JMM is not over rated he is unlucky and would have beat Naz before MAB did.
JMM is not over rated he is unlucky and would have beat Naz before MAB did.
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I've defended Calzaghe's record in the part, but saying he has fought better competition than JMM or Pac in his last several fights is absurd.
You can't just ignore the Manfredo fight though. Hopkins was a great win for Calzaghe (I feel that he lost the fight by 1 round, but I guess I must be a twit), Kessler was a great win as well (hopefully he does something in the future to justify this position), as was Lacy at the time, but Bika, Manfredo, and Jones were not great opponents IMO. Bika was a rugged 2nd tier fighter, Manfredo was Manfredo, and Jones was a shadow of what he used to be (though the way in which Calzaghe beat him was impressive).
It's a very high level of opposition, but I don't feel that it compares with that of some of the other fighters mentioned.
This isn't a shot just at you, but this fascination with fighters remaining undefeated is ridiculous. It's also one of the things slowly killing boxing. Fighters desperate to stay undefeated will carefully choose opponents in order to keep the 0 on their records. I guess it's the Rocky Marciano syndrome or something; all fighters want to retire undefeated. UFC doesn't have the same obsession with undefeated fighters and it doesn't seem to hurt their marketability at all.
And whether or not the fighter in question remained undefeated is irrelevant to the original question.
Calzaghe doesn't lose fights because he hasn't fought a high level of competition for much of his career. That's not to say he isn't a great fighter, he is, but being undefeated is not the be all and end off of things and again, it has nothing to do with the original question.
As for Hopkins, I also feel he (barely) beat Calzaghe. It's no different from you feeling that Barrera beat Marquez.
I want to reiterate, I don't dislike Calzaghe, but I don't think his recent level of opposition is comparable to that of Pac, Marquez, or even Hopkins or Winky. It has been very good (lately), but it's still a step below those fighters, which is not a shot at Calzaghe in any way.
Last edited by CFH; 01-10-2009 at 04:29 PM.
Oh right.. I was just asking your opinion. It's not a challenge.
I never said Calzaghe's opposition was any better or worse than anyone elses.
Some people seem to think Calzaghe's current record is laughable. Fair enough.. but I can't find a current fighter around his weight to match it![]()
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I certainly don't think his record is laughable, I just don't think it's as good as that of some other fighters. Like I said, it wasn't meant as a slight against Calzaghe.
As for the question, without really thinking about it I would say Jermaine Taylor and Chad Dawson would have the best shot of fighting those opponents and staying unbeaten (Taylor's already beat Hopkins x2 and Lacy).
Ha! Yes Taylor is nearly there. His win over Hopkins looks a bit flukey in light of his current form. In fact i'd back Hopkins to beat him should they meet again. I think Kessler would beat him all day long too.
Dawson probably has the most potential. But the opposition would still be a jump in class for him too.
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Marquez turned down the fight in 2000 - which Augie Sanchez took. It wasn't money, he was offered around $500,000 which i believe would have been a career high payday by MILES! He said he wasn't ready but would like to fight Hamed in the future when he (Marquez) wins an alphabet.
Yes he spent two years as WBO no.1 but he was an absolute nobody.
Fact is - he was offered the Naz fight but refused it.![]()
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