Calzaghe Thinks He Would Get Beat If He Came Out of Retirement
May 1st, 2009
By Scott Gilfoid: Well, Joe Calzaghe is right when he says that he’d “probably get beat” if he came back. Calzaghe said that in an interview today with Setanta Sports. Calzaghe says that if he did come back, he feels it would be to get the big money that would be offered to him for fights and that would affect him, causing him to lose. That certainly makes sense, but I think that’s not the whole reason why Calzaghe would likely lose if he were to stage a comeback.
No way could I see Calzaghe coming back for a rematch with Hopkins or to fight super middleweights like Andre Ward, Andre Dirrell or least of all Chad Dawson. Those are all losses for Calzaghe the way I see it, they would likely have been losses for Calzaghe even in the prime of his boxing career and not just after taking a few months off.
Calzaghe says that his “ultimate goal” wasn’t to make a lot of money, but rather to “be the best.” That’s a hard one for me to swallow, let me tell you. How can Calzaghe say his goal was always to be the best when he never fought Chad Dawson, or other good fighters like Andre Dirrell, Lucian Bute, Librado Andrade, Andrade Ward or Edison Miranda.
Those are the fighters that Calzaghe should have been fighting in his career, not a 40-year-old Roy Jones Jr. or a 43-year-old Bernard Hopkins. If I were Calzaghe, I wouldn’t have fought Hopkins or Jones, because after all, my goal would be not to make a lot of money, it would to try and “be the best.”
For me to achieve that, I would have had to bypass opponents like Peter Manfredo Jr., Evans Ashira, Mario Veit and a ton of other fighters that I don’t see as worthy of goal to try and be the best. I would have then gone after Jermain Taylor before he was beaten by Kelly Pavlik. Likewise, I would have gone after Pavlik before he was beaten by Hopkins, and I would have fought both Hopkins and Jones in their prime rather than fighting them in their 40s.
To top it off, I would have fought Julian Jackson, Gerald McClellan and Nigel Benn at the start of my career when these fighters were still in their prime. And you know what? I would have been the best and would have proved it by fighting them best rather than a bunch of fighters that I’ve never heard of in my life.
Tags: 23 Responses to “Calzaghe Thinks He Would Get Beat If He Came Out of Retirement”
Leave a Reply
please use above banner to link back to us!
I love these arm chair quarterback fans (I say fan because this writer is obviously not a professional journalist or even a professional blogger, at best he or she is a mediocre poster that happened to have his or her´s biased article posted.
I love when someone sitting behind a computer screen tells us they would have fought this guy and that guy and this other guy and the list goes on and on. It´s comical to think that you have any idea what kind of deals are on the table, what kind of money is being offered, if Joe was ready for those fights, what his promoters and trainers were telling him etc etc. I´m not defending Calzaghe but I´m not going to sit behind my computer screen and even pretend to know what any of these boxers going through in their careers and tell you that I would have run the gauntlet with the best fighters in the division. It´s ridiculous this trash is even posted.
Of coarse calzaghe will come out of retirement, calzaghe may have gotten out at the right time. But look at what he did when he retired, he wasted all of his money on cocaine. This happens to alot of people, remember that girl that won the lotto powerball? Look at what she did afterwards she wasted all of it on cocaine, It’s a curse. Calzaghe will be back when the money is right just like mayweather, and trinidad. Lennox lewis is the most intelligent boxer, he knew what he was doing with his career. He retired at the right time, has his health, and is a multi-millionaire.
I do agree with one part of the article. Dawson would be Calzaghe because he is a really athletic and a good boxer who has more tools than the overhyped Jeff Lacy.
I think Calzaghe would beat Miranda but he would have a great deal of trouble with Dawson.
Worst Blog I have ever read, the Roy Jones Jnr bit made me laugh, concidering loads of people were saying he would beat Clazaghe to the ground, did that happen ? no… seriously if your saying that he’s never had a decent opponent in 16 years you are a disgrace to every opponent he has faught, you are just some stupid scumbag who can’t face the fact that he has had a long and successful career being good at what he does. Rees said he has been clumzy in some fights and i agree, but then in allot of fights he has out manouvered various opponents.
And maybe for once Calzaghe is the boxer who knows when enough is enough and not be in it out of greed, I personally respect the boxer which knows his limits concidering how many take it too far and end up mentally and physically strained.
The great thing about Joe Calzaghe was that even though he sometimes looked clumsy and not quite crisp and classy, he found a way to win.
He was mentally and physically tough, he could take a big shot, get up and win.
So Mr Gilfoid for a start, Nigel Benn said he would probably not have beaten Calzaghe, Eubanks said Calzaghe was the best he ever fought, so all the guys they beat would also probably have been un-done by Joe Calzaghe.
Joe Calzaghe deserves respect, he retired unbeaten and has made our little country Wales, proud of him.
I wish now Joe had fought once more against Dawson, maybe then these caustic articles would not be written, because Calzaghe would still be unbeaten.
Fair critism regarding fighters he could have faced; wouldve been exciting. Im not going to pick on Joe too bad though. He had a good run but surely couldve faced prime fighters at the end. As the author indicated in his article it appeared that Joe was feathering his financial nest for retirement. The Dawson who outhustled Tarver would beat him (though he looked vulnerable v Glenn Johnson). I think the rematch w Tarver is usless and will prove nothing but its not CD fault, it is a contractual obligation.
why do ppl keep talking rubbish about joe he was the best at his weight for a long long time fact!instead of dreaming about fights that will never happen look at the ones that did what more could he have done it really winds me up,i for one think he is one of the best boxers we have had.he should be able to retire in peace instead of ppl dogging him its sad
Can i just say Calzaghe retired at the top…..unbeaten.Thats a fact that wont be changed.No matter whats written.
Johno
gilfoid you are a clueless tosser! i would of loved to see you fight Benn, McClellan and Jackson personally, may be they would knock some sense into you you prat, knock Joe all you like all the true boxing fans know he was one of the greatest! joe your a legend. wales forever.
Scott,
Think for a moment before you write. Do you really think Calzaghe was in a position to fight Julian Jackson, Gerald McClellan and Nigel Benn? Why would a pro novice fight one punch knockout artists like these fighters, whilst still learning the trade? By the time Calzaghe had some pro experience, these guys had all retired.
“To top it off, I would have fought Julian Jackson, Gerald McClellan and Nigel Benn at the start of my career when these fighters were still in their prime. And you know what? I would have been the best and would have proved it by fighting them best rather than a bunch of fighters that I’ve never heard of in my life.”
I love this comment. Just goes to show how completely deluded you are. Get a grip.
joe beat em all and would whoop chad and tarver fact
and 1 other thing ballbag.
You WOULD NOT of fought Julian Jackson, Gerald McClellan and Nigel Benn at the start of your career, actually i cant even be assed to explain why not its that obvious.
Haha you would have fought all those people would you? You make it sound so easy like it’s a walk in the park.
Calzaghe defended his supermiddleweight title for years. UNIFIED the division beating the best who was Kessler. Then went up to Light Heavyweight for legacy fights with Hopkins and Jones junior.
I’d say that was a HOF resume is there ever was one.
To top it off, I would have fought Julian Jackson, Gerald McClellan and Nigel Benn at the start of my career when these fighters were still in their prime. And you know what? I would have been the best and would have proved it by fighting them best rather than a bunch of fighters that I’ve never heard of in my life.
Do it then! Easy to talk isn’t it?
Prick.
I knew a clown like you would write this. What calzaghe means is his punch resistance is getting worse hes old now and he doesn’t want to get a permenant injury.
im not a calzaghe fan at all, but i dont think dawson could beat him. i dont think there is a light heavyweight that could beat him. Hopkins maybe the only one with a good chance. To be honest ive been one to talk alot of hate towards calzaghe throughout his career but to be honest theres no need for him to come back anyway because theres no one for him to fight. I really wanted to see him fight hopkins in a rematch but now im not interested in that. I personally think that hopkins should face dawson then retire on.
y is scott still wiriting articles bout Joe is he that bitter and jealous. and who are dirrell and ward???? never heard of them…. And as for Dawson he is obviously another over hyped US boxer who nearly lost to Glen Johnson. ne1 with boxing knowledge knows JC cld beat them all but y come out of retiremnt to fight nobodies i know i wldnt.
I’m thinking the Gilfoid gene pool needs a little chlorine
There is a hell of a lot more opponents out there for Mayweather Jr (who is 30-31 unlike joe who is 37) eg. Cotto, Moseley, Hatton (rematch), Marquez, Pacquiuo and Paul Williams yet you dont write hate articles on him week after week
And when Calzaghe beats Dawson there will be another young pretender who you insist Calazaghe must beat to prove himself. You may as well ask why Ali doesnt come out of retirement and fight Klitschko. Theres always gonna be a young fighter coming through the ranks and eventually one of them will beat Calzaghe, not because they are better boxers, but because they are younger, fitter and stronger.
another calzaghe hate article, you need to change the record, or get a girlfriend
wot a load of rubbish this article is !!!
you say joe should have fought benn ??
why when he beat chris eubank who beat benn
also you say fighting pavlik who was easilly destroyed by hopkins who was soundly beaten by joe in his previous fight !!
no one in america thought joe was the real deal until joe smashed jeff no jab lacy
think you should find another sport to write about as your obviously clueless about boxing !!
i suppose u think ricky hatton will be knocked out in 1 round 2mrw eh ??? CLUELESS
Calzaghe was the best though i cannot understand this article. He became undisputed super middleweight champion and beat all the best super middleweigths out there. He then went on to face Bernard hopkins who was seen as the best light heavyweight and won he was instantly the best in that divison. There are always going to be up and coming fighters like dirrel ,ward and dawson. If they were to beat joe yes that would be amazing for them but if they were to lose to joe it would add little to joe’s legacy. There is always someone up and coming good fighter , let them have there moment as joe has had his is and a future hall of famer.