Tarver disses Joe Calzaghe

[superheavyrhun]

How is JC more skilled than Tarver? Who has Joe beaten to show you that he can defeat Tarver? and we alll know it will be at Light Heavy Tarver by TKO

Well, as to the more skilled of the fighters, then it is certainly got to be Joe C. His footwork his better, his volume of punches, but more importantly, the angles of his punches and the ferocity of his flurries make him a hard fighter to defend against. He's also got good body movement reactions, and I just don't think that Tarver can bring in too much to combat that. He's quite one-dimensional, and Calzaghe will just avoid that dimension IMO.
Anyway, if FW gets it done then it will let us put those arguments to rest. Otherwise, it'll just be another stick to beat Joe with.

[p4pking]

How is JC more skilled than Tarver? Who has Joe beaten to show you that he can defeat Tarver? and we alll know it will be at Light Heavy Tarver by TKO

Well, as to the more skilled of the fighters, then it is certainly got to be Joe C. His footwork his better, his volume of punches, but more importantly, the angles of his punches and the ferocity of his flurries make him a hard fighter to defend against. He's also got good body movement reactions, and I just don't think that Tarver can bring in too much to combat that. He's quite one-dimensional, and Calzaghe will just avoid that dimension IMO.
Anyway, if FW gets it done then it will let us put those arguments to rest. Otherwise, it'll just be another stick to beat Joe with.

CC, your right in all your points, but I don't think at this point it would even come down to skill... Tarver's problem is not a lack of skill, he is quite a capable counter puncher with decent footwork and punching ability, but his stamina has always been suspect... Now, it's just plain crap imo. He has look like total shat in his last few fights, both Glen Johnson fights, the 3rd RJJ fights, and against HOpkins. He's lazy, he hasn't needed to work much to win his fights with Johnson or Roy Jones, and Hopkins totally exposed him for being so lazy and out of condition. IF he were to fight Calzaghe, he would need a serious reality check, and he would need a long and strenuous training camp to get back into form. If he could do it, I think it would be a great fight even, if he were to look the way he did against Roy in the first fight, he could give Joe serious trouble with his power and reach.. As of now, or his last fights, Calzaghe would absolutely overwhelm him, that's why I say skill wouldn't even be the biggest factor. Hopkins used skill to toy with Tarver, but Calzaghes output is just so high I don't think he would even need to worry as much, and I would be shocked if he didn't stop Tarver as we've been seeing him lately.