Ring Magazine ranks Joe Calzaghe number one middleweight of all time.

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Do you think Joe Calzaghe is the greatest of all time?

  1. Yes

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  2. No

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  1. Liquorice

    Liquorice Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Fk off :lol:... Saunders ain't a SMW & Plants done fk all .. Smith is decent but apart from a shot Groves he was lucky to get past a B- minus level euro type in Ryder.. Canelos 168 resume is appalling compared to the other greats at the weight.. it's a wasteland right now
     
  2. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    I like the lists tbh.

    A lot of boxing knowledge on display.
     
  3. MAJR

    MAJR Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I wouldn't rank Toney in the top five because he wasn't in the division long, other people accomplished more than him, and he struggled with the weight and was more naturally a light-heavyweight.

    So too Jones is debatable as a top five Super Middleweight purely because he spent so little time in the division, missed out on most of the big names and move up in weight.

    Jones and Toney, I think, were ranked in this list because they multiple-weight champions and great fighters and they're judged for that more than what they accomplished at Super-Middelweight.
     
  4. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Fair point, but Toney didn`t do as much above 160 compared to beating McCallum, which was Toney`s greatest performance.
     
  5. JOSEY WALES

    JOSEY WALES Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He beat Tocker after Tommy Tate S HAT IT 5 days out from fight night . No one seriously expected Tocker ( not even Tocker himself to last ) its the business , Frank wasn't going to eat the financial loss neither was Joe .
     
  6. timeout

    timeout Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    WBC know their baaxing.

    Sir Calzaghe is the best. 46-0 baby. :Laie_22mini:
    Undefeated:Laie_22mini:
    Pride of Whales.:Laie_22mini:
    Welsh dragon.:Laie_22mini:
    Knight of the realm.:Laie_22mini:

    There is only one Calzaghe.:borra2:
     
  7. JOSEY WALES

    JOSEY WALES Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Slappy Joe got Knocked down twice @ 168lbs ( and I believe this is the weight in question ) , also regarding Hatton fighting Lil Floyd , Kessler was Calzaghes Lil Floyd's moment only Calzaghe didn't end up running his eyes over the Nevada sky's from center ring , ya dig mate ?
     
  8. JOSEY WALES

    JOSEY WALES Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It's 'Wales ' actually ,' Whales' are a species of sea dwellers that are too big to get down to 168 lbs ( a bit like Nic Valuve) , if they could we'd be just as proud of them here .
     
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  9. timeout

    timeout Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Tnx for that but who is Valuve Nic?

    Is that a special Whale that you only get in Wales?
     
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  10. JOSEY WALES

    JOSEY WALES Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Lol yes