Joe Calzaghe hardly put a foot wrong throughout his decorated career, having become a long-time world champion before later retiring with an unbeaten record.<\/p>\n
Of everyone he faced across his 46 professional victories and 21 world title fights, there is one man that seemed to distinguish himself as the very best.<\/p>\n
Calzaghe\u2019s most complete performance arguably came against Jeff Lacy, with the Welshman earning a dominant unanimous decision win, but Lacy of course is far from the most elite operator that Calzaghe ever faced.<\/p>\n
Rather, many have argued his light-heavyweight encounter with Bernard Hopkins<\/a>, back in 2008, saw Calzaghe claim his most impressive victory.<\/p>\n But while B-Hop floored his man in the opening round, and ultimately lost a rather contentious split decision, Calzaghe has insisted that his toughest opponent was in fact Mikkel Kessler<\/a>.<\/p>\n The razor-sharp technician collided with the Danish world champion in 2007<\/a>, when an added degree of speed saw him come away with three major titles at 168lbs.<\/p>\n