Does Calzaghe have the opponents to be considered a true ATG?

[RozzySean]

I think he's only a Bernard Hopkins away from a being a top 50 ATG's

Agreed. 1 more big win,over Hopkins and he could be an ATG,definitely at the lower end of the list though.

So a win over hopkins would do it? So what does a loss to hopkins do for his legacy?

Doesn't hurt it that much. He has done what Bernard has done-ruled a division,unified the titles and wiped away the competitors.Now he needs to move up and beat a top,top opponent.The 2 best names on JC resume are Lacy and Kessler,2 hungry,young,champions,both undefeated. The best 2 names on Hopkins resume are Oscar and Tito(2 smaller guys)maybe Tarver too although I never rated Tarver personally. So JC is not too far imo. And yes,I think he can beat Bernard and I REALLY hope he does.

If Hopkins is an ATG, then Calzaghe is for sure. I believe he's the first "Ring" champ in the history of the division. He's beaten everybody that has come his way. I just rewatched the Kessler fight, and I'm just amazed by him. Even the Bika fight, he didn't look great, but he won decisisively, and Bika's a pretty good fighter. Unfortunately, he fights in a division that doesn't have a lot of history or press, so some of his wins aren't as good than they seem. The names aren't eye catching, but guys like Veit and Reid were pretty good fighters when he beat them all convincely. It's not like he's been just scraping by, and when guys who are been put in front of him who were supposed push him, he handled them.

Joe Calzaghe would never have lost to Jermaine Taylor on any night, bad decisions or not.