Piper thinks Calzaghe making a mistake to come back
May 9th, 2010
By Sean McDaniel: In the latest boxing news, former Commonwealth champion Nicky Piper thinks that Joe Calzaghe is making a mistake if he stages a comeback, according to Walesonline. Piper, speaking about Calzaghe, he says, “The only reasons Joe would want a rematch would be the money or his ego. But I think he would be a fool to do it. To risk his legacy would be crazy. He doesn’t need to fight. My personal opinion is that money is more important than a record. So, if he needed the money to provide for his family and safeguard his future, then I would completely understand the decision to make a comeback. But I don’t think Joe needs the money, so I don’t think he should be considering it at all.”
Hopkins doesn’t look to be fighting at the same level he was back in 2008, and appears to have deteriorated since fighting Calzaghe in 2008. Hopkins hasn’t looked good on offense in his last two fights against Enrique Ornelas and Roy Jones Jr. At this point, I think Calzaghe is less concerned about his record than he used to be. He seems more willing to take risks. If he does come back, it could only help him, because a lot of boxing fans think that his record is totally inflated, apart from his wins over Mikkel Kessler and Bernard Hopkins, arguably Calzaghe’s two biggest wins of his career.
Piper thinks that Calzaghe was struggling in the latter part of his career in fights against Jones, Hopkins and Kessler. I don’t think he was struggling because of age. I think it was more of a case of Calzaghe not being used to fighting good opponents. He was put in soft for a long stretch, so naturally when Calzaghe was put in with some really good fighters, he would struggle a little.
Piper thinks that Hopkins would beat Calzaghe in a rematch, saying “I think Joe would lose as well. Hopkins always takes care of himself and maintains his fitness, whereas Joe would be nowhere near the same fighter.”
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man calzaghe didnt knock out the best opponents partly because they were his best opponents, but partly because he broke his hands into hundreds or shards in his acreer as you will know. he still barely took a punch from them tho. knocked down once each in 2 fights before learning very fast how to totally dismantle everyone his shared a ring with. You wanna say he ducked some, maybe he did, but you cant cast aspersions on the wins he did get – he was the clear winner in every fight he took, and outskilled everyone who ever tried…
So? He was an old man himself at 38 when he fought jones, granted joe wasnt allways exiting to watch, u cant deny his boxing ability and class.
30 tko 2 ko
sweetsience 2 real kos in all of his fights i dont mind tko here there but the majority are tko no real ko the man couldnt finish off old man jones with one eye come on, coke sniffer !
ash 46 wins – 32ko’s is not that bad, floyd mayweather has 25 ko’s from 41 so whats are you trying to say? is boxing all about the ko ratio? or is it hit and not be hit? and completley outclass your oponent? anyone who knows the boxing scene knows how much calzaghe suffered with his brittle hands, before these problems his ko ratio was not to shabby, ps did u enjoy the kessler froch fight?
calslappy ko ratio is poo end of barely exsitant
Calzaghe does know there going to drug screen him right????? lol jk
Yes it will be a big mistake specially if he is on that crack st he is being using.. I ask all the people around him to stop him and clean him up… he once was the best.. but please don’t bring him back. let him get cleaned up and rest
Punk –
What makes you think Calzaghe was so scared of everyone? He knows how good he is. Also he has been in loads of wars and Eubank was not one of them. Calzaghe demolished Eubank. When he fought Lacy he looked super confident from the first bell.
I do think Calzaghe has made some bad decisions but often he was a victim of circumstance and ego. If he comes back to fight Hopkins then he cannot just leave it at that, he has to face either Bute or Dawson.
Joe fought very few wars, except for the Eubank fight, so his tank is not empty. He could still out pace most of the current crop at super middle weights, his problem is that despite his bravado he fears people and their reputations…he was scared of Pavlik and Froch, but now he has seen their flaws exposed he is probably kicking himself for not fighting them. He should have learned from the Lacy fight, he was sh1t scared of him, but overcame his fear and demolished him, and I bet he was terrified of Eubank, but he had to fight him to gain respect and send his career into orbit. He will not come out of retirement, but maybe he should.
Calzaghe won’t be coming back anyway so i don’t know what this debate is all in aid of. Don’t believe everything you read!
its hard to step away. Theres a long list of fighters that stayed too long or came back when they shouldnt. When youre gone youre soon forgotten. Big egos cant stay put. Plus Calzaghe wasnt an exciting fighter anyway. So who cares?
I got Andre Ward winning the Super Six Tournament. He is just to skilled for these other fights in the Super Six. Hes fast, strong, and very equip with the tools to win the whole thing!!!
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Joe cal. vs. Bute would be a bute. I think this could be one of the biggest fights out there.,Winner takes on super six winner.Why fight hopkins, He is on the senior tour looking for the George Foreman trophy.Five more years of handpicked opponents coming out of retirement and he may achieve it.
im a huge joe c fan always have been hes the best skilled boxer to watch without falling asleep unlike your wards and hopkins anywas before i did not want joe to make a comeback i thouhgt it would have been a huge mistake but now i dont think it would be so bad i think he still has it as long as he wtahces tht chin which use to be like granite but as we seen in his last two fights prob with age ,he should have a warm up fight with hopkins kick his ass again then either go down a weight and fight the winer of super six or stay at light h and finish off a big fight with chad dawson i know he has nothing to prove but the americans dont c it that way and it would very good to see and i reckon he would do it i know he still trains most days at the gym so dont underestamate
Money talks.If one can make millions for a fight,hell,why not in this economy. do like Rocky marciano and hide a few million whereever.
6 or 7 years earlier that was meant to say haha
he had a war with eubank he sed himself it was prob his hardest fight at the time nad even at the end of his career prob remained his hardest ,,jones was shot and well past it ,,hopkins was past it aswell and that was a very close fight ,,and i think hopkins and jones both put him down ,,,if he fought hopkins or jones 67 years earlier they would both have beaten him
jc is a monster in the ring just look at the fighters he as beat the likes of eubank lacey hopkins jones i dont think anyone out there that can beat him to fast and to much work rate
Instead of returning to the ring, Joe should just replace Nicky Piper in the Sky team..
its hard for people to comeback after a lay off espec wen ur 36/37 he should just stay retired for defo ,,he had a tremendous career althougth wouldv been nice to see him fight jones or even hopkins etc wen they wer a bit younger,or even collins benn ,eubank etc wen they wer younger aswell
I still don’t see anyone except maybe ward giving calzaghe problems…. Even with his long layoff and advanced age he will have too much for the current crop. He should stay retired he has nothing to prove.
Forget it Joe. You have your legendary status so leave it at that. I watched all Joes’ fights and believe he was a master class. I don’t wanna look back and see any losses on his record as it will take a massive shine of a fantastic career. He has nothing to prove. In my opinion boxing is at an all time low with so many washed up veterans still hanging around for one last pay day. Look at Roy Jones, once and absolute legend, now a stumbling punch bag.
I think Lucian Bute would be a much better matchup for ‘The Candyman’, should he choose to return. Let’s see him punch circles around this guy….! Ha ha. He wouldn’t have beaten Lucian in his prime so I’m sure he wouldn’t step in with him now. Probably just fight old men and never beens….let’s see, that means Hopkins or Crotch. Whatever, either of those fights would be big in the U.K. but of no interest elsewhere.
If Joe wants a big money fight, I along with millions of Americans will PPV for his “0″. Fight Ward, Dirrel, or Bute and I’ll gladly add to your nestegg – but it’ll cost ya!
I think joe invested a lot of money on Cocaine and instead of selling it he snorted it all and now he needs to make a comeback so that a)he gets clean & b)so he doesnt get busted
b hop is overated amir kahn would beat b hop easy
Suppose its up to him if he wants to make a come back, its up to him who he fights and its up to him what the reasons and the purpose of a come back is.
All i know as a Calzaghe fan is that i would be hugely dissapointed if his come back was against Hopkins. The 1st fight was awful to watch even though it was a terrific performance.
Id rather he didnt return but if he did id like him to shut Froch up, though im wondering just how confident Froch would feel after his last 2 fights. Or maybe the winner of the super 6.
But i dont have any interest in him facing anybody at Light Heavyweight.
he’s not going to comeback, Enzo Calzaghe has already said that there was no truth in the story…don’t believe everything you hear. shame on you SkySports News for publishing this load of bull!
doesnt matter y hes coming back he will get beaten if he comes back . He should just stay retired and put his time towards something else.instead of putting it up his nose
What happening with ‘Calzaghe Promotions’ ?
Maybe that’s proving a hole in his pocket, hence the pot’s drying up !?
Calzaghe isn’t coming out of retirement to boost his ego or to earn money, he’s doing it because his life lacks purpose. Calzaghe fought as a professional almost his entire adult life. Now that he’s in retirement, there are probably lots of empty days where he would normally be training and scheduling fights. Fighting is all Joe was ever cut out for. Most men, whatever their profession, don’t retire when they’re 36. Why do you think he was using cocaine?
calzaghe comin back is a defo mistake ,,should stay retired ,,thers a few dangerous guys out ther ding dongin between wieghts joes 0 would go if he came back for defo
cocaine is a helluva drug.
If it keeps Joey off the “nose candy”, why not come back? He might otherwise snort up all his riches, if he hasn’t already…
Best of luck to you Joey,
ray jay…
I dont understand, why people say Joe C. didnt figth good opponents.. Any one rember Joes figt with Jeff Lacy. He was a strong, good fighter, but Calzaghe completely outclassed him. A white office-like boy beat the though american muscular ghetto man.
If Calzaghe comes back and I hope he dosent it would have to be against Froch as that would be a huge fight in the uk.
Also is Nicky Piper suffering with any type of illness watching him on tv recently and something seemed amiss about him.
I think it will be a fairly good bout, between the two. Regradless if he needs the money or not, is elrelavent. I got Calzaghe if he has been trianing, in between these two years. If not B-hop is is gone to win 4sure.
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