Calzaghe... top 5 p4p all time greatest champions?
'You mean he's up there with SRR, Joe Lewis, and Ali?
Calzaghe... top 5 p4p all time greatest champions?
'You mean he's up there with SRR, Joe Lewis, and Ali?
Of course he could have been beaten, any fighter can be. A fairly substantial number of people felt he lost to Hopkins, who regardless of the Pavlik performance, is not what he once was. Also Joe Calzaghe is a great champion, possibly the greatest British boxer of all time, but IMO he is not within touching distance of the top 5 of all time, his achievements & general skill level just do not take him anywhere near that high. Also not sure that he can become the greatest British sportsman of all time simply for the fact that he does not have the mass appeal or recognition that a Bobby Moore or Charlton have
Calzaghe is certainly a better sportsman than any footballers from Britain, Calzaghe has consistantly been the best in his division for 11 years, no footballer could say they have been that.
Here is a quote from Cuss D'amato about Ali that I think fits Calzaghe also.
"Any fighter who fought Muhammad Ali was intimidated by him.
You see, Ali's secret weapon was a tremendous will to win, an ability to take his own fear and project it as an irresistable force, which immediately tended to inhibit the ability of his opponent to execute what he knew."
I honestly think Calzaghe would have either run into a huge puncher because his chin isn't super amazing, its really good, but Kessler hurt him several times.
OR
Chad Dawson would have beat him. Chad has that same will to win, is faster, bigger, and goes to the body unlike anybody else who fought Calzaghe. I think he is the first guy who could match Calzaghe in every department, I think even though it was extremely close he stayed in there with a very tough, very high output Glen Johnson who walks through anything.
Which brings me to another guy I've always felt would beat Calazaghe, and thats Glen Johnson, I think he has a way better chin, he would back Calzaghe up and break his will because nobody else has ever matched Joe's stamina and Glen would, I see JOe winning this more often than not, but I think Glen could find a way if he was having a hot night.
if calzaghe wanted he could get to 60 fights undefeated! just that no one out there
chad dawson aint proven shit, & no one in britain knows who the hell he is
hopkins - pointless already beaten him & hopkins didnt wanna fight he just wanted to moan & cheat in first meeting
RJJ already beat him sensless
Glen Johnson oh please
kelly pavlik ha ha ha
jermain taylor - calzaghe would deal with him easier than any of the above
carl froch - maybe to shut froch mouth up
so no he would never of been beaten, he's got balls, he's aggressive, and he never quits
Hopkins ,Darius M to name just two who'd beat him. Calzaghe avoided too many good fighters BTW your sig of the Winston Churchill speech suits Joe in a way When he made it Winston, The Royal family & The crown jewels were packed and ready to hight tail it to Canada should the germans invade. All mouth little substance
Just off the top of my head, I think it was the fourth round Kessler lands a right uppercut that hurts Joe.
You don't have to be stumbling around or reeling to be hurt, but he definitely lost his balance point at the moment, and it happened after that as well a few times.
I'm not showing you a clip go watch the fight again you lazy bastard.
Well, prove me wrong because until you do, I know im right, Joe didnt faulter at all during that fight, he did take some big shots, nice clean shots as well and just shrugged them off to keep on working
Unless you can post a clip of him being "hurt" in the Kessler fight, shut up![]()
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