Joe's key to ATG status - Surpass Rocky's 49-0 record!

[El Chicano]

Froch is also a possibility. He was Calzaghe's WBC mandatory at 168 before he vacated. Could be a nice fight to go out on in Cardiff. Both British, both undefeated, there's a bit of needle between the two, and if Froch beats Pascal, it'll be two world champions fighting.

I was thinking of that fight as well, it would be a good homecoming fight.

The way I would like to see it go is:

The Bernard rematch in the UK

Lucian Bute would be enormous, therefore mandatory

Zsolt Erdei, undefeated WBO 175lbs champ

And the big one for 50 and 0 against Bad Chad Dawson (after Chad unifies the division against Hugo Garay & Adrian Diaconu, WBA & WBC strapholders)

I would like to see him do this and retire by age 39. He'd be an automatic ATG lock, and I'm not even a Calslappy fan. I'm a fan of the sport and I just feel it would be historic for boxing.

[boxaholic]

At 46-0 and a young 36 years old, Joe Calzaghe should fight on and attempt to surpass Rocky's legendary undefeated record before hanging them up for good.

Possible opponents for Joe in his final year or two as a fighter:

Bernard Hopkins
Chad Dawson
Glen Johnson
Arthur Abraham
Jermain Taylor
Kelly Pavlik
Lucian Bute

If he can run through 4 of the above mentioned names and retire with an unblemished 50-0 record, he'll have clearly cemented his status as an ATG in the eyes of many, in the UK as well as in the US. I think he can do it and he should.

Discuss.

He would beat Bute, Taylor, and Glen Johnson easily. With Bhop and Pavlik he would win. Abraham and Dawson he should stay away from. They will give Joe a hard time.

[RIP Rudi Pika]

Roy Jones was 50 and 0 until he lost to Tarver, we all know he beat Montell Griffen

Except rules are rules, and he wasn't.

And I doubt he would have been 50-0 when he fought Tarver either.

Did you discount the rematch from your calculations?

If Roy had won the first fight there would have been no rematch, so Roy would have been 49-0, therefore never beating Rocky's record.

[x-PeROxiDE-x]

Except rules are rules, and he wasn't.

And I doubt he would have been 50-0 when he fought Tarver either.

Did you discount the rematch from your calculations?

If Roy had won the first fight there would have been no rematch, so Roy would have been 49-0, therefore never beating Rocky's record.

Don't waste your time with Flawless, he is an ignorant bigot.

If Joe was black he would have proclaimed him the GOAT by now.

[El Chicano]

He would beat Bute, Taylor, and Glen Johnson easily. With Bhop and Pavlik he would win. Abraham and Dawson he should stay away from. They will give Joe a hard time.

The Bute fight would be huge overseas, plus Bute had a fairly easy fight with Bika, while Joe struggled with him.

Taylor may be easy pickin's for Joe, but hey, it would help him prep for Chad, both he and Jermain are big, young, strong technical fighters.

Glen Johnson; I believe he'd make it tough for Joe.

[PrettyBoyFloyd7]

At 46-0 and a young 36 years old, Joe Calzaghe should fight on and attempt to surpass Rocky's legendary undefeated record before hanging them up for good.

Possible opponents for Joe in his final year or two as a fighter:

Bernard Hopkins
Chad Dawson
Glen Johnson
Arthur Abraham
Jermain Taylor
Kelly Pavlik
Lucian Bute

If he can run through 4 of the above mentioned names and retire with an unblemished 50-0 record, he'll have clearly cemented his status as an ATG in the eyes of many, in the UK as well as in the US. I think he can do it and he should.

Discuss.

A Hopkins rematch would be too risky for Joe, just as a bout with Chad Dawson. I think Joe would pull off convincing wins over Abraham, Taylor,Pavlik, and Bute though. That would make him 50-0 right there.

[number6]

I would like to see Joe bow out now, if not that maybe one last fight in Wales.

One thing is for sure, he isnt going to be having 4 more fights.

[Mr. Ryan]

What about all of the other great fighters who didn't surpass Marciano's record? Are they less great for not surpassing some statistic?

[Dice]

Why the hell did Joe kiss Macca in the lips?? Anyways,a record is just a number, Marciano was great for the work he did in the ring and so is Joe

[Brockton Lip]

He wouldn't beat Marciano's record just being 50-0-0. Marciano was the one and only champion at heavyweight. Calzaghe would at least have to unify first.