PSX5Central
Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: GmanJoe on March 06, 2006, 06:28:13 AM
-
Speed beats power everyday of the week. And Joe Calzaghe totally annihilated and outclassed Jeff Lacy. Everyone was hyping up the brawnish 5\'9" American as a KO artist but instead, he looked like an ameteur against the Welshman.
People under rate the British boxers way too much. BTW, Chris Eubanks is my favorite UK fighter.
-
wow i have been so out of the loop as far as boxing is concerned...last fight i saw was trinidad vs winky wright...:(..One of the guys that i used to work with back in jersey have told me recently that the heavy weight division is just weak right now...i need to get hbo and showtime added to my cable....
-
Originally posted by GmanJoe
Speed beats power everyday of the week. And Joe Calzaghe totally annihilated and outclassed Jeff Lacy. Everyone was hyping up the brawnish 5\'9" American as a KO artist but instead, he looked like an ameteur against the Welshman.
People under rate the British boxers way too much. BTW, Chris Eubanks is my favorite UK fighter.
eubank wath a lithping tothwank, could never thtand the bathtard, I prefered nigel benn and even steve collins to him.
Can\'t fault calzaghe\'s performance though, even though I\'m not his biggest fan, I have to duff my cap to him.
-
Eubank did that for showmanship. Early in his pro-boxing career, he decided to emulate the American wrestling icon "Gorgeous George". He knew that being pompous would make him the most hated man in the UK and thus - the most popular. And getting people to pay to watch him lose would meant lots of money for him.
He KO\'d Benn and and drew (controversial decision, IMO) against Benn in the rematch. He took on Calzaghe on two weeks notice and had to lose 20 pounds to make the weight. And yet Eubank did quite well for a man out of retirement.