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Listed below are comments made by vjohn82 between Sunday, 9th November 2008 and Sunday, 15th March 2009.

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Khan and Roach on the right road 12:48pm on 15 Mar 2009 Khan will struggle to win people over now because before his previous fights he was too ahead of himself; too cocksure in his own ability when he hadn't mixed it with anyone of note. He might be difficult to hit under Roach's regime but unlike Floyd Mayweather, who is a nightmare to tag down, he can't take a punch if be makes a mistake. Put him in with a world class fighter who can punch on the button and it's lights out for Khan... this is why he will never be a genuinely world class fighter.
Haye has mouth - and plenty of trousers 1:35pm on 18 Nov 2008 I have to conclude that ironDD is a racist without question... especially considering his comments on the BBC boards.

Needless to say he provides some sort of valid entertainment. Which is more than I can say about any Klitschko fight ;-)
Haye has mouth - and plenty of trousers 10:29pm on 16 Nov 2008 Haye is the most honest fighter out there... he knows his limitations but he doesn't get hung up about them. He doesn't white wash his flaws but puts on a show which is what boxing needs.

I think Dirk needs a round or two with the Hayemaker because the guy is no hype at all... he is the real deal and has fought some cracking fighters which is what it's all about.
Haye has mouth - and plenty of trousers 7:03pm on 16 Nov 2008 ironDirkDiggler is an apologist for British history and loves to slam anything quissentially from these islands.

Nevertheless ironDD has been proven wrong already about the KO ratio... and also about Steve Bunce's comment on Haye being down only once...

he has... once in four years was what I head him say.

ironDD just cherrypicked part of the quote to suit his anti-British bias.

But hey never let the truth get in the way of the your facts ironDD ;-)
Haye has mouth - and plenty of trousers 2:37pm on 16 Nov 2008 Both Vitali and Vladmir move slowly in the ring... both have good solid jabs (Vitali's is better) and while Vladmir doesn't always look like he can take a shot the older brother definitely can as his record suggests.

What is making me smile is the continued speculation about whether Haye can take a HW punch. I think he can... but a single shot can finish a HW fight in the blink of an eye which is why for years it has been the most exciting division. 15/16/17/18/19 stone of human being transmitted through a fist is exciting stuff if the receiver is turned into a baby giraffe.

I would imagine if any boxer took a clean HW punch he would be travelling south. So let's enjoy Haye for what he is.

Can Haye win a HW title? Course he can... but whether he does or not he adds colour to a very dull HW division.
Perfect time for Joe to go 09:49am on 12 Nov 2008 Oh and the prospect that is Chad Dawson??? He was banned for drug taking in 2004 for 6 months...

Earlier this year he won a very controversial decision against a washed up Glen Johnson... and I mean VERY controversial.

Hype is taking over common sense again I think.
Perfect time for Joe to go 08:33am on 12 Nov 2008 It's making me laugh all these people who are saying Calzaghe only fought boxers past their peak...

Did they not watch his destruction of prime fighters in Lacy, Kessler and Brewer while he was considered to be a fighter on the wane? Kessler and Lacy were smashing fighters up left, right and centre and were hard hitters. Calzaghe made mincemeat out of them.

Added to the fact he punches so much that he practically destroyed his hands it only adds to the determination Calzaghe has demonstrated to keep going all this time.

I bet half the people on here moaning about Calzaghe's achievements get beat up by their partners and feel inadequate. Everyone in the boxing world respects Calzaghe... including his rivals... even Froch who goes on about fighting Calzaghe all the time... even he recognises he is the best... or else why would everyone want to fight him? They all think they can spot a weakness... until they are in a shell being pounded by a 1000 punch machine.
Perfect time for Joe to go 07:16am on 10 Nov 2008 Calzagha had to fight Manfredo to raise his profile in the States... Manfredo was considered by the media to be the next big thing due to "The Contender" series... but those in the boxing world knew he didn't have the class to beat Calzaghe... for those interested Manfredo might be fighting Sakio Bika for the IBO title which should be a proper roughing up for the celebrity boxer. He did ok against Lacy but he is another boxer demolished by Calzaghe who looks a shadow of his former self.

I like the comment above which suggests that Ali should not be considered great because he never fought a prime Tyson or vice versa (tongue in cheek of course). It's amazing how in Britain we try to rewrite history when we should be recognising the true achievements of Calzaghe... I hope he retires because he has achieved everything... I hope he fights because he invariably entertains in one form or another.
Perfect time for Joe to go 6:20pm on 09 Nov 2008 The problem here is that the same people who are moaning about Calzaghe's inability to KO his opponents are the same people who scream about sacking their manager when they lose a game. Completely misinformed.

The rules of boxing are simple; hit and don't get hit. Points are scored for aggression and punches landed. Hit your opponent more times and you win provided you are not KO'ed. KO's are a welcome respite from the judges scorecards.

Joe has demonstrated time and time again a mastery of these rules and pummels opponents with frighteningly quick hands and reflexes.

I think some people on here should bemoan the fact that people have not found a way to beat Calzaghe yet rather than focus on who Joe hasn't fought. Everyone has come up short so far... even the so called up-and-comers like Lacy and Kessler who were/still are formidable opponents.
Perfect time for Joe to go 11:44am on 09 Nov 2008 Some people will never be happy... at the end of the day people realised this was a pension fight so what more did they expect?

RJJ made himself a valid opponent by winning his last three fights showing he could come back... I only felt before the fight that he now stands up too straight in a European style and Calzaghe battered Kessler with that style.

Calzaghe has beaten the "next best things" in Kessler and Lacy... who else is there? People were hyping Pavlik but he was schooled by Hopkins who Calzaghe beat. No one would ever pay to watch a B-Hop rematch because it was simply dreadful to watch. The same commentator who said Calzaghe had to fight the dangerous Chad Dawson also said Joe would be beaten to a pulp by Lacy... so opinions of the up and comers are not really setting the fires alight.

There will always be up and comers but let them make their own legacies. Joe made his over the past 10 years and deserves to go out of the sport in any fashion he sees fit.

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