how would calzaghe do against the SMW's of today...ward, froch, bute direll etc?

I think Dawson would be his toughest fight but the rest he beats soundly ..

 

Ward, Dawson and Bute would all give him a tough fight. But Calzaghes is such a weird boxer all together that I cant tell how it would end. I see him lose to Dawson, though.

 

IMO Dawson beats him. Cloud would have trouble with Joe, as would cloud

 

Calzaghe is seriously underrated around here, of the names you mentioned, Joe beats them all. Dawson's best win is Hopkins, Joe beat him years ago. Ward's best win is Kessler, Joe beat him years ago.

 

he's seriously overrated.

 

He'd beat them all - including Dawson.

 

correct

 

Slappy is lucky he fought in a Weak SMW division. He retired when the division really started heating up. He is so overrated by British fans its amazing. Who did he beat in their prime other than Kessler? Lacy? Please... Calzaghe would have lost to both Ward and Dawson. I do believe he would've slapped his way to a points decision over Froch though.

 

I think Joey would do the same to Froch that he did to Lacy. He would have as much problems with Ward as he did with Hopkins but would go through. He surely would not have worst result with this Kessler. He would stop Cloud or Pascal. The big question mark is how he would be able to deal with Bute on one side and Dawson by the other side? My mind tells me that he narrowly beats Bute but loses to Chad.

 

So...

Calzaghe beat Kessler before Ward = Calzaghe is better than Ward?

Calzaghe beat Hopkins before Dawson = Calzaghe is better than Dawson?

Great argument mate. :huh

 

He would settle fighting unranked cabbies in Wales claiming he's the paper WBOgus champion and those guys need to come to Wales in a 1,000 seat pub for it.

 

Foreman beat Frazier before Ali = Foreman is better than Ali

 

Ignore knockout artist.

I think Ward, Bute and Dawson would be very tough fights for him. He was a good inside fighter too and Ward and Bute would probably be the most dangerous fighters on the inside he'd have faced.