
Originally Posted by
bilbo
I see a similarity here between Calzaghe and Leenox Lewis. When Lewis needed to he dominated his top class opposition but took his eyes of the ball twice against B or C grade opposition and paid the price.
When he needed to prove himself though he was impeccable.
Calzaghe is much the same. Those of you who think he would fight the same way against Hopkins or Tarver are just delusional.
An A grade fighter oftentime needs A grade opponents to really step it up. Look at Eubank or James Toney, they both had/have a history of struggling and failing to look good against so called soft opposition.
The major difference being that Calzaghe despite his lapses has never lost.
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