Better fighter: Johnny Tapia or Joe Calzaghe?

An exemplary performance of Ownership, I commend thee Addie. My one minor gripe is that you neglected to mention that Joe C was also knocked down by lightmiddleweight nobody Kabary Salem.

 

Romero lost to Willy Salazar, but by all accounts it was a 'Hail Mary' punch from out of the clear blue sky that turned the tide and led to the end, much like Foreman-Moorer, Jackson-Graham or Pacquiao-Sasakul. He wasn't outboxed, outfought or dominated by ol' Willy.

 

He didn't beat Lacy or Kessler on the backfoot either.


Props to Addie for cutting a swath through the clueless goons on this thread. :happy

 

Some informed input on the General Forum for once. :good

I can see how someone would rank Tapia over Calzaghe, I can see how someone would rank Calzaghe over Tapia. Hence the thread.

 

That's a typically pointless and reductive response. Calzaghe is the better boxer, yet Tapia is a vastly superior combination-puncher, so I think you should re-define the term 'boxer'.

Brevity is not always a virtue my friend. In fact, when it comes to boxing debate brevity is often the refuge of the dim. To reduce the debate to "he's a fighter" and "he's a boxer" is, for want of a better phrase: bull****.