Joe Calzaghe - Top 100 ATG?

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  1. China_hand_Joe

    China_hand_Joe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This puts Reid down on Langfords level.

    Calzaghe is on another plane to these men.
     
  2. kg0208

    kg0208 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Your points have no relation.

    But it brings up an interesting point. At the very least then, you are admitting that Langford would give Calzaghe a good fight, since you have now just claimed that Langford is as good as Reid, who gave Calzaghe a good fight, and to many people, beat Calzaghe.:good
     
  3. China_hand_Joe

    China_hand_Joe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Langford is smaller, but if you ignore the progress of the sport and put him in somekind of greatness matchup, then he can push a one handed Calzaghe on an off day.
     
  4. kg0208

    kg0208 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Then your original assertion is false, since you claimed he was on the level of Reid. You are all over the place.

    For the record, he is better than Reid, but I am willing to play along for the next 5 minutes if you are.
     
  5. China_hand_Joe

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    Reid is better than Langford H2H.

    Langford is more famous.

    Langford and Reid are of similar objective greatness.

    Me saying a fighter can push a one handed Calzaghe is a great compliment.

    The only thing not adding up is your refusal to accept Calzaghe into your top 10. Do that any everything becomes clear.
     
  6. kg0208

    kg0208 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You can do better than a few assertions based on your opinion and no objective analysis.

    Objectively, Langford was small enough to fight at LW but defeated HW's. Reid nor Calzaghe accomplished such feats H2H. This puts Langford over them in a H2H sense.

    Oh well, time is up. Boxing is on. Enjoy your night.
     
  7. China_hand_Joe

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    Langfords weight jumping just tells you what a joke his opponents were.

    Something I have maintained across multiple topics.

    Imagine someone his height fighting even butterbean. It is far more likely that his opponents were especially dire than Langford being god-like (rather than very good), in the primative pre-pre modern era.
     
  8. sues2nd

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    :good