could benn have handled calzaghe and won?

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  1. davilex

    davilex Not god. A close 2nd. Full Member

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    what do you think?
     
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  2. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No. Calz would have kicked Benn's ass.
     
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  3. SJS19

    SJS19 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'd pick Calzaghe, if he'd came along 5 years earlier he'd of been a superstar long before he was.
     
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  4. antonio8904

    antonio8904 Atheist Full Member

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    No. No one could...
     
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  5. masterorder19

    masterorder19 Active Member Full Member

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    Benn ko..no question
     
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  6. Stich

    Stich Member Full Member

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    On what basis......"no question"


    seems a bit silly and emotional.
     
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  7. COLD-HARD-TRUTH

    COLD-HARD-TRUTH Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Calzaghe certainly could outbox Benn, but I believe Benn could've KO'd Slappy with one punch if he caught him flush.
     
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  8. AnotherFan

    AnotherFan Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The dream about the one big punch landing never comes true.

    You want a KO, you have to outbox the other guy first.

    Benn would have been badly overslapped against Calzaghe.
     
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  9. DOM5153

    DOM5153 They Cannot Run Forever Full Member

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    I think Benn would hurt Calzaghe early before being outhustled and outworked in the middle rounds and getting stopped on his feet late.
     
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  10. DanishFightfan

    DanishFightfan Boxing Junkie banned

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    Calzaghe is too fast and too skilled for Benn...
     
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  11. China Rich

    China Rich Active Member Full Member

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    I would have loved to have seen Calzaghe in the Benn / Eubank / Watson era. I am certainly no JC nuthugger but I do believe that he would have come out on top. Nigel Benn is one of my all-time favourite boxers but he lost to Eubank, Watson and Steve Collins (twice). It would have been damned entertaining (as with almost every Benn fight) but he would have lost to Calzaghe too if they'd met in each other's pomp... No disrespect to Nigel, he provided us with some fantastic nights of entertainment and was a true warrior but he definitely had his limitations.
     
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