I rate Froch over Calzaghe 1v1 because of his power and chin, IMO Calzaghe is a bit of a slapper. Not taking anything away from Calzaghe, probably the greatest @ 168 ever. But stylistically I think Froch walks through his punches and floors him. Would have been a good fight, I wish it had happened.
Joe would lose most of the first half, promptly figure the Cobra out, and sweep the second. 8-4ish unanimous decision.
Calzaghe is faster, has better footwork, better boxing skills, Froch isn't winning this on points especially with Calzaghe's work rate, his best chance is stopping Calzaghe but that in itself is a tall order as Calzaghe has never shown anything other than an iron chin. Where Froch does have a chance is he has a good right hand and Calzaghe is open to it and he also tends to respond with getting tagged by throwing back. I could definitely see Froch dropping Calzaghe but Calzaghe showed against Mitchell he can take a monster shot, get right back up and be very dangerous, his powers of recovery may rival Froch's. How Calzaghe dealt with Kessler for me is the deciding factor. He did better than Froch did 2 times vs Kessler and Calzaghe shows he can adapt and not just throw a ton of punches when struggling but also use his boxing skills and box his way to a decision. Calzaghe wins a competitive decision.
Joe did'nt even have the balls to take on decent opposition for the vast majority of his career. A sneering coward. Froch wanted this fight for years, Joe not only did'nt accept, but also did not take on meaningful fights as well.
Tough, close fight. I’d gice Calzaghe a slight edge due to adaptability. On the face of it, I’d expect a wide Calzaghe decision, but Froch always found a way to be competitive, and usually win, even when it might seem he wouldn’t. So, Calzaghe in a closer than expected fight.
Calzaghe ud all day everyday...it's no secret I don't like froch..he'd give a more than game effort but Joe really would box his ears off ...bad match up stylistically Id expect him to set a compubox record for punches landed
Carl would be throwing with mass frustration in this fight and struggling to land the blows he wanted to
Agreed..he'd have some success no doubt but Calzaghe would tag him relentlessly....it's just a really bad fight for froch a much as he called Joe out Fighting someone whose faster than you, more skilled than you, better stamina than you, with a better boxing brain than you, better footwork, equally good chin and recovery as you do..and the only attribute you have that's better ...is power ....calzaghes penchant for a tear up would result in him getting hit...but he isn't losing this...I'd have bet my left bollock on it
Slappy Joe drops a box of gloves on Froch's head and at the end people wonder how those slaps did so much damage.
Bloody hell good luck trying to find a man willing to take that bet!! Froch could have had a machine gun I'm not betting either bollock on it!! Hahah