Joseph William Calzaghe vs. James Nathaniel Toney

Let’s not be silly.

 

The poll stands at 52-48. Numerous posts say 'too close to call', '50-50 for me' ...

... yet nobody has gone for a draw.

 

Thats not a euphemism, by the way, before some red-eyed cotton mouth begs to differ.

 

It's kind of sad IMO that a great fighter like Toney with very subtle skills would logically be seen as losing this H2H matchup. I can't see any other result other than Calzaghe outhustling and outworking him round after round with his slapping, flailing punches and there was nothing that Toney could do about it. He just didn't have an overdrive with workrate speed and I doubt he could land the bomb on Joe to change the natural transactional pattern we all see happening.

 

Toney would beat Cal pretty easy despite the esteem each is held in.

 

You’re describing what Jirov tried to do.

 

Not that I am a fan of Calzaghes but he wasn't prime, either.

 

Nunn gassed because patient Toney kept whacking his body