Calzaghe or Hatton

If Hatton beats Mayweather, he is the better man out of sight. Beyond question.

I think if both of their careers were cut short as of right now, Hatton would still be the one.

I know I have this nice new avatar with Hatton in it, but I'm not insane about the guy, it's nothing like that. Just showing my support a little bit.

 

Hatton has been out of his comfort zone much more consistantly, including in the weight division above, where he is not fighting at his natural weight. Calzaghe, by contrast, is a LHW continuing to boil down to his comfort zone.

Hatton is a two weight titlist despite physical disadvantages. Calzaghe is a one weight champ who has shown little ambition in terms of scope or competition.

Hatton retired an ATG great in Kostya, Calzaghe's best wins come over talents significant but still unproven.

Hatton now takes on the best figher in the world, and one of the finest in recent times, outside his own weight class. Calzaghe "looks great".

This is a get it done business. Hatton has got it done more consistantly and recently, at a tougher level.

 

Better pure boxer certainly. The man is more skilled physically and technically. But I always beleive in the fighter that proves it. Ricky has shown greater ambition and heart and is certainly the man who has stepped outside of his comfort zone to prove himself. I'll take that over the prettier fighter any day of the week.

I'm a Calzaghe fan and a Classic section poster. I think the last thread I started was about Calzaghe as being comparable to the legend Jack Dempsey in terms of resume (if not legacy), so certainly i'm not trying to hate Calzaghe or anything, i'm just horrified by his level of competition relative to his apparant talent.

Interestingly, i'm working on a British pound for pound list at the moment (i like that kind of thing) and although it's very much in its infancy, I have Hatton one place ahead of Calzaghe, both hovering around 10, so what happens next will have a serious baring for me.

If Hatton loses to Mayweather and retires whereas Calzaghe beat Woods and then Hopkins, they'd probably be switched.