Joe Calzaghe Would Continue if Knocked Out Like Hatton
By Mark Vester
Former champion Joe Calzaghe recently said that he would continue his career if he suffered a knockout loss in the same fashion as countryman Ricky Hatton. Three weeks ago in Las Vegas, Hatton was knocked out in two rounds by Manny Pacquiao. The future of the Manchester fighter is uncertain and several big names in sport are advising him to retire.
"If I was knocked out in the second round I'd want to keep fighting so I could finish with a win," Calzaghe told BBC Sport.
Calzaghe refuses to give his opinion on whether or not Hatton should continue to fight. He says Ricky is big enough to make his own career decision.
"But I'm not going to tell Ricky what to do with his career. He needs to sit back and decide for himself. [Hatton] knows himself better than anyone else. I suppose he's going to do what he wants to do. At the end of my career, nobody told me what to do. I retired because I wanted to retire on my own terms," said Calzaghe said.
"He's one of the best fighters we've seen from Britain. OK, he lost against a much better fighter - Manny Pacquiao is a great fighter, not just a good fighter. But that's what happens."
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