Is Calzaghe A Cherry Picker?
August 29th, 2008 Joe Calzaghe
By Michael Lieberman: Let me start off by saying that I’ve always been a huge fan of Joe Calzaghe. Indeed, up until his fight with Bernard Hopkins last April, I thought Calzaghe was one of the finest boxers of all time. However, my thoughts have changed since the Hopkins bout, and now that Calzaghe had […]
Has Pavlik Earned The Right to Demand a Bout Against Calzaghe?
August 25th, 2008 Kelly Pavlik, Joe Calzaghe
By Jonathan Watkins: To become a renowned champion, you must fight your way to the top and then maintain the skills and consistency to stay there. Once accomplished you then have the luxury of sitting at the top of your division and being sought after by up and coming boxers. These fighters, aspiring to become […]
Boxing: Calzaghe Going Out With A Whimper
August 23rd, 2008 Joe Calzaghe
By Michael Lieberman: Instead of taking on Kelly Pavlik in his final fight of his career, Joe Calzaghe has opted for the Oscar De La Hoya finish to his career, facing a fighter that’s well beneath him in ability at this stage in his career Roy Jones Jr. on November 8th at New York’s Madison […]
Calzaghe: Is He Tarnishing His Legacy By Avoiding Pavlik?
August 20th, 2008 Kelly Pavlik, Joe Calzaghe
By Dan Ambrose: This is a question that has many boxing fans and writers wondering about since undefeated super middleweight Joe Calzaghe decided upon fighting what many people consider to be a faded Roy Jones Jr. rather than a young, 26-year-old undefeated middleweight Kelly Pavlik. Although Calzaghe has made his reasoning pretty clear for deciding […]
Joe Calzaghe vs. Roy Jones Jr. Bout Already Selling Tickets At a Rapid Rate
August 19th, 2008 Roy Jones Jr., Joe Calzaghe
By Nate Anderson: With the fight still a long three months in the future, tickets are flying off the shelves for the Joe Calzaghe vs. Roy Jones Jr. bout at the Madison Square Garden, in New York City, New York on November 8th. World Boxing Organization/World Boxing Association super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (45-0, […]
Calzaghe: “I still don’t think Kelly Pavlik has really proven himself”
August 16th, 2008 Kelly Pavlik, Joe Calzaghe
By Dan Ambrose: Sounding a lot like the fox in Aesop’s fable of the “Fox and the grapes,” Joe Calzaghe recently said “I still don’t think Kelly Pavlik has really proven himself,” a comment made to Setanta Sports as a reason for Calzaghe to have bypassed Pavlik and instead choosing to fight the 39 year-old […]
Calzaghe To Face Jones Then Retire - No Fight For Pavlik
August 14th, 2008 Roy Jones Jr., Joe Calzaghe
By Michael Lieberman: In an interview with Setanta Sports News, undefeated super middleweight Joe Calzaghe remarked that he plans on fighting one more time on November 8th against Roy Jones Jr, and then retire from the sport, saying “I’ve achieved everything I can in boxing.” The comment is more than mildly amusing considering that […]
Will Calzaghe be Branded A Coward If He Retires Without Facing Pavlik?
August 11th, 2008 Kelly Pavlik, Joe Calzaghe
By Michael Lieberman: Undefeated super middleweight Joe Calzaghe (45-0, 32 KOs) has made it no secret that he’d like to retire with his undefeated record intact, and with his boxing legacy unblemished with any ugly defeats that would mar his record. In the past several months, however, he’s been pursued steadily by unbeaten WBO/WBC middleweight […]
Calzaghe-Jones, Pavlik-Hopkins, De La Hoya-Pacquiao: Is Boxing In a Race To The Bottom?
August 8th, 2008 Bernard Hopkins, Kelly Pavlik, Oscar De La Hoya, Joe Calzaghe, Manny Pacquiao
By Tony Krebs: Just looking at the current state of boxing now with fighters like Kelly Pavlik facing 43 year-old former champion Bernard Hopkins rather than other more deserving middleweights, undefeated Joe Calzaghe avoiding his top super middleweight opponents to fight a 39 year-old Roy Jones Jr, and then for the kicker of them all, […]
Joe Calzaghe vs. Roy Jones Jr. On November 8th
August 8th, 2008 Roy Jones Jr., Joe Calzaghe
By Dean Harman: Undefeated Joe Calzaghe (45-0, 32 KOs) and Roy Jones Jr. (52-4, 38 KOs) are ready to end their boxing careers on November 8th in a 12-round mega fight scheduled at the Madison Square Garden, in New York. After the fight was previously postponed because of an injury to Calzaghe, it will finally […]
Calzaghe Injures Wrist, Will Fight Jones In November
July 22nd, 2008 Roy Jones Jr., Joe Calzaghe
By Eric Thomas: In the latest boxing news, undefeated super middleweight Joe Calzaghe (45-0, 32 KOs) injured his right wrist while training on a heavy bag for his upcoming September 20th bout with Roy Jones Jr. (52-4, 38 KOs) at Madison Square Garden, in New York City. However, the bout will go ahead anyway a […]
Joe Calzaghe To Fight On After Bout With Jones
July 16th, 2008 Joe Calzaghe
By Nate Anderson: Undefeated light heavyweight Joe Calzaghe (45-0, 32 KOs) is reportedly going to continue his boxing career after his September 20th fight with Roy Jones Jr. in Madison Square Garden, New York City, and he plans to move back down to the super middleweight division where he intends on defending his WBO title. […]
Joe Calzaghe vs. Roy Jones Jr. To Happen At MSG on September 20th
July 9th, 2008 Boxing, Roy Jones Jr., Joe Calzaghe
By William MacKay: In recent boxing news, it seems as if undefeated light heavyweight Joe Calzaghe (45-0, 32 KOs) has finally found a home for his final bout of his career against 5-time champion Roy Jones Jr. (52-4, 38 KOs), with the bout likely taking place at New York’s Madison Square Garden on 20 September. […]
Joe Calzaghe Gives Up WBC Title For Bout With Roy Jones Jr.
July 4th, 2008 Roy Jones Jr., Joe Calzaghe
By Sean McDaniel: In a move to avoid having to face his dangerous mandatory Carl Froch, undefeated super middleweight Joe Calzaghe (45-0, 32 KOs) earlier today gave up his WBC super middleweight title, thus putting him in the position to take on Roy Jones Jr. (52-4, 38 KOs) for later on this year. In the […]
Joe Calzaghe vs. Roy Jones Jr. In September?
June 27th, 2008 Roy Jones Jr., Joe Calzaghe
By William MacKay: In the latest boxing news, five-time world champion boxer Roy Jones Jr. (52-4, 38 KOs) is saying that he’ll be fighting Joe Calzaghe (45-0, 32 KOs) likely in September, and that the fight will possibly be taking place in Las Vegas rather than Calzaghe’s native Wales. This bout will be Calzaghe’s last […]
Is Pavlik Too Big of a Threat for Calzaghe?
June 25th, 2008 Joe Calzaghe
By Eric Thomas: In yesterday’s boxing news about super middleweight/light heavyweight champion Joe Calzaghe’s (45-0, 32 KOs) ending his relationship with his famous promoter Frank Warren, we see that Calzaghe is also not interested in fighting Kelly Pavlik at all, ever. Instead, Calzaghe, 36, said that he plans on moving forward and will be his […]
Will Roy Jones Jr. Be Calzaghe’s Last Fight?
June 18th, 2008 Roy Jones Jr., Joe Calzaghe
By Scott Gilfoid: Last week, undefeated super middleweight/light heavyweight Joe Calzaghe (45-0, 32 KOs) came out and said that he won’t be fighting Kelly Pavlik next, that “he’s not ready for me,” whatever that means. Calzaghe also said that he’s looking at possibly fighting former boxing great Roy Jones Jr. (52-4, 38 KOs), for his […]
Calzaghe Doesn’t Want To Fight Pavlik: Does This Red Coat Have a Yellow Coat?
June 13th, 2008 Kelly Pavlik, Joe Calzaghe
By Michael Lieberman: There are really brave fighters in boxing, there are fighters that would take on anyone anywhere, then there are fighters that prefer not to take risks in the twilight of their careers. Joe Calzaghe is the prefer not to take risks at the end of their career type, judging from today’s boxing […]
Joe Calzaghe says, ‘Pavlik fight is unlikely’
June 13th, 2008 Kelly Pavlik, Joe Calzaghe
By John Carter: Joe Calzaghe has been doing the rounds of another sort. He has been taking part in a few radio interviews and while speaking to ‘The South Wales Argus’ shortly after Kelly Pavlik’s fantastic destruction of his fellow countrymen Gary Lockett had a few interesting things to say.
Calzaghe first talked about Lockett’s disappointing […]
Can Pavlik Win a 12-round Boxing Match With Calzaghe?
June 11th, 2008 Kelly Pavlik, Joe Calzaghe
By Sean McDaniel: While I was watching undefeated WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (34-0, 30 KOs) dispatch his latest challenger Gary Lockett in the 3rd round on Saturday night, I noticed that Pavlik seemed to lacking in both speed and boxing skills in the fight, something that would likely be exposed if he were to […]
