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 Roy Jones Jr. The comment seems rather disingenuous considering that Pavlik has recently beaten Jermain Taylor, not once, but twice in succession. Calzaghe himself recently defeated Bernard Hopkins, who was twice beaten by Taylor, which makes Calzaghe’s excuse seem a little more than unbelievable.
By seemingly downgrading Pavlik, Calzaghe appears to be denying his desire for something that he perhaps feels that may not have the ability to succeed at. In other words, if you he doesn’t think he could beat Pavlik, then why not fire away at him with comments about him not having proven himself in the past. The problem with that, however, is that few boxing fans appear to be buying what Calzaghe is saying. I can’t see too many people in agreement with Calzaghe on his views about Pavlik not having proven himself, since Pavlik did after all beat Taylor twice, and is about to likely beat Hopkins as well. It just seems like a sad excuse to me, one made in an effort to avoid a harsh reality. Calzaghe, if he truly believes that Pavlik hasn’t proven himself, then he seems to be somewhat deluded, a step behind what’s going on in boxing.
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 Jones is 39 years-old, not much of a threat to any top fighter in either the super middleweight or light heavyweight divisions. Kelly Pavlik, the undefeated WBA/WBO middleweight champion, remains out there as a bit of unfinished business for Calzaghe, who previously said that he was interested in fighting him. 
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 champion Kelly Pavlik (34-0, 30 KOs), who has gone to great lengths in order to try and land a fight with him. Even though Pavlik is the smaller fighter, he’s willing to take the risky bout because he knows that he’ll ultimately earn more respect from the boxing public, and be rewarded by receiving even bigger paydays should he come out on the winning end of such a fight. 
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, Oscar De La Hoya taking on Manny Pacquiao, a fighter that he outweighs by 25 lbs. There is certainly a great deal of ridicule that has occurred due to these bouts, as it seems to have made a mockery of the different weight classes, removing established weight boundaries, turning things into a state of chaos in which only what brings about the most money seems to count. 
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 be taking place on three months from now, barring any more injuries to the brittle hands of the 35 year-old Calzaghe. In terms of excitement, this bout is just barely more interesting in the last fight of Calzaghe’s against 43 year-old Bernard Hopkins in April, which Calzaghe won by a 12-round split decision. 
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 month in November unless the 36 year-old Calzaghe re-injures his wrist again. According to his father, Enzo Calzaghe, who told Setanta Sports that the fight will continue and that Joe just needs a little extra time to recover from his wrist injury, which suddenly swelled up after a heavy pad workout. 
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. Calzaghe, 36, has reportedly sent a fax to the President of the WBO, letting him know his intentions of defending the WBO title after he fights Jones in September. 
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. The two had previously been considering making the fight in Las Vegas, but it appears now that it will be taking place in New York. Calzaghe, 36, has said that this will be his last fight of his career, as he doesn’t wish to continue on after this and face other more exciting fights like ones against Kelly Pavlik. 
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 meantime, Froch will be going ahead and possibly taking on Jermain Taylor for Calzaghe’s vacated WBC super middleweight title. The move by Calzaghe, 36, is especially disappointing one for many of his boxing fans, who had hoped that he would take on a better opponent than Jones, preferably the unbeaten knockout artist Kelly Pavlik, who has been especially keen on fighting 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 fight, as he’s decided to skip over the idea of facing undefeated middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik, who Calzaghe feels isn’t up to his level. As things work out, Calzaghe’s decision to end with only the Jones fight leaves pretty much all of his boxing fans greatly disappointed, for they wanted to see him fight the power-punching Pavlik, who is considered by many to be the best fighter in the middleweight division bar none.