I wouldn't say he doesn't deserve it, (he does have the belt right?) . Thats my only problem with boxing, the belt means practically jack shit. I agree though, Shanes on the outskirts but I think he deserves one last big fight considering he has the WBA.
I knew it. Split decision said it all. Dirrell was sloppy at a few points in the fight but he still did way more than froch. Froch's best punches were either rabbit punches or he just straight hit him on the back of the head. Taylor should hang it up. He got stiffened like a piece of wood.
Froch is from the same style as Calzaghe was. He'll rarely ever knock anyone out cause he doesn't have the strength but he can out-box his opponents technically and land more point scoring punches than the other fighter. His problem is he's far too arrogant for someone who hasn't proved themselves at the top tier yet and I think he'll get caught out sooner rather than later. It'll probably actually do him good as it'll sharpen his focus and make him work on his skills rather than his mouthing off. Just like it did with Amir Khan after his 1st defeat.
He couldn't even do that last night. Dirrell used the roy jones style in the ring but he doesn't have it down completely yet. It was close enough though because Froch basically hit nothing all night. The only time he hit Dirrell was in the clinch where he would hit him on the back of the head. Froch would break out into flurries and hit nothing but air but youd think the crowd was witnessing a ko by their reaction. That was robbery. Hopefully he fights Kessler or Ward so they can flatten him soon.
I used to get accused of British bias on the forum with regards to Hatton and Calzaghe but you won't see me defending Froch. I've never liked him as a fighter in the ring or his attitude outside it. He keeps insisting he's the best but, as you say, Kessler would floor him. As would Pavlik and probably a few others too.
Like I also say. It'd probably do him good to get KO'd.
Froch has almost the same technique.. both fighters lack strength, if any.
Not my thing, but that's my opinion. I'm used to seeing more powerpunches than slapping.
Few did like Calzaghe's style. Retired undefeated though. Can't take that away from him. Undisputed champion of one of the toughest weight divisions for 10 years. People say he avoided top fighters in their prime but the truth is it was the other way around. Calzaghe called out Jones Jnr 10 years ago and he acted like he didn't know who Calzaghe was...Calzaghe eventually taught him a lesson.
I was searching around because I could swear I heard Joe ducked Roy before and well after doing a little searching
- Joe's camp said no one would give him a fight because he wasn't a money maker.
- Roy camp said joe refused him before statues he wasn't ready for Jones yet.
-Joe stayed away from the states and harder competition
- Top competition refused Joe because he was not a draw
-Roy avoided fighting outside the states because of the bumb decision he got in the olympics.
So basically I got nothin but a bunch of mixed statements from camps that completely contradict eachother.
Jones had a history of ducking opponents. Early in Calzaghe's career, his promoter, Frank Warren was guilty of keeping him in the WBO (which, at the time, wasn't a great organisation) and he did that with a lot of his fighters. Naseem Hamed for example. Wasn't the case after Calzaghe beat Eubank though. He actively sought fights in the states and was refused.
Sven Ottke ducked him for a unification fight. Warren tried to make fights with both Hopkins and Jones and both refused at the time only to rethink once Calzaghe was a bigger draw than they were.
Jones, on the other hand, ducked Frank Liles, Daruisz Michalczewski. Then there was the insistance that he got a 60/40 split against Hopkins that prevented that fight.
Hopkins got robbed though.
Most boxing expert critics, and the majority audience, agree that Hopkins should've won that match.
Another one was the early call from his match against Veit.
Referee shouldn't have stopped that match. Veit was still completely conscious and striking back.
The decision of the judges from most of his matches are really questionable, those that he won by UD.
A 1st round knockdown doesn't make a decision go in your favour. Let's not forget all Hopkins underhand tactics from that fight. Feigning injury from non existant low blows, for example. Truth is the Calzaghe landed 100 more punches during the 12 rounds than Hopkins. The accusation of dodgy decisions when the fight was in the US is an extreme stretch to say the least.
Anyone see David Haye own the Russian giant Nikolai Valuev last night.
Impressive display of speed and technical boxing, he won on points and nearly knocked the Russian out in the last round.
How the hell the Spanish judge saw a 114:114 is beyond me.
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