Calzaghe-Hagler?

[porkypara]

Dont remember seeing this one before but who do you think would win?


I know some guys on here will think I am crazy and even thought he is an ATG I think Calzaghe has the stlye to beat Hagler even if he carried his power and speed up to SMW.

[oakleyno1]

gotta be hagler, calzaghe would get into his pride style and stand and trade, and if that happened, end of the night for joe

[porkypara]

gotta be hagler, calzaghe would get into his pride style and stand and trade, and if that happened, end of the night for joe

Calzaghe ajusted his fighting style against Kessler when he was getting caught with to many shots and there is no reason why he would not do then same against Hagler if needed.

Also Hagler was not a devestating 1 punch hitter.Apart from a week chined Tommy Hearns who did Hagler beat early?

[Taeth]

It's presumptious to say Hagler can KO Calzaghe IMO. If he can hurt Calzaghe then I think he has a good shot of winning, but otherwise I see Calzaghe overwhelming him with workrate, and adapting so Hagler finds it harder and harder to hit him.

[Boom Boom]

Calzaghe tends to trde to keep things interesting. Hagler is the wrong guy to trade with. At a catchweight of say 165 Hagler stops him in 10.

[Dark Lord Al]

prime for prime Hagler chews up Calzaghe and says who's next. If Byron Mitchell can floor a prime Calzaghe , the Hagler walks through him.

[JazMerkin]

Hagler all day. If JC got floored by some of the guys he did, than Hagler would have him. The only guy to ever floor Hagler was Roldan who was a well known huge puncher, & even then some people consider it more of a trip. So Joe couldn't drop him, & I think if Hagler put Joe down when he got back up Hagler would make sure he went back down. TBH the only Middleweight or SMW of the last 20 years, that I can see maybe beating a Hagler is a prime B-Hop, because he's so clever in the ring and working out individual opponents.

[ross]

prime for prime Hagler chews up Calzaghe and says who's next. If Byron Mitchell can floor a prime Calzaghe , the Hagler walks through him.

Mitchell was a big puncher at super middle, Hagler wasnt at middle and if Hagler were in the middle weight division today, hed have more sense than to move up and get the piss taken out of him by the bigger, stronger and faster Calzaghe.

Hagler never had the balls to move up before so why now?

All the big names Hagler beat were from Welter

[KananKrus]

Are they in the same weight class? Or if not, did either Marvin or Joe, move in weight categories, with relative ease?

I am having a hard time framing them in a picture-- with that vast disparity in stature constantly obscuring this side of clear.

[porkypara]

prime for prime Hagler chews up Calzaghe and says who's next. If Byron Mitchell can floor a prime Calzaghe , the Hagler walks through him.

That is not always the case is it?


A bit like saying the coz A young Muhammad Ali got dropped against Banks and Cooper that Frazer and Forman would chew him up so to speak.


Any fighter if he gets caught right can go down.Its just the great champions get up and fight back and win.

[littlebif]

Calzaghe tends to trde to keep things interesting. Hagler is the wrong guy to trade with. At a catchweight of say 165 Hagler stops him in 10.

Calzaghe hasnt fought below 168 and that is a stuggle so there is now way the fight would have happend below 168.

[ross]

Thats right, Hagler never moved up and never wanted to, he was quite content to fight others who had the balls to move up and as much of a hard fight that Hagler had with Mugabi im sure Joe wouldnt have struggled.

Hagler plodded forward and wore people down, that wouldnt happen with Joe, especially since Joe would be naturally stronger as well.

[Hunter]

I havent seen to many of Hagler's fights but Joe is a heck of a fighter and adapts well and can make changes when needed...

I think Joe has underrated power and would give any fighter in his weight range a run for their money.....

[Hunter]

I think Joe would have the most trouble with a guy that has 1 punch knockout power because Joe's defense is usually his offense and can be caught clean.....He does have a solid chin though....

[Trainer Monkey]

Thats right, Hagler never moved up and never wanted to, he was quite content to fight others who had the balls to move up and as much of a hard fight that Hagler had with Mugabi im sure Joe wouldnt have struggled.

Hagler plodded forward and wore people down, that wouldnt happen with Joe, especially since Joe would be naturally stronger as well.

Completely bogus statement,Hagler was too short to move up