May have been because no great fighters were in his division during that era….. most of his notable names wins came against fighters who’s prime was in the 90s. Roy was done in 2001
@@ancienttekk Nobody wanted to fight him. They all ducked Joe in his prime and when they thought they could take him he made them all look average at best.
Enzo was in the ring, every minute, every punch of every fight. One sharp brain vs one gigantic set of bollocks, their relationship was intriguing, entertaining and beautiful. Greatest corner moments in boxing history. R.I.P. Xx
Like Calzaghe, R. Hatton and A. Khan were two other British boxers who looked very promising early in their careers. But, when the dust cleared, only Calzaghe achieved legendary status!!
I think the fact that Calzaghe was a Brit actually hurt him. Brit fighters have to prove themselves to gain equal status with our fighters, but Calzaghe was always under rated because of that IMO. In fact, I would rate Calzaghe ahead of Mayweather on the all-time p4p list without a 2nd thought. Floyd's career is a bit of smoke and mirrors. The guys he fought were mostly 'b' level guys, smaller guys, older guys and guys coming off of a series of rough fights. Calzaghe never ducked anyone that I know of, he had rough fights his entire career and survived all of them, most of them with style and flare. Some of Joe's performances were simply fantastic, even an ugly fight like this he won 8-3-1 or 9-2-1 by the judges score cards, not an easy task beating a tough guy like Bika that's a dirty fighter as well. Overall,.....Joe fought clean, he had great hand speed and I saw him bust up many guys with his so called 'slapping' punches. Look at Jeff Lacy at the end of their fight, he was beaten very badly and Lacy was considered the big puncher coming in to the fight. Joe beat a classic fighter and a very tough guy in Kessler, he beat brawlers like Bika, Eubank and Lacy, and he beat everyone in between. He doesn't deserve full credit for beating Hopkins and Jones because of their ages but they were both still tough and Joe was also at the end of his career when he fought them. Calzaghe never won a single controversial decision that I know of, Floyd won at least 4 of them that he could have lost, and he should have lost at least 2 or 3 of them in my opinion. Then Floyd fought an MMA fighter for his last win, stinking up the sport and his legacy in my opinion. There's absolutely nothing to point at in Calzaghe's career whereby you can put an asterik along side his win, all straight forward, uncontroversial wins against anyone willing to fight for 46 consecutive wins. A great career, top 25 all-time I would say. I don't rate Floyd that high because there was too much dirt, too many fighters ducked and questionable wins. Floyd paid Marcos Maidana 1.5 million$ extra to get him to agree to wear gloves that Floyd chose for him. Let me repeat that; Maidana had worn one style, Reyes gloves, his entire career. They are known as 'punchers' gloves and everyone is familiar with them. Floyd knew what Maidana did to Adrien Broner, pounding lumps on his head in their fight, so Floyd actually feared Maidana wearing those punchers gloves. He feared that to the degree that he negotiated a 1.5 million$ bonus out of Floyd's earnings in the fight, then he chose a pair of 'pillows' for Maidana to wear. That was in their first fight, a fight that many thought that Maidana won despite the soft gloves. How can you expect to be a career p4p all-time best fighter with shit like that on your resume? Floyd of course kept this a secret, but Maidana's trainer was pissed off before their 2nd fight because Floyd was lying to the media, so he( Robert Garcia) told this story in an interview. At the press conference before the 2nd fight, Garcia announced the introduction of Maidana's gloves for that fight. Someone came on stage wearing gloves about 25 times the normal size as an insult to Floyd because Floyd made Maidana wear bigger, softer gloves in the 1st fight. Floyd was embarrassed but he said nothing,.... what could he say?
Listen, I get it... but you have to give Floyd his flowers. You might not like his style but he is a very technically sound boxer and defensive wizard. I'm surprised in that whole rant (which contained some fair points) you never mentioned the fact that only Las Vegas-style "home cooking" saved him from what really should have been a loss to Jose Luis Castillo early in Floyd's career. The film does not lie... he lost that fight!!
in my humble and personal scoreboard, Calzaghe still ahead in the number of shots carried, great work by Jab, always the initiative in hand, shame about that headbutts that surely has slightly influenced the match, but Bika went very close to Calzaghe and had more power in the shots, but little initiative, little jab, he based everything on the strength of his shots, with another boxer maybe it would have worked, but Calzaghe was smart enough and smart to dodge the most important shots, good Bika (he just has to be careful with the head and as written have more initiative) bravo Calzaghe, generous match, perhaps a bit undertone to the usual performances, but I think it was also thanks to Bika! Joe you were a great boxer, and your father was great at instilling confidence in you and constantly representing a value-added presence, Calzaghe underrated? perhaps, but not from the boxing world, let alone from his opponents, unfortunately the internet is another thing!
Calzaghe is very underrated by many ignorant people online who don't appreciate his will, workrate, handspeed and skill, and don't realise the extent he was troubled by hand problems yet was still unbeaten. Ottke and Collins retired when expected to fight him, Hopkins avoided him rather than accept a fight being lined up, until years later the big payday v the level of risk to his reputation made it worth his while. Many boxing fans have not even heard of his great Welsh compatriot Jimmy Wilde, world flyweight champion, who went approx 100 fights (slight difference between sites' records), before losing. despite usually fighting bigger men. Gene Tunney said Wilde was the best boxer he saw.
@@mizofan of course it's mostly yank casual fans who underrate Calzaghe . After he took apart Bernard Hopkins and absolutely destroyed Jeff Lacey you'd think his legacy in America would be much greater. Any true boxing fan knows how good Calzaghe was and that's all that matters . He's a legend in Britain to anyone who knows anything about the sport
For me calzaghe's fighting style is a combination of Ali,mayweather,sugar ray and pacquiao.he fights smart and he can adjust to the fighting style of each of his oppenents.Best boxer for me.You can Knock him down but he stands up and can regain his composure.he is just so underrated but one of the best boxer for me.
Unbeaten .....and carnt say tht man never had it !!! And am waiting for the reply saying ...he fought a washed out jones and burnt out Hopkins waited untill late on in carreers etc etc ....calzage is hall of famer for reason he brought sommick too boxing no one's seen .....massively underrated!!
@@seanpaul854 He can't be underrated if thousands of comments say he's underrated. I wouldn't go as far to say he's overrated just unproven as a great given his average resume
I think Joe is probably the best Ive ever seen at not letting a guy hold him . Any time any opponent tried to tie him up to take a little break, Joe was pulling loose, and punching. Constantly. 11:18 Joe was always landing that strange, lean in / fall forward left hand. He used that well over his career. Tricky little sneaky scoring blow. Hed sneak you with it as hed be falling either past his opponent, or onto them. 13:45 Brilliant piece of boxing that leads to a nice left cross. 15:34 great Calzaghe stuff. 17:48 unusually high guard to set up a stiff body jab, then a slick check hook.
Very rough brawl. Bika is known for head butts and other fouls, but Calzaghe got into the act in return. I'll bet nobody saw it, but joe tried his best to break Bika's nose with a 'thrusted' head butt like I've not seen before. I'm not saying Bika didn't deserve it, it looked as if he certainly did, and I think Calzaghe lost his temper a bit. It was getting so nasty that Calzaghe knew if he didn't push back that he would be badly cut or worse sooner or later. If you want to see a real , hard core, with bad intentions head butt,..........take a look at Calzaghe's offering at about 26:15. It happened quickly so you have to watch carefully. Calzaghe got off a good one, and he was so fast about it the referee didn't notice. Joe tucked his head into bika's chest, and bent slightly. His head was about 6" or so directly beneath Bika's chin. Joe thrust himself upward, pushing with both legs. I'm not sure if it 'landed', ........it may have only grazed Bika. If it would have hit squarely,........ Bika would have shit himself. I'm going to watch it again myself,........
Joes speed, skill and ring IQ were amazing! He was always entertaining. When I read so many negative comments, I do wonder.......if he was black, he would be exalted as he should be! Think about it. A black fighter, showing the skill and smarts and unbeaten record as world champion, would receive the accolades he deserves.
Yep it’s anti-white hatred and mongrelization of the true white godly gene pool. Joe was the best of all time and isn’t even ranked top 100 on boxrec it’s a fucking abomination. Floyd lost two of his fights but just won a robbery decision, Andre Ward lost to kovalev too. They also allow blacks to drug up and encourage them in more ways to win.
Imagine that, you're world champion and fighting a guy only to get told off by your dad when you get back to the corner! Lol that bit when calzaghe's eye is cut and his dad enzo said "fuck, I know that would happen, I Knew that would happen, you were fucking about with him, don't! Fuckin shut up, listen!..." proper dad telling off! Cracked me up. Great father and son, best friends partnership.
53:24 - strong Aussie accent, trainer of Bika says you’ve got to put your life on the line. A few seconds later Jim Lampley says “Enzo tells son to put his life on the line” Did Kellerman and Lampley get their jobs in a lucky bag or what?
@@emiller9426Bika could have won the fight. His inexperience was what cost him. Calzaghe was able to win by landing continuous harmless flurries...but they added up his eventual points 😂
Bika became world champion after this has did Hopkins and Kessler and Joe fought them closer to peak than when they became champions all be it at the end of his own career, great fighter one of Britains best ever
I've never counted before, but I wonder how many times a commentator gets things wrong in a given fight. Last round ended with the commentator getting everything wrong, now I see him screw up again at the end of the 3rd round. At 19:47 Calzaghe begins throwing a total of 6 punches. The first 5 missed, the last punch was a wild right that landed high on the side of Bika's head. The commentator said that Calzaghe landed a solid left flush on Bika, but he did no such thing. It was Bika that landed a few punches during the exchange.
Just like Floyd Mayweather,Joe Calzaghe now's how to box,he now's how to work the ring with excellent foot and head movement. Muhammad Ali Sugar Ray Joe Calzaghe Floyd Mayweather ,are some of the best boxers ever. Andre Ward is also one of the best but he he needs to be more active,time's running out for him.
Round 1 @ 11:34 Bika trying to hyper extend Calzaghe elbow, and then countless other times throughout the match. And then there was the blatant head butts, he should have been docked more points.
Commentators can mess up a fight. Sometimes it's favoritism, other times incompetence. For example, at 15:48 there's 8 seconds left in round#2. The fight is sloppy, they go at each other until the end. The commentator accused Bika of throwing 3 punches after the bell, he continued making an issue of it into the next round. If you listen closely the bell rings at 15:50, Joe threw a 3 punch flurry just after it rang. The truth is that Calzaghe threw 3 punches after the bell, Bika threw 2 punches in retaliation. The commentator claimed that Bika missed all 3. He only threw 2 punches, one was a good right to the face of Joe. The commentator got everything wrong. It was Calzaghe that threw punches after the bell, Bika only retaliated. He said Bika threw 3 punches, he only threw 2. He claimed that all '3' missed, but one landed. That's why the commentary and their scoring shouldn't be respected. They favor one guy over another, lie about punches landed and make an effort to minimize the opposing fighter. Scoring is difficult enough without trying to score while they're non-stop blabbing. At fight's end they have many believing that their favorite won the fight when very often, he hasn't.
All you fanboys Kill me, guess you didn’t see Joe initiate clenches himself, I give him the W but not like you all think, he got his his snot box rocked more than a few times in this bout, Joe’s conditioning may have given him a slight edge.if Bika double up on the straight right take just a lil power off the shots while circling left he could catch Joe with his left hook, Joe’s father has reason for concern he makes plenty mistakes and he’s vulnerable he’s lucky savvy enough fighter hasn’t been able the exploit his mistakes…Bika doesn’t realize he’s giving the fight away by allowing Joe to keep his lead foot on the outside of his lead foot if you understand Boxing you know what a disadvantage your at if you are unaware this is being done.
My opinion Joes one of the best of all time if not the best. The truth was no fighter wanted to fight him. Thats why America never wanted him fighting in the US because he was to good. He would have beat a prime mayweather . He beat a prime Mikkel Kessler and in my opinion i rate Kessler higher than mayweather.
You obviously don't know anything about this sport. Calzaghe was a world class talent yes, but to say he was the best ever is nonsense. No former boxer, boxing analyst or any objective fan for that matter would agree with that.
@@Moegreene666 you're right bernie i don't agree with it. joe was best super middleweight ever but this jonathan guy thinks mayweather had a chance of fighting joe haha. weight classes my friend. you just look stupid saying joe and mayweather would have been a fight at all.
It's crap when you lose your dad, left with memories and those days when seeing a photo is like a kosh round the head. Joe has those memories frozen in time on video, it will have been a rough time since Enzo passed but in time the smile returns and the fondness for life. Just in case you are a Troll Joe, thank you for raising my spirits and picking me up. Weird connection here, the ref lives in my City and was in the next bed to my brother at St James hospital, you couldn't make it up.
At 24:03,.........near the end of round#4,.......Bika rammed his head into Calzaghe's eye, causing a cut. Joe got pissed off and went after Bika hard, beating the shit out of him for the last 15 seconds in the round.
This guy was big and strong. He gave Calzaghe a good tussle. Good fight. Bika would have won more rounds if he was first more often. He was content to counter punch.
I’ve watched - and continue to watch - Calzaghe fights on a regular basis. The US commentators are always so ready to disrespect him or not give him due credit because he’s not American.
He wasn't getting out muscled and when toe to toe BOXING Bika had little to offer, though he did get better in the last four rounds or so, partly due, I think, to having tired and rattled Calzaghe mentally with his dirty games. Bika tired him out and injured him primarily through holding, butting, wrestling and nonsense like that. Joe was foolish to be getting close though, he could have kept it neater for pretty much the entire fight if he'd fought with more discipline and sense because Bika was notorious for his bad behaviour. Calzaghe should have been better balanced, landing his straighter, more precise shots and then getting out of range of Bika. Instead he began the fight as if he was rehashing the last few rounds against a tired and dejected Lacy; Joe's attitude in this fight was poor in my opinion and it made it a far uglier and more arduous affair for himself than it needed to be. When Bika started having success with lead right hands, it should have been obvious to Calzaghe that lateral movement, specifically to his right, would take him away from that right hand and make Bika miss and give Joe a counter opportunity (Bika was almost always off balance after throwing). Calzaghe definitely won it by several rounds though.
Kellerman summer up the Calzaghe situation well....Calzaghe was too good for an American fighter to go to the uk to challenge and Calzaghe was such a big draw in the uk...why bother sending him to America where he wasn’t as well know. Felt sorry for Joe, despite all his accolades, he could have fought and proved more convincingly how good he was. Toney, Jones (earlier), Darius M etc etc. I do think he was unique though and also a very underrated puncher. Very heavy handed. I heard he beat Chris Byrd in the amateurs. Anyone know???
@@miklo6907 3 or 4 years difference, pretty certain. Roy i think was 37 and Joe was 33 or 34 ? But it is similar. Some say it is huge ? don't really know what to make of it. But some say that Joe fought an OLD Eubank, when eubank was only 31 . i am certain of that GGG is 38 now i think and still pretty tough .
@@KevinKilgorepage Roy was 39 and Joe was 36. Both definitely out of their prime. But only one gets Geriatric pass. A 38 year old Floyd fought a 36 year old Manny . Seems one only get excuses when you lose .
At 2:27 and 2:26, Joe appears to have snuck in 2 left hands to the cup, just prior to Bika's low blow. But it's hard to know for sure. Feedback on this, guys, pls. Thanks.
Is there anything in the world dumber than an American newscaster? "What changed? Was it the head butt?" "No, the head butt didn't affect me." "Okay, let's look at the head butt."
Calzaghe out muscled more muscular guys!! when he squared upto robin reid they looked different weights as does Bika, freakish strengh. For the record the only fighter that came really close was the great hopkins but he was outworked just like the rest, sorry Jeffrey Haefner. For the record (despite being a Froch fan) Calzaghe would of out worked him too, to fast, to fit & too good a chin.
@Mr T you Joe Calzaghe fanatic is typical. At the time of the of Roy Jones Jr. Fight Chad Dawson was the best fighter not Roy Jones Jr.. Carl Froch fought better competition and gained multiple belts in the short period of time and you can't compare his career to Andre Ward at Super Middleweight and when he went to Light Heavyweight division and took on the best
@Mr T its easy to win when you not holding all the belts. Bernard Hopkins was undisputed champion at Middleweight and Roy Jones Jr. Was undisputed at Lightweight Heavyweight division. While Joe Calzaghe held the WBO belt
@Mr T Jeff Lacey was a hype job. While you forget Bernard Hopkins took on the best in both division. Winky Wright and Tito Trindand is Hall of Fame fighter. Chris Eubanks was beaten by Collins twice. So please don't try to place Mikkel Kesler as some great fighter
Not Joes best performance but an enjoyable fight against a very strong, athletic rough house fighter. Joe although an amazing boxer also loved a scrap and showed his toughness.
this was actually one of the few defences of calzaghes thats real and valid, good work here joey. Bika wasnt bad considering hes from a tv show! Its a shame that this level of competition scared joe so much that he immediately dumped the IBF belt.
He dumped the ibf belt Because HBO did not want to cover a fight with the non-American mandatory IBF challenger robert stieglitz of Germany, and with the opportunity to fight World Middleweight champion jermain taylor or mikkel kessler in the summer if he won against Manfredo, Calzaghe chose to fight Manfredo and as a result had to relinquish the IBF super-middleweight championship.
Cal had alot of experience with inside fighters and great boxers, calzaghe would point him but Ward is so skilled so talented and a future Hall of famer so which one loses doesn't mean much both are Hall of famers
Calzaghe is definitely the greatest super middleweight of all time but no way in hell was he the fastest ever. Roy Jones Jr. was definitely faster than him with hand speed and footwork
Joe only shows you one thing he needs to gat more better fighters this bird couldn't hit his self if he could.this guy don't belong in the same ring with your man find something better.
Calzaghe vs a shell of Roy? LMAO do you think that Danny Green is the GOAT then? He KO'd a shell of Roy in 1 round. Roy at his best was lightyears better than Calzaghe. There's no debate. Better performances against a higher level of competition, rarely ever lost a round. Roy was better.
Sorry to say it but on this evidence I think Ward beats Calzaghe. The sheer roughhousing gave him a lot of problems here, that combined with the IQ and skill of Ward gives Andre the edge.
Joe Calzaghe, for me the best boxer I have ever watched, awsome
May have been because no great fighters were in his division during that era….. most of his notable names wins came against fighters who’s prime was in the 90s. Roy was done in 2001
Yep
@@ancienttekk Nobody wanted to fight him. They all ducked Joe in his prime and when they thought they could take him he made them all look average at best.
@@shaunacompton9383 absolute bullshit.
Boxing lessons
First boxing fight I ever went to with my dad. Love coming back to watch it once in a while.
Enzo was in the ring, every minute, every punch of every fight.
One sharp brain vs one gigantic set of bollocks, their relationship was intriguing, entertaining and beautiful.
Greatest corner moments in boxing history.
R.I.P. Xx
Enzo is the Real Mickey RIP Enzo the best corner man ever would love that in kind of man in my corner ✊🏼✊🏼🥊🥊👊🏻👊🏻
That was some good stuff pal. Cheers!
Like Calzaghe, R. Hatton and A. Khan were two other British boxers who looked very promising early in their careers. But, when the dust cleared, only Calzaghe achieved legendary status!!
Ur crazy amir khan is a legend. Didnt run from any fighter. Show some respect...
@@TheUndeceived Good boxer, but definitely NOT a legend.
How many pro fights have you won?
Darren Henry it’s irrelevant, you can still have an opinion. Don’t need to have fought to have a deep knowledge of boxing
Who's kahn?.😂🚀
Calzaghe easily the best of his generation. One of the best ever fighters.
Joe best British boxer of all time closely followed by Lennox.
One of the greatest of all time against a dangerous fighter, unique style and punching beat everyone available.
Loved watching Joe. One of my all time favorites.
I always look forward to hearing Enzo's corner advice for his son!
Always will be one of the best
💯always......miss him so always watch at least 1 fight every day or 2.....amazing duo enzo&joe....RIP ENZO.
I was talking to Sakio today at Kostya Tszyu,s old gym, really decent guy..
Brought me here for this fight..
Calzagne Auguri Grande Gladiator 💪💪💪🙌🙌🙌🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹
I think the fact that Calzaghe was a Brit actually hurt him. Brit fighters have to prove themselves to gain equal status with our fighters, but Calzaghe was always under rated because of that IMO. In fact, I would rate Calzaghe ahead of Mayweather on the all-time p4p list without a 2nd thought. Floyd's career is a bit of smoke and mirrors. The guys he fought were mostly 'b' level guys, smaller guys, older guys and guys coming off of a series of rough fights. Calzaghe never ducked anyone that I know of, he had rough fights his entire career and survived all of them, most of them with style and flare. Some of Joe's performances were simply fantastic, even an ugly fight like this he won 8-3-1 or 9-2-1 by the judges score cards, not an easy task beating a tough guy like Bika that's a dirty fighter as well.
Overall,.....Joe fought clean, he had great hand speed and I saw him bust up many guys with his so called 'slapping' punches. Look at Jeff Lacy at the end of their fight, he was beaten very badly and Lacy was considered the big puncher coming in to the fight. Joe beat a classic fighter and a very tough guy in Kessler, he beat brawlers like Bika, Eubank and Lacy, and he beat everyone in between. He doesn't deserve full credit for beating Hopkins and Jones because of their ages but they were both still tough and Joe was also at the end of his career when he fought them. Calzaghe never won a single controversial decision that I know of, Floyd won at least 4 of them that he could have lost, and he should have lost at least 2 or 3 of them in my opinion. Then Floyd fought an MMA fighter for his last win, stinking up the sport and his legacy in my opinion.
There's absolutely nothing to point at in Calzaghe's career whereby you can put an asterik along side his win, all straight forward, uncontroversial wins against anyone willing to fight for 46 consecutive wins. A great career, top 25 all-time I would say. I don't rate Floyd that high because there was too much dirt, too many fighters ducked and questionable wins. Floyd paid Marcos Maidana 1.5 million$ extra to get him to agree to wear gloves that Floyd chose for him. Let me repeat that; Maidana had worn one style, Reyes gloves, his entire career. They are known as 'punchers' gloves and everyone is familiar with them. Floyd knew what Maidana did to Adrien Broner, pounding lumps on his head in their fight, so Floyd actually feared Maidana wearing those punchers gloves. He feared that to the degree that he negotiated a 1.5 million$ bonus out of Floyd's earnings in the fight, then he chose a pair of 'pillows' for Maidana to wear. That was in their first fight, a fight that many thought that Maidana won despite the soft gloves.
How can you expect to be a career p4p all-time best fighter with shit like that on your resume? Floyd of course kept this a secret, but Maidana's trainer was pissed off before their 2nd fight because Floyd was lying to the media, so he( Robert Garcia) told this story in an interview. At the press conference before the 2nd fight, Garcia announced the introduction of Maidana's gloves for that fight. Someone came on stage wearing gloves about 25 times the normal size as an insult to Floyd because Floyd made Maidana wear bigger, softer gloves in the 1st fight. Floyd was embarrassed but he said nothing,.... what could he say?
MrMarco855 nonsense
Listen, I get it... but you have to give Floyd his flowers. You might not like his style but he is a very technically sound boxer and defensive wizard.
I'm surprised in that whole rant (which contained some fair points) you never mentioned the fact that only Las Vegas-style "home cooking" saved him from what really should have been a loss to Jose Luis Castillo early in Floyd's career. The film does not lie... he lost that fight!!
in my humble and personal scoreboard, Calzaghe still ahead in the number of shots carried, great work by Jab, always the initiative in hand, shame about that headbutts that surely has slightly influenced the match, but Bika went very close to Calzaghe and had more power in the shots, but little initiative, little jab, he based everything on the strength of his shots, with another boxer maybe it would have worked, but Calzaghe was smart enough and smart to dodge the most important shots, good Bika (he just has to be careful with the head and as written have more initiative) bravo Calzaghe, generous match, perhaps a bit undertone to the usual performances, but I think it was also thanks to Bika! Joe you were a great boxer, and your father was great at instilling confidence in you and constantly representing a value-added presence, Calzaghe underrated? perhaps, but not from the boxing world, let alone from his opponents, unfortunately the internet is another thing!
Calzaghe is very underrated by many ignorant people online who don't appreciate his will, workrate, handspeed and skill, and don't realise the extent he was troubled by hand problems yet was still unbeaten. Ottke and Collins retired when expected to fight him, Hopkins avoided him rather than accept a fight being lined up, until years later the big payday v the level of risk to his reputation made it worth his while. Many boxing fans have not even heard of his great Welsh compatriot Jimmy Wilde, world flyweight champion, who went approx 100 fights (slight difference between sites' records), before losing. despite usually fighting bigger men. Gene Tunney said Wilde was the best boxer he saw.
@@mizofan of course it's mostly yank casual fans who underrate Calzaghe . After he took apart Bernard Hopkins and absolutely destroyed Jeff Lacey you'd think his legacy in America would be much greater. Any true boxing fan knows how good Calzaghe was and that's all that matters . He's a legend in Britain to anyone who knows anything about the sport
Almost 5 years later Bika gave Andre Ward one of the toughest fights of his career. Calzaghe would've beaten Ward!!
Ward >Joe
In my opinion
Ward Is One of the best boxer ever
@@luciomarchini6080 - Dirty Ward was one of the best HEAD BUTTERS ever, along with Hopkins and Holyfield.
@@luciomarchini6080 🤣
Bika was beating the crap out of Joe and made to look like a fool against Ward.
Ward dominated the Bika fight
For me calzaghe's fighting style is a combination of Ali,mayweather,sugar ray and pacquiao.he fights smart and he can adjust to the fighting style of each of his oppenents.Best boxer for me.You can Knock him down but he stands up and can regain his composure.he is just so underrated but one of the best boxer for me.
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Are you fucking serious? Calzaghe's a fraud.
Unbeaten .....and carnt say tht man never had it !!! And am waiting for the reply saying ...he fought a washed out jones and burnt out Hopkins waited untill late on in carreers etc etc ....calzage is hall of famer for reason he brought sommick too boxing no one's seen .....massively underrated!!
@@seanpaul854 He can't be underrated if thousands of comments say he's underrated. I wouldn't go as far to say he's overrated just unproven as a great given his average resume
I think Joe is probably the best Ive ever seen at not letting a guy hold him . Any time any opponent tried to tie him up to take a little break, Joe was pulling loose, and punching. Constantly.
11:18 Joe was always landing that strange, lean in / fall forward left hand. He used that well over his career. Tricky little sneaky scoring blow. Hed sneak you with it as hed be falling either past his opponent, or onto them.
13:45 Brilliant piece of boxing that leads to a nice left cross. 15:34 great Calzaghe stuff.
17:48 unusually high guard to set up a stiff body jab, then a slick check hook.
Very rough brawl. Bika is known for head butts and other fouls, but Calzaghe got into the act in return. I'll bet nobody saw it, but joe tried his best to break Bika's nose with a 'thrusted' head butt like I've not seen before. I'm not saying Bika didn't deserve it, it looked as if he certainly did, and I think Calzaghe lost his temper a bit. It was getting so nasty that Calzaghe knew if he didn't push back that he would be badly cut or worse sooner or later.
If you want to see a real , hard core, with bad intentions head butt,..........take a look at Calzaghe's offering at about 26:15. It happened quickly so you have to watch carefully. Calzaghe got off a good one, and he was so fast about it the referee didn't notice. Joe tucked his head into bika's chest, and bent slightly. His head was about 6" or so directly beneath Bika's chin. Joe thrust himself upward, pushing with both legs. I'm not sure if it 'landed', ........it may have only grazed Bika. If it would have hit squarely,........ Bika would have shit himself. I'm going to watch it again myself,........
great spot, nasty butt
Greatest British fighter of all time hands down
lyrickoner carl Froch is
Lennox lewis, then calzaghe
Joes speed, skill and ring IQ were amazing! He was always entertaining. When I read so many negative comments, I do wonder.......if he was black, he would be exalted as he should be! Think about it. A black fighter, showing the skill and smarts and unbeaten record as world champion, would receive the accolades he deserves.
Add in the other factor that Calzaghe is WELSH.
Yep it’s anti-white hatred and mongrelization of the true white godly gene pool. Joe was the best of all time and isn’t even ranked top 100 on boxrec it’s a fucking abomination. Floyd lost two of his fights but just won a robbery decision, Andre Ward lost to kovalev too. They also allow blacks to drug up and encourage them in more ways to win.
Ra HoWa only in your sick world
@@chrisbennett606 I think I need to say nothing but well spoken Chris ..a true man .
Imagine that, you're world champion and fighting a guy only to get told off by your dad when you get back to the corner! Lol that bit when calzaghe's eye is cut and his dad enzo said "fuck, I know that would happen, I Knew that would happen, you were fucking about with him, don't! Fuckin shut up, listen!..." proper dad telling off! Cracked me up. Great father and son, best friends partnership.
Joe has the athlete's heart. Ie for people that don't know. Has a slow pulse relaxed. Pumps when action time comes.
53:24 - strong Aussie accent, trainer of Bika says you’ve got to put your life on the line. A few seconds later Jim Lampley says “Enzo tells son to put his life on the line”
Did Kellerman and Lampley get their jobs in a lucky bag or what?
Calzague was great!
Thought Bika gave a damn good account of himself. He was nobody's punch bag.
Damn good! Thought he won some of the later rounds.
@@emiller9426Bika could have won the fight. His inexperience was what cost him. Calzaghe was able to win by landing continuous harmless flurries...but they added up his eventual points 😂
It was a good fight. I thought the referee was terrible versus other referees. He let it remain a wrestling match for way too many clinches
@@michaelalali-goodnews3154Not a chance, he was outboxed by a great White champion but gave a valiant account of himself 👍🏻
Bika became world champion after this has did Hopkins and Kessler and Joe fought them closer to peak than when they became champions all be it at the end of his own career, great fighter one of Britains best ever
I've never counted before, but I wonder how many times a commentator gets things wrong in a given fight. Last round ended with the commentator getting everything wrong, now I see him screw up again at the end of the 3rd round. At 19:47 Calzaghe begins throwing a total of 6 punches. The first 5 missed, the last punch was a wild right that landed high on the side of Bika's head. The commentator said that Calzaghe landed a solid left flush on Bika, but he did no such thing. It was Bika that landed a few punches during the exchange.
Don king said ,calzaghe put on the greatest display of boxing that he ever seen when he beat his fighter Lacy.
Kings maybe right but Lacey was no great, just a hype job that never beat anyone above average
Just like Floyd Mayweather,Joe Calzaghe now's how to box,he now's how to work the ring with excellent foot and head movement.
Muhammad Ali
Sugar Ray
Joe Calzaghe
Floyd Mayweather ,are some of the best boxers ever.
Andre Ward is also one of the best but he he needs to be more active,time's running out for him.
Well
Ra HoWa yeah sure he did
Battyboylev quit
Round 1 @ 11:34 Bika trying to hyper extend Calzaghe elbow, and then countless other times throughout the match. And then there was the blatant head butts, he should have been docked more points.
Joe is my boy, Nice job! Love that end of Round 2!
'sloppy haymakers', worth the price of admission! Great announcing.
R.I.P Enzo Calzaghe!
Commentators can mess up a fight. Sometimes it's favoritism, other times incompetence. For example, at 15:48 there's 8 seconds left in round#2. The fight is sloppy, they go at each other until the end. The commentator accused Bika of throwing 3 punches after the bell, he continued making an issue of it into the next round. If you listen closely the bell rings at 15:50, Joe threw a 3 punch flurry just after it rang.
The truth is that Calzaghe threw 3 punches after the bell, Bika threw 2 punches in retaliation. The commentator claimed that Bika missed all 3. He only threw 2 punches, one was a good right to the face of Joe. The commentator got everything wrong. It was Calzaghe that threw punches after the bell, Bika only retaliated. He said Bika threw 3 punches, he only threw 2. He claimed that all '3' missed, but one landed.
That's why the commentary and their scoring shouldn't be respected. They favor one guy over another, lie about punches landed and make an effort to minimize the opposing fighter. Scoring is difficult enough without trying to score while they're non-stop blabbing. At fight's end they have many believing that their favorite won the fight when very often, he hasn't.
Well, I have not seen such a JC fight where he really struggled. But Joe got there on blood and guts and merit.
bika have fought alot of quality fights
at MW, he was a SMW virgin.
Kellerman is so reluctant to give Calzague any credit, Bika fighting dirty and he claiming home cooking when ref took a point. Horrible commentating
Fight of the year in my opinion.
Anyone hear after hearing about Benn vs bika
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Yea
Why would he fight such a boxer? What a risk!
yeah, he`s only 40 versus benns 55, will deff watch it
Checking out the opposition lol
All you fanboys Kill me, guess you didn’t see Joe initiate clenches himself, I give him the W but not like you all think, he got his his snot box rocked more than a few times in this bout, Joe’s conditioning may have given him a slight edge.if Bika double up on the straight right take just a lil power off the shots while circling left he could catch Joe with his left hook, Joe’s father has reason for concern he makes plenty mistakes and he’s vulnerable he’s lucky savvy enough fighter hasn’t been able the exploit his mistakes…Bika doesn’t realize he’s giving the fight away by allowing Joe to keep his lead foot on the outside of his lead foot if you understand Boxing you know what a disadvantage your at if you are unaware this is being done.
My opinion Joes one of the best of all time if not the best. The truth was no fighter wanted to fight him. Thats why America never wanted him fighting in the US because he was to good. He would have beat a prime mayweather . He beat a prime Mikkel Kessler and in my opinion i rate Kessler higher than mayweather.
You obviously don't know anything about this sport.
Calzaghe was a world class talent yes, but to say he was the best ever is nonsense. No former boxer, boxing analyst or any objective fan for that matter would agree with that.
@@Moegreene666 you're right bernie i don't agree with it. joe was best super middleweight ever but this jonathan guy thinks mayweather had a chance of fighting joe haha. weight classes my friend. you just look stupid saying joe and mayweather would have been a fight at all.
Calzaghes dads great
It's crap when you lose your dad, left with memories and those days when seeing a photo is like a kosh round the head. Joe has those memories frozen in time on video, it will have been a rough time since Enzo passed but in time the smile returns and the fondness for life. Just in case you are a Troll Joe, thank you for raising my spirits and picking me up. Weird connection here, the ref lives in my City and was in the next bed to my brother at St James hospital, you couldn't make it up.
breakit46 I really admired Enzo for instilling in Joe such a winner’s mentality.
Calzaghe was out of shape in this fight , and still wasted him.
At 24:03,.........near the end of round#4,.......Bika rammed his head into Calzaghe's eye, causing a cut. Joe got pissed off and went after Bika hard, beating the shit out of him for the last 15 seconds in the round.
One of Joe's toughest tests by far....But another W all the same.
Always enjoyed his fight true warrior .his record just as good as mayweather
Not his resume
He wouldn't beat Maywheather
This one was one his tougher fights
He didnt win a split decision against eubank he won unanimously j
This guy was big and strong. He gave Calzaghe a good tussle. Good fight. Bika would have won more rounds if he was first more often. He was content to counter punch.
This was one of Joes toughest fights.
I’ve watched - and continue to watch - Calzaghe fights on a regular basis. The US commentators are always so ready to disrespect him or not give him due credit because he’s not American.
Bika had all my respect
I remember this fight. Calzaghe went toe to toe but was getting outmuscled so switched it up to use his boxing to get the win.
He wasn't getting out muscled and when toe to toe BOXING Bika had little to offer, though he did get better in the last four rounds or so, partly due, I think, to having tired and rattled Calzaghe mentally with his dirty games. Bika tired him out and injured him primarily through holding, butting, wrestling and nonsense like that. Joe was foolish to be getting close though, he could have kept it neater for pretty much the entire fight if he'd fought with more discipline and sense because Bika was notorious for his bad behaviour. Calzaghe should have been better balanced, landing his straighter, more precise shots and then getting out of range of Bika. Instead he began the fight as if he was rehashing the last few rounds against a tired and dejected Lacy; Joe's attitude in this fight was poor in my opinion and it made it a far uglier and more arduous affair for himself than it needed to be. When Bika started having success with lead right hands, it should have been obvious to Calzaghe that lateral movement, specifically to his right, would take him away from that right hand and make Bika miss and give Joe a counter opportunity (Bika was almost always off balance after throwing). Calzaghe definitely won it by several rounds though.
Imagine Calzaghe fought until 36 years old undefeated still on top while Floyd Mayweather Jr fought at the top until 40 also still undefeated
Bika was a good journeyman and reality show boxer. Participated in The Contender season 3. Gave Joe a damn good fight.
Kellerman summer up the Calzaghe situation well....Calzaghe was too good for an American fighter to go to the uk to challenge and Calzaghe was such a big draw in the uk...why bother sending him to America where he wasn’t as well know.
Felt sorry for Joe, despite all his accolades, he could have fought and proved more convincingly how good he was. Toney, Jones (earlier), Darius M etc etc. I do think he was unique though and also a very underrated puncher. Very heavy handed.
I heard he beat Chris Byrd in the amateurs. Anyone know???
hands are heavy when he needs them to be. Before all the hand trouble his hands were always heavy.
Tony could had proved how good he was if he fought Joe.
Joe and Roy were just about the same age when they fought, But I'll let you tell it
@@miklo6907 3 or 4 years difference, pretty certain. Roy i think was 37 and Joe was 33 or 34 ? But it is similar. Some say it is huge ? don't really know what to make of it. But some say that Joe fought an OLD Eubank, when eubank was only 31 . i am certain of that GGG is 38 now i think and still pretty tough .
@@KevinKilgorepage Roy was 39 and Joe was 36. Both definitely out of their prime. But only one gets Geriatric pass. A 38 year old Floyd fought a 36 year old Manny . Seems one only get excuses when you lose .
Horrible fight for Joe, Bika was a dirty awkward customer.
Out of 46 wins Calzaghe slapped 34 opponents unconscious.
End of round 2, Calzaghe strut was boss....
Sakio Bika was a tough customer,
15:55 ...funny strut after dodging some haymakers.
At 2:27 and 2:26, Joe appears to have snuck in 2 left hands to the cup, just prior to Bika's low blow. But it's hard to know for sure. Feedback on this, guys, pls. Thanks.
Is there anything in the world dumber than an American newscaster?
"What changed? Was it the head butt?"
"No, the head butt didn't affect me."
"Okay, let's look at the head butt."
no.
Bika holding the whole fight..
Calzaghe out muscled more muscular guys!! when he squared upto robin reid they looked different weights as does Bika, freakish strengh. For the record the only fighter that came really close was the great hopkins but he was outworked just like the rest, sorry Jeffrey Haefner. For the record (despite being a Froch fan) Calzaghe would of out worked him too, to fast, to fit & too good a chin.
Gareoke 1 the problem is Carl Froch had power and he knew how to win while Joe Calzaghe chose not fight everyone in his division
@Mr T you Joe Calzaghe fanatic is typical. At the time of the of Roy Jones Jr. Fight Chad Dawson was the best fighter not Roy Jones Jr.. Carl Froch fought better competition and gained multiple belts in the short period of time and you can't compare his career to Andre Ward at Super Middleweight and when he went to Light Heavyweight division and took on the best
@Mr T lol. He didn't break Robin Reid jaw. So what make you think he would had did that to Carl Froch
@Mr T its easy to win when you not holding all the belts. Bernard Hopkins was undisputed champion at Middleweight and Roy Jones Jr. Was undisputed at Lightweight Heavyweight division. While Joe Calzaghe held the WBO belt
@Mr T Jeff Lacey was a hype job. While you forget Bernard Hopkins took on the best in both division. Winky Wright and Tito Trindand is Hall of Fame fighter. Chris Eubanks was beaten by Collins twice. So please don't try to place Mikkel Kesler as some great fighter
Not Joes best performance but an enjoyable fight against a very strong, athletic rough house fighter. Joe although an amazing boxer also loved a scrap and showed his toughness.
That was a difficult watch
best ever
The ref was atrocious and a nonstop chatterbox, it was like he was pulled from the stands and tossed into the ring.
Joe the best boxing in world
116-112 Joe, nobody looks good against Bika and Hopkins always gonna be ugly.
I totally agree with you man, they hold and clinch way too much!! Joe is the man!!
Dannon Mcknight Andre Ward seriously struggled against an ageing Bika
The white knight
this was actually one of the few defences of calzaghes thats real and valid, good work here joey. Bika wasnt bad considering hes from a tv show! Its a shame that this level of competition scared joe so much that he immediately dumped the IBF belt.
Exactly. Calzaghe was the master at avoiding any true dangerous fights.
@@checkandbalance2903 yuh it was Bikas first fight at SMW.
Yeah Calzaghe annoys me.. it’s pathetic some people bought into the nonsense.
@@checkandbalance2903 well he beat a prime unbeaten 39-0 unified champion kessler when he was 36.
He dumped the ibf belt Because HBO did not want to cover a fight with the non-American mandatory IBF challenger robert stieglitz of Germany, and with the opportunity to fight World Middleweight champion jermain taylor or mikkel kessler in the summer if he won against Manfredo, Calzaghe chose to fight Manfredo and as a result had to relinquish the IBF super-middleweight championship.
Calazghe vs Ward would have been amazing
Cal had alot of experience with inside fighters and great boxers, calzaghe would point him but Ward is so skilled so talented and a future Hall of famer so which one loses doesn't mean much both are Hall of famers
Ward would have neutralized Slappy Joe and started to take him apart by Round 8. Ward by competitive decision. Neither was a big puncher.
Ward easy
@@NorthernAnt Not easy, but he would grind out the win over Slappy Joe.
@@carlhewitt8820 yeha I think so
Not Joe’s best but just enough to get the job done. That was effectively with 1 good hand.
Joe calzaghe the best !
Vince Vaughan at 3:07
😅😅
Out of 46 fights Calzaghe with the exception of only 2 fights either won by UD,or TKO,KO
I THOUGHT MIKEY VAN S REFEREEING WAS WEAK HERE ,TOO MUCH HOLDING BUTTING DIRTY FIGHT . SAIKA WAS A TOUGH GUY.
Bika is the best for me in this fight
Joe holds too much...
Put it half speed and go to @31:30 Best referee dodge ever.
Joe the master craftsman, Theeeeeeeee dogs danglies.
56:13 A split decision against Chris Eubank..
What is he talking about???
Hard fight for Joe that guy was no Mug very evenly matched.
the scores should have been much closer on this
Calzaghe really loved his profession didn't he... never work a day in your life :)
Bika won
Des Whiteman 😂bika won😂 what fight was you watching ?
His Dad never lie, at 16:41 he was baking in there.
Home town cooking my arse, Mickey Vann one of the best referees in the world he saw what the commentators didn't
Skio strength was a challenging factor that caused Joe to struggle in the fight but nevertheless Joe surely won.
1:10.. ok, thanks, Jim
Joe should have locked in that guillotine at 1.10. Even things up regarding straying outside of the queensbury rules
Calzaghe....fastest man on the planet at that weight....ever!
Calzaghe is definitely the greatest super middleweight of all time but no way in hell was he the fastest ever. Roy Jones Jr. was definitely faster than him with hand speed and footwork
Joe only shows you one thing he needs to gat more better fighters this bird couldn't hit his self if he could.this guy don't belong in the same ring with your man find something better.
+HanzoMishima Just look at the Calzaghe/Jones Jr. fight and then say who was the fastest.
+HanzoMishima No Joe is the better athlete his record shows love
Calzaghe vs a shell of Roy? LMAO do you think that Danny Green is the GOAT then? He KO'd a shell of Roy in 1 round. Roy at his best was lightyears better than Calzaghe. There's no debate. Better performances against a higher level of competition, rarely ever lost a round. Roy was better.
Won clear, could of stopped him early to much holding by his opponent.
Wow joe is gaining in Height every time a see him in a new match up.. hes gone from 5 foot and 11 inches to six foot one now...
The only way to beat Calzaghe is to break his rhythm, and time him.
That was not boxing. Wrestling and clinching more like it. Forbid clichés and let them slug it out. Rubbish fight.
Sorry to say it but on this evidence I think Ward beats Calzaghe. The sheer roughhousing gave him a lot of problems here, that combined with the IQ and skill of Ward gives Andre the edge.
Much better opponent than Lacy. Lacy's main feature was charging with the head. Calzaghe should perhaps box more and brawl less..
Calzaghe punches hard in the inside