Prime vs Prime Calzaghe vs Benn

Also rocked badly by Danny Ray Perez (who was magically brought from WBC #26 to WBC #10 by a certain DK after Steve Little pulled out late) with it too, if I recall.... I also think Benn struggled abit with the southpaw stance of Nardiello...

 

Yep not like he was k n o c k e d ouuut - was gonna mention this...he was waiting for the count of 8 on his knee to stand up but ref waved it off when he did.

 

Benn by way of big ko by fourth round- pity this fight never can take place . I'd love to see bitchslapper calzaghe properly tested seeing as he is the most over protected and over rated boxer of the last 20 years

 

Cal beats Benn everyday of the week ....EIGHTEEN YEARS UNDEFEATED, THE legend of joe calzaghe...

 

Benn lost in his prime, joe didn't..

 

This is tough.

Cal actually had pretty good power early on before he started having hand problems, and he KO'd Chris Byrd in the AM's. Benn is one of my all time favorite fighters but if they fought ten times I'd take Joe to win 6.

Would have been a great fight.

 

I thought he clearly lost against Reid and Hopkins, and Hopkins himself thought he lost against Mr Eubank when studying that fight (I had Eubank winning after 8 rounds with no sound).

Joe hardly ever fought in his 'prime' (whenever that was?), like once or twice a year.
Benn fought every couple of months and brutal wars with the likes of Watson, Collins, Barkley, Eubank x 2, McClellan, DeWitt. Fighters in their peaks......

 

For some reason, monstrous right hands could never put Benn away!

 

I really like both fighters but I have to go with Calzaghe mainly on the fact that yes Benn was a big puncher but he could also be hurt at times and although joe has been dropped a couple of times 2 of those were when he was 36-37 years old, I cant really remember a time when Joe looked seriously hurt he always just got back up and got stuck in.

 

this is like comparing a Formula One car to a Corvette...

Joe was a class above Benn, alwayd will be.

 

I agree Calzaghe had a sturdy chin

 

Calzaghe by dec., or even late TKO, probably dec. though...........

 

I really do struggle to see it going a lot of rounds

 

Timed perfectly.

 

Nige all day.