Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
Disagree that Hopkins and Jones were better than Ward at the stage when Joe fought them. I feel Adre would have beaten them too.

Joe was better than Froch, even if he did not fight as many good opponents as Carl did. Joe beating Kessler whilst he was unbeaten, younger and hungrier illustrates that point.
I also feel Ward is better than Jones Jr & Hopkins at the time they fought Calzaghe. Jones at 168 wins that fight in my opinion. A younger Hopkins also pushes Calzaghe and is a fight that could go either way. Ward and Kovalev would be very difficult fights for Joe and each would present many difficulties for him to overcome. We only saw Joe at 175 twice; against to aged legends who had both come from lower weights. Joe was also nearing the end of his career. I think both Ward and Kov would do very well against Calzaghe.