Has Carl Froch's SMW resume surpassed Joe Calzaghe's?

OPBF · Jun 5, 2011

Calzaghe fought a lot of former world champions and world champions at their respective primes, with the exceptions of Hopkins and Eubank.

But even then, those two old masters still were able to fight at higher weights and be successful.

Then there's Kessler, Lacy, Reid, Sheika, Brewer, Mitchell, Woodhall. Heck, even BIKA makes it harder for elite fighters today to fight him and that fight was years ago when Calzaghe beat him.

Kessler's eyes weren't even well and he still beat Froch.

Monstar · Jun 5, 2011

i dunno. is a rock harder then an egg.

Auracle21 · Jun 5, 2011

by the time froch calls it quits he will have forced better fighters in their prime (at that time of their careers) than calzaghe. he will get the nod easily

Imperial1 · Jun 5, 2011

Kittikasem said: ↑

Obviously he has.

Calzaghe's only wins of any real value are Kessler and Lacy (even though Lacy was horribly overhyped and undertalented, it was still a quality win at the time). All he has other than that are a past-prime Eubank coming off two years of semi-retirement following two losses, a win over B class fighter Byron Mitchell, a controversial SD over C class Robin Reid, and then a whole raft of meaningless WBO defences against mediocrities and utter utter bums.

Froch's resume over the past couple of years ****ing shames Calzaghe's decade in the 168 division.
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The polls speak for themselves only 4 people would think otherwise ..Im sure we all know who that is :hey

bRoNeR**a**G · Jun 5, 2011

Cal beats him all day H2H, but Froch already has a better resume for sure.

Toontoon · Jun 5, 2011

Easily.

lufcrazy · Jun 5, 2011

No.

Joe established a new lineage when he beat kessler. He also defeated the undefeated jeff lacy. He beaten previous lineal champ in mitchel.

These 3 victories are better than any of froch's imo.

If froch beats ward and then avenges his loss to mikel it'll be close. If he then defeats bute i'd say yes.

Brit Sillynanny · Jun 5, 2011

kmac said: ↑

let me help out your logic bailey. john l sullivan lost to corbett, who lost to fitzsimmons, who lost to jeffries, who lost to johnson, who lost to williard, who lost to firpo, who lost to godoy, who lost to louis, who lost charles, who lost to h. johnson, who lost to moore, who lost to ali, who lost to holmes, who lost to holyfield, who lost to ruiz, who lost to jones, who lost to calzaghe.

you see when joe defeated an almost 40 yr old jones, he actually became the greatest heavyweight of all-time as seen from above.
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:rofl

Imperial1 · Jun 5, 2011

kmac said: ↑

let me help out your logic bailey. john l sullivan lost to corbett, who lost to fitzsimmons, who lost to jeffries, who lost to johnson, who lost to williard, who lost to firpo, who lost to godoy, who lost to louis, who lost charles, who lost to h. johnson, who lost to moore, who lost to ali, who lost to holmes, who lost to holyfield, who lost to ruiz, who lost to jones, who lost to calzaghe.

you see when joe defeated an almost 40 yr old jones, he actually became the greatest heavyweight of all-time as seen from above.
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:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl

Royal-T-Bag · Jun 5, 2011

Froch's resume is clearly much better but resume isn't everything and head to head Calzaghe's a problem for anyone ever from 160-175lbs, he's just got a very difficult style to beat and overall Calzaghe still ranks higher than Froch due to skills and head to head ability, I also think Calzaghe would absolutely school Froch 10rds to 2 or more. But Froch definetly has bigger balls and a way better resume and if he keeps this up foranother few years he'll surpass Calzaghe on the ATG list too. He's on his way to being the best Brit since Lennox Lewis

zarman · Jun 5, 2011

Calzaghe > prime Kessler

Kessler at his worse > Froch

Kittikasem · Jun 5, 2011

kmac said: ↑

let me help out your logic bailey. john l sullivan lost to corbett, who lost to fitzsimmons, who lost to jeffries, who lost to johnson, who lost to williard, who lost to firpo, who lost to godoy, who lost to louis, who lost charles, who lost to h. johnson, who lost to moore, who lost to ali, who lost to holmes, who lost to holyfield, who lost to ruiz, who lost to jones, who lost to calzaghe.

you see when joe defeated an almost 40 yr old jones, he actually became the greatest heavyweight of all-time as seen from above.
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Post Of The Year so far!! More excellent work being done on ESB in protest at the horribly moronic and biased behaviour of Bailey and his like-minded gang of ****** brethren.

Imperial1 · Jun 5, 2011

Royal-T-Bag said: ↑

Froch's resume is clearly much better but resume isn't everything and head to head Calzaghe's a problem for anyone ever from 160-175lbs, he's just got a very difficult style to beat and overall Calzaghe still ranks higher than Froch due to skills and head to head ability, I also think Calzaghe would absolutely school Froch 10rds to 2 or more. But Froch definetly has bigger balls and a way better resume and if he keeps this up foranother few years he'll surpass Calzaghe on the ATG list too. He's on his way to being the best Brit since Lennox Lewis
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No way Calzaghe schools Froch he's not Jeff Lacy now ..

samita · Jun 5, 2011

never knew calzaghe had a resume

doomeddisciple · Jun 5, 2011

I think he's tested himself at a higher level, earlier in his career.

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