Clarification Needed On Joe Calzaghe's ATG Ranking...

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  1. GOW7

    GOW7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Try not even top 100 realistically.
     
  2. teemy

    teemy Well-Known Member Full Member

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    nobody cares
     
  3. Super Hans

    Super Hans The Super Oneā„¢ banned

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    Name 3.
     
  4. Ducklerr

    Ducklerr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    One of the most rated boxers of all time :nod
     
  5. lefthandlead

    lefthandlead Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :good Finally someone gets it. Floyd lost to JLC the first time and Maidana as well.
     
  6. Jeff M

    Jeff M Future ESB HOF Full Member

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    Well it's a much greater accomplishment than being known as a prolific sheep shagger which is what most Welsh do best. :rasta
     
  7. FilipMNE

    FilipMNE Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ahead of Floyd :lol::patsch
     
  8. FilipMNE

    FilipMNE Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Even thats not given! Jimmy Wilde is considered best fighter from Wales.
     
  9. glovesofcrimson

    glovesofcrimson Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Definitely behind floyd and manny. He's top 100 though.
     
  10. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    for starters joe isn't even welsh by birth, he is English, raised English as a minor, and that is the main reason why mentioning him above true welsh champions is so insulting.

    why should I name 3? one is enough, Wilde, and that one topples the statement made. Joe is not the best in wales, and not anywhere near a list in England.

    That said, you have asked for answer, however inappropriate your question may be, so I will answer your incorrect question as best as I can - Jones and Welsh were both excellent dominant champions that can be considered above joe, and that warrants three.


    I will concede that joe is "arguably" between 3 and 6 in the tiny, massively underpopulated province of wales. but in England, hes not even top 100.
     
  11. Ducklerr

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    Name 100.
     
  12. Mind Reader

    Mind Reader J-U-ICE Full Member

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    This is pretty much how I see it.
     
  13. rjb62

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    Scoop?
     
  14. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    are you serious, plenty of brit fighters won undisputed titles and defended them. all of them for starters are greater than joes unwanted wbo run.
     
  15. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yeah I have him ahead of Floyd Mayweather Sr too