The Reason People diss ATG's like RJJ, Calzaghe, Hagler, etc

...either that or simply because they want to insist that even though these ATGs are better, they are not out-of-this-world/ supernatural, and shouldn't be made to appear perfect/flawless - i.e. shouldn't be idealised.

 

I was about to post the same thing.

 

I agree with everything you said except the part about PBF. A lot
of fans put down Floyd because like Judah he behaves like a street
thug and is consistently a narcissistic jerk. It's just natural to root
against a guy who is so in love with himself he needs to remind the
world how great he is every 20 minutes.

 

Lets be serious for a moment. Lets be clear headed, forget about Ali's out of ring fame. Forget the hype. He was a great, great boxer but not quite in Joe Calzaghe league. I'm not insulting Ali. He was brilliant. But Calzaghe is something special, a thrice in a generation athlete (Calzaghe, Federer, Phil Taylor.)

Calzaghe wouldn't lose to a Fraizer, or even struggle. If Ali were as talented as Calzaghe he would have dominated Fraizer even after a lay-off.

 

athlete and Phil Taylor in the same sentence. Interesting:think

 

:wtf

 

Muhammad Ali's greatness is in another league than Calzaghe's.

 

It dosen't matter what they say....................size matters:!:

 

Small Black American?

 

But then we can't employ terms like "atg" or "goat". Plus tell me then; who currently beats a prime SRR, Duran, or Hagler??

 

Amsterdam allowed him back for the Calzaghe-Kessler fight