Calzaghe fans, throw down your top 10 wins.

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  1. des3995

    des3995 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    In my quest to understand the minds of Calzaghe's most ardent fans, I invite you to post your top 10 list of wins. Feel free to expand your list or to include a brief summary of your rankings.
     
  2. port64 jr

    port64 jr Active Member Full Member

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    this is just gunna turn into people taking each win and making it worse than it is

    over the hill, old, overhyped .......
     
  3. Beatle

    Beatle Sheer Analysis Full Member

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    1. A prime Robin Reid, who by the way beat Calzaghe on my scorecard.
    2. A weight-drained Chris Eubank, who in his next fight jumped 2 weight classes.
    3. A 43 year-old version of Bernard Hopkins.
    4. The one-dimensional, no-talent Mikkel Kessler who lost to the only 2 good opponents he faced.
    5. Jeff Lacy, a hype job whose only semi-credible win was over a shot, comebacking Robin Reid.
    6. Sakio Bika, a gatekeeper who has never beaten a good fighter.
    7. A completely shot Roy Jones.

    I honestly don't want to make you laugh any more.
     
  4. TerryESB

    TerryESB The Final Boss Full Member

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    We don't have the time and you don't have the boxing IQ to understand any way.
     
  5. port64 jr

    port64 jr Active Member Full Member

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    told ya so
     
  6. jpab19

    jpab19 Exploding Muffin Dad Full Member

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    :lol:
     
  7. des3995

    des3995 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Was that meant for me?


    Better yet, don't answer. If you say the wrong thing, this will likely turn into another one of those threads dedicated entirely to pointing out your most ridiculous posts. Stay outta here.
     
  8. des3995

    des3995 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I honestly hope not, although I do know how many of the Calzaghe threads go. However, there have been some good, productive threads on JC.
     
  9. TommyV

    TommyV Loyal Member banned

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    Not a Calzaghe fan, but possible something like:

    1 Mikkel Kessler
    2 Bernard Hopkins
    3 Jeff Lacy
    4 Chris Eubank
    5 Roy Jones Jr
    6 Robin Reid
    7 Byron Mitchell
    8 Mario Veit I
    9 Sakio Bika
    10 Richie Woodhall

    Botched together very quickly. You could move RJJ down, perhaps Veit I or Mitchell up.
     
  10. Brickhaus

    Brickhaus Packs the house Full Member

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    Not really a fan, but here's how I'd rank them:

    1) Hopkins
    2) Kessler
    3) Reid
    4) Eubank
    5) Lacy
    6) Mitchell
    7) Woodhall
    9) Starie
    9) Thornberry
    10) Bika

    That version of Jones doesn't even make the list.
     
  11. des3995

    des3995 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Id move RJJ down below Bika, bumping the others up. Id also put Reid ahead of Eubank personally.
     
  12. doylexxx

    doylexxx Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    the 2 veit legendary encounters surprised there was no rubber match to finally settle the score !

    also the brutal murderous vicious knockouts of manfredo and mitchell !
     
  13. TerryESB

    TerryESB The Final Boss Full Member

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    You mind your own affairs. I'll post where I want to! I don't want to post here so I am not going to!

    I am a higher ranked poster than you are, it is common knowledge.
     
  14. des3995

    des3995 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Is that your way of saying it wasn't meant for me?
     
  15. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    In no order but 10 wins I give Joe credit for and why

    1. Eubank - Joe came in as underdog and beat a fighter who had only lost to S Collins twice, 2nd time by SD yet Joe won big.

    2. Reid a former WBC champ who had great nights and real off nights. For the first 4 rounds Joe outboxed him easily, then broke his hand, in the 4th and it became a good fight.
    Reid went on to look unlucky against Ottke years later, and beat undefeated B Magee who is now European champ.

    3. - Woodhall - A good fighter who had lost his title to Beyer in a hard fought fight. Beyer became 3 time WBC champ, yet Joe proved too much

    4. Hopkins - was Ring LHW champ and P4P #3. Joes first fight at the weight and he won. Only 2 fights before Hopkins beat Tarver who had just beaten Johnson, & in Hopkins fight after he beat undefeated Pavlik.

    5. Mitchell - 2 time WBA SMW champ who had beaten Liles, drawn and lost with 2 weight champ Girard, beaten Siaca who went on to become champ and only lost his belt by a disputable SD to Ottke in Germany.

    6. Lacy - Joe was underdog to the undefeated IBF champ, yet put on a great performance and ruining Lacy it seems. People dont like to admit this but Lacy has arguably a better resume than current IBF champ Bute does now.

    7. Jones Jnr - Still a Ring LHW rated fighter and not quite as shot as people would like you to believe as there was many before the fight picking Jones to win, I believe Haye, Froch and Hopkins among them.

    8. Kessler - Undefeated WBC & WBA champ, who after losing to Joe has won and lost the WBA belt and won the WBC belt again.

    9. Brewer - Had suffered many losses but always seemed to bounce back with a win that kept him highly rated. He fought Ottke to 2 SDs but Joe clearly. I probably wouldnt have Brewer in the top 10 but he is a recognised name for American fans, which is why ive put him in.

    10. Tough knowing who to pick last. For the sake of a name that Americans will recognise ill say Bika who went on to win the contender series though he like Brewer might not have made it also, except for the fact he is recognised

    I could make a case for Mkertchyan, Veit 1 & 2, and Starie to be mentioned in that list.
    After those 14 names I would probably mention Sheika and Ring top 10 rated SMW Manfredo.