Calzaghe Vs Roy Jones Jr

Calzaghe 117 - 110 Jones Jr

Joe dominated the last 6 rounds, fecking gypsies are some hard bastards
 
fecking get in Calzaghe, 118-109
 
Calzaghe was so cocky, I thought it would cost him, dancing around like that with his hands down.
 
I have it 4 to 3 to Jones but Joe was knocked out in the first round.

Jones is badly cut now

That post makes no sense at all.

I know he won easy but Jones is shot, he was knocked out in the first round by Tarver and Johnson a few years ago, and he should have been able to stop him
 
I expected this to be a tricky fight for Calzaghe so it was a good win for him.

Just hope he doesn't go on too long.

Bad cut for Jones...

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So that is it from Calzaghe then.....

One of the greatest Bristish fighters ever... Was glad to have followed his career from early on.... Good man Joe... Hope you made a fortune and invest it wisely.... Probably the best thing to ever come out of Wales as well
 
A younger Jones Jr would've knocked Joe's head off his shoulders for fighting with no guard, that said Joe done very well - was unlucky with getting knocked down in the first because he got hit with Jones Jr's forearm.

A very entertaining fight, think the Americans would want to see more of Joe based on that performance, shame he hasn't fought at Madison Sq Gardens before now, that said, Joe has still achieved everything in his career he set out to do - hope he hangs his gloves up, any fight he may take going forward would be an anti-climax.
 
I don't understand some of the comments on here. Jones didn't look past his best to me, but Joe was too strong and quick for Jones. Both Bernard and Kessler both came back looking as strong as ever after been well beaten by Joe. He's beaten everybody there is to beat in his weight. Surely now there can be no doubt that Joe Calzaghe is a true great of the sport.
 
Joe will never get the respect he deserves, there's always a "but" when he beats the crap out of the other greats - who were never too keen to face him when they were at their supposed best.

Welsh people are hard and cool
 
I don't understand some of the comments on here. Jones didn't look past his best to me, but Joe was too strong and quick for Jones. Both Bernard and Kessler both came back looking as strong as ever after been well beaten by Joe. He's beaten everybody there is to beat in his weight. Surely now there can be no doubt that Joe Calzaghe is a true great of the sport.

Agreed. Interesting stats revealed that Calzaghe threw 985 punches to Jones' 475, landing with 35% to Jones' 33%, and was just about the story of the fight.
 
fecking great fight!

i couldn't believe how Joe fought rounds 2, 3, 4 and 5! i could barely watch as he offered RJJR his chin time and time again, for LONG periods of time.

i'm glad that someone in this thread has mentioned about the forearm knock down. no commentators or pundits seemed to see it. despite the fact that after Joe got back up, RJJR tapped gloves with him instead of rushing him! well done for that Roy!

other than round 1 (due to the illegal knock down) Joe CLEARLY won every round and had an edge that i've not seen since the Lacey fight. beat Jones at everything Jones is good at, cut him bad with a clean, straight left, and completely out classed RJJR. i view it as a masterclass.

don't forget that most Boxers and pundits tipped Jones.

i very much doubt Roy Jones Jr would get back in a ring with Joe after that.

Calzaghe is a true great.
 
As they've done with every other "class" opponent he's fought, and then witnessed the cool, hard welsh fella knock the living shit out of them.

i find it crazy how everyone in the game tipped Jones, and now Joe's battered and, to be frank, humiliated him, all of a sudden Jones was 'well passed his best' and Joe 'didn't fight the real RJJR'.

if that's the case, why did they fecking tip Jones!?

Jones power was evident, that uppercut in the 6th (i think) would've floored Hopkins, Pavlik, Kessler or Tarver. and his movement was far better than i've seen it in the past (Johnson, Tarver). but Joe just peppered him and outclassed him in every area.
 
Just got up and am still tired but it was so worth staying up for. Joe looked great last night.
 
Thought it was a decent fight and Calzaghe put in a tireless effort throwing lots of punches, as usual.

He should hang up his gloves now after a great career, there is nothing out there for him except maybe a Hopkins rematch. Which could be dangerous. Also, as much as I respect him, I think the Roy Jones in his prime would have beat him claims are justified in some ways.
 
So that is it from Calzaghe then.....

One of the greatest Bristish fighters ever... Was glad to have followed his career from early on.... Good man Joe... Hope you made a fortune and invest it wisely.... Probably the best thing to ever come out of Wales as well

I would say Giggs is the best thing to come out of Wales.
 
Just watched it, superb by Calzaghe. Down in the first by what one American called a 'perfect punch' when it was clearly his forearm. From the 3rd on Calzaghe was so impressive, honestly think he should call it a day now because he has nothing left to prove. Chad Dawson my arse, you don't need it Joe.

Respect to Roy Jones Jr though because a lesser fighter would have called it a day when he was cut that bad. Shame critics will now say he is a has been and roll out the old 5 years ago speach.
 
Can i just say anyone who thinks roy jones jr is the same fighter that he was 3/4 years ago are nuts and clearly havent seen him much. He used to be the most ridiculous fighter out there with such charisma and excitement, he had the defensive skills of mayweather and added to that speed and power and explosive combination punching, combining that with his showman like character, he was a dream to watch. Now he is a shadow of his former self and is way past his best, do you really think if he was at his best he would be all smiles at the end and during the fight, it was a bit of a joke, he was in it first an foremost for the pay day. And has been for his last 3 fights.

Calzaghe again proved his quality though, he is a real legend, gotta love the guy.
 
Roy Jones in his prime did his best to avoid Calzaghe

Based on what? Although Warren said he wanted the fight, Calzaghe was never a big draw at the time in terms of reputation or money, if so he could have got the Hopkins fight earlier as well. Jones Jr beat Hopkins and Toney in their primes, along with winning world titles from middleweight to heavyweight. You do not do that without taking certain risks, or avoiding people and just going against fighters which suit you perfectly all the time. He would have been able to keep up with the pace better then and would have been much faster and more powerful. He no longer has the stamina to keep away from Calzaghe for any length of time, the workrate to out punch him in close quarters, or killer instinct to finish him off if he hurt him. This is coming from someone who is British and a Calzaghe fan as well.
 
Based on what? Although Warren said he wanted the fight, Calzaghe was never a big draw at the time in terms of reputation or money, if so he could have got the Hopkins fight earlier as well. Jones Jr beat Hopkins and Toney in their primes, along with winning world titles from middleweight to heavyweight. You do not do that without taking certain risks, or avoiding people and just going against fighters which suit you perfectly all the time. He would have been able to keep up with the pace better then and would have been much faster and more powerful. He no longer has the stamina to keep away from Calzaghe for any length of time, the workrate to out punch him in close quarters, or killer instinct to finish him off if he hurt him. This is coming from someone who is British and a Calzaghe fan as well.

With all due respect Keyser; but he's just beaten every name in his division and all you can say is "he wouldn't have beaten his opponent had his opponent been at his peak..." as though it's a fact. THAT I don't understand.
Joe has always been underrated. He's beaten lots of world class boxers in their prime, last one being Kessler. And yet people still doubt him. Would Joe have lost to Jones at his prime? You know what, I think he wouldn't have.

So lets start giving Joe the respect he deserves.
 
With all due respect Keyser; but he's just beaten every name in his division and all you can say is "he wouldn't have beaten his opponent had his opponent been at his peak..." as though it's a fact. THAT I don't understand.
Joe has always been underrated. He's beaten lots of world class boxers in their prime, last one being Kessler. And yet people still doubt him. Would Joe have lost to Jones at his prime? You know what, I think he wouldn't have.

So lets start giving Joe the respect he deserves.

I did not really say that or pass it off as fact though did I Rams. Just said that the claims are justified in some ways and are not just a way of some pundits putting down Calzaghe’s achievements as people are suggesting. I can’t agree that Jones in his prime did his best to avoid Calzaghe, which I took as being scared of his qualities as a fighter or who he had beat. Thinking about it you could make an argument that he avoided other fighters though, like a Toney or Hopkins rematch for example or that he had a period of beating some weak challengers for money, which he was criticised for. However, the idea that Jones was near his best in this fight like you said earlier is not even close for me. He is nothing near to the fighter he once was (the steroid issues linger), so our opinion on how good he was may be where we differ the most.

If Calzaghe calls it quits he was a good fighter and had a good career regardless.