Jake Lamotta Vs. Joe Calzaghe

His defence is worse than Lacy however, his punches also not of particularly potent power at 160, meaning at 168, either the same or even lesser.

Calzaghe is not afraid to eat one to land 3. La Motta would be ripped to shreds, Calzaghe is also much quicker than Robinson, that is undeniable, although the power comparison favours Robinson a bit. La Motta would simply eat far too many combinations, I'd say Calzaghe in 6 - 7 rounds from pure accumulation. He'd be landing at 80% or more.

 

Why are certain Calzaghe fans on this forum such spanker's?

 

Why does La Motta have a legitimate chance, when we have useful footage to compare impartially?

 

I feel Jake would get beat too the punch all night long, but would turn up the heat in the later rounds trying to knock Calzaghe out. I dont think Jake would have enough to put away Calzaghe but I do believe Joe will get hurt late in the fight, all in all I think 80% of the time Calzaghe wins by decision.

 

I like Jake in a close one

 

I already presented some commentary on LaMotta's footage in another thread in response, as you may have seen. He wasn't the clumsy oaf you make him out to be.

 

I haven't seen, but I'll check and if it's a good retort then I'll fire mine back.:good

 

Calzaghe is not faster than Robinson--not of hand, and especially not of foot. He appears to hit almost as fast only when he puts no leverage behind his shots. If Robinson's form was equally bad, he would be far faster than Calzaghe.

 

Sounds good. :good

 

Robinson on video looks significantly slower than Calzaghe in hand and foot, I don't understand what you are watching...:think

 

I tend to think Calzaghe is an all time great. If Calzaghe wins the Kessler fight, he’s hall of fame bound for sure. Here's the thing to focus on. Lamotta was not a big puncher. He isn't going to knock Calzaghe out. Lamotta could club Calzaghe a bit, but skills would prevail here. Calzaghe is a very consistent fighter. I like Calzaghe via decision.

Some Lamotta fans might roll their eyes, but in truth Lamotta lost a lot of decisions to fighters outside of Robinson....and Calzaghe has more skills than the other fighters who beat LaMotta.

 

Calzaghe would school LaMotta, I wouldn't exclude late stoppage by the referee. This won't be competitive at all.

 

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The only time that Calzaghe's hands are as fast as Robinson's are when he's not getting any leverage at all with his punches. By that rationalle, this guy's faster than Calzaghe:

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Watch the Lacy fight mate, fast punches with reasonable leverage in that one.

Robinson has faster, powerful short hooks, that is about it.