Replace "Calzaghe" with "Tyson" and "British" with "an insane nutjob" and you've got an equally accurate paragraph.
Oh I agree 100%! I have no truck with nuthuggery regardless of the quarter it comes from or who the object of the ****-****** fantasy is. I do tend to direct my displeasure towards whoever the most egregious at a given time is though. Right now we have a bunch of Zaghes-huggery (or is that "buggery"?) going on right now.....I'm sure in a week another fighter's fan-bois will take over the top spot :frustrated9:
Calzaghe had talent and was good enough that if someone wants to regard him as a fringe ATG calibre fighter than I have no argument. The problem comes in where his demented nuthuggers make him out as some kind of boxing avatar who blows away all the ATGs in history. No logic, no reason. In fact his only trait that counts when fan-bois elevate him to that status is that he's British
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Wow i didnt think a poster as good as you would be so ignorant ...Calzaghe is not Brittish hes welsh
cant believe this is a topic and being discussed!? there is NO comparison of these 2names!!!! calzag--><--tyson
The topic is was to compare resumes ...
Both have a lot of wins over B-C level competition and both have wins over past their best HOF fighter ...in fact they share a lot of similarity's resume wise ,except joe went unbeaten in his record
Tyson has the greater resume and will be rated in history as the greater fighter..
Tyson's best wins
Michael Spinks - 2 weight champ & undefeated - 31-0
Larry Holmes - Former long reigning champion - 48-2
Razor Ruddock (twice) Top rated contender - 25-1
Trevor Berbick - Heavyweight Champion
Pink Thomas - Ex Champion - 29-1-1
Tony Tucker - reigning champion - 34-0
Tyrell Biggs - Olympic champion & highly ranked 15-0
Tony Tubbs - Former champion - 24-1
Frank Bruno - Top contender 32-2 (32)KOs
Carl Williams - Top Contender - 22-2
Joe Calzaghe best wins
Chris Eubank - 2 weight world champion - 45-2-2
Robin Reid - Former champion (controvercial dec) 26-1-1
Richie Woodall - Former champion - 26-2
Charles Brewer - former champion - 37-8
Jeff Lacy - former champion - 21-0
Mikkel Kessler - former champion - 39-0
Roy Jones - former champion - 52-4
Bernard Hopkins - former champion 48-4-1 (contoversial dec)
Tyson has the greater resume and will be rated in history as the greater fighter..
Tyson's best wins
Michael Spinks - 2 weight champ & undefeated - 31-0
Larry Holmes - Former long reigning champion - 48-2
Razor Ruddock (twice) Top rated contender - 25-1
Trevor Berbick - Heavyweight Champion
Pink Thomas - Ex Champion - 29-1-1
Tony Tucker - reigning champion - 34-0
Tyrell Biggs - Olympic champion & highly ranked 15-0
Tony Tubbs - Former champion - 24-1
Frank Bruno - Top contender 32-2 (32)KOs
Carl Williams - Top Contender - 22-2
Joe Calzaghe best wins
Chris Eubank - 2 weight world champion - 45-2-2
Robin Reid - Former champion (controvercial dec) 26-1-1
Richie Woodall - Former champion - 26-2
Charles Brewer - former champion - 37-8
Jeff Lacy - former champion - 21-0
Mikkel Kessler - former champion - 39-0
Roy Jones - former champion - 52-4
Bernard Hopkins - former champion 48-4-1 (contoversial dec)
I always thought Alex Stewart was a good win also.
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