He is one of the best Ive ever seen, and it appears nobody can solve his unique style. Id favor Joe against the likes of Dawson, Abrahams, Bute, Diaconu, Pavlik, or anybody else in the LHW, SMW, or MW, divisions. And I believe he wins all those fights fairly easily, save Dawson, who is the only one that offers any sort of ppv opportunity and he isn't even a big enough name to get over 400k ppvs. Hopefully someone convinces Joe that he needs to have his last fight in the UK, and fights dawson in front of 80,000 home fans.
However, I just cant see the fight with Dawson ever happening . It presents more danger than his fight with RJJ, with half the name value, and half the purse. I could also see Calzaghe succumbing to nerves, anxiety, and a lot of second guessing if he sets up a fight with Dawson, since he already committed himself to retirement with an unblemished record, and then has to risk it. So this may be goodbye to Calzaghe, the best fighter nobody payed attention to until it was too late.
However, I just cant see the fight with Dawson ever happening . It presents more danger than his fight with RJJ, with half the name value, and half the purse. I could also see Calzaghe succumbing to nerves, anxiety, and a lot of second guessing if he sets up a fight with Dawson, since he already committed himself to retirement with an unblemished record, and then has to risk it. So this may be goodbye to Calzaghe, the best fighter nobody payed attention to until it was too late.