Joe Calzaghe vs. Floyd Mayeather Jr.

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  1. Canibus81

    Canibus81 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If these guys were the same size, who do you think would win this fight? Me and a couple of friends taled about this fight and too bad it can never happen. lI think Calzaghe would beat Floyd and i'm basing it on the fact that Floyd had worlds of trouble with De La Hoya, and if it weren't for the later rounds, De La Hoya wins that fight easy when he stopped throwing his jab and got a little tired. Calzaghe wouldn't tire like Hoya did, so I this fight is lookin like the De La Hoya/Mayweather bout, but a more energized version of De La Hoya.
     
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  2. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    fail
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  3. warrior85

    warrior85 R.I.P THUNDER Full Member

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    wasnt this thread done a few months?who knows tho they havent fought anybody with even remotely comparable styles.
     
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  4. Canibus81

    Canibus81 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    De La Hoya has a comparable style to Calzaghe and plus Floyd has more trouble with south poles.(judah fight fro example)
     
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  5. warrior85

    warrior85 R.I.P THUNDER Full Member

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    i personally dont see any resemblances or similiarities in calzaghe&de la hoya.
     
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  6. Canibus81

    Canibus81 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    There fluid combination punching is similiar, but the diffenrence in both is one is a southpole with a higher workrate and one is right hander.
     
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  7. truewarrior

    truewarrior Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The only similarities De La Hoya and Joe have are that they both boxers.
     
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  8. jonesjrp4p1

    jonesjrp4p1 16 yr old prodigy Full Member

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    haha:lol:
     
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  9. Smazz20

    Smazz20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    South Pole..........seriously mate:-(
     
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  10. Canibus81

    Canibus81 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I meant to say southpal, my bad.:thumbsup
     
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  11. yorkshire_boy

    yorkshire_boy Active Member Full Member

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    haha is this a wind-up thread?
     
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  12. mexican legend

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    :deal :thumbsup
     
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  13. Smazz20

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    It clearly is:lol:
     
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  14. Jacko

    Jacko Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    An odd thread but if i had to pick then Floyd.

    Calzaghe's work rate would give Floyd trouble but i think he would prevail. JLC put Floyd under great pressure but he still managed to overcome it, although i think Joe would give him more problems as Joe is a more intelligent fighter than JLC.

    The DLH fight shouldn't be used in this arguement. Floyd was fighting well above his natural weight so he can't afford to open up and throw as many combinations as he could when he fought at the lower weights. The 147+ Floyd is no were near as impressive as the 130-135 Floyd. If you are to judge who would win this fight if both fighters were naturally the same weight then you have to use the 130-135 Mayweather.
     
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  15. Canibus81

    Canibus81 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Sounds good, but I think Joe's speed and punch output would offset a lot of floyds ability to turn direction off his as much as he does. He also doesn't deal with too much pressure on him very well, as witnessed in the JLC fight and Ricky Hatton fight and both of those fighters are limited compared to Calzaghe.
     
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