Pound 4 Pound... who is the better fighter ? Calzaghe or Lewis ?

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by Bill Butcher, Nov 19, 2008.


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  1. Dunky McCafferty

    Dunky McCafferty Boxing Junkie banned

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    I was just doing a bit of Calzaghe hating for Calzaghe hating sake, if Im being brutally honest.

    I dont like him you see.
     
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  2. JonOli

    JonOli Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  3. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Top line - you DO remember a fellow called Cassius Clay dont you ? (he later went on to become both Muhammad Ali & the best HWT of all time)

    2nd line - fine by me, Calzaghe was a decisively better SMWT than Lewis was a HWT......

    Just ask Lou DiBella about Calzaghe, its on the general forum on a youtube vid but you will likely avoid that thread.... its a thread of TRUTH... not hate, cheers.



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    Bill Butcher, Nov 21, 2008
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  4. toffeejack

    toffeejack Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Obviously not.

    Lewis was great but the arguments for Calzaghe being better can't be ignored.
     
    toffeejack, Nov 21, 2008
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  5. DON1

    DON1 ICEMAN Full Member

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    Compare the 2 fighter@s quality of opponents and there is your answer.
     
    DON1, Nov 28, 2008
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  6. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    You can't ignore that Calzaghe MAY be better.

    But you can believe otherwise.

    With damn good reason IMO.
     
    Beeston Brawler, Nov 28, 2008
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  7. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    Calzaghe wins fights because he has incredible stamina/workrate and a good chin. So if you don't knock him out, then he will always win because he lands a lot more punches than the other guy is capable of. I don't really see Calzaghe as being a massively sklled or talented boxer, he just has certain attributes that make him a very difficult proposition.
    Lennox Lewis was a highly skilled boxer and someone who had a lot of natural talent also. He had great range, and tremendous controlled aggression. P4P Lewis is the better fighter. Resume wise... Lewis is the better fighter. Legacy wise... Lewis is the better fighter. :deal
     
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  8. p.Townend

    p.Townend Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lewis was a good champ i used to say he was overrated but having watched a lot of his fights again i became a fan.I think he is a better fighter than Joe and he did have fights with some guys of simillar stature to himself Grant,Briggs,golota and Bruno to name a few.
     
    p.Townend, Feb 19, 2009
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