Andre Ward has claimed that Joe Calzaghe would have posed him extra issues than former unified heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua.
There was speak of Ward returning to the game in 2018 for a staggering heavyweight contest with Joshua, nevertheless this by no means materialised.
The 39-year-old American defeated the likes of Sergey Kovalev, Mikkel Kessler and Carl Froch throughout his glittering, undefeated skilled profession, which noticed him inducted into the Worldwide Boxing Corridor of Fame in 2021.
British battle followers have additionally speculated on how ‘S.O.G.’ would have faired in opposition to the person who was considered his predecessor to the tremendous middleweight throne – Wales’ Joe Calzaghe.
In a current interview with Boxing Information, Ward remarkably defined that he believes Calzaghe would have posed a harder take a look at stylistically than Joshua.
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“I do know no person can think about me with the ability to go energy for energy with Joshua due to his dimension and the best way he seems, however I don’t assume I’d have been overpowered from a bodily standpoint.
“The massive, one shot would have been my concern with Anthony Joshua. He doesn’t have the type – he’s not like an enormous man, like George Foreman. George is aware of easy methods to tie you up and stroll you again and put on you down.
“[Joshua’s] making an attempt to field and be cute as properly. I can look out for that proper hand so much simpler while you battle like that, so Joe Calzaghe would have been a harder battle. A special type, and a distinct mentality.”
An attention-grabbing take from the Californian, who would have greater than probably been over 4 stone lighter than ‘AJ’ in the event that they ever did lock horns within the ring.
Like Ward, Calzaghe additionally retired from the skilled recreation with out ever struggling a defeat, and is extensively seen as certainly one of Britain’s most interesting ever fighters.
Sadly, followers won’t ever understand how a match up between both Joshua or Calzaghe would have performed out.
AJ will tackle Francis Ngannou subsequent, after the previous UFC star gave Tyson Fury all he may deal with in Saudi Arabia final October.
Breaking:
Francis Ngannou vs. Anthony Joshua is a carried out deal, per @Turki_alalshikh.
Ten-round boxing match in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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