Should Joe Calzaghe give up his IBF title.?
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This is a hard one to answer, i think if one of the big money fights (ie Kessler or Taylor) can be made he will fight them don't forget that its not just about making Joe money its about making Frank Warren money and if Warren thinks his mandatory fight is just as dangerous as fighting either of the two big fights he will surely be put in with the one that makes Warren the most money.\n\nADDITION\nIt looks like Manfredo off the contender series 1 might be his mandatory for his IBF title, so although i think that's an easy fight for Joe i don't know whether he will want to be forced into it, he isn't getting any younger and he has ambition to break America and he isn't going to do that by fighting mandatorys. Hopefully they can get one of the bigger fights signed for late next year and he can get the mandatory out the way early next year, i just hope the politics don't interfere with Joes ambition too much.
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Marmeladka ~\n                      Fresh from of getting out of the Hospital for having his severely broken jaw operated on from his fight with Edison Miranda Arthur stated "I'm going to need a bit of a rest, I will most likely be in the gym in three of four months, it's mostly about the healing process." If this is the case chances are he may be stripped of the IBF title for not defending the title against a mandatory challenger in the allotted time constraint.\n                      With a injury such as Arthur's, fighters usually can't fight for at least a year, if all goes well. So it might be quite some time before Arthur Abraham is back in the ring, maybe late 2007.
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Nope. Seen enough of these two fighters. Barrera's already won two out of three. He doesn't need to prove anything else. If Morales wins another it'd be a draw 2-2.  I don't mind watching a trilogy between Barrera and Pacquiao though.
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Baz 31 ~\n               Toney will never slim down, he can't stop eating. The back of his neck looks like a package of hot dogs. Joe has no business in the ring with the likes of James, Joe's last outing was a prime example of that. Joe should be fighting the likes of Peter Manfredo, who Joe should beat and possibly knockout, but he nor his promoter should make the mistake in thinking that Peter is the beast America has to offer. They picked Manfredo because he has some name recognition coming from "The Contender" and he can't break a egg.\n\n    Frank Warren is so starved for a fighter from England to be hailed as "Great" first it was Hamed than Joe and Ricky Hatton and now that those guys are exposed as nothing more than good fighters, fighting selected opponents he's pushing Khan. The English papers will be filled with how Joe defeated the American Peter Manfredo as if it gives Joe some sort of credibility.\n\n   If a Toney vs Calzaghe fight ever took place, Joe wouldn't last 5 rounds, they are on completely different levels. As much as I can't stand Toney, I must admit he by far the way better fighter.\n\n  Thanks for the question Baz.
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I hope somebody knocks his a$$ out. I mean these are just kids he's coaching. I'd like to see him do that in the NBA. That old fart would be in a coma if he pulled that in the pros. Just look at what happened to Carlesimo. nuff said.
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Brad you are beginning to suffer from boxing dementia. The same thing is going to happen to Holyfield if he doesn't retire. In sports, age is the great equalizer.\n\nBrent - Ali did give Norton a title shot in 1976. I hope you were kidding when you said Holyfield could be ranked behind Ali at #2. If not, you are suffering from to many blows to the head or feedback from asking about the same "Dream Bouts"\n\nTo both of you - How many of these fighters could Holyfield beat from the following list: Louis, Rocco, Johnson, Holmes, Dempsey, Foreman, Liston and Frazier in their primes.\n\nHolyfield could never be equal to Ali. He couldn't carry Ali's shoes or trunks.\n\nP.S. Holyfield says that he won't retire until God tells him to.\nLet tell you a story - There once was a man that was drowning in a flood. He refused help because he said that God would help him. He drowned and in heaven he asked God why he didn't help him. St. Peter told him that all those boats that he had refused. had come from God.
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I agree with you completely. BJ dominated Hughes so much it HAD to be a shock to Mr. H. Matt usually picks up his opponant and slams them to the mat on the other side of the Octagon. But no matter HOW hard he tried, he couldn't manhandle Penn.\n\nWhile it looked like BJ just ran out of steam in the 3rd round, it has been documented in a number of places that what really happened was that his ribs had separated. He said he knew he couldn't just "give up", but he couldn't take any blows to the ribs for obvious reasons. He immediately tried to get Hughes into a submission hold. Had it not been for the bell/time limit, I truly believe Hughes would have tapped out to Penn in the 2nd round.\n\nFYI, BJ says he would love to come back to the UFC again and Dana White has invited him back sometime in 2007, once he completely heals up.\n\nI'd love to see another Penn/Hughes fight. \n\nAnd as for the upcoming Hughes/St. Pierre fight, well, I'm not too sure that St. Pierre will have the key to putting Hughes away. We can only hope so though because, as you stated, Hughes is getting just a bit cocky lately.\n\nIt'll be interesting. I'll be watching, THAT'S for sure.
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I agree with Matt on this one. I think Khan is a talented fighter and can go a long way as long as he is managed well. He was looking for title shots next year and I think this is a bit optomistic. He should carry on as he is slowly stepping up in class in his fights and look for belts in 2008. Too soon could ruin him. I think if he bides his time he could go on to pick up one of the world titles. There's enough of them out there. Too many imo.
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Brent, \n    I think one thing that may help would be to put a salary cap on the purses, somehow.  I don't have all of the kinks worked out, but if the fighters, were doing it for the championship, and not the money, we might see less fight "dodging" and some better matchups.  Naturally, a great fighter deserves a generous purse, though.    Also, perhaps shrinking the boxing associations from four to two, maybe a world boxing association including all countries, and a United states association.  This would really force the BORING heavyweight division to come up with a true champion, and provide less belt holders and more contenders.  Also, it would make less of a grey area as to who the true champion is.   To follow up on the undisputed champion portion of your question, it seems like when there is a champion, there is ALWAYS a dispute!  It never fails that there is an arguement to bash the legitimacy of the champ.  In my opinion, the Roy Jones Jr. of the 90's was an undisputed champ.  But there was always the question of the quality of his opponents that hung over him like a looming grey cloud.  I think I would go with Bernard Hopkins if he was able to beat Roy Jones Jr.  Actually, that would be a good matchup now!  \n   And yes, boxing today is sad.  It is about the money, why else would PPV be in existance???\n\nSmitty, thanks for the lesson in economics.  What was your answer?
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Good question Brent!  Calzaghe has a lot of heart, determination and good punching power and Wright is an amazing boxer with fast hands, great reflexes and mobility.  I believe that Wright would box, box, and box some more against the hard punching Calzaghe in this classic boxer vs slugger matchup.  I believe that Wright is one of the best fighters today and he wins a unanimous decision.
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Joe has him by 14 lbs. Calzaghe split d.
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Sadly enough joe Mesi will probably keep beating bums and undeservedly get a title shot. I thought he was over-rated before the suspension and I cant see him beating any of the better heavyweights out there.
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HHH always brings his best when he is knive and plays a negative character \nhe became 10 time champion that way\ni think he must dump hbk and regain his championship
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He wouldn't get far at all with just his boxing skills in the UFC. He is by far the greatest pound-for-pound boxer in the sport right now, but he can't just win with his hands in the UFC. And unless he has good take down defense and an unbelievable chin like Chuck Liddell, then he would have no chance. He would definitely have to get a ground game to survive.
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I am pretty sure that Hughes will win. The Gracie of the early 90's I would've had my money on but he's getting old. He pretty much relies on submissions and I'm sure Hughes is training like hell to counter the subissions.
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unbelievable. this man hasn't proven he's worth a pimple on a great fighters *ss. since he avoids the fighters we know would test that claim(and his chin), it would be perfect justice if someone with 'no chance to beat him' knocked him out & sent him to the oblivion he deserves
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Tito Ortiz he is a crybaby who makes excuses for everyone of his losses and even his wins (vs Forrest he said he was sick) He gets on MMA forums and has keyboard wars with 12-year old kids. He is a pansy little girl and I would say it to his face, I would take a few shots just to see him break the fighting outside the ring clause and loose his contract. Chuck is fu.ck him up and hopefully he will get the hell outta the UFC.\n\nAlso Tim Sylvia he is so worried about losing his belt again he puts out the most boring fights Ive seen since pride 1, they only reason he is any good at MMA is because of his size.