Opposition beaten Miguel Cotto....VS....Joe Calzaghe Shane Mosley............Mikkel Kessler Zab Judah.......... ......Bernard Hopkins Joshua Clottey...........Jeff Lacy Paul Malinaggi...... ......Robin Reid Demarcus Corley.........Chris Eubank Yuri Foreman.............Byron Mitchell Carlos Quintana....... ..Charles Brewer Achievements in World Titles won Miguel Cotto: Campaigned in 3 Weight classes - LWW: WBO - WW: WBA, WBO - LMW: WBA Joe Calzaghe: Campaigned in 2 Weight Classes - SMW: WBO, IBF, WBA, WBC, The Ring - LHW: The Ring Other Stats: Former world champions beaten: Miguel Cotto: 5 (Bailey, Corley, Judah, Mosley, Clottey) Joe Calzaghe: 7 (Eubank, Reid, Woodhall, Brewer, Mitchell, Hopkins, Jones Jr) Reigning World Champions beaten: Miguel Cotto: 1 (Foreman) Calzaghe: 2 (Lacy, Kessler) Future World Champions beaten: Miguel Cotto: 6 (Maussa, N'dou, Torres, Malinaggi, Quintana, Mosley) Joe Calzaghe: 1 (Kessler)
Wow, I didn't know Cotto fought that many more champs than Calzaghe. Cotto's average competition level is great. Nearly every fighter he's fought has been in or very near their primes.
Their resumes are about the same but.... Joe is a special fighter... Cotto is good fighter Joe C no doubt...
Hopkins was the current number one in the Division when he fought Calzaghe, Calzaghe like it or not was number 1 undisputed in two divisions Cotto has not been number one in any of his three divisions.
Why do you have Clottey twice? Yeah and this isn't close. Hopkins was consensus P4P top four when Calzaghe moved up in weight to beat him. Mosley not considered in the P4P top ten when Cotto beat him. Kessler was unified champion when Calzaghe beat him, Judah hadn't won a fight in 25 months when Cotto beat him.
Great thread, very well backed up. Cotto fought very tough opposition and his only losses came against cheaters (not proven but highly likely). On the other hand Calzaghe went a career undefeated, and fought much of his career - including beating a formidable Hopkins - with wrecked hands Id have to say Calzaghe