How long does Calzaghe last vs Benn

[P.K]

Carlos won't reply to true statements. Ban him from this section, he is a troll.

[P.K]

Benn was not a brawler though, he was open at times, but he had good body movement and used feints etc... he would bob and weave, post Watson he was much improved.

He was not just a brawler, but a man with good skills, heart and extreme power.

In fact someone I met so him at Ministry of Sound ocne clubbing, and they shadow boxed and Benn had unreal handspeed in real life. Just goes to show that boxers are real fast.

[RubenSonny]

Joes chin was average, Benn was a bigger puncher than everyone who dropped Joe. I think he has a better chance to stop him, than some are making out.

[Steak]

Calzaghe's chin is overrated, but his stamina is not. This just might look like Benn-Watson, although its more likely Calzaghe swamps him with activity late and wins a decision, while having some trouble in the middleish early rounds.

[CarlosG815]

You're both making ridiculous claims of steroid use and neither of you have ANY proof, only speculation.

You are right Jab, I only said that because he so blatantly threw out that Hopkins was on PED's without a shred of evidence, so I made the same claim just so that he would react to it and show us all his ass again, which he did in his next post in which he shows "evidence" of Hopkins' PED use.

[CarlosG815]

Carlos won't reply to true statements. Ban him from this section, he is a troll.

What true statements have been made? All I have read is nonsense and buffoonery.

"Calzaghe would win easy UD."

"Benn is just a brawler."

"Calzaghe got dropped by a forearm." (it was a clear as day right hand)

"Roy Jones still had something in the tank."

"2004 Bernard was better than 1994 Bernard."

This is all nonsense. The fact is that Benn was the better fighter all around. Joe seemed like he had fast hands, but he had nothing behind those punches. Roy Jones had true handspeed because his flurries actually hurt and were effective whereas Joe's were just distractions that got him some bogus stoppages. No doubt that many boxers could punch like that with the same speed if they used the same technique and with no power behind each punch, but the problem is, you're not gonna be a world beater fighting like that, and that is why Joe was NEVER A WORLD BEATER!

He beat a bunch of shot past prime fighters who were BIG NAME GUYS in the early and mid nineties, and were sliding in early 2000's, then SHOT on fight night with Joe.

Nigel Benn had as much speed, but threw more effective and harder combinations. His bob and weave "hands up" style was very effective, and he did very well at keeping himself low, ala Marciano, and made himself a difficult target to hit right on the chin.

His resume is full of top fighters at the top of their game and he performed like a warrior in them all.

As far as I'm concerned, Benn has every advantage over Calzaghe aside from reflexes, as Joe did have a good set of reflexes, but that was most likely the ******* so who knows when he was coked up and when he wasn't? The fact is this: Calzaghe never beat guys in their prime, and he was a cokehead which we all know is an edge in a fight.

[Scott9945]

This is comical. A guy like Benn who has fought wars with Eubank and a drag out war with McClellan and always fought guys at the top of their game would get beat by "easy UD" by Joe Calzaghe who has beaten "who" again?

Come on guys. Anybody who says easy UD has got to be delusional. No question who the better fighter is in this matchup.

I'm shocked at some responses, but then again, not really. I am wondering which Calzaghe win or performance is leading you to believe this. Was it getting dropped and having a war with Roy Jones who was shot to pieces and had nothing left and was dismantled by Danny Green? Or was it his performances against washed up euro bums?

Benn's resume, record, and tape speaks for itself, as does Calzaghes. Calzaghe had done nothing throughout his career that shows he has the skills, heart, or chin to take on a beast like Nigel Benn.

I don't need to use their records to validate my point. I've seen them both fight, and Joe was better. Benn had an exciting style and a fun personality, but his rings skills simply don't equal Calzaghe's. And I don't know when Joe ever showed the lack of skills, heart, or chin to make him vulnerable to the perpetually overrated Nigel Benn.

[$Bullsfam$]

My question is who has Calzaghe ever fault like Nigel Benn? Somebody with good speed to match their devastating power? He's 10x the fighter Jeff Lacey is and that's Joe's best win. Lacey has good power but he didn't have speed like Benn because benn came up from middleweight.

Like I said, Benn only really loses by KO to somebody that can give it to him just as bad as he can give it to them. Calzaghe can't hurt him with those slaps.

[New England]

Joes chin was average, Benn was a bigger puncher than everyone who dropped Joe. I think he has a better chance to stop him, than some are making out.

this is what is wearing on me


benn really was was a big puncher and calzaghe had a tendency to get hit early when he stepped up in comp.

kessler got in some decent work early, and roy and bernard both dropped joe in the very first round if i'm remembering correctly
and they were clean punches and real knockdowns

none of those guys (even roy, given his complete shottedness,) could crack like benn
calzaghe fought with his hands down as low as his damn knees



i'm giving benn a much better chance than most of making a good fight of it, and probably hurting joe at least once and perhaps even getting him out of there.

but i'm still picking calzaghe to win a decision
he could do more, he was a bit bigger and longer

he basically does everything but punch better


i think by the end of the fight joe would have him figured out enough to have pulled out a decision in a good fight


the limeys would be off the walls!

[studentofthegam]

My question is who has Calzaghe ever fault like Nigel Benn? Somebody with good speed to match their devastating power? He's 10x the fighter Jeff Lacey is and that's Joe's best win. Lacey has good power but he didn't have speed like Benn because benn came up from middleweight.

Like I said, Benn only really loses by KO to somebody that can give it to him just as bad as he can give it to them. Calzaghe can't hurt him with those slaps.

Kessler was his best win.