Comments Thread For: Joe Calzaghe named as the greatest fighter in British boxing history

[MulaKO]

I really really liked Joe C
But the best.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Well I went to as many of them as I could, so I deffo remember them. Absolute legend.

The Lacy beatdown was probably the greatest beat down I've seen live. It was majestic and special.

I was a Joe fan myself, I was at Lacy and Bika in Manchester and went to Wales for the Kessler fight and Manfredo. Might be getting confused but I’m sure the Lacy fight was on at like 2-3am UK time too. That was definitely the best atmosphere at a Calzaghe fight I attended.

However, Calzaghe never really captured the UK public the way Hatton did. I really wish he would have stepped up his competition earlier. I think people got bored of him in the early 2000’s. Did beat some decent contenders, but in between Eubank and Lacy he fought way too many nobodies in irrelevant WBO title defences.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Did you actually read it? It was written by former Boxing News editor Matt Christie, who is almost certainly more knowledgeable than you, and he was simply reporting on an event.

Don’t assume…

“A poll of writers and historians”. That’s who I was referring to not your bald boyfriend Matt.

[Coverdale]

I was a Joe fan myself, I was at Lacy and Bika in Manchester and went to Wales for the Kessler fight and Manfredo. Might be getting confused but I’m sure the Lacy fight was on at like 2-3am UK time too. That was definitely the best atmosphere at a Calzaghe fight I attended.

However, Calzaghe never really captured the UK public the way Hatton did. I really wish he would have stepped up his competition earlier. I think people got bored of him in the early 2000’s. Did beat some decent contenders, but in between Eubank and Lacy he fought way too many nobodies in irrelevant WBO title defences.

You mean you weren't all in on that Mario Veit rematch?

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

You mean you weren't all in on that Mario Veit rematch?

The rematch of a first round KO.

Think it was a mandatory in fairness.

[Coverdale]

The rematch of a first round KO.

Think it was a mandatory in fairness.

It was a mandatory, you are correct. But the reason it ended up in Germany and on Eurosport is because Sky didn't want to put up the money for it.

I would have liked to see him drop the belt much sooner and fight an IBF mandatory to force an Ottke fight.

[Oregonian]

Maybe a floyd fan voted Joe the best. Would they say he's greater than roy Jones junior and hopkins?.
I wonder if eubanks agrees?

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The title of the article is CALZAGHE NAMED GREATEST BRITISH FIGHTER EVER.

No where on that title nor the article does it say Calzaghe is the World’s greatest boxer or America’s greatest boxer.

Dirk Nowitzki is considered the greatest European basketball player, should we start a thread arguing if he’s better than LeBron or MJ?

We know the answer, don’t we?

[Oregonian]

1. Lewis
2. Khan
3. Hamed
4. Fury
5. Itauma

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Khan???

Ok then.

[IronDanHamza]

He’s not.

[JohnnyCan]

Very possibly greatest in any continent. Fought many great opponents and had athletic skills never seen since.