By Mark Vester
British boxing legend Nigel "Dark Destroyer" Benn, recently stated on a documentary about super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (to air Thursday on ITV4), that if Calzgahe was around in his era, he would have beaten the best of the super middleweight division - inlcuding himself, Steve Collins, Chris Eubank and Roy Jones, Jr.
When asked if Calzaghe would have beaten him, Benn replied "maybe so, maybe so."
"I actually feel we would have seen the best of (Calzaghe) if he'd have came around in our era. He might have beaten us all, who knows, we'll never know," Benn said.
Another British boxing legend, Chris Eubank, feels that Calzaghe is a true warrior, but needs a first class opponent to test him, someone of an equal skill level.
"It's unfortunate for Joe that hasn't had an opponent who is of equal stature in order to have someone to bounce off of in the public eye. Another personality in which to cause the friction, which Nigel Benn and I had, so it's unfortunate for him, but that's the way the cookie crumbles I guess. Calzaghe is the proper article, a true warrior," Eubank said.
Calzaghe's promoter Frank Warren said that he has no doubts about Calzaghe beating Eubank, Benn and best super middleweights of their era.
"Joe Calzaghe at his prime and all of those guys at their prime - including Steve Collins and Roy Jones - he would have beaten them," Warren said.
