Calzaghe vs Ward: Who had the tougher competition?

[lparm]

Listen up before your bias takes over and hear me out. Joe Calzaghe was up and coming during the time of Irish Steve Collins, Nigel Benn, And Chris Eubank then after winning the title the competition slipped to Michell, Brewer, and Reid. At the end of his career it picked up again to include Lacy and Kessler. Joe beat all but 2 of the names I listed and would've beaten Collins if he didn't retire suddenly when the fight looked like it would happen.

Ward was up and coming in the era of Kessler, Froch, and Abraham. Yes he beat them all but would you put them at the same level as the British trio Calzaghe had as contemporaries? IMO they are all below slightly. So if you look at Joes resume to ward then Joe's is far superior.

[IronDanHamza]

At the same time in their respective career's then Ward, obviously.

[dan_cov]

Picked it up by beating Lacy? Just spat my beer everywhere, thanks

[ИATAS]

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[Light_Speed]

If it wasn't for Hopkins I would say Ward, but as it stands it's Calzaghe.

[Arsene Knows]

Sorry but this thread makes *** all sense.

[Prince Mongo]

Listen up before your bias takes over and hear me out. Joe Calzaghe was up and coming during the time of Irish Steve Collins, Nigel Benn, And Chris Eubank then after winning the title the competition slipped to Michell, Brewer, and Reid. At the end of his career it picked up again to include Lacy and Kessler. Joe beat all but 2 of the names I listed and would've beaten Collins if he didn't retire suddenly when the fight looked like it would happen.

Ward was up and coming in the era of Kessler, Froch, and Abraham. Yes he beat them all but would you put them at the same level as the British trio Calzaghe had as contemporaries? IMO they are all below slightly. So if you look at Joes resume to ward then Joe's is far superior.

Calzaghe did not fight Benn or Collins. They might have been contempories of his but he did not fight them. It may have been a tougher era but Ward has beaten the best present day SMW whereas Joe only fought Eubank who took the fight at short notice and has having tax problems.

[Arsene Knows]

Benn or Collins weren't "contemporaries". Collins ducked Calzaghe and Benn was shot to ****. Eubank is a good win.

Ward has had more names in the division. 168 was pretty bare when Joe was champion. The only guy out there was Sven Ottke and the fight couldn't be made for obvious reasons.

[daggum]

those guys were all finished when calzaghe came around. that's like saying ledbedev had a tougher era than holyfield because ledbedev beat toney and jones jr.

[lparm]

The Kessler that Joe fought and beat is far better than the one Ward beat.

Lacy was better than Abraham.

Near prime Eubank that Joe beat was far better than Froch.

Yeah I'm not seeing how Wards best wins are better than Joe's at 168.

Also 2006 Bika > 2010 Bika that Ward couldn't put a dent in.