Calzaghe's place in history post-Kessler

Well did he not break the supe middle weight title defense record when he fought Bika ???

 

Joe Calzaghe, if he beats Kessler convincingly, will go down as the most ACCOMPLISHED super middleweight of all time. Not the H2H best, but accomplishment wise, I would put him at the top. It would also give him a future spot in boxing's HOF.

A loss and he's still a top 10 super middleweight of all time, just not as high as if he were to win.

 

No i think even if he loses hes still No 1 to me until we can say someone else, most likely kessler, do more then him.

 

I would keep Roy Jones over Calzaghe if Calzaghe lost. Jones win over an undefeated James Toney exceeds Calzaghe's wins over Jeff Lacy and Chris Eubank by a longshot.

 

Even if Calzaghe beats Kessler... :deal

 

I have been watching kesslers career and I think he is bound to be great, so if calzaghe beats him soundly, then Calzaghe has to be number one 168lbs of all time.

I think this fight will be interesting because if calzaghe or kessler gets easily demolished it raised questions about his career. Maybe they have only been so successful because of there low quality of opposition?

 

Kessler will be his biggest fight. It all boils down to how big, the wins over Lacy, Reid, Woodhall, Veit and Eubank is rated. He was the only one to KD Eubank I believe.

I say the best is yet to come, regardless if he loses to Kessler. He might even get rated higher, if Lacy and Kessler do something great.

Nonetheless, 20 defences is still pretty great regardless of how you rate his opponents.

 

He can't do any better than facing Kessler at 168.

He should have landed fights with Hopkins, and RJJ back in the day, however, that might well have been their fault also.

 

Consensus is that it was definitely mostly "their fault" - JC was not a draw for them...he wasn't a name...he was just dangerous...no incentive for them to take HIM on, rather than the guys they ended up taking on...shame.

 

He wasted his talent so far but it's not too late.

Three more fights after Kessler:

Hopkins, Taylor/Pavlik, Dawson.

That should be enough to "save" his reputation - assuming he'll win those fights.

 

From JC's point of view...he would like to do Hopkins and then retire...but if JC looks good against Kessler, unless he loses, Hopkins will never take Joe on.

From fans point of view...he would take on whoever are the two best winners of Dawson/Diaconu, Taylor/Pavlik, Berrio/Bute.

So a compromise would be Hopkins and then the best winner of Dawson/Diaconu, Taylor/Pavlik, Berrio/Bute, because he would get a career-high payday and the recognition in the US he has always craved, beating a NAME - the resume boys would have a field day praising JC...AND he would fight a live dangerman, for a lot of money, again, cementing his legacy and becoming a much loved favourite with the true fans...

But first he has to get over Kessler...