Here’s the way that I see it…& I’ll try to put the bias aside.

I am a HUGE fan of Joe Calzaghe…always have been & always will be.

As far as him being GOAT…yes. Certainly…he’s Hall of Fame material & all that…but there are fights that should have been made & weren’t…fights that he really needed to bag.

Granted those misses weren’t all his fault & for him to be regarded as a great…he should have traveled to get those bouts…but that’s a bit close minded. Our champs don’t have to go anywhere due to the fact that the U.S. is the mecca of boxing & all the fights & networks are here & within shouting distance…hence Joe being at a disadvantage on his side of the pond.

Now that being said…if Britain were the U.S., we wouldn’t even be having this discussion. Calzaghe’s opposition is ripped apart due to the fact that he dismantled everyone that he faced & the fact that the division wasn’t the strongest of previous years…but he still ruled & dominated beautifully.

Joe should go down as one of the greatest of all time.

His personality & abilities make him a shoe in for a spot in the books.

Defeating any names such as Hopkins, Jones, Taylor, Pavlik, Johnson, Woods, or even Tarver would be a step towards making him a household name.