joe Calzaghe is the best boxer in the world.
MattThomasShow 1 month ago
@MattThomasShow rocky marciano..you asked.lol
sabreyow 1 month ago
@sabreyow He was an amazing boxer but was he did he win all his matches?
MattThomasShow 1 month ago
@MattThomasShow mind you he had retired by the time i came along,i think i remember my dad saying he was the only undefeated heavyweight champion in history at 48 or 49-0..ill have to google it..ive never even seen calzghe fight before,im just "discovering" him now,ive heard of him though,he looks like a great fighter.tough,hits hard,good combos,nice footwork,never gets touched,always 3 moves ahead it seems..i personally always loved tough guys like shavers,hagler,ill have to add calzaghe,now..
sabreyow 1 month ago
@sabreyow Calzaghe could give Ali a run for his money if they were in the same generation. You should be ashamed at not knowing Super Joe :) lol
MattThomasShow 1 month ago
@MattThomasShow blame the american media on that one..lol..ive been watching and following boxing my whole life since the early 70's.in the states you NEVER heard of anyone that wasnt american..ive only seen minter fight once and thats it,benn once,never even heard of eubanks..how sad,great fighters and because it wasnt on espn or abc-tv here,we never heard of them
sabreyow 1 month ago
@sabreyow You know Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton though?
MattThomasShow 1 month ago
why do so many people watch this video and talk shit about joe calzaghe? He was a great boxer who retired undefeated he fought many great fighters and beat them he is one of my favourite boxer and i was inspire by him to do boxing.
residentevil5fan18 1 month ago
calzaghe is the man
baldycheese 1 month ago
great video
lukeythebluesboy 1 month ago
Being bitter because Jones has royally fucked up his own legacy does not give you any right to try undermine what Calzaghe did,he is for certain 1 of the greatest of all time who had no more challenges to face so retired.Jones for example wouldn't sign to fight Nigel Benn citing Benn's people as the reason Chris Eubank called him out but again another no from Jones and whether you like it or not he absolutely point blank refused Collins when the fight was pretty much signed and sealed lol
MrConnolly25 2 months ago
@11nytram11 Yes, I object to him being called a "Legend" in Global terms. Like I've said before to someone else, he is an excellent fighter and was smart fighter to leave healthy and undefeated. But, notice how not one analyst will mention his name when they mention "greatest fighters of all time" or when they refer to "legends." Joe Calzaghe was a classic case of management picking an choosing his fights and he avoided the top guys in their prime. He also avoided a few #1 contenders.
djjoito 2 months ago
@djjoito No he didn't,he defended against every WBO ranked number1 challenger whilst were on the subject of ducking why when Steve Collins was a champion who fought in the states did Roy Jones refuse point blank to fight him? do not talk shit about calzaghe when you know nothing about him.
MrConnolly25 2 months ago
@MrConnolly25 Ok, I'm not going to breakdown why Joe isn't what I say he is. I've been arguing this point with too many people. BUT! I will agree with you on Jones avoiding not only Collins but, a few more fighters. Collins and Hopkins(rematch) were a few fights that he avoided. With that said, a young Jones in his prime, was an excellent and very talented fighter and I do NOT consider Jones to be the greatest either. He is a legend in his own way though. But, Jones embarrassed a few top guys
djjoito 2 months ago
@MrConnolly25 In addition, his talents far exceeded those of Joe. I will never say and mean it that Joe sucks, but watching his fights were boring. I will say he was a smart boxer and did what he was supposed to do in the ring. But, he never got the type of fighters that Hopkins, Jones, Tayloer, or Sergio Martinez have fought. A fighter should be like Sergio Martinez and fight anyone and everyone at anytime and not do the typical Boxing politics like Jones and Calzaghe did.
djjoito 2 months ago
@djjoito Yes because Jones looked great against Tarver,Lebedev,Green,and old man Johnson didn't he lol his talent also looked great against Calzaghe too didn't it lol.Sergio Martinez are you for fucking real he looked shit against Barker you mug,Hopkins i have respect for but he's dirty and pussied out vs Dawson,this is how to spell Taylor too the man with no stamina KOd by Froch.See your clever talk has been easily rubbished,i have a saying IF'S AND BUT'S DO NOT WRITE HISTORY BOOKS
MrConnolly25 2 months ago
@djjoito Out of interest, do you hold the fact that guys like Hopkins and Jones Jnr did not fight a Prime Calzaghe when they had the chance against them? I ask because the fights Calzaghe had against them was at the pretty much the twilight of all three mens careers - Calzaghe aged with more grace than the other two but he was still not the man he used to be - yet only Calzaghe seems to get knocked for it, probably because he won.
11nytram11 2 months ago
Im a big fan of Joe Calzaghe but the guy with the 1st comment is an idiot. Joe calzaghe never fought Nigel Benn! haha i found that funny because you was clearly trying to look like a "know it all" when in actual fact you dont know anything about Joes career !
Ellism8 2 months ago
@Ellism8 Yep the 7 people who gave the comment a thumbs up are clearly pretty simple the 2 who voted the comment down i salute you.Not wanting to be clever here is a more realistic list Woodhall,Brewer,Veit,Lacy,Jones,Ashira,Bika,Kessler,Manfredo and Hopkins.Though the guy does have a valid point with Calzaghe being one of the greatest ever.
MrConnolly25 2 months ago
i see plenty of talk from uhh dragknuckles and company,so who are you in the history of boxing eh?? thought so FUCKIN BUMS THE LOT OF YA! i bet when your wifes driving you around the place,you tell her how to drive from the backseat too,
brownson1970 2 months ago
shit dudes,,joe was pure class,as a man and certainly as a great fighter,i mean look at his workrate and he DID have a great chin,people avoided him too,if he had the controversial nature of say mayweather then he would have been ranked one of the ALL TIME GREATS easy,a pure pro and maybe too pro for his public image,i would carry his suitcase!!
brownson1970 2 months ago
lol
sakval2 2 months ago
calzaghe had the most shittest style in world boxing.. he was undeafeted , doesnt mean shit, just means he handpicked opponents, but bhop beat him, he just got robbed.. he beat, a washed up roy jones, he beat a old eubank.. etc.. for me he will never be a great.. just because someone is undeafeated doesnt mean shit, remember dimitri salita he was undeafeted like calzaghe when khan fought him.. and khan k.o. him in the first round..x
SuperBigknuckles 2 months ago
@SuperBigknuckles
Eubank was 31 at the time that Calzaghe beat him, hardly old. The difference is that Salita hadn't fought numerous title holders and wasn't undisputed champion of his division.
SuperCUNextTuesday 2 months ago
Calzaghe had a great career fair play to the guy, clearly not one of the greatest of all time but still a great in my opinion
s2007n8 2 months ago
ahhh you Americans really know nothing about boxing do you...
StereOasis93 2 months ago
he faught every 1 and didnt duck or dive any fighters. u twats
andygt4 2 months ago
the best fighter of the last 15 years ,, men crumbled facing joe , :) true champ
topdogseeds 2 months ago
Great boxer, his unusual style has the haters whinging but that is to be expected from the 'armchair experts'.
One of the best and most successful british boxers of all time.
1979berty 2 months ago
they cant cope with joe`s hand speed
newportboy1971 2 months ago
Boxing is a results game,end of.Joe never lost,end of.
gronoboy 2 months ago
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Queenwraith 2 months ago
He fought a bunch of nameless brits, then lost to Bernard Hopkins.
If only every fighter could receive such acclaim for accomplishing so litttle.
It was a wise retirement.
NanoEmpyrean 3 months ago
@NanoEmpyrean 17 of his 46 fights were against Americans, 18 were against Brits, 1 against a Brazillian, 1 against a Croatian, 1 against a Paraguayan, 1 against an Australian, 2 against a German, 1 against an Armenian, 1 against an Egpytian, 1 against a Kenyan, 1 against a Cameroonian and 1 against a Dane. Of those fights 11 were against former or reigning World Champions.
11nytram11 2 months ago
MOST UNDERRATED BOXER OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!
TheOmegasi 3 months ago
Good, but over rated boxer. He should of fought Hopkins, RJJ in their prime. We would be seeing a different video.
solis2112 3 months ago
@solis2112 Greatest fighter in the history of the universe was Calzaghe. Young or old Hopkins would be handed his ghetto ass.
Queenwraith 3 months ago
@Queenwraith Ha, your funny bro. Calzaghe didn't even beat B-Hop. B Hop dropped his ass in the 1st round, cut his face and B Hop didn't even have a scratch. He landed the cleaner, harder punches and rocked his ass at least 3 times. All your boy did was slap, slappity, slap slap. The commentators had Calzaghe's nuts so far in their mouth it was sickening. Watch the fight again bro.
solis2112 2 months ago
@solis2112 You mean Hopkins the racist and cheat. Explain to me his faking twice to buy recover time? Explain that to me first then we can continue the discussion. If you can't explain it then you have your answer as to why Calzaghe beat him. Judges don't like cheats!
Queenwraith 2 months ago
@Queenwraith Haha, you really are a funny guy bro. Look at the fight again. The first 2 where clearly low blows. And who are you to say he was faking? No one knows how much that hurt but him. You are just assuming shit and going off that. As far for him being "racist" that has nothing to do with his performance in the ring. Like I said, who landed the cleaner, harder punches? When your ready to have a real discussion and not one off your silly ass assumptions get at me.
solis2112 2 months ago
@solis2112 For starters, do you have to keep calling me 'bro'? Very gay. Assuming shit? Fuck me it was the most obvious faking I've ever seen in a ring-if you really watch that punch and seriously believe that there was any power in it to warrant the 5min fake time Bhop took then there really is no point in talkin to you! U really believe that? No, YOU watch the fight back and check that detail, it epitomises Hop for me, a cheatin bum,just like he cheated against Dawson.Calzaghe landed nearly...
Queenwraith 2 months ago
@solis2112...TWICE as many punches, call them slaps if you like, but with the speed Calzaghe hits they are hooks, not meant to be fully extended punches, you heard of hooks?! Jeez u really are a teenager out of your depth.I guess the judges,HBO,all the commentators etc are all wrong then?? Yeah, that's what you're saying? Pfffh I can appreciate you're a Hop fan, I appreciate him as a boxer, but as a true sportsman he'll never have my respect. You won't answer my points mentioned caus u cant. bum
Queenwraith 2 months ago
@solis2112 PS: Hop fucked Calzaghe with constant headbutts!
Queenwraith 2 months ago
@solis2112 Check from 4:26 to 5:41 against Mitchell. First time on the canvas and came back to destroy him. That's the heart of a champion! - not the faking, bent over Bhop. Watch it again and look at Bernard's face when he's faking, it's painfully obvious and embarrassing for any of his fans, like you ;-)
Queenwraith 2 months ago
@Queenwraith "For starters, I can call you whatever the fuck I want BRO! Again your just assuming shit. Look at the replay he clearly hits him low. He states his junk went out the cup. Now for you or anyone to say he was faking is just pure opinion and speculation and can't be used in argument. During our lil conversation the only thing you have to say is he faked the low blow, pathetic.
solis2112 2 months ago
@solis2112 You're trying to pass off the faking as nothing and inadmissable - 2 mins or 5 mins, ontop of the minute before the round and after it gave him a very clear breather - for professional athletes in this sport that is all he needed to catch up with the pace (Hop tried faking the same way shortly after and Cortez was having none of it. If you said to me Hopkins would have beaten Calzaghe 5-6 years ago when he could hack the pace i'd understand your view, but he was on the way OUT,fading
Queenwraith 2 months ago
@Queenwraith Second, I know now you can't count right now because he took no where near 5 minutes. It was a lil under 2. Again proving you need to see the fight again. And to be honest with you if it was Joe who got hit I wouldn't be here saying he faked it and shit cus how I am to know how he felt. Third you say Joe throws speed hooks but then you say the hit wasn't hard enough to warrant B Hops reaction, make up your mind.
solis2112 2 months ago
@solis2112..fading fast. If it were Joe who was hit low you wouldn't be complaining? I bet you're on Dawson vids arguing for him everytime something doesnt go his way, Hop HAS MADE A CAREER OUT OF IT AND FIGHTING DIRTY!Come'on man? Yes they're speed hooks (not 'slaps')- there's a difference. The one that hit Hop, Joe's arm was half twisted, it was neither a slap or a speed-hook. A 10 yr old could take 10 of them and be unfazed. I never said the rest of the fight was like Joe's against Mitchell
Queenwraith 2 months ago
@Queenwraith I can also appreciate that your a Joe fan and have your own opinion of the fight. I am a B Hop fan (of his boxing not of his out of the ring shit) but he is not my favorite fighter and I'm just a fan of boxing period. Third, I never questioned Joes heart or mentioned any of his other fights. The RJJ (washed up tho he's been getting knocked out left and right) and Mitchell are totally different fights when he got dropped and came back and clearer won.
solis2112 2 months ago
@Queenwraith But for you to say Joe's performance after the knock down against B Hop was like those fights is crazy. I know B Hop isn't the cleanest fighter in the world but Joe hit's in the back of the head also. The bum and embarrassing comments just shows your character. Well it's been fun but if all you got is "he was faking it" argument there's no need to continue. I guess knockdowns, cut faces and clean harder punches means nothing to you.
solis2112 2 months ago
@solis211..I compared that fight as an example of how they differ as sportsmen and their attitude as champions,read it again. One knockdown doesn't win a fight.Hopkins chose the weight,judges,location US, ref etc, fought dirty, bought time. One thing Joe's never done once in his career is cheat,I respect the fact that rules can be pushed to the limit,but when u push every rule like that as a fighter your attitude stinks,judges just don't score negativity like that as well.The fact is he landed..
Queenwraith 2 months ago
@solis2112..nearly twice as many punches, more on Bhop than anyone in history, that's what wins fights, combined with aggression. I'll grant you that the fight was close, but I scored it the same as Woodhall and McGuigan 155-113 Calzaghe.I see you take your boxing seriously as I do so fair play, there are so many idiots on here on numerous topics that you learn to speak their language to try and communicate, so apologies for that on my part. I respect your opinion, but thats all it is, not fact.
Queenwraith 2 months ago
@Queenwraith I appreciate your last statement and I too apologies for the f bomb and mean do disrespect. Now back to business lol. Let's start with the low blows. Im not the one complaining about them, your the one who brought it up and reread my comment about "if it was Joe who got hit". My point about that is only Hop knows if he was faking. Other than that yours, mine and everyone else's opinions is just that an opinion. We know there was a shot that hit low...
solis2112 2 months ago
@solis2112 No problem, cheers. Yes these points are all valid, depending on what slant you're watching the fight. I don't particularly blame Hopkins regarding the low blow and twice buying time, he's not exactly a young man, but his fights since Calzaghe show he has looked as good as ever in a different way - I have full respect for him as an athlete, just not his attitude, but in his favour it is a fight and any athlete has to do whatever they need to to survive or win.
Queenwraith 2 months ago
@Queenwraith How damaging it was? Only Hop knows. If he would ever say or if it ever came out for a fact that he was faking, I'll be the first person on here agreeing with you that that was messed up. But till then it is only an opinion. Are you trying to say the judges thought he was faking too and thats why they didn't give him the fight? I never said Hop wasn't a dirty fighter. All boxers throw in their cheap shots here and there even Joe. I agree with you that Hop got tired...
solis2112 2 months ago
@solis2112 but there's no proof either on the exact amount of hooks/slaps that landed either in that case, so it's a matter of opinion also. All I was trying to say is that if you watch that 'low blow' and really believe that it warranted even 10 seconds off, I can't agree with that, and that is what let him get a breather and catch up with the pace, IMO that's what kept Hop in the fight - of course he came on strong again, that's because he had the rest! Joe wasnt a young man either,think he..
Queenwraith 2 months ago
@Queenwraith ...towards the end. But even then Joe couldn't dominate him. And at one point the HBO commentators said the fights starting to look like the beginning or something like that when Hop was clearly winning. The twice as many punches is also up to debate. That was compubox numbers. It counts those flurries,slaps :) as hits when they hit gloves, shoulders etc. Now how effected where those punches really. Obvisouly we have different views how we judge fights.
solis2112 2 months ago
@solis2112 he was 37. One of Joe's biggest assets is his unbelievable workrate, by neutralising that with a lowblow for a breather (in my opinion) was cheating, i just think to any boxing fan have to try and keep a straight face saying that it warranted that vital break is unbelievable, he did try it again shortly after, u really can tell by the expression on his face but just my opinion. I can guess you're probably watched that Calzaghe Deception and have bought into it, which is fine, but that
Queenwraith 2 months ago
@Queenwraith Nothing wrong with that. It was a close fight. I just think Hop landed the better punches. There was one time when Joe threw like 8 or 9 of those flurry punches and Hop threw one right and stop Joe in his tracks and nearly took his feet from under him. Lets just agree to disagree haha.
solis2112 2 months ago
@solis211..that is why different fans and judges score fights differently. One judge had a 10 point margin from the other two judges when he fought Robin Reid which is sheer lunacy, but it happens. Respect all your points, they're fair enough, really depends how you look at things ;-)
Queenwraith 2 months ago
Calzaghe IS a legend. You watch his fights before saying he was just an amatuer, not just the highlight videos. he stopped everyone in his path, lacy, hopkins, jones jnr, kessler etc. He could adapt to their style so well.
jtballnuts 3 months ago
This guy will never be remembered outside of britain because he didn't have great rivals in his time. He got lucky that he came when he came into professional boxing.
papicops 3 months ago
racism against Calzaghe by youtube viewers.
lacy and eubanks never got knocked down or got such a beat down in their careers till they met Calzaghe. Are they 'old', are they 'amateurs? No and everyone said that Lacy was going to beat him and all the more well known boxers he beat down. THAT is the fact, not all these hater comments. And he beat the old dudes fairly- prime doesn't matter because you can say experience is better, what about foreman at 60?
Marciano, Calzaghe, Klitschko = reality
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p4pboxing 3 months ago
Joe Calzaghe did beat great boxers like Roy Jones and Bernad Hopkins, but they were" over the hill" so you can say he handpickt his opponents, and he did it very vell, so good that some people call him a legend. I would say that Joe was a very good boxer not more or less,
MegaBrallo 3 months ago 7
@MegaBrallo Jeff Lacy, the apparently 'invincible' boxer, Calzaghe beat.
clevelandsteamland 2 months ago
@MegaBrallo Bernard Hopkins is still beating the best in his division fair play with Roy Jones but B-Hop is turning into a better fighter with age he is a freaky kind of man, don't know how long he can keep it up but one thing is for sure is Calzaghe took him apart and If you don't know the fights Calzaghe has been in his early stage of his career that's your fault not anyone elses.
POLChelseaFC 2 months ago
@MegaBrallo agree
SuperBigknuckles 2 months ago
@MegaBrallo What about Lacy and Kessler?
When Lacy fought Calzaghe he was tipped to become the dominant force in the division, undefeated to that date, 5 years younger than Calzaghe and considered the favorite by both American and British pundits. Lacy was totally domiated by Calzaghe the entire fight.
Kessler was 7 years younger than Calzaghe, undefeated in 39 fights and reigning WBC and WBA Super Middleweight Champion. Calzaghe beat him unanimously on points.
11nytram11 2 months ago
Now I say to you all, I dont know you but I am fairly certain this man would win a boxing match with anyone here back then. He is a good boxer end of, if he deserves all the praise he gets is questionable (it seems) but you should not disrespect the man via Youtube!!! To me he is a legend, to you he may be something else.
UWantSandwich 3 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
he can only beat whos put in front of him and he beat them all. i think hes great
dean785nufc 3 months ago
Comments are getting more intelligent by the day!
spegangles 3 months ago
this is one of the most overrated boxers in boxing history. bumzaghe...
forevershining76 3 months ago
@forevershining76 haha finally people that agree!
Jonezaay 3 months ago
he new how to win, he was the best at it. what als is there? fags who think they know to much, shut the f*%$ up!
jj4352jj 3 months ago
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snipeyoass420 3 months ago
I seriously hate Peacemark2.
MrBbuds 3 months ago
@throttlejockey77 How can a relentless punching machine, with blistering speed who goes for it in every round, who showboats, who fights with different styles, who has the balance and movement of a ballerina be a boring fighter? God, I wish he had fought Jones at the height of his career to finally shut all you losers up.
MrBbuds 3 months ago
People dissing Joe are pathetic, he was a great fighter and never lost. He fought those put in front of his and dealt with them, what more can you ask from a boxer? I have 10x more respect for Calzaghe than that pussy Mayweather.
CssAfc 3 months ago
@CssAfc lmao say what u want but mayweather dont slap
mtWHITE100 3 months ago
@mtWHITE100 He's a pussy
CssAfc 3 months ago
@CssAfc i guess all uk people cant handle the deserved hate calzaghe gets
mtWHITE100 3 months ago
@mtWHITE100 Deserved for what? Mayweather is hated by some because he wont fight the only man who he knows can beat him. Why would Joe be?
CssAfc 3 months ago
@CssAfc dudes overrated. hes great but dont belong with the legends
mtWHITE100 3 months ago
All of the fights here looks amateur.
chilam1976 4 months ago 3
@chilam1976 Well done. Stupidest comment on all of YouTube. How can three second clips look like amateur fights? Anyone looks like an amateur when they're getting knocked out and sprawled across the canvas. Calzaghe made Jones and Lacy look like amateurs. Why do Americans think all good fighters live in the US. Europe's a big place and if you took off your blinkers you'd realise that Calzaghe's performances in the US were some of the best, most entertaining boxing displays ever.
MrBbuds 3 months ago
@MrBbuds Im sorry dude, All fights here looks amateur,thats my opinion, all opponents looks like zacks of potatoes, any boxer that I saw here uses foot work, waist or shows some skills sign, everyone here look like if their job was catch all the punches, I didnt mention nothing about nacionalitys, great boxers exist all over the world, and Im sorry but I dont think that this guy deserves to be call a legend because a lot of this wins were against super bad boxers, I needed 1 sec to notice that.
chilam1976 3 months ago 17
@chilam1976 I disagree. Any great fighter is going to make a huge portion of his opponents look like shit. That's the nature of being great. Roy Jones' opponents throughout his career looked like bums catching his punches too, but that's because they weren't able to gtfo of the way!! lol.. hence his greatness. And the same applies for Calzaghe. He doesn't get the credit her deserves because the bums catching most of his punches weren't here in the US, but ask Jeff Lacey whether Joe is a legend.
eluminated 3 months ago
@eluminated Come on dude, some of these fighters fall down when recive a glove slash, forget about nacionalitys this guy faced off only super bad boxers, look at his record, please dont try to find points of comparation , this vid isnt about RJ, the title of this video should be "Joe Calzaghe our UK legend", 46-0 and not fighting vs the best? why? his agent made a horrible work Im gonna be generous with my last comment and say that probably he could have, but did not want to be a legend.
chilam1976 3 months ago
@chilam1976 The bulk of EVERY great boxers' careers are made up of NOT fighting the best. How many other GREAT fighters did Jones, Hopkins, Tyson, etc fight? A handful at best because there aren't that many GREATS to go around. 95% of fighters in the sport aren't "the best", so? Calzaghe had his best 4 fights, his biggest wins at the end of his career, so you claim those wins are diminished and don't count somehow because of the OTHER "not great" fighters he also beat? Makes no sense.
eluminated 3 months ago
@eluminated We have different concepts about the meaning of a LEGEND, for me, Legends an adjective used for the protagonists of epic battles, is for those whod exploits, so defeating, amateur fighters and veterans doesnt make you a legend, Undefeated its not the same than legend, most of hall of famers have losses in their records, but they fought to the best and did it in a unforgetable way so Joe dont meet the requirements to be call a Legend, but if you want to call him like that Its OK.
chilam1976 3 months ago
@chilam1976 I never once called him a "legend". I said he's a great fighter with tremendous skills that far surpass 99% of the fighters of his generation and I said he doesn't get nearly the credit he deserves here in America. For some reason you just refuse to acknowledge the fact that he beat everyone ever put in front of him, young, old, average and great; He didn't run, he stood right in their faces and made them miss and then pay for every mistake.
eluminated 3 months ago
@eluminated while the most of that it is true, I still thinking that this guy isnt great hes only good, because great fighters got something special, probably Joe is undervalued, his greatness its doubtful because he never looked for a real challenge, he fought in his confort zone and thats the difference between very good and great, I respect your opinion about Joe, but I think that Joe never have had in his mind to be a great or the greatest fighter, he fought thinking in his record.
chilam1976 3 months ago