Who ranks higher Miguel Cotto or Joe Calzaghe. ATG ranks.

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  1. realsoulja

    realsoulja Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Opposition beaten

    Miguel Cotto....VS....Joe Calzaghe
    Shane Mosley............Mikkel Kessler
    Zab Judah.......... ......Bernard Hopkins
    Joshua Clottey...........Jeff Lacy
    Paul Malinaggi...... ......Robin Reid
    Demarcus Corley.........Chris Eubank
    Yuri Foreman.............Byron Mitchell
    Carlos Quintana....... ..Charles Brewer

    Achievements in World Titles won

    Miguel Cotto: Campaigned in 3 Weight classes
    - LWW: WBO
    - WW: WBA, WBO
    - LMW: WBA

    Joe Calzaghe: Campaigned in 2 Weight Classes
    - SMW: WBO, IBF, WBA, WBC, The Ring
    - LHW: The Ring

    Other Stats:

    Former world champions beaten:
    Miguel Cotto: 5 (Bailey, Corley, Judah, Mosley, Clottey)
    Joe Calzaghe: 7 (Eubank, Reid, Woodhall, Brewer, Mitchell, Hopkins, Jones Jr)

    Reigning World Champions beaten:
    Miguel Cotto: 1 (Foreman)
    Calzaghe: 2 (Lacy, Kessler)

    Future World Champions beaten:
    Miguel Cotto: 6 (Maussa, N'dou, Torres, Malinaggi, Quintana, Mosley)
    Joe Calzaghe: 1 (Kessler)
     
    realsoulja, Dec 19, 2010
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  2. BoxKing

    BoxKing Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Cotto.

    Why? Because he's higher on the list of BAMFs in boxing.
     
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  3. spud1

    spud1 HAWK TIME!!!! Full Member

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    This aint even close, Joe shits all over Cotto.
     
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  4. oli

    oli Boxing Junkie banned

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    Are you having a laugh?
     
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  5. Wiirdo

    Wiirdo Boxing Addict banned

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    Wow, I didn't know Cotto fought that many more champs than Calzaghe. Cotto's average competition level is great. Nearly every fighter he's fought has been in or very near their primes.
     
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  6. Kush

    Kush Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Cotto. Calzaghes a joke
     
    Kush, Dec 19, 2010
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  7. Elvizzz

    Elvizzz Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Their resumes are about the same but....

    Joe is a special fighter... Cotto is good fighter

    Joe C no doubt...
     
    Elvizzz, Dec 19, 2010
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  8. skel1983

    skel1983 Guest

    Hopkins was the current number one in the Division when he fought Calzaghe, Calzaghe like it or not was number 1 undisputed in two divisions Cotto has not been number one in any of his three divisions.
     
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  9. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Close. Cotto´s overall competition is better and his resume is deeper.
     
    bodhi, Dec 19, 2010
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  10. Cobbler

    Cobbler Shoemaker To The Stars Full Member

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    Why do you have Clottey twice?

    Yeah and this isn't close.

    Hopkins was consensus P4P top four when Calzaghe moved up in weight to beat him. Mosley not considered in the P4P top ten when Cotto beat him.

    Kessler was unified champion when Calzaghe beat him, Judah hadn't won a fight in 25 months when Cotto beat him.
     
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  11. realsoulja

    realsoulja Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'll fix that clottey one
     
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    hellblazer All-Time Great™ Full Member

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    about the same.
     
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  13. Iron Mike

    Iron Mike Active Member Full Member

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    Calzaghe is by far the better fighter but their resumes are close.
     
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  14. spud1

    spud1 HAWK TIME!!!! Full Member

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    You care to expand.
     
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  15. Beouche

    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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    Great thread, very well backed up. Cotto fought very tough opposition and his only losses came against cheaters (not proven but highly likely). On the other hand Calzaghe went a career undefeated, and fought much of his career - including beating a formidable Hopkins - with wrecked hands

    Id have to say Calzaghe
     
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