Calzaghe or Froch - who do you prefer

I like both of them. I can see both points of view, i think Calzaghe had his eyes on bigger things than a fight with Froch. Where a fight with Calzaghe for Froch would have been an ideal scenario as catching Calzaghe at this stage of his career gives Froch a chance of winning imo. Calzaghe at his peak i.e Lacy and Kessler would wipe the floor with Froch.

 

Calzaghe! But that does not mean I'm not a fan of Froch or that I do not like him!

Carl is a solid fighter, but I'd like to see a bit more respect shown towards Calzaghe from Frcoh! Didn't they both talk over the phone at one stage where both agreed to the bout if the financial terms were right?

In terms of achievement, Froch does not come close to JC & may never will. We should remember Froch is 31 himself, only six years younger than Joe. Calzgahe fought Eubank aged 25.

Froch should just let it go. Joe has retired, moved on & is getting on with his life. The only fight Joe would be remotely interested in is probably a rematch with Hopkins & even then Joe has said NO!

Froch should stop talking & worry about a certain Mr Taylor who he has a date with scheduled for April 25th. This is not a walk in the park for either guy by any means. I sense Taylor fancies this one, that he's really up for it!

 

Calzaghe. Better fighter to watch by far.

 

Poll's tied at 17-17

I still have my vote left :think

 

You cant be f*cking serious mate !

9 of his last 10 fights have been points wins !

Wheras Froch has stopped 9 of his 10 (in style) !

Calzaghe has that woeful, cuffing slapping gurning style...

...and his f*cking showboating, dont even start there !!

 

This is a very interesting thread. Calzaghe should be a true icon on this forum but somehow he isnt and i totally agree with the critics of him. For true boxing fans this Joe took far too long stepping up in class, he was quite happy to take the paydays against substandard opposition like Tocker Pudwell and Will 'Kid Fire' Mcintyre .. He never wanted to go to America until the last possible moment, he never wanted to take on the big guns until the big guns were shadows of they're former selvs (i am including Hopkins in that even though he beat Pavlik, the Hopkins who beat Pavlik aint as good as the Hopkins that fought Taylor, thats a fact. Pavlik was awful in that fight) .. You also have to take into account that the Super-Middle division has always been a terrible division like the Cruisers. You can make some money in a country like Britain as a Super Middle but in the states you really need to make a choice between Middle and Light Heavy to mean anything, Super Middle is a nothing division that isnt respected.
My critique of Calzaghe doesnt mean that im a huge believer in Froch. Hes my favourite British fighter by a mile but i think he'll get beat by Taylor if Taylor is properly focused.
My respect for Froch comes from the fact that hes just won the title against Pascal and hes ready to risk a first defence against Taylor in America. If he'd have gone the Joe Calzaghe route, he'd be taking WBO fights for the next 5 years against bums and 'former' good fighters.
Froch also has a far better, cleaner style of fighting. Calzaghe throwing 30 punches a minute but only landing with 2 or 3 never excited me at all, it was always scrappy and inaccurate but people always said 'oh what a great boxer', like he was Sugar Ray Leonard .. It was totally ridiculous to me, so im going for Froch ..

 

Calzaghe by far. Froch is a Hennessey hype job with a big mouth which is typical of Mick's fighters.

Boxing fans nitpick too much to admit to how good Joe really was.

 

If Froch beats Taylor your going to have to change your opinion. Taylor is a far better, more fluid fighter than Lacy or Kessler were/are .. As ever the guys that rate Kessler as some kind of cross between Sugar Ray Robinson and Hagler are out in force, but really, how good is Mikkel Kessler ?? How you can judge a guy's greatness when he operates as a Super- Middleweight whose best wins are in Germany are beyond me .
When Kessler goes to america to face Pavlik or Hopkins or when he deals with Abrahams in Germany, then maybe we can start talking about him as something. But calling him a great fighter for a losing effort against Calzaghe is crazy to me. What the hell has he done since the Calzaghe fight ??
Froch beating Taylor away from home will easily out-do Calzaghe beating Kessler at home in my opinion .. After all, Jermaine Taylor has beaten Hopkins twice, and in a more convincing fashion than Calzaghe did it

 

Joe was really good in the super middleweight division against the fighters he faced, of course it helped that he was British. If he was american he would have had to of faced someone with some ability in the first 6 years of his reign.
In this country people flock to see Amir Khan, Calzaghe, Hatton and previously Naz fighting bums, in america were there are no moron football supporters going to fights, there has to be a competitive edge.
90% of people who go to Khan's fights have never heard of Marquez and they're not interested in the lightweight division, they want to get pissed and see Khan beat up a bum, they then go home happy ..

The American fight fan is often too biased but is far more knowledgable than the 'average' British fight fan who, more-often-than not, gets his 'facts' from the Sun or Star newspaper. This media manipulation of the moron masses has enabled Calzaghe, Hatton and Naz to scoop up the cash while having a less than competitive career ..

 

Calzaghe by a mile. Froch is a ****. A jumped up arrogant disrespectful twat.

 

Froch by a mile, though i'd give him only a very slim chance of beating Calzaghe in a boxing match.
Calzaghe is a twat, Froch is a top guy and very good for the sport.

 

They are both a pair of wankers but Calzaghe is the bigger wanker so I have voted for Froch. 25-25 at the mo'.

 

Ive met Froch and hes a top bloke ... his boxing persona isnt whats hes like as a person ! ... Massive test on the 25th but i for one sure hope he does it ....

Im not biased as ive seen Calzaghe live in cardiff on three occasions and Froch twice at the Trent FM Arena ...

Its Froch for me but i am a Nottm lad so biased somewhat ..

 

If Froch beats Taylor he will have already acheived more than Calzaghe did in his entire career. A real shame Joe did not try to get the hard fights but that is the type of bloke he is.

 

If I could Froch's mind with Calzaghes talent that we got something special. Froch certinaly appears more ballsy and pure fighter.