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

[killersheep]

Calzaghe would hit Taylor with combinations everytime he did that rub his brow with his glove thing. I don't think Taylor - Calzaghe would be competitive at all. I like Taylor being a factor at 168 though and can definately see him making an impact there. I think Taylor - Bute would be a great match style wise.

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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..

[Bomp]

Joe ain't coming down to 168 and Taylor just got there, it isn't going to happen.

IMO it's only Dawson for Joe. IMO Dawson doesn't hit as hard as Kessler, but he is faster and a southpaw which Joe hasn't fought for a while. Dawson is tall but he ain't a big LH, he works on the weights to get him up to 175 if I rememebr an interview before the Johnson fight.

[Conrad]

Joe ain't coming down to 168 and Taylor just got there, it isn't going to happen.

IMO it's only Dawson for Joe. IMO Dawson doesn't hit as hard as Kessler, but he is faster and a southpaw which Joe hasn't fought for a while. Dawson is tall but he ain't a big LH, he works on the weights to get him up to 175 if I rememebr an interview before the Johnson fight.

He has to bulk up to make 175? That seems strange, surely then he should be fighting at SMW where he'd have more advantages...

[ICB]

Joe ain't coming down to 168 and Taylor just got there, it isn't going to happen.

IMO it's only Dawson for Joe. IMO Dawson doesn't hit as hard as Kessler, but he is faster and a southpaw which Joe hasn't fought for a while. Dawson is tall but he ain't a big LH, he works on the weights to get him up to 175 if I rememebr an interview before the Johnson fight.

He has to bulk up to make 175? That seems strange, surely then he should be fighting at SMW where he'd have more advantages...

He actually fought at Middleweight at one point.

[Bomp]

Joe ain't coming down to 168 and Taylor just got there, it isn't going to happen.

IMO it's only Dawson for Joe. IMO Dawson doesn't hit as hard as Kessler, but he is faster and a southpaw which Joe hasn't fought for a while. Dawson is tall but he ain't a big LH, he works on the weights to get him up to 175 if I rememebr an interview before the Johnson fight.

He has to bulk up to make 175? That seems strange, surely then he should be fighting at SMW where he'd have more advantages...

He actually fought at Middleweight at one point.

I just remember a throwaway comment his camp made that he could make 168 if he really tried so considered himself not quite grown into 175 yet.