is Joe Calzaghe the finest Britain has ever produced?

in terms of talent and skill is he the purest fighting machine Britain has ever produced?

greater than Wilde
Welsh
Driscoll
Buchanan
lewis
Turpin
Cooper
Watson
Eubank
Benn
Fitzsimmons well born in England anyway.
Moran
Hammed

Your Honest opinion? It is my belief that every fighter Ive listed accomplished more in their careers than Calzaghe....yes Cooper putting A young Cassius Clay on his ass merits this on that distinction alone.

 

Im so sick of the Calzaghe threads in the general forum that figured I would go straight to the source, and put this in the proper prespective.

Then by listing all the talented Brits maybe we will get a fresh influx of names, cause Calzombie seems to be the only one these chaps recognize.
happy to be of service.

PS, sorry on the Hatton bit but I just cant bring myself to do it, but if you must, and only if you cant help yourself you can add him to the list.

 

Kahn has beaten Barrera and kotelnik right now he is one named hasbeen away from equaling exactly what Calzaghe has accomplished:

Barrera = Roy Jones
Kotelnik = Kessler win
Bhop= one more name needed in proportion to BHOP.
too bad Kahn has no 0. Hell niether does Ottke!

 

In reality Watsons career was cut short but he competed at a time when their was greater overall talent roaming his weight class should in reality have had 2 victories vs EUBANK a peak Eubank at that. Competed againts greater quality opposition and had the misfortune of having had a career ending injury.

Exciting talented brash went to challenge the best and ran into a peak Barrera....the Barrera that Hammed lost to is a prime atg opponent..emphasis on the complete fighter and nearer to prime, than any Joe C opponent. BHop included of course due to advanced age.

 

Im not trolling .....I honestly believe that Calzaghe while a pretty good fighter is overrated.....and the benificiary of careful matchmaking the only opponent who we can say has any real credentials with which to guage Calzaghe is Hopkins! 44 yr old Hopkins with the tight defense and sparse workrate due to advanced age, BHOP can no longer throw... he relies on defense and smarts. Hell! Jermain Taylor beat a younger/better version of BHOP twice.....was JT better than BHOP no...it was all flurries and workrate.

 

well opinions are like assholes everyones got one,,,,I just think its a shame to lump this guy in as an ATG while not performing on par with some of the greatest Brit fighters who are legitemate ATG and accomplished so much and see the attention and hoopla that this pretty good but overrated Champion gets. He is one of many in a fabricated and weak divison. 168 has and always will be a wasteland for guys not good enough to be middleweights or with balls enough to go lightheavy.