On this day 15 years ago Danny Green destroys Roy Jones Jnr in 122 seconds.

It makes me wonder which of them was on more roids when they fought Green. Roy or Tarver?

All true but Mundine had a much better chin than Roy. And don't anyone dare mention his KO loss to The Phantom because that shot would've sparked out an elephant

 

I think Tarver popped dirty x 2

Cool, I didn't actually know that despite the fact I'm a walking Calzaghe encyclopedia and have forgotten more about boxing than most will ever know. I used to be an avid boxing magazine reader

Would've been a fun fight

 

Yes I remember Thornberry and he was tough and gritty

He also fought The Phantom and the savage hooker Henry Wharton

Kessler flew all the way over to Mundine's backyard for his first defence of his world title. I always respected him for that.

 

Aussie domestic dust ups are similar to British ones: Real man business

Correct

BEST SKILL
Joe Calzaghe: I think Calzaghe had a lot of skills. Froch had different skills. He’s slow but he’s strong and has long arms and he’s mentally strong. Ward was also very good. It’s difficult to just point out one. I had (Librado) Andrade for 12 rounds, he came [at you] all the time; you couldn’t keep him away. It was like a nightmare. I think when you get to the top we all have different skills but, If I had to pick, I would say Joe Calzaghe had the best skills.

BEST JAB
Anthony Mundine: I would say in my last fight it was Froch, he had a good jab. Joe Calzaghe had a good jab. But Anthony Mundine had the best jab. He was smart with how he used it.

BEST DEFENSE
Andre Ward: Ward had a defense where he threw one punch and he holds you. That’s his defense. That’s the best I’ve seen. But it ruins the fight. I would say Librado Andrade; he could slip the punches, I’d never seen anything like that before.

BEST CHIN
Librado Andrade: He had the best chin. I hit him so much … but he could take a punch. Of course, Froch, he can take a pretty good punch.

BEST PUNCHER
Carl Froch: Ward, he didn’t really hit hard. Froch hit hard. Joe didn’t hit hard. If I had to choose someone, I choose Froch. He is a hard puncher when he hits you with a punch but he’s slow.

FASTEST HANDS
Joe Calzaghe: Either Joe or Ward. There were too many years between fighting them but I would probably say Joe.

FASTEST FEET
Ward: Good question. I think Ward had the fastest feet. He kept out the way and made full use of the ring.

SMARTEST
Calzaghe: I would say Ward was clever. He stuck to his plan. So did Joe. [Calzaghe] was afraid of me. I remember that. But he got hit and he changed his plans against me [in the middle of the fight].

STRONGEST
Andrade: He came [at me] for 12 rounds. I never fought anyone like that. Even Froch is strong and he’s a strong finisher but Andrade … I’ll never forget that fight. I had to keep him away all the time. Very strong.

BEST OVERALL
Calzaghe: He’s gonna read it, that son of a *****! (Laughs.) I would say the best fighter and mentality, the build-up, the nice guy, is Joe. He inspired me. I came strong, I was young, I hadn’t lost a fight. Overall I would say he wasn’t the best puncher. He’s fast and he punched with the inside of his gloves but he was good at it.

 

A fine line up of Aussie warriors

The British and Aussie domestic circuits are for fans of manly boxing, warriors, exciting action packed fights, power punching, big hearts, stout chins and for those of us sports fans who prefer to stay away from start to finish when we're watching sports.

Yes that is surprising