Joe Calzaghe on his fight with Chris Eubank

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  • Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2024

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  • @JamesEnglish
    @JamesEnglish  Месяц назад +4

    Watch the full podcast here: ruclips.net/video/Quq6zF-A4do/видео.html

  • @TJL6969
    @TJL6969 Месяц назад +101

    All the Fights in this era in UK Boxing were amazing.I remember they used to be on a Saturday night on normal Telly.Changed days

    • @Theganjaman88
      @Theganjaman88 Месяц назад

      It's scum like Edward Hearn why it's changed unfortunately

    • @chrisbirch4150
      @chrisbirch4150 Месяц назад +5

      Yeah. Even this fight was a co headliner with Naseem in Sheffield.

    • @treasaseoighe9001
      @treasaseoighe9001 27 дней назад +1

      Great days 🇮🇪🇮🇪

    • @martytdd1606
      @martytdd1606 25 дней назад

      The Eubank fight was on Sky Sports but at a reasonable time. But yes, the earlier rivalries were on ITV.

    • @chrisbirch4150
      @chrisbirch4150 25 дней назад

      @@martytdd1606 it's mad how many big fights Eubank had really. He was a part of a good domestic scene. I was still a teenager and only really got into boxing in the mid 90s. It felt like Eubank was an aging champion with a long career behind him. He was only 31 when he fought Calzaghe.

  • @sollykhan2385
    @sollykhan2385 29 дней назад +21

    Joe is a down to earth decent and humble guy that deserves the utmost respect, a class act of his own, but also mindful and respectful of others that had earned their ring craft, thanks for all the many years of great Boxing Joe, enjoy your retirement 😇

  • @CPDutch
    @CPDutch Месяц назад +67

    Chris Eubanks was never the same boxer after the Watson fight.

    • @itsinthetreesitscoming7431
      @itsinthetreesitscoming7431 Месяц назад +4

      Physically he was.
      Psychologically.....

    • @CoreRye
      @CoreRye Месяц назад

      Exactly what I was thinking

    • @kingsrd1
      @kingsrd1 29 дней назад +2

      Exactly right, he never went in for the kill when he could of possibly stopped opponents, preferring to do enough to win on points. Understandable I suppose

    • @Bigdogstusks
      @Bigdogstusks 26 дней назад

      Overhyped 😂. They were world champions. Keyboard warrior. I bet you’re a bitter froch fan. 😂

    • @zoomed66
      @zoomed66 24 дня назад +1

      Eubank is a complex character, the Watson incident would of definitely had an effect on his boxing mentality.

  • @SEANPOL203
    @SEANPOL203 Месяц назад +39

    Joe looks amazing for a man in his 50’s, would pass for 30 years of age, he had a perfect career one of the best ever from Britain

    • @kevinb9830
      @kevinb9830 25 дней назад +5

      He's definitely rocking some hair dye at the very least lol

    • @AlexRaben-c3v
      @AlexRaben-c3v 17 дней назад +1

      @@kevinb9830came to type that too 😅

  • @ynwa9785
    @ynwa9785 Месяц назад +42

    Rip to ya great dad enzo

  • @Bungadin2845
    @Bungadin2845 18 дней назад +2

    I’ve been waiting for years to see a full length Joe Calzaghe retrospective interview. Great to see he’s still got all his faculties

  • @greva2904
    @greva2904 Месяц назад +8

    Eubank never gets the credit he deserves, because after the Michael Watson fight, he went from being an amazing fighter, to a fighter who does just enough to win on points, but that’s it. That cost him a lot of fans, but all credit to him, after putting a fighter into a wheelchair for the rest of his life, he clearly determined that he would never allow that to happen again.

  • @MrMartyn1212
    @MrMartyn1212 Месяц назад +5

    Joe,one of the finest ever,always great 🙏🏼humble respectful too

  • @joeystevens3746
    @joeystevens3746 Месяц назад +4

    It’s about time someone had this absolute legend on a big podcast best ever British boxer in my opinion and I even better that he’s from wales. I remember being a kid with my dad watching Joe on itv best ever memories

  • @bigfred0997
    @bigfred0997 Месяц назад +41

    One of the greatest fighters to come from the uk

    • @youtubeaddict9948
      @youtubeaddict9948 Месяц назад +6

      THE GREATEST

    • @bigfred0997
      @bigfred0997 Месяц назад +1

      @@youtubeaddict9948 yeah you're right, Prince nassem would be up their close only he lost in America

    • @youtubeaddict9948
      @youtubeaddict9948 Месяц назад +4

      @@bigfred0997 prince naseem didn't beat many people of note, took his loss terribly and retired can't put him up there with the best.

    • @bigfred0997
      @bigfred0997 Месяц назад +3

      @@youtubeaddict9948 I have him up there close to the best mostly for his ring craft and not really getting hit but he took that loss bad and deserved to be beat as he never trained properly for that fight, would have loved to see him and Floyd mayweather if both could of met in their prime as I think prince would of beat him but that's a fantasy match up lol, I loved Joe's fight against hopkins when he was shouting I would never let a white man beat me are Joe's beat the breaks of him lol

    • @keithchegwin1222
      @keithchegwin1222 Месяц назад +5

      ​@@bigfred0997I would say Calzache, Prince, Lewis, Hatton in his prime, Eubank, Benn were my favourites. My number one is Calzache

  • @markcaldwell5909
    @markcaldwell5909 Месяц назад +7

    I can't add anything that hasn't been said by anyone about how good he was, I have to add meeting him in the flesh he is probably the nicest & humble personalities. There was other famous people in attendance that was so up their own arses, Joe was talking and having photos taken with fans all night, he was also boxing with kids messing around all night. Never got bored of the fans what a great guy!

    • @HelloJamesBond
      @HelloJamesBond Месяц назад

      Lovely story and not at all surprising

  • @trevorberridge6079
    @trevorberridge6079 13 дней назад +2

    Calzaghe may have been exhausted from early in the fight but he had enormous reserves of will. The more Chris pummeled him the stronger he seemed to get. At one point he seemed invulnerable. There was a definite point at which I thought 'Chris has shot his bolt. He's never going to stop Calazaghe'. Joe had the recuperation powers of Wolverine. He was fast. Powerful. Mobile. And, unlike many who got more acclaim, he was undefeated. Unquestionably the best in his class in the UK and one of the best in the world at that time.
    I must be fair and state that I think the Watson fight affected Eubanks ever after and he couldn't give 110% to a fight after that. I don't think he's ever said it outright, but there was always a lingering fear of killing someone in the ring. Could that extra 10% have changed the fight? Maybe. But a Calzaghe win would always have been a possibility whichever Eubank he faced. Joe was a phenomenon. He absorbed punishment as well as he dished it out.

  • @summan41man
    @summan41man Месяц назад +23

    The best British boxer I've witnessed. Old-school technique, nothing flashy, all effective.

    • @Andrew-is7rs
      @Andrew-is7rs Месяц назад

      Arguably the best SM of all time

    • @vantheman1238
      @vantheman1238 29 дней назад

      He could be flashy Joe. He could change to multiple styles.

  • @FightingIsLife
    @FightingIsLife 25 дней назад +2

    Calzaghe was amazing to watch, it wasn't even necessarily his skill or talent, it was just the way he fought.
    He fought with his heart on his sleave and an incredible workrate and pace.

  • @joejoejoe4577
    @joejoejoe4577 Месяц назад +2

    Great honesty from Joe. Really likeable, and what a warrior. They were all warriors in that era.

  • @HelloJamesBond
    @HelloJamesBond Месяц назад +2

    Man I love Joe. What an unbelievable boxer, gentleman and all round proper legend ❤

  • @Supersleuth0987
    @Supersleuth0987 Месяц назад +30

    Eubank was way way past his best when he fought Joe.

    • @MarcRobertson-gq2kv
      @MarcRobertson-gq2kv Месяц назад +5

      was past his best but not way past it.

    • @Supersleuth0987
      @Supersleuth0987 Месяц назад +4

      @@MarcRobertson-gq2kv he was way past his best, his last great fight was the draw against Benn in 93..he went downhill after that fight, this was 97 after already losing twice to Steve Collins in 95 again past his prime, he retired 7 months after the calzaghe fight after again losing twice as a cruiserweight.

    • @michael_morgon
      @michael_morgon Месяц назад +5

      But Calzaghe probably hadn't reached his peak either
      He was an inexperienced boxer when he fought Eubank
      By the time he fought Roy Jones Jr he had fights in the bank

    • @Supersleuth0987
      @Supersleuth0987 Месяц назад +3

      @@michael_morgon not really, Joe had been a pro 4 years already and Eubank was his 23rd professional fight…not trying to take anything away from Joe his got a great record but the big Names on his CV we’re past their prime when he fought them, Eubank, Hopkins, jones ..all past their prime

    • @benicarbone1
      @benicarbone1 Месяц назад +4

      @@Supersleuth0987 He hasn’t got a great record. Most of his fights were against non world level fighters.

  • @rebels5392
    @rebels5392 Месяц назад +5

    Eubank was past his best but was still solid , I never actually think he lost to Collins in them fights I just think promoters thought he’d lost his edge because he no longer knocked folk out after the watson tragedy or I think Eubank
    Would’ve been too much for these at their peaks

  • @Khaos969
    @Khaos969 Месяц назад +10

    I remember the last 10 seconds and Eubank landed a huge right hand and it looked like Calzaghe went slightly limp just before the bell … I think that’s what Joe remembers most

  • @Wearenews20
    @Wearenews20 17 дней назад

    Great interview , legend Joe is , and a real gentleman also

  • @zerocool123567
    @zerocool123567 Месяц назад +1

    Legend sat there.. Binged watched his fights many times. i think of him when watching the diaz brothers fight.

  • @timothystravels
    @timothystravels 22 дня назад

    Had the honour of meeting Joe when he came to a restaurant I was working at in South Wales in 2000. Great guy!

  • @Stevekirby-j8x
    @Stevekirby-j8x 20 дней назад +1

    An absolute legend. What a fighter

  • @brettriverboat9920
    @brettriverboat9920 Месяц назад +13

    Would've loved to have see a Benn vs Calzaghe war

    • @HP23569
      @HP23569 Месяц назад +3

      Benn was done as a fighter by the time Calzaghe was in with Eubank.

    • @garyfryer5334
      @garyfryer5334 18 дней назад +1

      Both Benn and Eubank would have beaten Calzaghe at their best!

    • @kevinbailey3384
      @kevinbailey3384 16 дней назад

      @@garyfryer5334 No chance

    • @user-dh5bnafe4b
      @user-dh5bnafe4b 14 дней назад

      ​@@kevinbailey3384Seconded!

  • @Leingster
    @Leingster Месяц назад +13

    Joe Calzage was a straight up beast , ducked no one , doesn't get the flower's he deserves 🎉
    Just ask Jeff Lacey 😂😂

    • @benicarbone1
      @benicarbone1 Месяц назад +2

      He was a great fighter. But he ducked a few guys. And he spent the majority of his career fighting low level opponents.

    • @Dean-f2c
      @Dean-f2c Месяц назад +1

      Did he fight Froch? Did he fight a prime Eubank?

    • @Leingster
      @Leingster Месяц назад +1

      No didn't fight Froch as he came when Joe was done or almost done , as for prime Eubanks , don't think he did but both were beasts , Joe was a great fighter , with bad hands which hampered his reigh

    • @benicarbone1
      @benicarbone1 Месяц назад +2

      @@Dean-f2c I’m a big critic of Joe’s due to the way that he handled his career. However, we can’t criticise him for not having fought those guys.

    • @sjake8308
      @sjake8308 23 дня назад

      @@benicarbone1 That's harsh. In that era our best rarely went to America and the best Americans rarely came over here, so Calzaghe wasn't really any different to anyone else in that regard.

  • @wungabunga
    @wungabunga Месяц назад +7

    Bear in mind Eubank had to suddenly make weight for this fight. Unbelievable performance.

  • @dkizxpt-su3ze
    @dkizxpt-su3ze 27 дней назад

    This clip is amazing. Makes me love Calzaghe

  • @mktf5582
    @mktf5582 19 дней назад

    One of the greatest GREAT BRITISH boxers/fighters of all time.

  • @jakenewman8247
    @jakenewman8247 Месяц назад +4

    What a fighter if he didn’t damage hes hands I reckon he would had a bigger KO record animal

  • @matthewthornalley7620
    @matthewthornalley7620 Месяц назад +1

    Calzaghe was brilliant. To go the distance and beat eubank backs this up. Eubank was a big puncher, solid chin and slick.

  • @chrisferns5352
    @chrisferns5352 День назад

    Joe great mix of boxer and fighter why so hard beat tricky fighter why never lost

  • @davegonnaway6007
    @davegonnaway6007 Месяц назад +3

    Great fighter but some of these comments are hilarious 😂...goat and all that nonsense...

  • @hassan_2478
    @hassan_2478 Месяц назад +12

    Joe Calzaghe was so under rated maybe because he was Welsh, Sky Sports and other media channels let him down

    • @benicarbone1
      @benicarbone1 Месяц назад +2

      Absolute BS. The reason he was less known, was due to him choosing to fight whoever Frank Warren and the WBO lined up for him for a decade.
      He chose to defend a low level title.
      He chose to fight mostly non world level opposition.
      How on earth did Sky let him down exactly?
      They aired most of his fights.
      It also has nothing to do with nationality.
      He went under the radar for years simply through the choices that he made.

    • @JoshuaWilkinson-xs8zx
      @JoshuaWilkinson-xs8zx Месяц назад

      @@benicarbone146-0 speaks volumes

    • @benicarbone1
      @benicarbone1 Месяц назад +2

      @@JoshuaWilkinson-xs8zx Out of his 45 opponents, only around 10/11 of them were world level fighters.
      His resume is weak.

    • @JoshuaWilkinson-xs8zx
      @JoshuaWilkinson-xs8zx Месяц назад +1

      @@benicarbone1 undefeated and undisputed

    • @benicarbone1
      @benicarbone1 Месяц назад +1

      @@JoshuaWilkinson-xs8zx And?
      Apply the relevant context.
      That doesn’t change any of what I said previously.

  • @treasaseoighe9001
    @treasaseoighe9001 27 дней назад

    Massive Collins fan but Joe was fantastic would have loved to see that fight made🇮🇪🇮🇪

  • @devenair681
    @devenair681 17 дней назад

    Chris Eubank was one tough boxer, credit to anyone who could beat him. 👍

  • @KryptonitetoallBS
    @KryptonitetoallBS Месяц назад +3

    At their peak Eubank beats Calzaghe.

    • @kinggeoffrey3801
      @kinggeoffrey3801 Месяц назад +2

      Agree. He lost the eye of the tiger after the Watson fight. At least Joe admits how dangerous he was.

    • @storminboy
      @storminboy 28 дней назад +4

      I wasn't a Calzaghe fan but I have to disagree here. Calzaghe was green as when he thought a past it Eubank. The prime Calzaghe outboxes prime Eubank and Benn etc except a prime Roy Jones.

  • @jediknight2350
    @jediknight2350 Месяц назад +1

    i want Calzaghe to comeback and knock out carl froch.

  • @Nunn_the_wiser
    @Nunn_the_wiser Месяц назад

    Joe never got the credit he deserves. One of the best ever

  • @markrobinson1369
    @markrobinson1369 Месяц назад +1

    Respect your honesty Joe

  • @ab4211
    @ab4211 28 дней назад +2

    Joe I’ll duck everyone at their best especially in America Calzaghe.

  • @storminboy
    @storminboy 28 дней назад

    The Eubank fight taught him everything he needed to be the great fighter he was to become.

  • @milesy2k7
    @milesy2k7 Месяц назад

    Joe was my idol growing up when I was boxing, came to my gym and trained a few times.. then gave him a lift from Blackwood to his house in Maes Manor for £20 when I was 18. I was beaming just to sit and talk to Joe in my car 😂

  • @darrellcairns1007
    @darrellcairns1007 Месяц назад +4

    My opinion....eubank way past is best when joe beat him. Joe was a good but Eubank would have beat joe in his prime !

    • @Leedfan999
      @Leedfan999 Месяц назад

      Not a chance. Joe wins eubank at any stage

    • @darrellcairns1007
      @darrellcairns1007 Месяц назад

      @@Leedfan999 bollox !

    • @Leedfan999
      @Leedfan999 Месяц назад

      @@darrellcairns1007 everytime. You ever boxed? You will say you have but I will bet you have not.

    • @darrellcairns1007
      @darrellcairns1007 Месяц назад

      @@Leedfan999 I did box you muppet....leith Victoria!

  • @vincemarshall8550
    @vincemarshall8550 Месяц назад

    nice that theres no big ego bullshit ,just honesty ,blood sweat and pain

  • @Cathalvriscool
    @Cathalvriscool Месяц назад +1

    What a fighter he was

  • @callyk5678
    @callyk5678 Месяц назад +1

    Joe is a forgotten fighter by the casuals. He deserves way way more credit and publicity than he gets. But I love the fact he had such a amazing career and just disappeared

    • @benicarbone1
      @benicarbone1 Месяц назад

      I think you’ll find that it’s the casuals who overrate him.
      He was a great fighter. But he didn’t have an amazing career.

  • @Thegoldentrowel
    @Thegoldentrowel Месяц назад

    This guy was the best in the business

  • @NodbodRS
    @NodbodRS 24 дня назад

    Magical times in boxing.

  • @shovelhead4558
    @shovelhead4558 Месяц назад +1

    Heart of a lion fitness second to non top fighter.

  • @kennywilkinson913
    @kennywilkinson913 Месяц назад

    Chris Eubank was one hard Melon Farmer, a legit tough man.
    Would have made it any era, an absolute warrior.

  • @pauldavies917
    @pauldavies917 Месяц назад

    He still looks well not punch drunk at all
    He was the best of his era

  • @Bigdogstusks
    @Bigdogstusks 27 дней назад +1

    Most under rated fighter in history. Went undefeated, fought them all. Didn’t have the personality for tv or celebrity which would have made him more recognised but what a fighter. If you know you know 🫡

    • @benicarbone1
      @benicarbone1 27 дней назад

      Most underrated fighter in history?
      Where does this myth come from?
      He’s rated.
      He’s actually massively overrated by the majority of people.

    • @sabretooth5404
      @sabretooth5404 25 дней назад +1

      Fought them all 🤣🤣🤣. All of Calzaghes best wins came against old men way past their best

    • @davidbennett8707
      @davidbennett8707 23 дня назад

      Mate you are a total dum f*** you dont even know what you are talking about .​@@benicarbone1

  • @lancashirebomber9744
    @lancashirebomber9744 28 дней назад

    met joe on the street in london, top guy.

  • @Ricky-cl5bu
    @Ricky-cl5bu 18 дней назад

    All them men were great fighters

  • @paulrees3711
    @paulrees3711 Месяц назад +1

    LEGEND

  • @ynwa9785
    @ynwa9785 Месяц назад

    Give false confidence of the great eubank always be great Joe cal fan legend

  • @waynedavis5378
    @waynedavis5378 Месяц назад +1

    Joe was the best there was and best there will ever be .put on boxing clinics plenty of times .his record speaks for its self never beaten .undisputed. best of the best . 🥊🥊🥊

  • @bazd
    @bazd 16 дней назад

    Excellent speaking the truth....

  • @robsmith2324
    @robsmith2324 27 дней назад

    Eubank took the fight afte a lay off and two weeks notice Calzaghe could not bet Eubank in his day come on Calzaghe you know that

    • @sabretooth5404
      @sabretooth5404 25 дней назад

      After a lay off? Eubank fought a couple of months before this fight. But I agree, in his day Eubank easily beats Calzaghe

  • @manosparavida3551
    @manosparavida3551 28 дней назад +1

    15 possible rounds on the pads beforehand! No wonder he was knackered after 4 rounds 😆😉

  • @fatboy8923
    @fatboy8923 Месяц назад

    FairPlay joe for telling the truth but would you of beaten him 5 years before that fight

  • @Nedxr777
    @Nedxr777 Месяц назад +1

    Calzaghe was the best boxer, pound for pound EVER !

  • @neilrobson3064
    @neilrobson3064 24 дня назад

    What a great fighter Eubank was…..

  • @1peetee
    @1peetee 8 дней назад

    another guy past his prime, good job joe

  • @999britain
    @999britain Месяц назад

    Respect ❤

  • @connorpayne4003
    @connorpayne4003 29 дней назад

    Respect x

  • @jasonallatt5410
    @jasonallatt5410 29 дней назад

    Legend!

  • @shirleydrury5565
    @shirleydrury5565 Месяц назад +1

    I loved Saturday fight nights with Joe and the likes of Rob Reed ,Colins.😊👍👍

  • @LeePerkins-zc1qc
    @LeePerkins-zc1qc 23 дня назад

    Eubank was at the end of his career

  • @kenscrackofdoom599
    @kenscrackofdoom599 19 дней назад

    Calzaghe is probably the best fighter of the last century. No other fighter can compare with his accuracy and attrition.

  • @davidlewis2055
    @davidlewis2055 25 дней назад

    Joe was wonderfull

  • @lightning655
    @lightning655 16 дней назад

    Calzaghe is a likeable guy but every big name he beat was past there best he didn't deserve the victory against Robin Reid everyone in that arena thought Reid won

  • @deansurman4852
    @deansurman4852 Месяц назад

    Warrior

  • @palmer3977
    @palmer3977 Месяц назад +1

    The GOAT.

  • @donone7686
    @donone7686 24 дня назад

    eubank was over the hill prime time he kill calzaghe

  • @foesure
    @foesure Месяц назад +1

    Eubank would of stopped him in his prime.

  • @meanlean3095
    @meanlean3095 17 дней назад

    Smashed eubank the racist out 😄👍

  • @levi4005
    @levi4005 Месяц назад

    Statistically he is the best ever British boxer

    • @benicarbone1
      @benicarbone1 Месяц назад +1

      Now apply the relevant context.

  • @Buckblacket
    @Buckblacket Месяц назад +6

    Everyone he fought was way past their prime. I suppose you could call it clever management but for me, it's cheapened his legacy.

    • @markpollington
      @markpollington Месяц назад +2

      Jeff lacy? Smashed everyone, Joe battered him

    • @Buckblacket
      @Buckblacket Месяц назад +1

      @markpollington Lacey was no where near the quality of Hopkins or Jones, both of which Joe beat when they were well past their prime!

    • @LordGod44
      @LordGod44 Месяц назад

      Everyone?? Roy Jones Yes past.. Hopkins went on to become world champion but had seen better days! Eubanks granit chin.. Joe was 46 fights I think so whos the other 43

    • @benicarbone1
      @benicarbone1 Месяц назад

      @@markpollington Jeff Lacy didn’t smash everyone, and he only ever beat B and C level fighters.

    • @benicarbone1
      @benicarbone1 Месяц назад

      @@LordGod44 Joe only fought around 10/11 world level fighters in his entire career.

  • @jonnysgamesaves.8357
    @jonnysgamesaves.8357 24 дня назад

    Prime Eubank cleans the floor with calzage let’s be honest.

  • @Boyhowdy875
    @Boyhowdy875 Месяц назад +1

    Somehow, I doubt that English is actually your surname.

    • @rabidhoneybadger5436
      @rabidhoneybadger5436 Месяц назад +1

      Why would it be he’s Welsh 🤤🤤🤤
      From Italian heritage

    • @rabidhoneybadger5436
      @rabidhoneybadger5436 Месяц назад

      @@A8J3 aha sorry 😆😆😆

    • @rabidhoneybadger5436
      @rabidhoneybadger5436 Месяц назад

      @@A8J3 but of course it probably is his surname you get English people with ‘French’ as their surname 👍

    • @summan41man
      @summan41man Месяц назад

      You get English people with the name Ireland and Irish people with the name England.
      People travel

    • @rabidhoneybadger5436
      @rabidhoneybadger5436 Месяц назад

      @@A8J3 that’s why I’m a badger on here 😆😆

  • @CoolMikey81
    @CoolMikey81 Месяц назад +2

    i think he was overrated to be honest, he beat a lot of nobodys. until he fought 5 good opponents who were washed up or old, a past his prime, Chris Eubank, who then lost two more times after Joe, then retired, a Jeff Lacy ok good win but who did Jeff Lacy really beat? a Mikkel Kessler, ok good win, then past there primes a 43 year old Bernard Hopkins and a 39 year old Roy Jones Jr. then he retired, not a great record really. I mean Ricky hatton and Carl froch had better

    • @HelloJamesBond
      @HelloJamesBond Месяц назад

      46 nobodies 🤣 wow that’s a lot of ignorance in one sentence. He fought some very very tough opponents. I think the problem is you’re ignorant of his career and probably boxing in general

    • @benicarbone1
      @benicarbone1 Месяц назад

      @@HelloJamesBond Out of his 45 opponents, less than a dozen of them were world level fighters.

    • @lew3009
      @lew3009 Месяц назад

      Joe was past his best when he dismantled Jones but people seem to forget that

    • @benicarbone1
      @benicarbone1 Месяц назад

      @@lew3009 Joe went into the ring after he’d recently beaten Lacy, Kessler and Hopkins.
      He’d also said beforehand, that fighting Roy Jones would be pointless, as Roy was a shot fighter and had been for years.

    • @lew3009
      @lew3009 Месяц назад

      Hopkins was past it according to you. Still the fact remains is Joe was well past it and this was his last fight. Only two years between the pair

  • @KryptonitetoallBS
    @KryptonitetoallBS Месяц назад +6

    Because he retired undefeated, he's overrated. He got the most dodgy decision ever, when he was given a win against Robin Reid, who landed more and finished the stronger. Apart from hype-job Jeff Lacey and Kessler, name 1 "world class" fighter who was in his "PRIME" that Joe beat? Let me save you the time. The answer is NONE.......

    • @benicarbone1
      @benicarbone1 Месяц назад +3

      He obviously beat Lacy and Kessler. But they were both overhyped.

    • @TRIPLEBPROMOTIONS
      @TRIPLEBPROMOTIONS 23 дня назад

      Kessler beat froch

    • @KryptonitetoallBS
      @KryptonitetoallBS 23 дня назад +1

      @@TRIPLEBPROMOTIONS Yes, and Froch also beat Kessler!!!

    • @pauljs.438
      @pauljs.438 21 день назад +3

      @@KryptonitetoallBSpeople on here clearly haven’t boxed . Joe was a top elite fighter he deserves upmost respect

    • @KryptonitetoallBS
      @KryptonitetoallBS 21 день назад +1

      @@pauljs.438 Respect, Yes he does. He was a superb boxer, but that doesn't mean he isn't overrated!!! Read my original post and tell me I'm wrong using examples. Name me 1 world class fighter who was in his "PRIME" that Joe beat, apart from the 2 I mentioned?

  • @billgrant9027
    @billgrant9027 Месяц назад

    Fantastic boxer, loved to watch him.

  • @PMJ4
    @PMJ4 Месяц назад +9

    I must be the only person that thinks he was massively overrated, never fought anyone in their prime avoided Hopkins and Jones until they were near retirement and we all remember that farcical fight against the winner of a TV program.

    • @seany32
      @seany32 Месяц назад +7

      Was defo under rated , best everyone on British level , European and beat the great hype in Lacy ruined his career then became undisputed against Kessler in his prime and also undefeated , just timing really he missed froch would loved to have seen that

    • @livershot940
      @livershot940 Месяц назад +3

      He was hugely under rated. What a fighter he was.
      Beat Kessler before kessler beat froch.
      Beat the arse off lacy (he was never the same).
      Beat Hopkins who still had a great career after that fight.
      He Beat Jones (well past his best). Would never have beaten Jones in his prime.
      Amazing career, top 5 British fighter of all time.

    • @lucentindex4048
      @lucentindex4048 Месяц назад +3

      I agree in a way. I never warmed to him. But admired him as he was a celt and fought well with limited power. More pitta patter volume over power shots imo .

    • @youtubeaddict9948
      @youtubeaddict9948 Месяц назад

      @PMJ4 BENTSHOT

    • @nigelhammond7642
      @nigelhammond7642 Месяц назад +3

      Roy Jones and Hopkins avoided him

  • @msgretrogamer
    @msgretrogamer Месяц назад +2

    Was my favourite boxer back in the day. Saw all his fights.

  • @GrantCampbell-se6zm
    @GrantCampbell-se6zm 20 дней назад

    Joe is the most underrated boxer he is a true legend

  • @paulfisher1949
    @paulfisher1949 25 дней назад

    Joe calzaghe should be knighted ...what a boxer true ma .❤❤❤

  • @StuartHanson-fo7iw
    @StuartHanson-fo7iw 18 дней назад

    There’s never been a fighter I rate more than joe boy, loved him àn his father rip, best we’ve had and that’s the reason Iv never liked frock, the nerve of the fella to call out a retired joe who beat the world, joe would have taken Collins apart, seriously, Collins looked bang average, joe would have beat the brakes off Collins,46 an 0 mr chor, undeniable 🇬🇧👍Yorkshire

  • @stephenjones3477
    @stephenjones3477 Месяц назад +1

    The guvnor