Rank them: Calzaghe, Jones, Hopkins, Toney

Quality of Opposition faced

1. Hopkins
2. Toney
3. RJJ
4. Calzaghe (Kessler and Lacy dont compare to McCullam, Barkley, Pavlik....)

Legacy
1. RJJ
2. Hopkins
3. Toney (Guy won belts in 5 divisions (some were mickey mouse titles), 72 - 3 - 6)
4. Calzaghe

H2H
1. RJJ (Prime, would have been too quick)
2. Hopkins
3. Toney
4. Calzaghe (Prime Hopkins, and Toney would Counter Right hand Calzaghe all day)

 

1.Jones
2.Calzaghe
3.Hopkins
4.Toney

 

Jones
Hopkins






Toney/Calzaghe

 

Legacy

1. Hopkins
2. Jones
3. Toney


4. Calzaghe

Head to Head (PRIME)

1. Jones
2. Hopkins
3. Toney












4. Calzaghe

 

Resume
RJJ
B-hop
Toney
Calzaghe

h2h
Jones
Hopkins
Calzaghe
Toney

All are great fighters.

 

Kessler compares to those fighters more than alright. He is better than Pavlik and Barkley.

 

:deal

 

H2H prime

Jones
Hopkins
Toney
Calzaghe

Legacy:

Hopkins
Jones
Calzaghe
Toney

 

1.Jones
2.Toney
3.Hopkins












7. issCalzaghe

 

Head-to-Head in their primes is tricky, because Jones and Calzaghe were in their prime at smw, Hopkins was in his prime at mw, and you could argue either way whether Toney was in his prime at mw or smw. Personally, I think it was at mw.

Anyway, head to head:

1.Jones

2.Hopkins
3.Toney

4.Calzaghe

(it's so so so close between Hopkins and Toney for 2nd and 3rd. I can actually see the Toney of the first McCallum fight taking a narrow decision over the Hopkins of the Trinidad fight, but that fight really is too close to call, and I think Hopkins does better against a wider range of fighters than JT does, so I think he is the better fighter all-round by a whisker. Jones a clear first and Calzaghe a clear fourth)


All-time (I can't say only based on resume, as there are other factors to take into account, but resume is the main one, though I don't think there is much between Jones, Hopkins and Toney in terms of resume, you argue any 1-3 there to be honest, but there is a clear 1-3 in terms of greatness, which is):

1.Jones
2.Hopkins
3.Toney



4.Calzaghe

Sorry Joe, but I just don't think the Welshman is on the same level as the other guys in terms of resume or overall greatness.

 

lmao!!!!!

 

:good

 

Well Said....Anyone that has Calzaghe ranked ANYWHERE BUT LAST...SHOULD BE BANNED IMMEDIATELY!!!!!

 

:good

 

I especially like reading the L next to calzaghes name on it :deal