calzaghe....early to mid 80's

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  1. JAB5239

    JAB5239 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    How would Joe Calzaghe have fared in the early to mid 80's at lightheavyweight? Super middle didnt exist then and its doubtful he would have been able to fight at 160 especially considering same day weigh ins.
     
  2. JAB5239

    JAB5239 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think he'd be a solid top 10 fighter. His career is grossly overrated but the guy was a good fighter. Certainly wouldnt be the best though. That was the tough lightheavyweight era ever in my opinion.
     
  3. articuno

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    Would leave game undefeated again.

    Slap the dog **** out of any of them
     
  4. lefthandlead

    lefthandlead Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :good Joe doesn't know how to lose.

    His biggest threat is Michael Spinks. But Joe Iron chin and workrate is too much. Calzaghe decision:deal
     
  5. des3995

    des3995 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Oh please. You guys are ridiculous^. The guy's undefeated record is largely built on fighting nobodies, and old, wartorn fighters..... And he's supposed to beat a prime Michael Spinks whose arguably a top 10 LH of all time. A historically powerful division with actual, legit ATG's populating it.

    Didn't know how to lose because he didn't know how to get the big fights.
     
  6. billvp

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    you haters can't handle that there is no blueprint :deal
     
  7. des3995

    des3995 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Blah, blah, blah. And you nuthuggers can't handle that the guy you rooted for with such passion fought sub par competition for basically a decade. Get a little boxing perspective, would ya?

    I'd say there was no blueprint because the guy had a total of about 5 meaningful fights in his career. You weren't gonna find the architect amongst the likes of Kabary Salem and Mario Veit.
     
  8. Imperial1

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    :lol::lol:
     
  9. Farmboxer

    Farmboxer VIP Member Full Member

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    Calzaghe would still be the best!!!
     
  10. Barry Smith

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    Calzaghe fans never cease to amaze:lol:

    Dwight Qawi would give Calzaghe a brutal beating, never mind Spinks.
     
  11. lefthandlead

    lefthandlead Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Calzaghe would give Qawi a Lacy-like schooling.

    Qawi maybe better than Lacy. Joe would simply raise his game.
     
  12. Barry Smith

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    :lol:

    Qawi gave prime LHW Spinks and cruiserweight Holyfield all they could handle for 15 rounds, yet Joe is going to give him a Lacy-like schooling, this just gets funnier and funnier:rofl
     
  13. TheMoneyTeam1

    TheMoneyTeam1 Picking cherries Full Member

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    waits for more calzagays to come in *cough* bailey
     
  14. UP93

    UP93 Active Member Full Member

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    Spinks batters him, Qawi and Muhammed would be favourites too, but neither was exactly mr consistent. Other than that he probably picks up a loss or 2 but is better than everyone else around at this point. He'd definitely get a title at some point.
     
  15. Barry Smith

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    I guess after Joe cleans out Light Heavy he moves up to cruiserweight and "Lacy's" Holyfield and then onto Heavyweight to "Lacy" Tyson:lol: