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Listed below are comments made by LennoxVille between Tuesday, 11th November 2008 and Friday, 5th December 2008.

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Warren flexes his muscles 3:42pm on 05 Dec 2008 The former sports minister Caborn betrays his total lack of knowledge of the boxing game in criticising the Olympians who have decided to turn pro. Just another politician blowing hot wind.
These guys have paid their dues as amateurs and it is time to move on. Four yrs is a long time, and there are no guarantees they would qualify for London 2012 anyway.
And why should the taxpayer subsidize them for another 4yrs? It's time to give the next generation of amateurs a chance.
DeGale and Co did their country proud in the Olympics and the pro ranks now beckon.
It is generally accepted that fighters are best turning pro when they are young enough to adapt their styles to the harsher environs of the paid ranks and not too set in amateur habits.
Revitalised Hatton back to his best 1:52pm on 24 Nov 2008 Malignaggi was poor. He could not have thrown more than half a dozen right hands thruout the fight.
But I cannot take anything away from Hatton. He looked very proficient in doing what he had to do. Used his jab well, and did not fight face first as is his usual habit.
One thing I must say though, the last few American fighters we have seen have either been has beens, or extremely poor.
Roy Jones, Monte Barrett and now Paulie Mallignaggi.
With very few young stars on the horizon...MMA seems to be grabing them all, it seems that US boxing is in terminal decline.
Hatton still tough enough 1:11pm on 21 Nov 2008 Though I am not a big fan of Ricky.. the ultra jingoistic fervour and hype he attracts puts me off... I do wish him well in this fight.
Paulie is strong and tough though. He may be a feather fist, but is an excellent boxer with fast hands. He will give Hatton fits in what I reckon will be a closely contested fight.
And talking about Ricky's fight with big mouth, Pretty boy Floyd, it is worth noting that Floyd turned pro at Junior Lightweight and Hatton at Junior Welter.
Point is PBF is even less a welter than the hitman
Back to the Malignaggi fight, I say Hatton by decision but a possibility of Malignaggi's slashing fists busting up Ricky for a cuts stoppage.
Perfect time for Joe to go 6:49pm on 12 Nov 2008 I agree Satanssidearm,[ great handle by the way] Dawson was not convincing against Johnson. But no one looks good against the awkward spoiler. Dawson is a young fighter who is still improving as he showed in beating Tarver impressively.
He may not be a big draw in the league of B.Hop or RJJ, but he can fight. And who wants to see those two old timers again?Besides, Calzaghe has boasted that he does not do rematches.
Another point in favour of Dawson is the fact he highly favoured by HBO Tv.
Indications are they will be glad to put their money where their mouth is, bankroll the bout and assure Calzaghe the pay day he deserves.
Unless he is willing to give B.Hop a rematch, the only meaningful fight out there for Calzaghe is Dawson
Perfect time for Joe to go 4:34pm on 12 Nov 2008 I am going to go out on a limb and make a prediction.....
If Joe Calzaghe does not retire as he should and choses to fight Chad Dawson next, I say Dawson will beat him. Bang goes his long undefeated streak!
Dawson is a real L heavyweight. Not a blown up middle or super middleweight.
He is hungry, strong, quick and capable.
I am not a fan of Calzaghe but he has proved beyond doubt that he belongs amonst the highest echelons of fighters.
But...despite his wins against B. Hop and RJJ, he is clearly past his best.
Looking good against fellow members of the seniors tour is one thing. Fighting a hungry, ambitious, young man in the prime of his vigour is something of a different ball game. Or should I say fightgame?
Remember how my man, Lennox looked great against Tyson in their 2002 fight. A few months later, he looked like cr*p against the younger, stronger, quicker and more vital Vitali Klitschko.
He was fortunate enough to get out with a win.
I doubt Joe Calzaghe will not have the same luck.
Australia outdone by a superior side 4:06pm on 12 Nov 2008 Unthinkable? Hardly. India did beat Australia in a home series a few yrs ago. They have always done very well against the Aussies . They also drew the series in Australia a few months ago
Perfect time for Joe to go 4:27pm on 11 Nov 2008 Smigster83, I agree with your point that the first round knock downs Calzaghe suffered against B.Hop and RJJ gave an indication of what might have happened had they fought the Welshman when nearer ther respective primes.
And..forgive me for being a bit pendantic; Roy Jones actually turned pro in 1989 as a light middleweight. He subsequently moved to Middleweight where he fought B.Hop for the vacant IBF crown in 1993. He eventually outgrew the division and move to 168lbs.
It was at this weight that suited his maturing body that he reached his prime.
Perfect time for Joe to go 2:23pm on 11 Nov 2008 Some of the posts I've read here are funny!
One wrote that Lennox Lewis dominated the HWs for two yrs , ducked capable fighters like John Ruiz!? and fought slappers like Grant.
Grant a slapper and Ruiz a capable fighter?
Seems you got it the wrong way round.
For your information, Lennox had three reigns as HW king between 1993 and 2003. Along with Ali and Holyfield he is the only man to win the title three times. He is generally acknowledged as among the top five HWs of all time.
The man was a true great and legend who I believe has already been inducted into the Hall of Fame at Canastota.
On the subject Calzaghe's win over Jones, another poster made the point that Larry Holmes did not claim his greatness by beating the sad shell of Ali.
Excellent point. Likewise Calzaghe did not claim his greatness by dismantling the ghost of RJJ. His greatness lies in his longetivity, 10yrs as champ and his unbeaten record.
Perfect time for Joe to go 08:50am on 11 Nov 2008 One of my all time favourite fighters Marvelous Marvin Hagler reckons the only fight Calzaghe should hang around for is Tarver.
Sorry, Marv, even though beating 38yr old Tarver would mean Joe had cleaned out the best fighters of his generation, it would be a totally meaningless bout.
Tarver has just lost to a young Chad Dawson, the real Light H. W Champ of the world.
A fight against Dawson is the only meaningful fight out there for Calzaghe.
Hopkins, a freak of nature and still remarably fresh at 43 is an option. But who really wants to see that again?
Tarver apart from his loss to Dawson, is also a very boring fighter with low punch output. He is not box office, and HBO TV who would be financing the fight would have no interest in it.
Dawson on the other hand is HBO's new poster boy at light heavyweight. They would put up the money for that fight.
However, I think that Calzaghe should retire now. He has no more to prove. He will not beat Chad Dawson, should that fight happen.
Daswson will not beat Calzaghe 'cos he is inherently a better fighter but purely 'cos he is younger, stronger, faster, fresher. Because Father time has caught up to Calzaghe, just as it had with the remnants of the once truly outstanding Roy Jones Jnr.
Perfect time for Joe to go 08:29am on 11 Nov 2008 Post # 98, boxmaster reckons that Jones should have come to the UK to fight Calzaghe yrs ago. The implication being that he had been ducking Joe.
I am afraid you betray your naivety and lack of boxing knowledge.
Jones was the primary fighter in the world back then. He was the man. It was'nt for him to come to Calzaghe, but for Calzaghe to go to him.
I am no Calzaghe fan, but I believe Calzaghe would have loved to face RJ in the States back then when he was nearer his prime.
The main reason that never happened was
Warren's understandable reluctance to expose his main meal ticket to high risk

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