I am in a wymsical mood at the moment so lets have some lists. The top five or top ten greatest fighters with the name Joe.
My list 1. Walcott (Barbados) 2. Gans 3. Louis 4. Lynch 5. Choynski 6. Frazier 7. Walcott (Jersey) 8. Jeanette 9. Maxim 10. Calzaghe
Joe Gans Joe Louis Joe Walcott Jersey Joe Walcott Joe Brown Joey Maxim Joe Glick Joe Lynch Joey Giardello Joe Frazier Joe Calzaghe Joe Goss Joe Jeanette Joe Choynski Joey Archer Joey Archibald Those are the ones to choose from that I can think of.
I will wait until after the fight if it is all the same but if Calzaghe wins or is competitive in loosing I will not be ungenerous in terms of his ranking among the pantheon of great British fighters.
This is the classic section. The ultimate standing of both Lacy and Kessler is yet to be determined. For example Lacy might never do anything meaningfull again after his thrashig at Calzaghes hands or he might go on to dominate the division after Calzaghe retires. Same for Kessler. To give a historical example Joe Louis's wins over Jersey Joe Walcott were seen as trivial at the time but Walcott went on to win the title and have an epic war with Marciano.