Joe Calzaghe Was Impressive Enough To Win the Number 1 p4p Spot

[ElGranLuchador]

ooooo great comeback... Stick to the tread title and dont bring pac in here, he shoudlnt even be mentioned in the same sentece than Calzaghe... He is an actual legend killer not a legend killer wanna be.

i respect pacquiao a lot he is entertaining
but calzaghe is univerally recognized as being a better fighter than pac in p4p ratings
even the ******s from the ring magazine said it

[Boxinguru]

Against all odds fighting for the very first time out of his country and in a new weight class
In las vegas the most corrupt city in boxing against the localist judges calzaghe managed to beat up hopkins so badly the judges had no other choice but to grant him the decision
He has earned the number one p4p spot because he defeated a legend who was p4p number 4 previous to their fight sure he was old but many here on boxing scene were picking bhop to expose calzaghe
But once against good prevails and the racist hopkins got what he deserved and was outboxed in every round except the first
Calzaghe landed twice the punches that hopkins did and thats why this victory is so important he dominated hopkins like no one else ever has
For dominating a p4p boxer and being 45-0 there is no doubt in my mind Calzaghe is the true p4p king

Just b/c you don't like Mayweather & Pacman does not make Joe #1 p4p! It's all subjective anyway! I can't see why people even get upset with p4p lists anymore...

[βetamax]

No way does he deserve to be #1 or even #2 IMO. Maybe #2 if he beat Hopkins convincingly but he won a questionable decision over a #5-6 (lower on some people's list) P4P fighter. I think somewhere between #3-5 would be more appropriate.

[hugh grant]

People shouldnt keep bringing BH age into it! He was the best light heavyweight American. JC beat him and in my opinion JC had an off night. WHy keep saying he didnt beat BH impressively? He beat Kessler impressively. He beat Lacy impressively. He beat BH. Maybe not impressively but what boxer is always impressive in every fight at JCs age. Fighting the very best the world has to offer.
He was fighting in the BH backyard in a new weight. JC is allowed an off night. Doesnt mean to say he would struggle that much against BH again.

[Jorge Swaby]

hahahahaha

[Hagler★]

i disagree with this completely there was nothing impressive about his performance. he was impressive for stepping up in weight but travelling to new lands to fight is done all the time and his actual performance wasnt that great

[MANGLER]

i respect pacquiao a lot he is entertaining
but calzaghe is univerally recognized as being a better fighter than pac in p4p ratings
even the ******s from the ring magazine said it

I checked the Ring ratings and Pac is still #2 while Joe C is #3, which is the way it should be. He ain't done enough to surpass Pac let alone jump to #1.

[Mizzou]

People were picking Manfredo to beat Calzaghe, some Americans are ****ing dumb.

And Manfredo is one of Calzaghe's top five slaps on his record. The fact that people put JC in a top three p4p list is pathetic. If he truly is top3 is says alot about boxing.

[βetamax]

People shouldnt keep bringing BH age into it! He was the best light heavyweight American. JC beat him and in my opinion JC had an off night. WHy keep saying he didnt beat BH impressively? He beat Kessler impressively. He beat Lacy impressively. He beat BH. Maybe not impressively but what boxer is always impressive in every fight at JCs age. Fighting the very best the world has to offer.
He was fighting in the BH backyard in a new weight. JC is allowed an off night. Doesnt mean to say he would struggle that much against BH again.

I agree that Hopkins age shouldn't be brought into. This isn't a discussion about the legacy of each fighter, it's how they stand at this very moment and right now Hopkins is still a P4P fighter. If people want to discuss prime vs prime then save that for another topic.

I slightly disagree about his other wins being impressive, though. Kessler's a good fighter but he probably doesn't even crack the top #20 and winning 116-112 (or something close to that) is really what you would expect from someone between in the mid-section of the #1-10 rankings and not a reason to be #1-2, especially considering the accomplishments of Mayweather and Manny. The Lacy performance was impressive but I think we can all agree that he was overhyped.

[ElGranLuchador]

And Manfredo is one of Calzaghe's top five slaps on his record. The fact that people put JC in a top three p4p list is pathetic. If he truly is top3 is says alot about boxing.

calzaghed cleaned out his entire division
thats something neither mayweather or pacquiao has been capable off