How would Calzaghe do in this SMW era?

The only fighter of the current crop that I could see having a chance of beating Calzaghe is Ward. Froch is a similar level to Kessler - in fact, his best win is Kessler - and Calzaghe beat a prime Kessler, Abraham, Steiglitz, Bute and Taylor are of a similar level to Reid, Woodhall, Mitchell, Lacy and the 2/3 year out-of-prime Eubank. Dirrell isn't even worth mentioning because he's such a nonentity, and how anyone can pick such a mentally weak semi-active fighter to beat the most accomplished Super Middleweight of all time is beyond my comprehension.

The strenght of this era of Super Middleweights gets ridiculously overblown. It's no stronger than the one Calzaghe reigned over. It only has three stand out fighters and one of them is relic of Calzaghe's era. It can't hold a candle the the era of Toney/Jones/Eubank/Benn/Nunn/Liles/Watson/Collins. The only reason people seem to think this era's stronger's than Calzaghe is because of the Super Six bringing a higher profile to it, when the truth is that this era and Calzaghe's era are very similar in terms of the quality of fighters.

 

What a stupid thread.

Joe mopped the floor with guys that would be undefeated in this era.

Dirrell for all his speed struggled and lost to robotic Froch, robotic sluggish froch still won 4 rounds against Ward, shop worn Bika made Ward go life and death. Bute is a clown and the fact a shot Kessler is still a big player states it all.

Prime Joe knocks everyone out on that list except Froch who he would easily decision in a schooling worse than Lacy.

Shot Joe that beat prime Hopkins TKo's or wide UD's everyone on that list.

 

IDK why anyone bothers to argue. Calslappy beats any fighter in any theoretical match up. Michael Spinks easy work!!! Prime Holyfield and Tyson on the same night, no problem. Ray Robinson? Cokeslappy all day!!! Hell, slappy Joe would even beat Jesus!!!! Nobody who ever laced up gloves could possibly beat the girly slap fighting coke sniffing master of awkwardness that is Joe Calzaghe. I say let the UK fanboys have at it. It's funny as hell to watch them come out in droves to praise/defend a guy who the rest of the world doesn't give a **** about...

 

You dont see the irony of this? Going out of your way to make a big sarcastic comment about a fighter you and "the rest of the world" dont "give a **** about".

 

If you have an adult read my post to you a second time, you will hear the part where I said it was funny to watch ****tards like yourself come out to defend this clown. I know you probably learned the word ironic last week, but sadly it doesn't apply here.

 

I'm sorry but, to me, if you dont care about something then you dont care about it, you dont care about what people think about it and you dont find amusement in what people say about it because their opinion is opposite to yours.

For instance, I dont care about Gennady Golovkin. He's getting a lot of press for being an exciting fighter but I've not seen a single one of his fight, I dont know what people think of him, hell, I dont even know what he looks like. That is antipathy, that is not caring about someone and other people opinions about them.

Now, if you really didn't give a **** about Calzaghe you would have seen his name in the thread title and thought to yourself "Who gives a toss? He doesn't matter" then moved on to a different thread without even opening this one. The fact that you felt you had to comment seems to suggest that you do give a **** about him and what people think of him.

 

Still couldn't beat Bhop.

 

Don't forget Lewis lost to Rahman, who lost to Ruiz who lost to Jones who lost to Saint Joe.

Saint Joseph of Calzaghe beats Lennox Lewis with ease:happy

 

I love how most posters here believe the only fighters here who they believe can beat Joe are Andre dirrel who couldn't beat froch and had to dive against Abraham to win and ward who has shown signs of fatiguing in the later rounds. Calzaghe outpoints dirrell in a dull fight and uds ward when he gasses or could even possibly stop him if caught right. Calzaghe would lacy froch and already beat kessler. A lot tougher competition but the same result

 

he would not have won the super 6. i think dirrell & ward can beat him, froch would have been a toss up. once he felt joes punches he would have went ham in the fight. joe retired just in time i think, not that he ducked them but they needed him more then he needed them.

 

I think Calz would get in trouble against the Froch v Bute and against the JAB Froch v Kessler.

Calz got dropped by Jones and hopkins.

 

People need to remember that a Prime Calzaghe had incredible hand speed, work rate and a decent punch. I doubt Ward would have the smarts and skill to outrun joe for 12 rounds with the work rate that he'll be faced with that night. He gasses now against mediocre opposition. Ward is a quality operator and would give Calzaghe his toughest fight ever but Joe wins a close decision. The rest on the list are no better than a prime Kessler, who Joe already beat

 

I'm a boxing fan dude! This is a BOXING FORUM! See how that works? A BOXING FAN making a comment on a message board about BOXING? How utterly ridiculous!!!! Secondly, whether I as an individual "give a ****" about Calsappy or not is irrelevant. My generalization was that people outside of UK fanboy's don't care about the slap master general. Even with that, the fact still remains that this is a BOXING FORUM, so that pretty much says it all. I will apologize for my original sarcastic post though, as it's obvious even to a blind man, that your knickers are in a terrible bunch.

 

:rofl:rofl:roflatsch

 

I think Calzaghe beats them all to be honest. Ward would be a bit trickier, but he's got poor stamina when pushed and would tire badly against someone like Calzaghe who works and would make him work for 3 minutes of every round. I'd say it would be a late TKO over a fatigued Ward while being close on the cards (but still favouring Calzaghe).

People on here seem to forget Calzaghe's ring intelligence and ability to adapt. A lot thought that Kessler would beat him from the outside, so the fight started in fairly close quarters, but after eating that huge uppercut in I think the 4th, he adjusted and took him to school from mid and long range.

Ward will not have a speed advantege over Calzaghe and wont be able to maul him either, Joe can be pretty dirty when he wants to be and will give as good as he gets on the inside when Ward looks to wrestle.