This isn't a fight its a public sacrifice to a "at the time" local talent. There are only 2 reasons why this fight was made by Hatton' management. 1. Ray was a hard nosed veteran with a granite chin. So getting a stoppage would look good for their fighter. 2. Ray was finished as a top fighter by this time. He struggled for years trying to stay at 140lbs. He could barely make 147lbs before this fight was made This title shot was at 140lbs. So Hatton's management set up the perfect scenario to get a knockout over s previously ko proof vet. They knew Ray couldn't make weight & desperately needed a payday. Ray had balls of steel. He knew he was walking into a no ein situation and got seriously hurt from the weight loss and the resulting damage from this fight. His next fight was against Emanuel Augustus. His body completely let go in that fight and was hard to watch. This fight ended Ray's career. So young fighters be careful. Sometimes the money isn't worth it.
Great fighter carl froch but he does not beat Joe Calzaghe no chance he was 46 and 0 for a reason he could adapt to any style Joe great chin phenomenal hand speed relentless work engine he had a hard punch aswell Joe but hand injuries caught up with him in the end so he changed his style for the latter end of his career in his first 21 fights Joe had a lot of knock outs especially in the 1st round Joe didn’t duck froch Calzaghe was a superstar boxer at that time Carl was on his way up it’s similar to the froch vs groves fight Carl didn’t think he was a worthy challenger as I expect Calzaghe was feeling the same about Carl Carl calls Jeff lacy a hype job but I’d say Luician Bute was exactly the same they both came over as favourite’s lacy and bute Calzaghe vs Kessler was a brilliant fight as was both Kessler fight’s against froch very underrated fighter Kessler like I said froch brilliant fighter 4 time world champion lost 2 on points but Calzaghe was a different fighter all together 46 and 0 beat hopkins in vegas he beat Roy jones jr in New York in spectacular fashion Roy jones jr was way past his best i will say that
You know you're in the presence of the greatest when he shows remarkable restraint and doesn't haul off and sucker punch the annoying guy with the mic.
Am really sad when i remember the last days of Mohamed Ali, He could have retired when he fought at the great thriller in manilla fight, But it is what it is, this guy was addicted to fight and to break records, The g.o.a.t
Muhammad Ali was quite prophetic that day in January 1978. He did in fact lose his next fight, against Leon Spinks, but 6 months later he beat Spinks, before retiring. Nice to see Ali in Britain again!
Froch was a top fighter heart of a lion good chin hard puncher but not very technically good when he came up against fighters like ward and kessler i know 100% he would not have beat joe calzaghe joe was a level above carl froch he would have been to clever for him calzaghe had a great chin and had an unique fighting style i know carl calls jeff lacy a hype job when calzaghe fought lacy but the same thing you could say about Bute Froch vs Calzaghe would of been a great fight but Calzaghe would of won it probably by unanimous decision points win its a pity Canelo was not as big in 2014 as he is now as him and froch would have been a great fight but again Canelo beats Froch im glad him and George Groves are good freinds now its nice to see all in all carl was a top fighter but not on the levels of Calzaghe jones jr prime and canelo ❤
Damn, always hard to watch his degradation, like right in the moments. You could tell his character has already changed. His speech has slowed and already slurring. 😔☹
But Flintoff's mentor, Barry McGuigan, says the criticism makes him angry. He said: "This is my business, I've been in it for 40 years, and I wouldn't get involved in a publicity stunt or do anything to discredit the sport. "Freddie's trained hard, and the British Boxing Board of Control thought long and hard before granting him his licence. He's got it now and he's worked incredibly hard to get his body and his mind in the right shape."
