Joe Calzahe
Jeff Lacy - prime, undefeated champ
Mikkel Kessler - prime, undefeated champ
Roy Jones Jr - out of prime
Bernard Hopkins - still highly competitive, ring mag LHW champ
Chris Eubank - out of prime
Peter Manfredo Jr
Sakio Bika
Mario Veit
Byron Mitchell
Charles Brewer
Omar Shieka
Robin Reid
NOTABLE DOMINANT WINS: Jeff Lacy, Roy Jones Jr, Chris Eubank
NOTABLE COMPETITIVE (but clear) WINS: Mikkel Kessler
NOTABLE CONTROVERSIAL WINS: Bernard Hopkins
NOTABLE LOSSES: None
GENERAL VERDICT: Decent overall opposition and career, wins, undefeated record helps, and the way he beat Lacy when he wasn't expected to. Moved up to beat a still formidable Hopkins with more punch output.
Carl Froch
Lucian Bute - prime, undefeated, champ
Andre Ward - prime, undefeated, champ
Mikkel Kessler - elite
Jean Pascal - prime, undefeated, champ
Glen Johnson - out of prime
Andre Dirrell - prime, undefeated
Arthur Abraham - elite, dangerous but limited
Jermain Taylor - competitive, but worn
Robin Reid
NOTABLE DOMINANT WINS: Lucian Bute, Arthur Abraham
NOTABLE COMPETITIVE (but clear) WINS: Pascal, Johnson, Taylor
NOTABLE CONTROVERSIAL WINS: Andre Dirrell
NOTABLE LOSSES: Mikkel Kessler, Andre Ward
GENERAL VERDICT: Great opposition, but some key losses and close wins
Andre Ward
Carl Froch - elite, champ
Mikkel Kessler - elite, champ
Arthur Abraham - elite, dangerous
Chad Dawson - elite, LHW champ
Edison Miranda
Sakio Bika
Allan Green
NOTABLE DOMINANT WINS: Carl Froch, Mikkel Kessler, Arthur Abraham, Chad Dawson
NOTABLE COMPETITIVE (but clear) WINS: Case for Froch
NOTABLE CONTROVERSIAL WINS: None
NOTABLE LOSSES: None
GENERAL VERDICT: Good mix of quality opposition, wins and dominance
Jeff Lacy - prime, undefeated champ
Mikkel Kessler - prime, undefeated champ
Roy Jones Jr - out of prime
Bernard Hopkins - still highly competitive, ring mag LHW champ
Chris Eubank - out of prime
Peter Manfredo Jr
Sakio Bika
Mario Veit
Byron Mitchell
Charles Brewer
Omar Shieka
Robin Reid
NOTABLE DOMINANT WINS: Jeff Lacy, Roy Jones Jr, Chris Eubank
NOTABLE COMPETITIVE (but clear) WINS: Mikkel Kessler
NOTABLE CONTROVERSIAL WINS: Bernard Hopkins
NOTABLE LOSSES: None
GENERAL VERDICT: Decent overall opposition and career, wins, undefeated record helps, and the way he beat Lacy when he wasn't expected to. Moved up to beat a still formidable Hopkins with more punch output.
Carl Froch
Lucian Bute - prime, undefeated, champ
Andre Ward - prime, undefeated, champ
Mikkel Kessler - elite
Jean Pascal - prime, undefeated, champ
Glen Johnson - out of prime
Andre Dirrell - prime, undefeated
Arthur Abraham - elite, dangerous but limited
Jermain Taylor - competitive, but worn
Robin Reid
NOTABLE DOMINANT WINS: Lucian Bute, Arthur Abraham
NOTABLE COMPETITIVE (but clear) WINS: Pascal, Johnson, Taylor
NOTABLE CONTROVERSIAL WINS: Andre Dirrell
NOTABLE LOSSES: Mikkel Kessler, Andre Ward
GENERAL VERDICT: Great opposition, but some key losses and close wins
Andre Ward
Carl Froch - elite, champ
Mikkel Kessler - elite, champ
Arthur Abraham - elite, dangerous
Chad Dawson - elite, LHW champ
Edison Miranda
Sakio Bika
Allan Green
NOTABLE DOMINANT WINS: Carl Froch, Mikkel Kessler, Arthur Abraham, Chad Dawson
NOTABLE COMPETITIVE (but clear) WINS: Case for Froch
NOTABLE CONTROVERSIAL WINS: None
NOTABLE LOSSES: None
GENERAL VERDICT: Good mix of quality opposition, wins and dominance
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