Joe Calzaghe: Andre Ward is good but beatable

[Gandalf]

Back in the day Joe could slap a motherfucker out... Not really sure what happened to his power over the years But i'm sure it would of been a very close fight either way. Joe looked far from unbeatable but always won... Ward is pretty flawless and shrewd but he wouldn't put a dent in Joe's confidence so i think it'd be Joe who finishes the more vibrantly... It just depends on how things went down during the first 8 rounds.

Hmmm...

Okay, i'd be more inclined to see how Ward's career develops over the next 3-5 years but i'm thinking this would be a slightly epic draw.

REMATCH!

joe had a couple of fights, reid and one other where he didnt really perform but appart from that which fights did he look beatable in?

every other fight he had were pretty confortable

I think he looked average in a few successive fights against seemingly lesser opp, getting rocked and decked and just not performing that greatly. I think that's a factor when up against a real technician like Ward.

It's not as though Ward has never been hurt before or been clinging to survive. He is extremely vulnerable, but the likes of Froch and Green are not going to be able to do anything because they are a rung or even 2 below the level that Calzaghe brought to the division.

It's easy to state that Ward is a technician, but since when has that ever bothered Calzaghe who has shown he can outwork crafty fighters. Ward has never fought anyone like Joe Calzaghe. It would be a real eye opener for him and I can see him being shell shocked after a couple of rounds. He was looking panicky against Froch towards the end. Since when has Hopkins or Floyd Mayweather ever look panicky. It would be like Floyd getting tired after ten against Baldomir and start clinging on for dear life. It just doesn't happen. Ward is simply not on that level and chin and stamina are his weaknesses.

Calzaghe has most of his opponents doing the Iggy Pop thousand yard stare by the half way mark. Ward would be no different. He is savvy with the clinching etc, but overall does nothing particularly outstanding. I don't see how he can trouble Calzaghe. Calzaghe would rip him with 4 punches before Octopus man gets his grip around him. Rinse and repeat.