168 - 175 are all living in Calzaghe's shadow

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  1. SomeGuy101

    SomeGuy101 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That's how good he is. People say this HW era is weak but even the best active 168/175 pounders aren't fit to carry Calzaghe's jockstrap that's how good Joe Calzaghe is!!!!!

    Let us assess further:

    People Joe Beat
    Hopkins
    Jones
    Lacy
    Reid
    Bika
    Veit
    Shieka
    Kessler
    Eubank
    Woodhall
    Mitchell

    Current boxers Calzaghe would school
    Pascal (An old man put him out of breath; now imagine Joe's workrate)
    Diacanu
    Dawson (overated US hype job exposed)
    Tarver (easy win Tarver couldn't handle pressure)
    Ward (Joe is too experienced, too fast, too slick with too much stamina)
    Froch (Too 1 dimensional)
    Abrahham (Lol!)
    Bute (Joe would put 10x the pressure Andrade put on him with skills)
    Johnson (Joe is too slick to get hit flush ergo would win on workrate points)
    Green
    Cloud (Too 1 dimensional)


    Bottom line is there are no active 168 or 175 boxers who could beat Joe. None. The absolute best a hater could do is argue a prime Jones would beat Joe but this is prime Jones we're talking about here - other than him none beat Joe and there's no shame in saying that fight would be close or even giving Jones the nod; none.

    Hate him all you like but these are his divisions and his shadow still reigns supreme! You know it, I know it, the world knows it.
     
  2. Auracle21

    Auracle21 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ward beats him. and will accomplish more in his career.
     
  3. Golden Boy 360

    Golden Boy 360 Boxing's Biggest Cash Cow Full Member

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    Only Calzaghe fans bring him up, we are living in the present not the past.
     
  4. Boxinglad123

    Boxinglad123 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Ward beats him? Based on what? Calzaghe would beat all of these guys.
     
  5. artful

    artful *practice makes perfect* Full Member

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    :-(
     
  6. Auracle21

    Auracle21 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    yup only calzaghe fans(mostly the brits) have to keep reassuring themselves that he was good lol. continue to do whatever you to do to rationalize that to yourselves lol
     
  7. sp550i

    sp550i Boxing Addict Full Member

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    froch already has a better resume then calzaghe
     
  8. TommyV

    TommyV Loyal Member banned

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    Ward is still pretty green and people fill the need to already pit him against Calzaghe. That's how good he is. This guy is going to get better and better. Let him establish himself as a P4P star first, then we'll talk about him vs Calzaghe, not Ward with only 4 world level fights under his belt.
     
  9. Beouche

    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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    :deal
     
  10. Rhino718

    Rhino718 M.O.B. Full Member

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    No one else care about JC. LOl If i was saying this, the last thing I would show is his resume. Its hardly that impressive.:-(
     
  11. des3995

    des3995 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I am tired of this. Calzaghe was a really good fighter who the current crop should thank for helping to put the smw division into the spotlight it currently enjoys......

    That being said.... the guy's competition during his prime was unimpressive...to say he would beat this fighter or that fighter is completely baseless. To say he would beat prime atg's, or prime studs of any era is speculation. People like to say he was undefeated and possessed these marvelous qualities that would carry him to victory over any fighter......but he didn't do it against the best, he did it against these guys........


    So, with that.......judge for yourself..............




    http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=92045&highlight=calzaghe+bums+proper+breakdown
     
  12. TommyV

    TommyV Loyal Member banned

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    The fact that people are still having to justify Calzaghe's resumé even after he's retired by saying things such as 'Look, Calzaghe beat Kessler who went on to beat Froch', 'Bika gave Ward a rough night aswell, which makes Calzaghe's win look better', 'Calzaghe beat Hopkins who beat Pascal, showing Hopkins is still elite and Calzaghe has a great win' and even as far as **** like 'Calzaghe beat Kessler who beat Froch who beat Pascal who beat Dawson who was one of the top P4P fighters, [somehow] improving Joe's legacy' is a testament to the fact that his resumé is poor for a so called 'ATG'.
     
  13. ocelot

    ocelot Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'm a big Calzaghe fan, but these threads always sound desperate. Let it go. He's retired.
     
  14. Keueng

    Keueng Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hyped to the top beating Calzaghe and Bute's leftovers!!
    He struggled against Sakio Bika...
     
  15. caneman

    caneman 100% AllNatural Xylocaine Full Member

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    I think Calzaghe is great (an ATG). But since he retired, his name and threads now belong in the Classic Forum. :hi: