Calzaghe Has No Interest In Fighting Froch
November 16th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Joe Calzaghe, Carl Froch
In today’s boxing news, WBO/WBC/WBA super middleweight champion Joe Calzahge has stated that he doesn’t have the slightest interest in fighting Carl Froch, the British super middleweight champion, who has been calling him out for the best year. Not many people give Froch a ghost of a chance at beating Calzaghe, and perhaps Froch is […]
Hopkins Calzaghe: Not Many Fans Interested In This Fight
November 10th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Bernard Hopkins, Joe Calzaghe
Having now beaten Mikkel Kessler in the unification bout, super middleweight Joe Calzaghe has set his sights on Bernard Hopkins as his choice for the next defense of his super middleweight title. However, there are few fans or sportswriters that have been impressed with the choice, seeing the 43 year-old Hopkins as well past his […]
Calzaghe Hopkins: Will Bernard Be An Obstacle To Making This Fight Happen?
November 7th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Bernard Hopkins, Joe Calzaghe
According to the BBC, Joe Calzaghe’s promter FranK Warren believes that a future bout with Bernard Hopkins may be a problem, mainly because Hopkins might be afraid to lose to Calzaghe and would make negotiations difficult. To be sure, Hopkins, 42, has always been tough to negotiate contractors with, especially late in his career. Hopkins […]
Kessler Hand Injured Prior To Calzaghe Bout?
November 6th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Joe Calzaghe, Mikkel Kessler
According to the latest boxing news, former World Boxing Association and World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (39-1, 29 KOs) injured his right hand three weeks before his title match with WBO champion Joe Calzaghe last Saturday night, causing Kessler to miss out on several weeks of hard sparring. If true, this would […]
Is Hopkins The Best Option For Calzaghe? Why Not Roy Jones Jr?
November 5th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones Jr., Joe Calzaghe
Now that WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (44-0, 32 KOs) has defeated Mikkel Kessler in the WBC/WBA unification match, most of the latest boxing news has indicated that Calzaghe will be choosing the grizzled veteran Bernard Hopkins as his next opponent rather than a younger more crowd pleasing opponent such as Kelly Pavlik. Unfortunately, […]
Calzaghe Decisions Kessler
November 3rd, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Joe Calzaghe, Mikkel Kessler
WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (44-0, 32 KOs) in a dominating performance tonight defeated Mikkel Kessler (39-1, 29 KOs), winning the WBC and WBA super middleweight titles in the process at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Kessler, 28, did well in the early rounds fighting behind a solid jab and powerful right hand. […]
Kessler Calzaghe: Does Anyone Care About This Fight?
November 2nd, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Joe Calzaghe, Mikkel Kessler
As I’ve perused the many various boxing websites on the net, I’ve noticed that many of them are strangely silent about the super middleweight unification bout between undefeated World Boxing Organization champion Joe Calzaghe (43-0, 32 KOs) and World Boxing Association/World Boxing Council Super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (39-0, 29 KOs) which takes place this […]
Calzaghe Kessler: Does Joe Have a Plan B?
November 1st, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Joe Calzaghe, Mikkel Kessler
As World Boxing Organization super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (43-0, 32 KOs) approaches this Saturday’s bout with World Boxing Council/World Boxing Association super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (39-0, 29 KOs) at the Millennium Stadium, in Cardiff, Wales, a big questions is whether the 35-year old Calzaghe has a plan B should his slap happy style […]
Calzaghe Kessler: Does Joe Have Enough Power To Keep Mikkel Honest?
October 18th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Joe Calzaghe, Mikkel Kessler
With little more than two weeks to go before the Super middleweight showdown between undefeated World Boxing Organization super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (43-0, 32 KOs) and World Boxing Association and World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (39-0, 29 KOs) the big question that comes to mind for many is whether Calzaghe […]
Kessler v Calzaghe
October 12th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Joe Calzaghe, Mikkel Kessler
While boxing’s current longest-reigning world champion JOE CALZAGHE was feted today marking 10 years of superstardom and 20 consecutive successful title defenses, his opponent MIKKEL KESSLER tried to rain on Joe’s parade and issued a few choice word to The Sun’s Gavin Glicksman.
“Joe is a great champion but I’m going to beat him,” said Kessler. […]
Pavlik Beats Taylor, Calzaghe Congratulates
October 1st, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Jermain Taylor, Kelly Pavlik, Joe Calzaghe
Many thought that all Kelly Pavlik (32-0, 29 KOs), had was a ghost of a chance when he entered the ring at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, packed with over 10,000 fans, last night to challenge defending middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (27-1-1, 17 KOs), in a fight that was broadcast live on HBO. Apparently that’s […]
Calzaghe-Kessler: What Does Joe Do If He Loses?
September 12th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Joe Calzaghe, Mikkel Kessler
As WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (43-0, 32 KOs) and WBC/WBA super middleweight title holder Mikkel Kessler (39-0, 29 KOs) prepare for their November 3rd showdown at the Millennium Stadium, in Cardiff, Wales, a lot of talk has been made about Calzaghe’s future plans after the bout. Specifically, Calzaghe, 35, has made frequent references […]
Calzaghe vs. Kessler: Is Joe Looking Past Mikkel?
September 6th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Joe Calzaghe, Mikkel Kessler
In the lead up to WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe’s (43-0, 32 KOs) mega bout with super middleweight champion (WBA & WBC) Mikkel Kessler (39-0, 29 KOs), Calzaghe had been prematurely discussing plans for fighting either the winner of the Kelly Pavlik vs. Jermain Taylor or leaving the super middleweight division altogether and fighting […]
What’s Next For Bernard Hopkins
August 4th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Bernard Hopkins, Kelly Pavlik, Joe Calzaghe
Light heayweight Bernard Hopkins (48-4, 32 KOs) is seemingly sitting on top of the world right now of his recent 12-round unanimous decision victory over Ronald “Winky” Wright on July 21st at the Mandalay Bay, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The win was nothing short of spectacular, not the least of which because of his advanced […]
