What was Calzaghe's greatest performance?

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  1. DemolitionDan

    DemolitionDan ATG and HoF Full Member

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    I say Lacy, because at the time Lacy was supposed to be the next great fighter and Calzaghe shut him out. A close second and third would be Hopkins and Kessler.
     
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  2. si_19

    si_19 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Kessler then Lacy
     
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  3. Jude

    Jude Just Journeying Man Full Member

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    The kessler fight, pure class.
     
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  4. sam_sunders

    sam_sunders science Full Member

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  5. billyk

    billyk Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I'd say Lacy, he probably was overhyped before he fought Calzaghe but I also think he was a better fighter before that schooling and before he ****ed his shoulder. Retrospectively it's easy to say he must have been **** before Calzaghe fought him but hardly anyone was saying that at the time, having seen him fight.
     
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  6. DOM5153

    DOM5153 They Cannot Run Forever Full Member

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    Calzaghe vs Lacy was what introduced me to the art of boxing
     
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  7. RagamuffinMan

    RagamuffinMan Active Member Full Member

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    In retrospect, I think the Hopkins fight.
     
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  8. Axe

    Axe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He did have a ****ed up hand though.
     
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  9. Irishrover91

    Irishrover91 REP 4 SOUTH AFRICA Full Member

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    Yeah but sure he had a broken hand in that fite
     
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  10. Pusnuts

    Pusnuts Active Member Full Member

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    Lacy for me, hes not as good as other guys he beat but he was still undefeated IBF champ and the best super-mid in US. It was just the way he beat him IMO, dazzling skills and great stamina
     
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  11. mariancobretti

    mariancobretti Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Hopkins because it was the only time in 46 fights that he faced a Top line opponent.

    He scarped through vs a 43 year old version of Hopkins with a low punch output.

    Would have been interesting is Hopkins was 36 also, I think we all know what the outcome would have been
     
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  12. DOM5153

    DOM5153 They Cannot Run Forever Full Member

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    yeh a calzaghe victory:smoke
     
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  13. truushot

    truushot Well-Known Member Full Member

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    This is soooooo easy.... His retirement!!!!
     
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  14. Enigmadanks

    Enigmadanks Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If we're basing this solely on performance, Lacy is the best choice. I personally thought he was overhyped and pretty much one dimensional, but he was still undefeated and had a lot of power in that left hand..Calzaghe looked pretty much flawless in that fight and that really was the one which put him on the map....If going by name on resume and how good they were at the time, it's Hopkins followed by Kessler....
     
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  15. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    #1; Lacy gets the #1 spot because he was suppose to demolish Joe.

    #2; Kessler gets #2 because Joe really had to turn up the heat, but Kessler had serious issues with his right hand, and that takes some shine off Joe's win.

    #3; Hopkins is the best fighter Joe faced, but Joe won UGLY, and he lost on my score card.
     
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