Calzaghe or Hamed - who has the better legacy?

It is an easy excuse to say Calzaghe was "the most ducked boxer in history" and I know that deep down you don't actually believe that ****. And the fact is, whether he was ducked or not, he just didn't fight anyone of note for too long a period of time. It seems like he made zero effort to call people out, to chase the big fights or to get himself a passport. Yes, Calzaghe is a good fighter, a skilled fighter who has had a goodcareer overall, but nothing more than that, and I think that is how he will be remembered in boxing history.

 

I'm fairly sure that Joe Calzaghe considers himself the greatest fighter there has ever been, and believes that he has the strongest resume of any fighter since Ali. Doesn't bother me that he didn't fight anyone of note (except Kessler) in their primes, just don't expect me to give him credit for things he didn't do.

 

It was an act with Naz, although I think with Floyd it is very much for real.

 

That was one of the issues I think, Hamed had unified the featherweight division, won all the titles, what was there left to do for him? win them all again? That was definetly a factor in his lack of motivation towards the end of his career. I don't think his career was unfinished, it could have better and longer and I would have prefered for him not to stop so young, but you have to respect the mans decision, and overall it was still a great career, in which he earned a lot of money and gained a lot of fans.

 

Absolutely, with Naz it was all an act, and I don't think he ever crossed the line. Floyd posts videos online about Hatton and Oscar being "bums" that stuff is just a bad reflection on him as a person.