Who is better Joe Calzaghe or Ricky Hatton?

Calzaghe, just a shame really he will never get the media hype even here in Britain like he deserves.

It would have been so much better if his fight with Kessler was aired on Sky instead of going hype free on Setanta

 

Calzaghe by far, if HAtton beats Mayweather, which though highly doubtful is possible, but it would be closer.

 

Well you can guess that Calzaghe is more talented, I won't argue with that but all I can go on is evidence which suggests Hatton is better. He has beaten better opposition (all but two of Calzaghe's fights have been set-ups). Calzaghe is clearly Britain's number 2 though.

 

Calzaghe fought 2 beasts in their Prime.

Hatton well.. uhmm

 

beasts? let's not get carried away

 

so apart from a shop-worn zoo and a zombie doing a really bad impression of JLC, who has sticky wicky fought?

a 173 year old vince phillips?

 

I could ask the same about Calzaghe apart from Lacy and Kessler neither of whom were as good as Zoo who was top 3 P4P at the time.

 

you continue taking some guys list at gospel, and i'll continue to deal in facts, like the fact he'd fought 3 rounds in just under 2 years, the fact that he was 35, the fact that parris was in hattons back pocket all night and let hatton get away with endless illegal tactics.

 

Zoo was top three in the Ring's P4P list and most others. He was a big favourite and Hatton stopped him.

 

I would say Tszyu was way past his best...hd he been at his peak, he would have KOed Ricky...whereas Joe, for example, you can imagine him fighting against a very good, almost elite prime, hungry, unbeaten Champion - Kessler - and still beat him whilst being a little faded.

 

With Joe it's all about imagination and always has been. I've been a fan of his for years and we always heard the same thing after each fight "I want Jones", "I want Hopkins" etc but he continued to fight set ups for the WBO title. Eventually he fought Lacy and Kessler but it was too little too late and I got fed up.

 

Joe Calzaghe>Ricky Hatton:deal

 

Calzaghe hands down an ATG at 168.:deal

 

I see your point....point well taken.