Joe Calzaghe = One Of The Best Boxers Ever

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prove it.....when did they duck him?? cuz they didnt wanna go 2 the UK?? when calzaghe refused to fight in vegas??? lmao @ his only notable win was jeff lacey...thats like being excited about roy beating jeff lacey....Calzaghe isnt trying to fight any young fighters, ask Carl about that...lol

It's well known, fool.

Educate yourself

[-Swizzy-]

Definitely one of the best boxers of all time. Beat the crap out of Hopkins and Jones and destroyed Lacys career.

I'd say top 20

Where would you rank him? choose on the poll and discuss

not even top 100. his 2 best wins are over 40 year old fighters. never beat a single atg in their prime. how could he even come close to top 30?

[YoUnG PW]

then educate me since your so smart....ive heard different.....i heard a RJJ calzaghe fight was in the making but calzaghe didnt want to fight in america so they said **** it.....a young roy ducking a slow ass joe calzaghe...lmao....you really belive that son??? Calzaghe in his prime is not ****ing with a RJJ is his prime...not even close...

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then educate me since your so smart....ive heard different.....i heard a RJJ calzaghe fight was in the making but calzaghe didnt want to fight in america so they said **** it.....a young roy ducking a slow ass joe calzaghe...lmao....you really belive that son??? Calzaghe in his prime is not ****ing with a RJJ is his prime...not even close...

[YoUnG PW]

exactly.....RJJ in his prime>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[The Equaliser]

Beat a faded Chris Eubank and then coasted off that win for the next 6 years until his first 'meaningful' win over Byron Mitchell.
Que: another 3 years of piss-easy, killing-himself-to-make-168-and-not-go-to-175lb and home-turf-only defenses against complete bums until the win over, heh-heh-heh, Jeff 'Left-Hook' Lacy (the clue to that win is in the nickname, lol).

Two final wins over old man Hopkins and old-shot-man Jones Jr and you have a big-mouth Welsher who will go down in history as never leaving the shores to fight prime guys.

Easily the most overrated 'I've-never-been-beaten' fighter of the last 10 years.

[Kiid Dynamite]

Calzaghe is great no doubt but top 30, top 20.. are you knew to boxing?

Do you know or have you even seen the fighters who came before him?

I aint hating on Calzaghe because he is very good fighter but others in the past had a better legacy


Truthfully speaking I think he is the best SMW of ALL TIME but to be honest there is no history in that division like their is in the heavys,light heavys, middles etc

[mitch12]

You forgot the poll option of...

"Joe is no where near an ATG"

That would have gotten the most votes.

then hopkins isnt a atg then

[mathed]

I think he is top 20 ATG. Considering his accomplishments at SMW and the rise in weight to LHW and the way he often made the opposition look- yeah he is good. Not the best by any means but his adaptability in the ring was unrivaled, he could see what needed to be done or changed while fighting and he would do it while others just got confused by his style. He looked awkward and you can say that he slapped if you want to but he won against top competition and never lost.

People can hate on him but he is the one that retired undefeated so there you have it.

[mitch12]

Top 150, and I am being generous. I 've been watching boxing since I was a kid and I never even heard of him (or any of his opponents) until he beat Lacy. Kessler was his best win. He does have skills and was a champ for over a decade (20+ defenses) and he retired undefeated. Those accomplishments should be considered even though he is overrated as far as his legacy and resume are concerned. So top 150 at the most.

where would you put him skill wise