PBF vs. Calzaghe vs. Marciano

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  1. demigawd

    demigawd Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No, this isn't a fight. But I'm curious about in what order you would rank these three undefeated fighters on the strength of their resumes. Who had the best opponents? Who most severely outclassed their opponents? Who had the fewest close rounds/fights?
     
  2. DINAMITA

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    No Ricardo Lopez?
     
  3. FINITO

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    1. Floyd
    2. Calzaghe
    3. Marciano
    4. Lopez
     
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    Can somebody name one great fighter on Marciano's resume who was in their prime?
     
  5. DINAMITA

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    I'm one of the biggest Calzaghe critics on this forum, but Joe would just dominate Floyd at 168, there's no way it would even go the distance. The size difference would be far too much. PBF couldn't cut it at 154 never mind 168, and Calzaghe was a big strong smw. Floyd was in his element at 130, it's silly and unfair to throw him into hypotheticals with one of the best natural smw's ever.
     
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    I'd ask the same question about Calzaghe.
     
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    go home
     
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    He broke the Lacy myth and beat Hopkins who's still going strong.. Hops is an old mongoose type of special fighter and calzaghe has a W over him.
     
  9. DINAMITA

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    I agree that Floyd is much better. Floyd was much better at the weights he fought at than Joe was at the weights he fought at. But that doesn't mean Floyd would beat Joe, he wouldn't, it would be a beatdown. Willie Pep was a far better boxer than David Haye, but he would still be murdered by him!! It's a matter of size.
     
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    Nobody "great" in there primes..

    He beat some "good" (but not great) fighters in there primes...LaStarza..When he beat Charles, Charles was nowhere near his prime but was still a good fighter...Thats all I can think of...:huh
     
  11. DINAMITA

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    Irrelevant. You asked how many GREAT fighters Rocky had beat who were PRIME. Neither Lacy nor Hopkins fall into that category.
     
  12. pijo

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    He is clearly an alias, he just posted a Mayweather vs Foreman thread in the classic.


    EDIT: Im talking about that eeerkkk chump.
     
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    I think Lacy was in his prime when Joe fought him..I mean Lacy was a clear favorite over Joe at that time!
     
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    Hopkins doesn't fall in that category cuz he's actually better than he was in his prime... Not as exciting, but he's clearly more effective now than he was in his earlier days..

    Hopkins is an exception..

    And BTW Lacy was at his peak when he was dominated by Calzaghe so i don't know what you're talking about.
     
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    I don't my friend, Abraham is a good fighter, I just hope he fights Pavlik sooner than later, that is all.