Calzaghe-Hopkins

By Scott Gilfoid: 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins thinks that he’s what drove former super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe to retirement in 2008 after giving Calzaghe all he could handle in a 12 round split decision loss for Hopkins in April 2008. A lot of boxing fans, including myself, saw Hopkins winning the fight based on his [...]

By William Mackay: Former super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (46-0, 32 KO’s) has no interest in making a comeback for a big money fight against 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins despite the cash that Calzaghe could make to help cushion his retirement. Calzaghe was at the Amir Khan – Zab Judah fight last Saturday night in Las [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Former super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (46-0, 32 KO’s) is debating whether or not go continue his boxing career and come back for a rematch with 45-year-old Bernard Hopkins. Calzaghe, 38, has been out of action for two years since retiring after beating Roy Jones Jr. in 2008. Golden Boy Promotions CEO [...]

By Sean McDaniel: In the latest boxing news, former Commonwealth champion Nicky Piper thinks that Joe Calzaghe is making a mistake if he stages a comeback, according to Walesonline. Piper, speaking about Calzaghe, he says, “The only reasons Joe would want a rematch would be the money or his ego. But I think he would [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Enzo Calzaghe doesn’t know whether his son Joe Calzaghe will be fighting again. He says he will be speaking to Joe as soon as he returns from the United States, where the young Calzaghe was attending the recent Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Shane Mosley bout this past weekend. According to the Southwalesargus, [...]

By William Mackay: Recently, I read an article by a writer that seemed to be gloating about the fact that former World Boxing Organization super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe had beaten both Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins during his career. The writer of the article fails to mention that Hopkins was 43 at the [...]

By Dave Lahr: In looking back at Joe Calzaghe’s 12-round split decision win against then 43-year-old Bernard Hopkins, Calzaghe has to consider himself very fortunate that he got the win on that night, because he fought the worst fight imaginable. Actually, I think Calzaghe lost the fight by a couple of rounds, but given the [...]

By Michael Allan: You will be thinking how this is possible after in April 2008 Joe Calzaghe beat Bernard Hopkins on a split decision. Well there are many reasons behind it in fact. Calzaghe ended his career undefeated with 46 wins, but really even a big boxing fan like myself would say that Calzaghe only [...]