is Joe Calzaghe the finest Britain has ever produced?

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by RafaelGonzal, Oct 27, 2009.


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  1. Boro chris

    Boro chris Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The shoulder injury didn't help either. Rightly or wrongly people don't Calzaghe a great deal of credit for that fight however.
     
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  2. bennie

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    Lacy and Kessler were defining but he needed more of 'em. I'm always left with a feeling of 'What if?' with Calzaghe.
     
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  3. JML

    JML Active Member Full Member

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    a fight with froch woulda been good really sealed his dominance
     
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  4. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    Me also.

    There are also that many top fights that could have been made during his ten years as WBO holder that it's impossible to rank him as #1 ATG from the UK.

    I mean.......

    Virgil Hill
    Roy Jones - a relevant one
    Carl Froch
    Dariusz Michalcszewski
    Clinton Woods

    and so on.

    He might have beaten all of them. Might have lost a couple.

    It's just galling that he beat Eubank in 1997, then didn't face an opponent that the same Eubank wouldn't have been favourite to beat in nearly nine years.
     
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  5. Boro chris

    Boro chris Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He would've beaten Froch fairly easy I suspect and not gotten much credit for it. Who had Froch fought by the time Joe retired?
     
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