Calzaghe's Done A Complete U-turn.

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Since he is now slated to fight Roy Jones Jnr on 20th September, look what little piece I managed to dig out of his Autobiography, published only last year.

"Although Jones Jnr is still active, I would never want to fight him now. He's not the same fighter and I'd have nothing to gain by beating a shadow of what he once was. Jones was a great fighter in his day and a great name, but he's been knocked out twice, knocked out cold. What would I have to gain by knocking him out for a third time?"


I thought I remembered reading it, and managed to find it again.

[TheManchine]

interesting,

even joe himself admits roy is not an elite fighter anymore

[mojack]

money money money guy's

[Kris Silver]

That was when Roy was on his losing streak. Since winning he and a lot of ppl think he's doing a lot better. No big deal.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Hardly big news. Calzaghe was saying this all the time. Everyone knows this is a big money fight for him. And who can really blame him?

[SHB]

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

It'd still be more competitive than a Pavlik fight though.

[Drunk Punch]

As everyone has already stated this one is about the luchini nothing else. Why do you think both fighters are promoting this themselves. It's a mega payday!

[Jan(DK)]

Since he is now slated to fight Roy Jones Jnr on 20th September, look what little piece I managed to dig out of his Autobiography, published only last year.

"Although Jones Jnr is still active, I would never want to fight him now. He's not the same fighter and I'd have nothing to gain by beating a shadow of what he once was. Jones was a great fighter in his day and a great name, but he's been knocked out twice, knocked out cold. What would I have to gain by knocking him out for a third time?"


I thought I remembered reading it, and managed to find it again.

The problem with Calzaghe is, that he has talked down on other opponents for years, so now we don't know what he actually stands for.
- Is Jones good or bad?.
- Calzaghe for years claimed, that the US-fighters in there prime turn him down. Now, when he is in the position to peak and choose, he fights Jones?.

Calzaghe never says: "I will not fight X, i will fight Y" He always says: "X isn't
worthed to fight me, X isn't a name in the US, X isn't ready to fight me"

Only thing you can be sure to hear from Calzaghe is - "at the end off the day" 20 times in each interview - lol.

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This just makes Calzaghe look bad.

He's coming to the end of his career, let the man get paid.

[ATFsven]

you cant blame him really.
this should be a massive payday. even more so with neither of them having a promoter to take huge cut.
if i was Joe with an undefeated record, in the top 2 pound for pound and hall of fame guaranteed i would take an easier fight as your last fight (which i am sure Joe thinks Jones is). Especially when its gonna make you twice the cash a pavlik fight would.
He has nothing to prove to anyone.

PERSONALLY tho i would rather see him fight pavlik. and i got a gut feeling that Roy is gonna roll back the years and knock Joe the **** out.