Who should regret the weakness in their legacy the most?

[Kev]

From a legacy point of view it's Calzaghe who definitely has more to prove, at least in the eyes of American's

Jones Jr has already proven himself over and over, in his prime he was nigh on unbeatable.

Joe has had an outstanding career but only in the last couple years is he finally fighting the big names.

If he were to lose this certainly there will hundreds of haters on here who will post 'I FUCKING TOLD YOU SO!!!!! and FINALLY I'M VINDICATED!!!!' type crap.

Whilst the boxing world at large will still respect Joe's acomplishments he really needs this win to put himself amongst the greats.

And I really think with a win here he will be close to achieving that.

Whilst I don't think Jones is the fighter he was he's no less the fighter than Mike Tyson was when Lennox Lewis got to him, or maybe even Barrera when Juan Manuel Marquez got to him.

It's still a huge name on Joe's resume no matter what the haters, naysayers and negativity spinners will say.

If he wins he will have beaten hands down the two most outstanding American fighters of this generation in these weight classes.

He needs this win, he really needs this win.

[El Kabong]

It's still a huge name on Joe's resume no matter what the haters, naysayers and negativity spinners will say.

If he wins he will have beaten hands down the two most outstanding American fighters of this generation in these weight classes.

He needs this win, he really needs this win.

Having Jones on his resume is about like him having Eubank on his record.

That being said Joe does NEED to win because if he does lose espicially to this version of Roy Jones Jr. he will be cast aside as nothing but hype and a beater of bums, a step above Svenn Ottke!

Joe's legacy won't truly be written until guys like Lacy and Kessler get further in their careers.

I would still like to see Jermain Taylor vs Joe Calzaghe...I always thought JT would have a better shot at Calzaghe than Pavlik especially after the Kessler fight

[Kev]

It's still a huge name on Joe's resume no matter what the haters, naysayers and negativity spinners will say.

If he wins he will have beaten hands down the two most outstanding American fighters of this generation in these weight classes.

He needs this win, he really needs this win.

Having Jones on his resume is about like him having Eubank on his record.

That being said Joe does NEED to win because if he does lose espicially to this version of Roy Jones Jr. he will be cast aside as nothing but hype and a beater of bums, a step above Svenn Ottke!

Joe's legacy won't truly be written until guys like Lacy and Kessler get further in their careers.

I would still like to see Jermain Taylor vs Joe Calzaghe...I always thought JT would have a better shot at Calzaghe than Pavlik especially after the Kessler fight

Having Jones on his name will be HUGE. Even if people say he is done it's still the biggest name.

Just consider this.

Who is the biggest name on Leon Spinks record?

How about Trevor Berbick?

Danny Williams?

Kevin McBride?

James Buster Douglas?

These fighters fought Ali and Tyson well past their past (except Douglas) yet it's still what they are famous for.

Glen Johnson and Tarver both crept into the Ring top 10 p4p's when they beat Jones.

People hate Tarver because he's famous only for beating Jones but that's because it's a HUGE win, no matter what the circumstances.

A win over Jones, no matter what his current ability is WAY above a win over Eubank on the world stage.

Calzaghe will always be remembered for beating Hopkins and Jones above any other fighters if he pulls it off.

[El Kabong]

Oh of course but people who actually know boxing and put these wins in perspective know the truth. The truth is if Calzaghe wins, he beat an aged once great fighter and if he loses then we all knew he would.

It's a must win situation for Calzaghe, I agree but it's because if he loses then he really damages his legacy.

[Kev]

Oh of course but people who actually know boxing and put these wins in perspective know the truth. The truth is if Calzaghe wins, he beat an aged once great fighter and if he loses then we all knew he would.

It's a must win situation for Calzaghe, I agree but it's because if he loses then he really damages his legacy.

But if he wins it's a much bigger win then Eubank. It will be his defining fight along with Hopkins.

Look at Steve Collins. He beat Benn and Eubank twice each at the end of their careers and in so doing carved out a name for himself.

He's only known really in relation to those wins, they made him who he was. the fact that they were both past their best is irelevent really.

When there are no other superstar rivals in their prime in your weight class then you need to make your legacy by beating former greats.

Marquez got Barrera, Lewis got Tyson and Holyfield.


That's why both Vitali and Wlad need Lennox Lewis, there is nobody for them to beat so even though Lewis is totally past it and been out of the sport for almost 5 years there is still always talk of him coming back.

Calzaghe needs Roy Jones on his resume.

If he gets it he will be the only man in the world to have wins over B Hop and Roy Jones, no matter how shot they are (and neither are that shot imo) it's a massive legacy to have.

[Boom Boom]

Jones has a better resume than Calzaghe, reguardless of the outcome imo. Yes Calzaghe beat ATG Hopkins, but lets be honest nobody walked away thinking Joe is the better fighter, he just threw more punches that night and edged him. Yes he beat Lacy, but Lacy is a B+/A- fighter at best. He beat an old Eubank which was still a good win but not career defining. His biggest career win was over Kessler imo because he proved to be the superior fighter agaist another prime legitimate champion.
Jones beat a lot of solid fighters in their primes and aside from Michalczewski he fought the best available at the time including Toney and Hopkins. In his prime he rarely lost a round to top contenders. His wins over Ruiz, Tarver, and Trinidad dont hurt his legacy either reguardless of the circumstances.

[Taeth]

Nobody would fight Jones a reasonable amount of money, people don't acknowledge that, but other fighters were scared shitless of Roy, Joe Calzaghe included.