Froch continues to build a greater legacy than Calzaghe...

[krishv123]

Originally Posted by Noneshallpass75

Kessler beat Froch right?

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Dont you fancy Froch to beat Kessler in Nottingham????

Joe was a joke of a homeboy...he had some of the worst officiating involved in his fight...DAVE PARIS need I say more!

[chinachin]

Calzaghe was kinda ducking most of the time, Froch isn't. That's greater than being undefeated homeboy.

[Vergilius]

Originally Posted by krishv123

tonight we saw why I I always believed Froch would have given Calzaghe hell...he can fight a southpaw...Froch is also a far more advanced fighter than a limited RObin Reid who many believed beat Calzaghe.

Froch needs to get Kessler in Nottingham and reverse that win....and he will officially be greater than Calzaghe

The case can be made now for sure. Froch has fought consistently better opponents than Calzaghe, who only has too great wins. The first was over Kessler whom Froch has lost to, which is a big plus for Joe. However Calzaghe fought the Dane in Wales whereas Froch went to Denmark. The second one was a close decision over Hopkins. Froch has 6-7 win against opponents of similar caliber. If he could reverse his loss against Kessler, he'd be ahead of Calzaghe, imo. That's a pretty big if, though, because Kessler will never fold like Bute.

[Vergilius]

Originally Posted by krishv123

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Dont you fancy Froch to beat Kessler in Nottingham????

Joe was a joke of a homeboy...he had some of the worst officiating involved in his fight...DAVE PARIS need I say more!

With or without homecooking? In a fair fight, I would give Kessler the edge to beat Froch again because he has the toughness to back up his superior skill. I'd never count out the cobra, though.

[finley]

Originally Posted by lewishamboy

If Byron Mitchell can floor a prime Calzaghe then you can be damn sure Carl Froch could too. And possibly stop him in the ensuing war.

Calzaghe was sweating one out on Ringside the other day talking about Froch. He doesn't even like to mention his name, and that is because Froch is the complete antithesis to Calzaghe in that he has consistently faced the best and Calzaghe knows it.

In a funny sort of way, Froch has exposed Calzaghe without even fighting him.

Whilst all the UK commentators were crooning about how Froch's performance was right up there with Hatton-Tzyu and Bruno-McCall, poor old Calzaghe's name wasn't mentioned once.

That fight was up there with Calzaghe Lacy because Bute got exposed nothing more.
Calzaghe would have ripped Froch a new arsehole for 12 rounds and won by a huge decision.

As much, as I like Froch he isn't fit to tie Calzaghe's shoe laces.

Ward would have been good but the Welsh man would have been to smart for him.

[ApatheticLeader]

Calzaghe was the better fighter (I hate saying that) with the best single win, but Froch has the better resume by a mile.

[knockout artist]

I'm a big fan of Froch, and loved the fight last night! But let's be honest here, Carl lost to the two best guys he's faced, Ward and Kessler. Joe won the biggest fights of his career, Eubank, Kessler, Lacy and Hopkins. Carl's win last night over Bute was comparable to Joe's win over Lacy. However, Joe has wins over Eubank and Kessler, that surpass anything Carl has achieved. People point out Carl's wins over Taylor, Abraham, Pascal and Dirrell. However, What have these guys achieved in the SMW division? As far as I can tell, Taylor and Abraham are MW's who never should have fought at SMW, Pascal is natural at LHW, and Dirrell was green. These wins aren't better than Joe's wins over prime Reid, Mitchell, Woodhall and undefeated Bika. Froch is awesome, and has given the boxing world so much entertainment recently, he's awesome in his own right, without having to bring Calzaghe into it.

[youthmann]

Originally Posted by knockout artist

I'm a big fan of Froch, and loved the fight last night! But let's be honest here, Carl lost to the two best guys he's faced, Ward and Kessler. Joe won the biggest fights of his career, Eubank, Kessler, Lacy and Hopkins. Carl's win last night over Bute was comparable to Joe's win over Lacy. However, Joe has wins over Eubank and Kessler, that surpass anything Carl has achieved. People point out Carl's wins over Taylor, Abraham, Pascal and Dirrell. However, What have these guys achieved in the SMW division? As far as I can tell, Taylor and Abraham are MW's who never should have fought at SMW, Pascal is natural at LHW, and Dirrell was green. These wins aren't better than Joe's wins over prime Reid, Mitchell, Woodhall and undefeated Bika. Froch is awesome, and has given the boxing world so much entertainment recently, he's awesome in his own right, without having to bring Calzaghe into it.

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[jeffjoiner]

Froch is already more popular here than Joe was during his career. He fights in a more appealing style and had the advantages of the Super Six and Fight Camp to broaden his appeal. The real key is he doesn't have fanatical fans creating a backlash against him.

That said, Joe did, eventually, beat a couple of faded legends and will always have those names on his resume. Froch has no such name.

[maciek4]

Originally Posted by krishv123

tonight we saw why I I always believed Froch would have given Calzaghe hell...he can fight a southpaw...Froch is also a far more advanced fighter than a limited RObin Reid who many believed beat Calzaghe.

Froch needs to get Kessler in Nottingham and reverse that win....and he will officially be greater than Calzaghe

Calzaghe went undefeated for years and beat a better version of Kessler quite comfortably. Calzaghe is more on the level of Andre Ward who easily outpointed Froch. Froch also lost to Kessler and in many people's eyes also to Andre Dirrell.

[AnotherFan]

Kessler.

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[England Is Epic]

There is no doubt that Froch has faced the slightly better opposition in his career as opposed to JC and he will leave a great legacy. But head to head Calzaghe would outwork Froch and beat him on points the same way he did to Kessler imo. They are both great warriors and deserve massive respect

[HerolGee]

shorter resume but better resume, higher quality opponents means you will always lose a coupleof fightd -Froch.

longer duration champion but low aggregate quality opponents, maintains unbeaten record - Calzgahe.

As it stands, Calzaghe rules but Froch can certainly eclipse Zaghes if he puts in some decent defences.