Does Calzaghe Pass the Eye Test?

Calzaghe was underrated if anything he;'s the GOAT at 168 very skilled with a great ring IQ.

 

naa mate a guy who struggled to make just 1 defence of one the big three titles isn't a great. Hes way down the order.

dozens made more than one defence. what migitates for joe is that he at least nocked up a lot of minor title defences.

 

Dominated the division and beat a prime Kessler and beat a still very good Hopkins at a higher weight. He also impressed me by making better adjustments in the second half of their fight against a Ring master in Hopkins. 46-0 there's no blueprint.:deal

 

Yes, young Calzaghe especially. He's got the kind of natural awkwardness and ability you can't teach.

 

He looked great in some fights and scr*ppy in others.

His unique style caused problems to everyone he faced.

I used to look forward to his fights when I was younger, as you never knew what type of fight you were going to get.

 

You've made some great points here.

 

Okay.

:nut

 

:good

 

I think he meant that he was defensively sound, as in his unique offense overwhelmed most of his opponents which meant that he never found himself in too much trouble.

That's how I interpreted it, but you're right, he never had what you'd call a great defence.

 

calzaghe could be an ugly fighter to watch but his biggest attributes were his intagibles.

he liked to fight
liked a tear up
his will to win was always 100%

he had the most stamina of any 168 in history/ he had fast hands/he had quick feet when he needed them / he could fight in the pocket and at range / he was very adaptable v every single style.

he could brawl with brawlers like bika
he could box and take away the jab of classical stand up boxers like kessler
he could outhustle and take away the hopkins experience and know how.
he could stay right in the pocket v punchers like lacy
he could fight southpaws
fight strongmen
fight awkward who needs them fighters

his style in many fights was not eye pleasing but it allowed him to always win / he was definatley not a fighter for the purist / but v other boxers in the ring he did and would have posed problems for every single 168 fighter because you could never get sparring for anything like him.