Calzaghe

You’re entitled to your opinion just like anybody else. And if you think that Joe would have beaten Roy, then I respect your opinion even though I obviously don’t agree. And I apologise again for my previous tone.

Now, as we both know, nobody knows what would have happened had they have fought earlier. We can put forward logical arguments, but it’s only an educated guess. So although I’m absolutely certain that Roy would have been too good for him, I’m not going to fight your opinion. However, looking at their attributes is a completely different thing altogether.

Looking at their attributes is completely different from predicting the outcome of a fight. Because there’s a ton of evidence to look at.

Looking at their attributes is not a prediction.

Looking at their attributes is there for everyone to see.

As far as I’m concerned, saying that Roy had a better defence, is factual. As far as I’m concerned, it’s not even an opinion. It’s factual, based on watching 40 odd fights of Joe’s, and on watching 50 of Roy’s.

What exactly don’t you agree with?

The evidence is there.

It’s factual to say that Roy went almost a decade without hardly been hit clean.

It’s factual to say that Roy literally went a full round without being hit, and he barely lost rounds during his prime.

Again, you can literally pick any fight of Joe’s career, to see clearly, that although he was great, he was far easier to hit than Roy.

You can see that with your own eyes.

It’s not even debatable.

Again, he looked extremely vulnerable defensively in many of his fights.

Again, he was dropped by a European level fighter in Kabary Salem.

He had his eyes closed against Kessler with his chin in the air.

He was dropped by Byron Mitchell.

He was vulnerable his whole career to right hands. Always. It was his biggest flaw.

He was clearly easier to hit flush than what Roy was.

I don’t want to appear rude, but I’ve no idea how you can dispute that.

Even Joe’s most avid of fans will tell you that he was easier to hit.

And the same applies with his accuracy.

Just letting his hands go, where he concentrated more on volume rather than technique, shows you how inferior he was to Roy.

And the same applies to his technique.

Again, go and watch the Manfredo fight as an example.

If you’ve really watched both of their careers play out, then as far as I’m concerned, these points that I’ve made aren’t even up for debate.