If Khan gets to 47-1 and makes 27 defences will he be greater then Calzaghe

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  1. Mazallan

    Mazallan ESB yes man Full Member

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    Only if he fights Manny Pac and Marquez when they are 50 years old. A win against a few OAP's will make him the greatest British boxer ever to the idiots who think the same thing of JC. Although beating Barerra is worth more than Calzaghes wins over B-Hop and RJJ.
     
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  4. TheUzi

    TheUzi MISSION INCOMPLETE Full Member

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    No,he'll never be greater than Calzaghe as he doesn't have the attributes to ever be considered a great.

    That is just fact.

    Jeff-I'd understand if people are constantly harping on about JC ,then your within your rights to respond and put your points across about him but to continually mention his name in the fashion you do makes you out to be a bit of a tit which going by your views on other topics,isn't the case.
     
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  5. PrideOfWales

    PrideOfWales Winston Zedmore Full Member

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    A couple of times a year jeff regresses into this person and often gets drawn into slanging matches with idiots.
     
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  6. brown bomber

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  7. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Ok its an interesting topic for this reason:

    It takes into account Khans progress so far and allows a more detailed look in comparison, at Calzaghes opposition.

    I think the topic is valid. At what point did Calzaghe surpass Khans achievements thus far? When he beat Reid? Woodhall?

    Also- presumably Khan will use the same career template as Calzaghe and Hatton who were with Sports Network for much of their careers. Its interesting that he has been pitched in at a far more competitive level then Hatton or Calzaghe..... or even Benn, Eubank etc...
     
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  8. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    I'd got for the RJJ one... with Hopkins' win over Tarver- no matter how **** Tarver performed on the night- Hopkins was still the man when he beat Calzaghe. Or didn't.
     
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  9. TheUzi

    TheUzi MISSION INCOMPLETE Full Member

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    Do you honestly believe,with what you've seen from Khan so far,that he will come close to matching Calzaghe's achievements?
     
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  10. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Winning a world title- check.

    Defending it against 20 poor opponents- in progress.

    Occasionally fighting half decent fighters- in progress.

    Khans chin may let him down but if, like Joe he is matched correctly I think he may well get to 40-1 something like that. It depends how ambitious he still is having won his world title. Calzaghe didn't strive to become a legend.. he made a load of undercard defences biding his time then stepped up in his last 5 fights where he looked less then impressive at a fair - not elite standard. Outworking Hopkins (debatably) is not impossible, beating the remnants of Roy Jones while been floored is poor, and the Lacy win has been exposed as very unsensational. In fact the only victory that seems possible of holding him in any real standing is the Kessler one and I give him credit for that. Kessler is pretty good and may go on to win the Super Six tourney which would further add credability to Calzaghes achievements. But 6 fights don't make a legend. And 40 80-20 matches don't either.

    Salita is 30-0 (16Ko's)- he's fairly well thought of. He's yet to beat anyone of true world standing but its a good match. How many good matches did Calzaghe have? He was a good fighter, but he's not an ATG. Can Khan becoming a good but not ATG fighter- of course he can.
     
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  11. Mazallan

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    B-Hop beat JC. Khan only has to beat one or two decent light welter contenders to become better than JC. Lacy was never great and Kessler has only one good opponent on his record and that is Calzaghe. To surpass Calzaghe,Khan has to do very little. He has already won a real world championship so that is the first big tick for Khan, especially at this stage of his career.
     
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  12. ishy

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  13. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Khan will NEVER be greater then Calzaghe

    he can achievement more like Hatton did in relation to his talent level, but Calzaghe will always spit more boxing, bottom line.
     
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  14. DOM5153

    DOM5153 They Cannot Run Forever Full Member

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    valid conversation, depends if he unifys as well
     
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  15. kosaros

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    :lol::lol::lol:

    They were never demanding PPV money at that point in their careers either. ;)
     
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