Could Joe Calzaghe even make it the distance with a prime Roy Jones?

Calzaghe was as tough as anybody, but with the amount of clean punches RJJ would have landed on him, I think a late round stoppage is likely, with a few knockdowns prior to the stoppage. I can't see Calzaghe going into survival mode. He'd try to force the fight, which would be his downfall.

 

He got knocked down by a shot Roy Jones.

 

i dont know, calzaghe has an iron chin

 

joe is tough and got a good chin he would easy go the distance and make it one hell of a fight

 

i think he'd make it the distance, but jones would win a clear points victory

 

Joe's chin is good but not unbreakable. he just never fought anyone with the power and skills to break it.

 

Doubtful

 

i see something like this but not trying to force the fight.

 

Prime RJJ was at light-heavyweight- Prime Calzaghe was at super-middleweight. Calzaghe would lose a lob-sided decision and have a few decent rounds if he stuck to a gameplan, but he always threw the gameplan out the window when people started trading or getting the better of him. Prime RJJ would turn him into a punchbag if that happened. :rasta

 

I'd expect Calzaghe to lose a decision to Roy at 168lbs.

 

Roy would rip throw calzaghe either at 169 or 175, it wouldnt matter. Calzaghe would walk right in throwing a lot, which would benefit Roy, and he would take him out before the 10th.

 

I voted "yes" simply because I think he would go defensive, slap and run a few rounds, and hear the final bell.

 

He has a good chance of lasting the distance if he uses spoiler tactics and doesn't engage. If he engaged Roy would take him out for sure. More than like Roy by TKO/KO