People want to say Calzaghe has a great undefeated record, GREATEST SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT EVER right? Well I took a look at the ring magazines top 10 super middleweights since 1997 when Joe first became a top super middleweight by beating a 31 Chris Eubank who arguably wasn't even a top fighter anymore. It was for a vacant title.
Feel free to check my research for yourself. Here. Just go down and check the annual rankings of the year.
1998: Joes ranked #2.
Fought: Branko Sobot(unranked), Juan Ferreyra(unranked)
1999: Joes ranked #2
Fought: Robin Reid(ranked #9, NEVER REMATCHED after controversial win), Rick Thornberry(unranked),
2000: Ranked #2
Fought: David Starie(unranked), Omar Shieka(unranked), Richie Woodhall(unranked)
2001: Ranked #2
Fought: Mario Viet(unranked), Will McIntyre(unranked)
2002: Ranked #1 because Svettes challengers got worse then Joes..
Fought: Charles Brewer(ranked #6), Miguel Jimenez(unranked), Tocker Pudwill(unranked)
2003: Ranked #1
Fought: Bryon Mitchell(ranked #6)
2004: Ranked #1
Fought: Mger Mkrtchyan(unranked), Kabery Salem(unranked)
2005: Ranked #1
Fought: Mario Viet(unranked rematch), Evans Ashira(unranked)
2006: ranked #1
Fought: Jeff Lacey(#3), Sakio Bika(unranked)
2007: Ranked #1
Fought: Peter Manfredo(unranked), Mikkel Kessler(#2)
2008: Moved to Light Heavyweight
Fought: Bernard Hopkins(#1), Roy Jones Jr(unranked seriously shot legend)
So were saying somebody who fought 5 top 10 ranked opponents in 21 defenses when he was ranked 1 or 2, and only 2 of them were top 5, is an ATG? 5 years of his prime were against unranked opponents.
Hopkins is his best win who was in his 40's. It's still a great win because of what Hopkins just did but Hopkins didn't have the speed he once had. Obviously lost a step, gave Joe the fight of his life and arguably beat him on technique alone. Then Joe never rematched to settle the score once and for all.
Instead he fought Roy Jones who was out of his prime after he got KO'd by Johnson. He was seriously shot, no speed or reflexes anymore, came off a win against shot blown up Trinidad.
So LMAO, is this really what you want to call ATG?
Feel free to check my research for yourself. Here. Just go down and check the annual rankings of the year.
1998: Joes ranked #2.
Fought: Branko Sobot(unranked), Juan Ferreyra(unranked)
1999: Joes ranked #2
Fought: Robin Reid(ranked #9, NEVER REMATCHED after controversial win), Rick Thornberry(unranked),
2000: Ranked #2
Fought: David Starie(unranked), Omar Shieka(unranked), Richie Woodhall(unranked)
2001: Ranked #2
Fought: Mario Viet(unranked), Will McIntyre(unranked)
2002: Ranked #1 because Svettes challengers got worse then Joes..
Fought: Charles Brewer(ranked #6), Miguel Jimenez(unranked), Tocker Pudwill(unranked)
2003: Ranked #1
Fought: Bryon Mitchell(ranked #6)
2004: Ranked #1
Fought: Mger Mkrtchyan(unranked), Kabery Salem(unranked)
2005: Ranked #1
Fought: Mario Viet(unranked rematch), Evans Ashira(unranked)
2006: ranked #1
Fought: Jeff Lacey(#3), Sakio Bika(unranked)
2007: Ranked #1
Fought: Peter Manfredo(unranked), Mikkel Kessler(#2)
2008: Moved to Light Heavyweight
Fought: Bernard Hopkins(#1), Roy Jones Jr(unranked seriously shot legend)
So were saying somebody who fought 5 top 10 ranked opponents in 21 defenses when he was ranked 1 or 2, and only 2 of them were top 5, is an ATG? 5 years of his prime were against unranked opponents.
Hopkins is his best win who was in his 40's. It's still a great win because of what Hopkins just did but Hopkins didn't have the speed he once had. Obviously lost a step, gave Joe the fight of his life and arguably beat him on technique alone. Then Joe never rematched to settle the score once and for all.
Instead he fought Roy Jones who was out of his prime after he got KO'd by Johnson. He was seriously shot, no speed or reflexes anymore, came off a win against shot blown up Trinidad.
So LMAO, is this really what you want to call ATG?
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