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Originally Posted by ulster86
I understand where you're coming from but I don't really agree with it. Roy wouldn't be at all hard done by if Calzaghe didn't fight him. There is a big difference in Cal-Jones and Cal-Hopkins. Calzaghe was more than worthy of a title shot with Hopkins because he was the undisputed SMW and rated high in the P4P rankings.
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You're right...RJ isn't worthy of a title shot. But we all have to remember one thing...RJ doesn't benefit winning the LHW title as much as Cal would if beats RJ and have his name under his belt. In that aspect most people would think that Cal beats RJ and that solifies his legacy...wrong. Barely beating an old hopkins and beating a past the prime RJ doesn't really solidify anything. It just shows me how careful Cal and Warren choose their schedule and know when to fight the big names. RJ and B-Hop in their primes would have given Cal his toughest two fights (B-Hop and RJ would still give him his toughest two fights of his career anyways) of his career and he definitely would be the underdog in both fights. I just want to see Cal fight someone legit in their prime that is skilled. He did go on a limb by fighting a dangerous Kessler...but why doesn't he do that more often? Is he afraid? Is he afraid to lose it all? The All-Time greats put it all on the line for the sport of boxing and they sacrifice themselves to become great. You can't be careful your entire career and become great...that's not the way boxing works...but that's just my IMO