ATG: Who Ranks Higher? Lopez or Calzaghe?

Calzaghe with ease. Lopez is beautiful to watch, but he could have accomplished so much more in his career.

 

if JC was mexican ..........

 

Neither guy has the deepest resume, so I can only judge on their ability.
For me, it's Lopez. He was probably the most technically perfect fighter I've ever seen. He was a more well-rounded fighter than Joe and I'd pick him to beat any Strawweight in history.
Both guys would be in my top 100 but there's no doubt I'd have Lopez higher.

 

Lopez for me. Very close call though.

Lopez's win over Sorjatorung improved with age, his win over Alvarez was the acid test that proved his greatness.

By comparison, Calzaghe's resume is slightly better.

But Lopez was a far more skilled and more complete fighter. Had Calzaghe fought the real Hopkins and Jones, he would've been thoroughly outclassed. No-one at Lopez's weights would do that to him.


Just like Mayweather v De La Hoya, this is one of the very rare occasions where I rank the fighter with the weaker resume higher in terms of greatness.

 

Bollocks....you mean most 'AMERICANS' agree,and it dont mean ****.....most Brits would say Calzaghe.

 

I have Lopez above Calzaghe but just behind De La Hoya.

 

Oscar De La Hoya is not Mexican, so why would I include him in my list of top Mexicans? Your top 5 is good, though personally I would have Miguel Canto above both Lopez and Zarate.

 

Calzaghe's fight with Eubank means nothing. Eubank is nothing like an ATG, but even then he was so far past-prime when Calzaghe fought him that it is not a great win by any means. Actually look into Eubank's career and the circumstances surrounding that fight - it is the most overrated and misremembered fight in recent boxing history.

OK, Lopez never beat another ATG - did Mike Tyson??

There were far more big names available for Calzaghe to fight 1997-2008 than there were for Lopez at his weights in the 90s, and Joe still never fought any till they were in their 40s.