Would you still have him beating Pavlik Taylor Hopkins Dawson ? I can only see Hopkins giving Calzaghe trouble.
:good:amen I COULDN'T AGREE MORE!!!! I knew Joe would win a UD!!!!! kEsseler did put up a better fight than Lacy!!:deal
I've said it before, and i'll say it again. Calzaghe will retire undefeated. I'm also reading this nonsense that calzaghe's skills are eroding from blocky. That couldn't be further from the truth. He outclassed a young, hungry, strong and very skillful guy who was bigger than himself in every way 9-3. Calz upper body movement and ring generalship is second to none. He could fight another 2 years at this level. He'll beat hopkins handily and would outclass dawson as well. IMHO he beat the only guy that had a chance against him in kessler, who will destroy anyone at 168 lbs.
About the uppercuts, give credit to Kessler, very few predicted this fight would be a cakewalk. Did not see the fight but as it appears, what made Calzaghe win is mainly his ability to adjust and fight through adversity - these are skills one doesn't lose while moving up in weight categories. Won't be able to see the Kessler/Calzaghe fight but I'm curious as to what you mean by "deteriorate". Could it be that you're not giving Kessler enough credit?