Calzaghe vs. Jones

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 James Hughe: After defeating Roy Jones Jr., Joe Calzaghe is now 46-0, but some people will still question how much he has achieved. He’s achieved a lot as it happens, and he’s now just 3 short of Rocky Marciano’s 49-0 and 4 short of the half century, which would be the record outright. Having [...]

By Michael Lieberman: I don’t care if Joe Calzaghe beat Roy Jones Jr. last Saturday night. The fight proved little other than Calzaghe is good enough to defeat the remnants of Jones, who is maybe operating at 30% of what he used to be while in his prime. A win over Jones at this point, [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: As expected, Joe Calzaghe (46-0, 32 KOs) defeated 39-year-old ring legend Roy Jones Jr. (52-5, 38 KOs) by a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision on Saturday night, keeping Calzaghe’s unbeaten record intact, his legacy untarnished and proving that he’s good enough to beat a washed up version of Jones. There was little suspense [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Joe Calzaghe attempts to defeat a legend tonight in facing Roy Jones Jr., 40, who appears to have overstayed his career by five years. Whether Calzaghe gets the win or not, he’ll likely get little credit for it. Jones hasn’t been the same fighter he once during his pound for pound boxing [...]

David Haye’s next opponent Monte Barrett is backing Joe Calzaghe to triumph over Roy Jones Junior. The pair clash this Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York. Speaking to Setanta Sports News Barrett tipped Calzaghe to succeed.