Gerald Mcclellan vs Joe Calzaghe

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  1. RRSO

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    Who wins?
     
  2. Jake LaMotta

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    I would have money on GMan by TKO but lopsided, KD aided UD would be most likely for McClellan...prime vs prime that is.
     
  3. Imperial1

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    Gman by brutal Ko
     
  4. lefthandlead

    lefthandlead Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :lol: No way that one tricky pony beats Calzaghe. Mcclellan would be outclassed badly.

    Calzaghe UD...Joe might even shut him out,
     
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    lefthandlead Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :nono Joe has a cast Iron chin. Joe's never been seriously hurt. Gman has been Ko'ed before..so if anyone is getting KO'ed it's Mccellan...if Joe's hands are healthy.
     
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    JC wins.
     
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    Zaggers Benns him.
     
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    cant see calzaghe chin and middling, reliant on southpaw defense beating both the power and speed of G man. Calzaghe is no Benn.
     
  9. Imperial1

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    Joe was dropped by feather fisted Hopkins and Salem along with a shot RJJ McClleland shatters, Joe's fragile manible into a 1000 pieces
     
  10. panchman69

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    gman destroys him. he was a special fighter.
     
  11. Auracle21

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    Calzaghe would only fight him if he was past 40 though.
     
  12. Rock0052

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    Calzaghe on points, wide.

    That's not the kind of fighter King would've booked for the Gman gravy train.
     
  13. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    If Benn could weather the early storm and win so could Calzage, but no doubting McClellan was one of the most destructive middle weights so a one or two round blow out is possible.
     
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    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    Super Joe Calzaghe was undefeated for a reason that reason being he was unbeatable. 46-0. McClellan was great but he lost to Benn whilst Calzaghe just did not know how to lose.
     
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  15. DirtyDan

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    I'm assuming prime versions of each fighter.

    So before G-Man's hidden blood clot and before Slappy Joe's "brittle" hands.

    Early KO by the G-Man. The G-man from the Benn fight knocks out Slappy Joe too.

    Joe didn't have the power to open up the blood clot, nor did he fight dirty.
     
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