Calzaghe is now 48, and he looks well over his old fighting weight of 168. Friday 28 February 2020, 5:12pm. JOE CALAZAGHE laughed off Carl Froch's call for him to come out of retirement and fight him and insisted he would have been "too fast and too sharp" for his British rival back in the day. Telewest Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom. “He’s never ever complimentary of ‘The Cobra.’ I only talk about Calzaghe when I’m asked about him. He was born in 1970s, in the middle of Generation X, and in the Year of the Rat. 2. Andre Ward vs Joe Calzaghe. “But we’re not talking about then, we’re talking about now. Joe Calzaghe's power proved decisive as he defended his WBO super-middleweight title against good friend Richie Woodhall. On the line here was Calzaghe’s WBO Title, the IBF title owned by Lacy and the vacant Ring Magazine belt. The win over Lacy had made the world take notice of Joe Calzaghe but this win cemented his place among the top fighters on the pound-for-pound list. He looks like he’s got high blood pressure. He managed to lose the weight in time but bigger problems lay ahead as he broke the metacarpal bone in his left hand in round six. Joseph William Calzaghe CBE (/kælˈzæɡi/ kal-ZAH-gee; born 23 March 1972) is a Welsh former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2008. For other inquiries, Contact Us. I was mandatory for your belt and you vacated. This service is provided on talkSPORT Ltd's Terms of Use in accordance with our Privacy Policy. “When I was at my peak I’d have been too fast and too sharp for him. who walked away from the ring in 2008 with an unblemished 46-0 record after beating legend Roy Jones Jr. promoter Eddie Hearn has plans to pit the two together in a virtual press conference for fights that never happened. Froch was his mandatory challenger at the time and aggrieved not to get a shot. Join us for an inspiring and entertaining afternoon with Boxing Legend ,The Undefeated 46-0 WBO ,IBF ,WBC , Super Middleweight Champion of the World Joe Calzaghe . source. Pinterest. “If he said, ‘I’m definitely coming out of retirement. The couple had three children, Joe and his two sisters, Sonia and Melissa. Carl Froch, 42, calls out Joe Calzaghe, 48, to come out of retirement and fight him in 2020 – ‘He’d get absolutely flattened’ By Michael Benson 9th April 2020, 9:49 pm Joe is currently 48 years old. Facebook. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. It was Joe’s 3rd defense of his WBO world title and was a lot harder than expected. “He’s in no fit state. I’d probably have him on the cobbles. It led to Froch calling for his rival to come out of retirement and fight him for real. I love you so much and I can’t believe that you are gone. Woodhall, the former WBC champion, gave it everything, but it was a night when Calzaghe's combinations were in good working order. Sunday 22nd November 2020. There’s nothing personal about it. He looks a bit of a mess. The Italian-born coach led his son through his glittering 46-fight career that saw him win the WBO, WBC and WBA super-middleweight crowns, after training from Newbridge Boxing Club. He would have been the right dance partner. Joseph William Calzaghe CBE (/kælˈzæɡi/ kal-ZAH-gee; born 23 March 1972) is a Welsh former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2008. I just think I’d have ironed him out. Can’t you give me any type of credit at all?’. source, TWAHA KIDUKU, DULLAH MBABE, MFAUME MFAUME Watamba KUWACHAPA Mabondia wa KIGENI Siku ya BOXING DAY…, GAZIS XARIS(PISTIKOS TEAM-PATRAS,GREECE)-HIGHLIGHTS, UFC 4 | Bruce Lee vs. Batman Injustice (EA sports UFC 4). Google+. [5] As of 2020, BoxRec rates Calzaghe as the greatest super-middleweight of all time, as well as the greatest European boxer, pound for pound, of all time. 4play.moneygreed - September 9, 2020. He continued: “What I used to feel about him. I don’t ever think about the geezer. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Carl Froch has declared that he’s willing to come out of retirement and fight Joe Calzaghe this year. [ But honestly, it doesn’t matter to me. source, Last balloon standing wins! Calzaghe won unanimous decision 118-109, 116-111, 118-110. I’m sick of Froch saying, and I’m going to have a go.’ How could I reject the challenge? Joe Calzaghe had an unblemished career in the super middleweight division, although it was up at 175 he beat his biggest names with point wins over veteran greats Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr. With his father and trainer Enzo by his side, they forged an unorthodox but formidable partnership. Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. As 50,000 adoring fans looked on, Calzaghe was forced to once again dig deep as Kessler took the fight to him landing some hurtful punches early on. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Between 2006 and 2008, Calzaghe was ranked by The Ring as one of the world’s top ten active boxers, pound for pound,[3] reaching a peak ranking of third in January 2009. Calzaghe retired before Froch could challenge the two-weight champion, but promoter Eddie Hearn has plans to pit the two together in a virtual press conference for fights that never happened. Froch revealed he could make a comeback to fight Calzaghe. View our online Press Pack. Joe Calzaghe was born in Hammersmith, London, England, UK on Thursday, March 23, 1972. A post shared by Joe Calzaghe (@joe_calzaghe) on Mar 22, 2020 at 10:33am PDT It is going to be tough, he admits for fighters locked down during the coronavirus pandemic. I’ve been giving him stick the last few years. It was quite dismissive,” said Froch to IFL TV about Calzaghe commenting on rejecting a fight with him. Obviously I’m not gonna jump in there with a current world champion who’s been active, but someone like Joe Calzaghe, I mean, I’m not being funny. The 42-year-old former world champion talked up a bout along with his outdated rival after being approached by his former promoter Eddie Hearn concerning a digital press convention through the coronavirus lockdown. Calzaghe was forced to get off the ground in an extremely close fight with Hopkins winning the early rounds then Calzaghe out working the veteran down the stretch. BoxRec.com uses cookies to make the site simpler. At the age of 43, Hopkins was still a very serious threat to Calzaghe’s undefeated record and was still considered as an excellent fighter, who would go on after this contest to beat some good fighters like Kelly Pavlik, Jean Pascal, and Tavoris Cloud. You’ve got to keep fighting this guy.’ Joe responded and dropped Eubank again in round ten to secure his first world title. 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Rankin Off After Positive Covid-19 Test, Live Stream: Mckinson v Harkin / Harris v Braithwaite & Full Undercard, MTK Global signs world champion Thorslund & Puhalo. 1) Mikkel Kessler, 3rd November 2007. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. It doesn’t matter what Froch says about Calzaghe not living in his head. Joe Calzaghe, Welsh professional boxer. Special thanks to PUBG MOBILE for sponsoring this video!! “I don’t wanna be horrible or disrespectful in any way, but it’s gonna sound like I am, even though I’m not, but have you seen the state of him? As his super-middleweight and light-heavyweight reigns overlapped, he retired with the longest continual time as world champion of any active boxer at the time.

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