It was you i believe that claimed Mike Tyson would have a 50/50 chance of defeating Jack Dempseyatsch
Calzaghe wins . I just don't know if by stoppage or by decision. Calzaghe was no Barkley . With all respect to Barkley and disrespect to Calzaghe. Calzaghe , unlike Barkley never fought at 160 . Who knows ? maybe at 168 Barkley would have decisioned Duran . Maybe the weight limit weakened him. Did Barkley have Calzaghe's workrate ? I don't think so. I even think he had a somewhat weaker chin , but not sure and not by far. Was Calzaghe ever hit as much as Barkley was in a fight ? true Barkley had the much better opposition , but he had only a few important wins , and even then , part of them was by way of close decision . It is clear to see Barkley had trouble making 160 and then 168. I now think weight making troubles had a lot to do with his close points loss to Duran . At 168 , if you take Barkley at the point when he just moved up to 168 , he would have won against Duran instead of lost.
I read those posts you made on Lionel Rose over at *********** Franken. We don't like your kind around here.
Duran would get spanked at super middle. He was not in Joes class at that weight, and thats not saying much for Calzahge.
Duran was a top ten ATG at all weights. Calzaghe is about number 7 SMW. Duran is maybe 6. It goes something like RJJ, Ottke, Toney, Leonard, Hearns, Duran, Calzaghe. I have to favor Duran based on that. By knockout, of course. Around round 1. Maybe 2.
Pastiche!!! I thought you had gotten over the 'duran disease'? Anyway.Calzaghe easy UD at 168. And a much harder fight if duran comes in at 156 or so. Still calz by decision. P4P duran better,bolder and badder. UD 15 Roberto or late stoppage in a super fight...
I actually think this would be very close. I think it may look very similar to the Hopkins fight, which I scored 114-113 in favour of Hopkins. Calzaghe would win rounds by out working Duran, but Duran would make Calzaghe look stupid regularly. I went for Duran decision, but I fear that in real life the judges would give Calzaghe a clear UD just because he would throw 100 punches a round (landing 2 shitters).
After Ali, Duran is my favourite fighter of all time. And he's a better boxer in nearly all aspects of the game than Calzaghe. But he would be decisively defeated at this weight by Calzaghe. He very probably gets stopped.