Carlos Monzon vs. Joe Calzaghe @ 168.

I'm in the same boat as you. Both are phenomenal at ruining other's gameplans and rhythms. Both very different stylistically though.

 

Monzon SD, no doubt.

 

Calzaghe vs. Monzon, split-decision going to Calzaghe only because he's more active.

 

Monzon brutal ko.

 

close fight. Calzaghe probably wins most of the times, he's the bigger man.

 

a "no doubt" split decision is pretty much an oxymoron

 

I know.

 

Wierd fight to imagine. I can't picture the fight in my head, so I went with the better fighter - Monzon. I doubt he'd stop Joe though, and I reckon it would be close.

Monzon is a ******* head to head.

 

Important point; Monzon was 160 on the day of the fight, Calzaghe is 168 the DAY BEFORE. I think there'd be a fair difference in poundage on fight night.

 

I favor Monzon here, for the close decision. I think Calzaghe might taste the canvas for the first time in this fight; but I also think he gets up and finishes the fight (while making it close). I think that Monzons awkward style and ability to throw people out of their normal routine would show against Joe, who is used to doing that himself. I also think Monzons effective jab would keep Joe at bay until he lands a perfectly timed right hand or two and stun Joe, or like I said send him to the canvas for the first time. Monzon surely wasn't as quick as Joe but he had excellent timing and I think that he would negate Joe's workrate and land more solid punches. Question: is this fight 12 or 15 rounds?

 

And I also forgot to ask about the weight.....I was assuming p4p matchup

 

With 24 hour weighins Monzon is efectively fighting a light heavy two divisions above him.

 

ROFL I was like wtf??? atsch