Prime Joe Calzaghe vs gg

[M Bison]

Lets. Not forget that Joe was able to adapt.to all different styles can gg do.that? probably not

True he did adapt to the style of a fighter but I think Golovkin is a different proposition, Joe never faced anyone who hits that hard and I'd be saying the same thing with Kovalev.
I'm in no way having a go at Joe Calzaghe he has some great wins on his record he was great to watch and i enjoyed many of his fights but I fancy GG to actually hurting Joe and keeping him hurt I just really don't see it...
I'm pretty sure Joe would have been eating counter punches all night until he got KOed.

[daggum]

True he did adapt to the style of a fighter but I think Golovkin is a different proposition, Joe never faced anyone who hits that hard and I'd be saying the same thing with Kovalev.
I'm in no way having a go at Joe Calzaghe he has some great wins on his record he was great to watch and i enjoyed many of his fights but I fancy GG to actually hurting Joe and keeping him hurt I just really don't see it...
I'm pretty sure Joe would have been eating counter punches all night until he got KOed.

no he didn't. why do people say this? he did the same thing over and over until it worked. that's the exact opposite of adapting. name me a fight where he didn't try to overwhelm his opponent with slappy midrange punches? where is a fight where he set traps, lured opponents in, fought off the back foot etc...? i think you are confusing starting slow with adapting.

examples: hopkins fight: he tried to box with hopkins for the first half of the fight and was humiliated so what did he do? came forward throwing ineffective slap punches that didn't connect but he got the decision.

kessler fight: he was down after 5 rounds again because he was trying to box more. what did he do? upped the pace and got into slappy range which was effective since kessler's foot speed is non existent.

lacy fight: started off in slappy mode since lacy was a statue and did slappy midrange mode for 12 rounds.

[elfag]

True he did adapt to the style of a fighter but I think Golovkin is a different proposition, Joe never faced anyone who hits that hard and I'd be saying the same thing with Kovalev.
I'm in no way having a go at Joe Calzaghe he has some great wins on his record he was great to watch and i enjoyed many of his fights but I fancy GG to actually hurting Joe and keeping him hurt I just really don't see it...
I'm pretty sure Joe would have been eating counter punches all night until he got KOed.

youve got to be ****ing kidding me. GGG at 33 has yet to fight even a B level fighter. just lol at him countering cal***gi all night, cal***gi is too fast and least we forget GGG is dead scared of going to 168 as it is.

[elfag]

Lol I didnt say GGG had a better resume i'm saying Calzaghe cant be regarded as the best Britain has to offer because his resume is weak. He fought Hopkins and Jones when they were old and in Jones case washed up. Jones was what 39 and Hopkins was in his 40's. Jones was washed up before he even fought Joe and he he managed to knock him down.

Calzaghe would be aggressive like he always is and would get caught by GGG and stopped. His resume being better than GGG's have very little to do with how the fight would go.

Their resumes absolutely matter. GGG is unproven against anyone near cal***gi's level, the opposite is not true. Cal***gi was past his best as well when he faced jones and hopkins. Throw out jones and hopkins, his resume is still miles better than GGG's.

[M Bison]

youve got to be ****ing kidding me. GGG at 33 has yet to fight even a B level fighter. just lol at him countering cal***gi all night, cal***gi is too fast and least we forget GGG is dead scared of going to 168 as it is.

Sure... Whatever makes you sleep easier at night.

[aldo5408]

youve got to be ****ing kidding me. GGG at 33 has yet to fight even a B level fighter. just lol at him countering cal***gi all night, cal***gi is too fast and least we forget GGG is dead scared of going to 168 as it is.

What's your prediction bro?

[Raonic]

Calzaghe SD.

[Boxfan7819]

Here's a better question although off topic...
Who will rank higher in the ATG list? Calzaghe, Mayweather, or Marciano?

[aldo5408]

Here's a better question although off topic...
Who will rank higher in the ATG list? Calzaghe, Mayweather, or Marciano?

Easily Calzaghe just because he was so great. Great point green k sent

[Sweet Pea 50]

Zags by wide UD.

Too slick.

Too Welsh.