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Well Mick,He may not have boxed several huge name, but thats largely due to the fact that there really were'nt that many big names around during Calzaghe's reign. Quite simply, he couldn't box superstars as they really weren't there. Lacy is the first that springs to mind and Calzaghe took a fight with him as quick as he could.

However Jo has boxed a number of what i would deem "intermediate," fighters. Guys that are there giving it there all, restricted only by their skill limitations etc.
Guys like Salem, Bika, Reid all gave Calzaghe tough tests but Joe ticked the boxes.
Similarly to RJJ, not that many huge names but the way he ticked the boxes was incredible!
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Right donny.
But what I did is the same thing he did to Kess which was point out his 2 biggest opponents. (Tho I don't agree with him)
And trust me I know and understand all about not having big names for him to fight.
I was agreeing with you up until you mentioned RJJ cause IMO RJJ & Joes careers are worlds apart.
RJJ fought Hopkins, Toney, Paz, McCallum and also won a title as a Heavyweight P4P the best fighter of his era.
So you mean to tell me Salem, Bika, Reid hold grown against RJJs opponents?
Like I said I didn't want to hack at Joe but if Kess is gonna get hacked for that then lets look at both of their opponents.
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Hopkins Toney and McCallum are undoubtedly great names to appear on any resume...What can i say you can't really debate or argue the greatness of a fighter such as Roy Jones. That would be like saying Muhammad Ali was average-ish. But if one was forced into a situation to argue with you on that point I suppose the most sensible route would be to argue about his opposition...Guys like Danny Garcia were hardly awe inspiring?
Anyway. in a sense Mick i'm agreeing with you on many levels.
Kessler deserves to be respected. I recognise that.
However i feel that we must take another factor into account. Had Joe and Kessler been active in an other era i believe they would be more recognised and viewed as greater as they now are. I guess what i'm trying to say is BOTH kessler and Calzaghe would have beaten many and most of the best in any era AND they would have, had they been given the opportunity.