By Eric Thomas: According to the latest boxing news, undefeated Joe Calzaghe (46-0, 32 KOs) might stage a comeback at a later point if the money is right. According to The Telegraph, both Sugar Ray Leonard and Frank Warren think Calzaghe might be tempted if he receives a big enough offer. How long this might take is unknown, but if Calzaghe is going to make a comeback, it would presumably come in a year because after that he would likely not come back unless his financial situation suddenly deteriorated rapidly for fear of losing.
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Is Calzaghe’s Legacy Tarnished For The Fights He Didn’t Take?
By William Mackay: Through a career that spanned 16 years with three titles won in the super middleweight division, Joe Calzaghe (46-0, 32) incredibly only has a small handful of opponents that I would consider to be good fighters. The vast majority of them fought in a nine year period when he held the WBO super middleweight title were mostly forgettable opponents, not the type that would stand out and garner attention.
Why Didn’t Calzaghe Fight Dawson?
By Chris Williams: You know, after watching Joe Calzaghe ride out on the sunset this week calling it quits to his boxing career rather than continuing on against the one big challenge that he had on his plate (Chad Dawson), I wonder if maybe Calzaghe might have been perhaps afraid to fight him and thought it might be best to retire rather than taking a hard fight that could very well end up with him losing to Chad. There’s no shame in retiring or being reluctant to face an opponent.
What Does Hopkins Do Now That Calzaghe Has Retired?
By Jim Dower: With Joe Calzaghe’s recent retirement it leaves 44-year-old Bernard Hopkins (49-5-1, 32 KOs) pretty much out in the cold without a lot of options for important fights. When I say important, I mean big money fights, which is what he’s probably interested in getting at this point in his career. Like many fighters like Hopkins, Calzaghe and Ricky Hatton, they’re after big money fights but the problem is, most of the talent is now younger fighters that still haven’t built up a big name for themselves yet.
Calzaghe Retires – Good Riddance!
By William Mackay: I can’t say I was disappointed in hearing about the retirement of Joe Calzaghe yesterday. He’s done well for himself no doubt. Anyone that retires with a record of 46-0 is doing something right. However, I’m happy he’s gone from boxing and hope that he doesn’t decide on making a comeback anytime soon, preferably never. I didn’t care for many things about the fighter, from his no rematch rule to the way that he seemed to carefully choose opponents, many of the soft and some of them older towards the end of his career.
A Closer Look At Joe Calzaghe and His Magnificent Career
By Sam Gregory: “He’d proven all his doubters wrong”. “He achieved things that most fighters can only dream of. Tonight’s the end of a chapter.” “He beat everyone put in front of him, he unified all the belts.” “He beat an American in his own back yard. What more did he have to do? He’s a great ambassador for British sport.”
Calzaghe Record Tarnished, Because The Protected Ducked Him
By Tom Avington: Joe calzaghe has finally decided to hang up his gloves at 46-0. As the dust settles on his long career, there still remain many question marks. It’s a sad situation to be in, but and unfortunate reality. Calzaghe has never ducked a challenge, but he just cold not get the big name fighters he craved.
Is Calzaghe’s Legacy Hurt By Retiring Now?
By Dave Lahr: Joe Calzaghe (46-0, 32 KOs) seems to be seeing things out of focus in choosing to retire now instead of fighting on. It would be difficult to imagine a worse way to retire than to choose to end after beating a washed up Roy Jones Jr. in Calzaghe’s final fight. What makes it such a poor decision is that with other opponents out there like Chad Dawson or Bernard Hopkins, Calzaghe chooses the 40-year-old Jones.
Toney Predicts Knockout Of Hopkins
By Jim Dower: According to an article from Fightnews, heavyweight James Toney (71-6-3, 43 KOs) said that he’d be willing to move down to 185 pounds to fight Bernard Hopkins (49-5-1, 32 KOs) and that he would knock Bernard out. In light of the 40-year-old Toney’s recent poor showing against Fres Oquendo, a 12-round split decision victory in December, as well as Toney’s equally dismal performances against Hasim Rahman and Danny Batchelder in 2007 and 2008, I find it hard to imagine that Toney could beat a fighter as good as Hopkins at this point.
Why Did Calzaghe Retire At His Peak?
By Manuel Perez: Normally, good fighters don’t retire at their peak. That’s what makes Joe Calzaghe’s decision to retire today seem so strange. With victories over Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr. in the past year, it would seem logical that Calzaghe would want to continue further and seek better opponents or at least a rematch with Hopkins, since their fight ended up so controversial with Calzaghe winning a 12-round split decision that many boxing fans felt should have gone to Hopkins instead.