Quote Originally Posted by Lyle View Post
In his Prime Roy wouldn't have had a problem with any of those guys.

I hate to break it to you Calzaghe fans but during his prime Calzaghe #1 never left his weight class #2 never went to another country to fight a big fight....those are the things RJJ and Hopkins catch shit over and he did BOTH of them. To me Calzaghe is not much better than Svenn Ottke, in terms of how he handled his career of course and not how he fought. Calzaghe was a very solid capable fighter, I just don't think it's fair to compare him to top teir fighters when he rarely set foot in the ring with a dangerous fighter....compared to his record RJJ's is AMAZING.
Spot on Lyle. Anyone who thinks Benn would have a chance vs a prime RJJ is just plain on drugs. I watched Benn get whupped off Watson who was good but never Roys level as we saw when he got demolished off McCallum. And forget the draw with Eubank, Benn got shown in the first fight that he was not on Eubanks level, by the rematch Eubank was on the slope especially mentally because of what he had done to Watson. Then there is Benn's common opponent with Jones, Malinga! Well I don't think we need to say anymore Jones Schooled him and KO'd him Benn struggled through a decision and then lost to him. As for Calzaghe an old past it has been Jones floored him and then only got beat so comfortably due to the cut above his eye totally blinding him on one side.

Jones was on a totally different level, especially to Benn!