who would win Tarver or Calzaghe?

[Big Dawg934]

it would be a great fight i think if tarver beats hopkins he should take this fight but i dunno who would win too close too call

[The_One77]

Tarver would outbox him imo

[Purist]

tarver easily.

[Gandalf]

calzaghe would beat tarver...probably by clear UD...maybe on points...

[p4pking]

I don't think Calzaghe would win, he's too small and isn't as good against counter punchers.. Also I don't know one good southpaw he has ever fought.. Could be wrong, but that's a big intangible if this fight ever were to happen.

[Gandalf]

I don't think Calzaghe would win, he's too small and isn't as good against counter punchers.. Also I don't know one good southpaw he has ever fought.. Could be wrong, but that's a big intangible if this fight ever were to happen.

you question calzaghe's chance against tarver because of his size and yet you think hopkins has a much more reasonable chance against tarver....remember calzaghe is a large supermiddle weight...a jump up to light heavy is nothing too big...

and remember calzaghe is in his prime, fighting 3 minutes of every round....tarver struggled at times with a gun shy and shot jones jr....

calzaghe has a good chance of beating this 37 year old tarver...

[Purist]

We're talking about if they fought this year. And Calzaghe would be knocked out brutally by tarver. Calzaghe is neither Hopkins or Jones Jr.

[Gandalf]

im talking about this year and tarver facing a top of the game calzaghe....no way tarver ko's him...

calzaghe has never been close to being ko'd and no way tarver does that to calzaghe....tarver may have ko'd jones jr, but no way does calzaghe have jones jr's chin....

i think both hopkins and calzaghe can beat tarver, only i think hopkins at this stage would have the more difficult job, but both men can do it....

[Purist]

And how would Calzaghe who is open between his shots not get caught by Tarver's straight left hand

[Pantera]

I've have only seen Calzaghe fight Lacy. He fought a perfect fight that night. I'm not sure if he was that good or Lacy was that bad, but I would have to guess the first. If that's the case I think he would have a good chance against Tarver. He's a tough fighter with great skills.

[Gandalf]

who's to say calzaghe couldnt take tarvers punches? he's taken punches from other opponents and remained firmly intact. never close to being ko'ed. jones went 12 rounds with tarver, johnson went the distance twice, there is nothing to suggest that calzaghe couldnt outwork tarver for a clear decision and eat a few punches on the way...calzaghe can fight non stop, tarver cant. he has stamina issues. he's coming down after heavily bulking up. and he's ageing.

i maintain that calzaghe beats tarver at this stage in the game....

[p4pking]

who's to say calzaghe couldnt take tarvers punches? he's taken punches from other opponents and remained firmly intact. never close to being ko'ed. jones went 12 rounds with tarver, johnson went the distance twice, there is nothing to suggest that calzaghe couldnt outwork tarver for a clear decision and eat a few punches on the way...calzaghe can fight non stop, tarver cant. he has stamina issues. he's coming down after heavily bulking up. and he's ageing.

i maintain that calzaghe beats tarver at this stage in the game....

Have you seen his fight with Byron Mitchell.. Dont say he wasn't remotely close to being Koed, he was completely stunned for a few seconds before he went to his knees, and honestly he's lucky as shit that Mitchell didn't pounce on him and land another big shot on the way down, really Mitchell was shocked that he had him so hurt, more than anything.. Also you say Calzaghe wouldn't get KOed cuz of the fact that Roy Jones chin just isn't as good.. Well the fact is that Jones looked good in the second fight, and that punch Tarver landed was a great shot, much better than the shot that Mitchell landed on Calzaghe. If Tarver landed that punch on Calzaghe, I definetly think he would get Koed. I mean either guy could win but I just don't see any way you can say there is NO chance of either one getting KOed, its completely possible both can crack and anyone can get KOed. Tarvers got a great chin too, you know. I just feel Tarver could keep Calzaghe away with his reach and like I say, he's a tricky southpaw and a great counter puncher, both things that aren't in Calzaghes favour imo. It would definetly be a great fight though, maybe the no.1 I would want to see happen right now.

[Big Dawg934]

dont forget how easy calzaghe beat lacy and before lacy lost to calzaghe ppl were saying that lacy would kill tarver

[Taeth]

I don't think Calzaghe would win, he's too small and isn't as good against counter punchers.. Also I don't know one good southpaw he has ever fought.. Could be wrong, but that's a big intangible if this fight ever were to happen.

you question calzaghe's chance against tarver because of his size and yet you think hopkins has a much more reasonable chance against tarver....remember calzaghe is a large supermiddle weight...a jump up to light heavy is nothing too big...

and remember calzaghe is in his prime, fighting 3 minutes of every round....tarver struggled at times with a gun shy and shot jones jr....

calzaghe has a good chance of beating this 37 year old tarver...

I agree Calzaghe has a chance against Tarver, but don't be fooled by his fights against RJJ who hits harder and faster than Calzaghe even now... Tarver's jab IMO would really screw Calzaghe up, and Tarver throws good combinations himself.

[Gandalf]

who's to say calzaghe couldnt take tarvers punches? he's taken punches from other opponents and remained firmly intact. never close to being ko'ed. jones went 12 rounds with tarver, johnson went the distance twice, there is nothing to suggest that calzaghe couldnt outwork tarver for a clear decision and eat a few punches on the way...calzaghe can fight non stop, tarver cant. he has stamina issues. he's coming down after heavily bulking up. and he's ageing.

i maintain that calzaghe beats tarver at this stage in the game....

Have you seen his fight with Byron Mitchell.. Dont say he wasn't remotely close to being Koed, he was completely stunned for a few seconds before he went to his knees, and honestly he's lucky as S*** that Mitchell didn't pounce on him and land another big shot on the way down, really Mitchell was shocked that he had him so hurt, more than anything.. Also you say Calzaghe wouldn't get KOed cuz of the fact that Roy Jones chin just isn't as good.. Well the fact is that Jones looked good in the second fight, and that punch Tarver landed was a great shot, much better than the shot that Mitchell landed on Calzaghe. If Tarver landed that punch on Calzaghe, I definetly think he would get Koed. I mean either guy could win but I just don't see any way you can say there is NO chance of either one getting KOed, its completely possible both can crack and anyone can get KOed. Tarvers got a great chin too, you know. I just feel Tarver could keep Calzaghe away with his reach and like I say, he's a tricky southpaw and a great counter puncher, both things that aren't in Calzaghes favour imo. It would definetly be a great fight though, maybe the no.1 I would want to see happen right now.

but i really dont think calzaghe was in any serious situation in the mitchell fight and the way calzaghe responded showed it hadnt taken too much out of him....dont forget that that was a performance from yesteryear and i really think calzaghe has blossomed and matured as a fighter and boxer since then...dont underestimate his boxing skills. calzaghe can adapt his gameplan for any given fight. tarver is a good fighter, but he has obvious flaws too. true, he's awkward, but then again so is joe calzaghe.