So... Could Joe Calzaghe Ever Claim a Heavyweight Title?

[ElGranLuchador]

maybe in his prime hes got a slim chance to beat john ruiz
but unlike roy defensive style
calzaghe style its not good to use against men that outweight him by 40 pounds

[THE REED]

Prime versus Prime, Jones beats Calzaghe.

With that said, this thread is a bit off. I mean, Glen Johnson, Montell Griffin and Antonio Tarver probably couldn't win at heavy either but all three have a W over Jones.

Ok first of all... Montell Griffin?

Second, what difference does that make? Im comparing the abilities of the fighters in their prime.

[Silencers]

No, he couldn't. His style wouldn't be suited for heavyweight.

[sparked_85]

Joe relies on physical strength.

[THE REED]

Joe relies on physical strength.

thats it????

[sparked_85]

obviously Joe has alot of strings to his bow but if your putting him in their with a big lad who likes to hold Joe is going to have a very very hard time in there.

[Jim Jeffries]

If Joe took one 10th of the steroids that Roy Jones has taken, who knows? You really think Toney could have been a competitive HW without steroids?

[The Hammer]

When the heavyweight division was weaker a few years ago, he might have.

He would have had a good chance against the likes of Byrd, Briggs, Lyakhovich, Maskaev, or Ruiz.

Calzaghe might have a chance against Peter - the fight could look a lot like Calzaghe vs. Lacy. But he would not defeat Wladimir or Chagaev.

[THE REED]

If Joe took one 10th of the steroids that Roy Jones has taken, who knows? You really think Toney could have been a competitive HW without steroids?

Obviously you dont know the story.

[Jim Jeffries]

Obviously you dont know the story.

Yeah yeah yeah, Roy and Toney only took "supplements" right?