Jake Lamotta Vs. Joe Calzaghe

As great as Jake was, this guy Calzaghe is painfully underrated here in the States. It's understandable how he can be overrrated by the British, but we do just the opposite. Remember, when every "expert" on this side of the water just about had Lacy DESTROYING Calzaghe. Brutally destroying the "pretender" from Wales. I got rather tired of the same predictions over and over again. They were overlooking Calzaghe badly to say the least. Needless to say thae had to eat their words, but began later to trash Jeff Lacy to justify themselves, which I think is despicable. Look, a Ken Buchanan type fighter, which Calzaghe aspires to, comes along every now and then. I think Calzaghe would have an excellent chance of beating Jake, and more than likely on points. No ko's or knockdowns. Calzaghe, with his speed, acurracy and incrdible workrate would be, unlike many fighters today, an excellent 15 round fighter. This would help him, and also if he resisted roughing it up with Jake. Just outbox and outpunch him, and it would be possible.

 

I doubt LaMotta's head is going to hurt Calzaghe's hands more than most other fighters. It isn't literally made of granite.

Calzaghe has many times fought through with damaged hands, it is only when a significant break occurs it is a major problem.

Also Calzaghe slaps, so he doesn't get tired. This is one fight that I am more convinced about than most others.

 

La Motta hasn't a chance in hell. It's not only that styles favour Joe, it's that La Motta is in all reality not that good of a fighter compared to his modern counterparts.

 

What exactly does LaMotta have to beat Calzaghe?

He doesn't hit hard enough to stop him, or slow down Calzaghe's pace.
He is too slow to land often.
He lacks the punch output to outland, even if he does find Calzaghe easy to hit.
His defence isn't good enough to stop Calzaghe's super fast assault.
He would be considerably smaller and only just as strong.



LaMotta has a lot of positives, but none of them mean he would win this fight. He obviously wouldn't get stopped, but this would be a horrible beating.

 

Why wouldn't he get stopped? He'd get tatooed worse than Lacy and this is a peak/peak fight, so that means less Calzaghe hand problems.

I am not saying Calzaghe KO's La Motta, but a stoppage on accumulative damage is the most likely scenerio.

 

Just tell them a stoppage is unlikely, compromise, and they're more likely to agree mate.

 

If you believe that he gets stopped, you should say so. This is a boxing discussion, not a debate to pass an agenda through....there is no need for wheeling and dealing.

 

Depends on the ref. A modern one, judging from the Manfredo mess, may stop it. Then again, Lacy took more punishment than LaMotta would.

Jake is a particularly interesting case. Like others have said, his strengths aren't the best ones to exploit Calzaghe's weaknesses. On the other hand, his high workrate does make it unlikely that he would be "Lacy'd".

 

I reckon the head-snapping slaps should be enough. They aren't heavy, but they do the job. Those shots could discourage a lion.

 

This one, maybe:

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I'd have to see prime LaMotta before I can embrace the idea that Calzaghe's slaps would make no impression.