IMO Joe Calzaghe would eat Jermain Taylor alive in the ring.

[SweetPea]

I think Calzaghe would dominate Taylor.

Taylor wouldn't be able to handle Joe's pressure. Also, Jermain's best punch is the left jab, and that's a punch that's tough to land against a southpaw like Joe... just ask Kessler.

I think HBO was pushing the Calzaghe-Taylor fight just because Taylor is an HBO guy and Dawson isn't.

[Kev]

I think Calzaghe would dominate Taylor.

Taylor wouldn't be able to handle Joe's pressure. Also, Jermain's best punch is the left jab, and that's a punch that's tough to land against a southpaw like Joe... just ask Kessler.

I think HBO was pushing the Calzaghe-Taylor fight just because Taylor is an HBO guy and Dawson isn't.

You could tell in the post fight interview that Taylor wanted nothing with Calzaghe. When asked if he wanted Joe next he said the usual, 'I'll fight anyone who my team want me to', and then made a comment about he trusted his promoter. It almost sounded like he needed the reassurance of his team that he could beat Calzgaghe, and that if they got him the fight that would mean they'd believe he'd win.

But Jermain has never done anything in his career to suggest he could beat Calzaghe, and I think Jermain knows it.

He would be mentally beaten before he had even signed the contract, let alone stepped inside the ropes.

[RP33]

I think Calzaghe would dominate Taylor.

Taylor wouldn't be able to handle Joe's pressure. Also, Jermain's best punch is the left jab, and that's a punch that's tough to land against a southpaw like Joe... just ask Kessler.

I think HBO was pushing the Calzaghe-Taylor fight just because Taylor is an HBO guy and Dawson isn't.

You could tell in the post fight interview that Taylor wanted nothing with Calzaghe. When asked if he wanted Joe next he said the usual, 'I'll fight anyone who my team want me to', and then made a comment about he trusted his promoter. It almost sounded like he needed the reassurance of his team that he could beat Calzgaghe, and that if they got him the fight that would mean they'd believe he'd win.

But Jermain has never done anything in his career to suggest he could beat Calzaghe, and I think Jermain knows it.

He would be mentally beaten before he had even signed the contract, let alone stepped inside the ropes.

That's crap.. Taylor always says the same shit in those interviews.. Before the Pavlik fight, they interviewer said "You saw kelly pavlik on the undercard and saw what he did.. does he deserve a shot and are you willing to fight him? and he said, "i'll fight whoever brings the most money" The same shit he's basically saying now, and look who he ended up fighting..

Taylor isn't afraid of anyone, he's proved that time and time again.. Hopkins x2/Wright/Pavlik x2.. and he's afraid of Calzaghe?! No..

I put Calzaghe in the Mayweather category.. People aren't afraid to fight them because they're not big punchers.. but they know that they're undefeated and will bring a hell of a fight to them.. Mayweather smoked everyone he fought MUCH worse than Calzaghe did, and he still gets people calling him out cause he's not a puncher.. Taylor isn't afraid of anyone..

[uptoscratch]

I think Calzaghe would dominate Taylor.

Taylor wouldn't be able to handle Joe's pressure. Also, Jermain's best punch is the left jab, and that's a punch that's tough to land against a southpaw like Joe... just ask Kessler.

Wasn't Winky Wright a southpaw pressure fighter? Taylor landed a few punches on him. Whether or not you liked the decision in that match, Wright definitely did not dominate Taylor.

Taylor seems to fight up or down to the level of his competition; he might not beat Calzaghe, but he would give him a fight.

[Kev]

I think Calzaghe would dominate Taylor.

Taylor wouldn't be able to handle Joe's pressure. Also, Jermain's best punch is the left jab, and that's a punch that's tough to land against a southpaw like Joe... just ask Kessler.

Wasn't Winky Wright a southpaw pressure fighter? Taylor landed a few punches on him. Whether or not you liked the decision in that match, Wright definitely did not dominate Taylor.

Taylor seems to fight up or down to the level of his competition; he might not beat Calzaghe, but he would give him a fight.

Yeah but take Winky, make him bigger, make him faster, give him his legs back, you don't think then he would have dominated Taylor?

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Yeah but take Winky, make him bigger, make him faster, give him his legs back, you don't think then he would have dominated Taylor?

Probably, yes.

But Joe also doesn't have the defense that Wright does. And I don't think Joe's speed and stamina would look as great against Jermain Taylor as they were against the two 40-year olds he fought this year.

Calzaghe's undefeated, of course it's hard to picture how anyone would beat him. But it's hard for me to picture him dominating Jermain Taylor since no one's ever done that before either. Pavlik knocked him out, but he didn't embarrass him. It's ridiculous to suggest that a guy who beat Bernard Hopkins twice would be "beaten before he signs the contract."