Jake LaMotta vs Joe Calzaghe At Catchweight Who Wins?

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  1. pugilist64

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    Jake LaMotta vs Joe Calzaghe At Catchweight Who Wins?
     
    pugilist64, Jan 15, 2011
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  2. the brown bomber

    the brown bomber Active Member Full Member

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    Why have this at a catchweight? Lamotta was a big middleweight who also fought at light heavyweight.

    Yeah I would go with Lamotta in this one. His body attack would slow Calzaghe down and there is no chance Calzaghe could hurt Lamotta.
     
    the brown bomber, Jan 15, 2011
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  3. zoo

    zoo Active Member Full Member

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    You have to pick LaMotta by decision. At his best, only Sugar Ray Robinson was capable of beating LaMotta. Though LaMotta only won 1 of 6 fights with SRR, all but the last were very close.
     
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  4. Arcane

    Arcane One More Time Full Member

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    Can you imagine a barrage of slaps landing on LaMatta :rofl
     
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  5. Colpolite

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    Lamotta is too much of a man for Calzaghe

    That's like comparing a nice little white boy to a tough italian american

    The greatest of all time SRR had a hard time with Lamotta
     
    Colpolite, Jan 15, 2011
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  6. pugilist64

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    Calzaghe was a matador and liked fighters who came to him. Too much skill for LaMotta. Wide UD.
     
    pugilist64, Jan 15, 2011
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  7. decapitor

    decapitor Guest

    Calzaghe....too much skill
     
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  8. Kid Presentable

    Kid Presentable Facial Blocking Full Member

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    lol at calzaghe fans voting for joe! he would only fight la motta in cardiff or 40 years of age
     
    Kid Presentable, Jan 15, 2011
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  9. VecArrow

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    LaMotta wouldn't be able to keep up with Calzaghe's work rate.
    Would look like a sparring session.
     
    VecArrow, Jan 15, 2011
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  10. dubace

    dubace Well-Known Member Full Member

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    tough call. not familiar enough with lamotta, but i think he was more of a slow brawler. if so, he's a stylistic mismatch for calzaghe, not to mention calzaghe is naturally bigger with a good chin and good stamina. he could probably decision Lamotta, though that's a big probably. Lamotta's experience against better opposition would most likely enable him to make the adjustment and brutalize calzaghe into submission.
     
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  11. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    You don't need to do it at a catchweight (unless you mean 170), 168 was fine for Jake, though he could certainly make it lower under modern rules.

    Wouldn't the weight of 165 ish be very tough for Joe?
     
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  12. AceNguyen

    AceNguyen Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Not the biggest Calzaghe fan, but his length, speed, and boxing ability would guide him to a hard fought decision.
     
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  13. megavolt

    megavolt Constantly Shadowboxing Full Member

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    I just envisioned this :rofl:rofl:rofl
     
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  14. HEADBANGER

    HEADBANGER TEAM ELITE GENERAL Full Member

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    its hard to imagine calzaghe losing to anyone, there is simply no blueprint for this.
     
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  15. HEADBANGER

    HEADBANGER TEAM ELITE GENERAL Full Member

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    what, in between you fantasising about women who have dicks :dead
     
    HEADBANGER, Jan 15, 2011
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