Is Calzaghe GREAT or just VERY GOOD?

I see what you're saying but he decided to stick to his wbo and not ibf. Anyways, being linear is about beating the man that beat the man... Not about belts. You can be undisputed but still not be the linear champ in the weight class. Now as I said I'm not sure, he might of been the linear, I'm not sure but the linear champ is pretty irrelevant in most cases anyways.

 

You were either very drunk or are Danish...and in a crowd of drunken Danesatsch

 

Yep. In many cases being linear is the main thing while it sometimes become irrelevant. Might be wrong but I don't think wlad for example is linear but he really should be counted as the number 1 right now. I agree with you though that often linear is the most important especially when all the belts are spread out. Damn mess this boxing world. Lol

 

Would like to rephrase myself, the "common sense" linear champ is important. Not the extreme way to look at it.

 

great, should have fought a couple of more fights like Dawson and adamek to add to the resume.

 

An underachiever.

 

he has ****ed up hands you know

 

definitely a great fighter. :good

exceptional speed.

hurtful hitter (hurt virtually every opponent he ever fought :deal).

great stamina.

excellent chin.

excellent skill level.

could box or bang it out with ya. :bbb

ability to change pace of a fight.

what didn't he do well. :huh

 

I think VERY GOOD is being to nice to him

 

Great, but in terms of who you would compare him with, he is halfway between each category of fighters listed in the op (you can't put him next to Lewis, Mayweather, Jones, Hopkins etc). Mentioning him with most of the guys in the 'B' list is a slap in the face.

 

You still alive? You're the most worthless poster on ESB. All those in agreement say 'aye'.

 

"Calzaghe is doing nothing but amateur slapping"

- Emanuel Steward

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So very many boxers wish they had a fraction of Calzaghe's talent.