By Mark Vester
Clinton Woods' promoter, Dennis Hobson, had recently told reporters that he might be able to entice Joe Calzaghe to return to the sport for one more fight. Hobson feels there is a lot of money to made with a Calzaghe-Woods encounter on UK soil. Woods has been after Calzaghe for a while, but was never able to get him in the ring.
"Maybe we could tempt Calzaghe out of retirement for one last fight," said Hobson to PA Sport.
Calzaghe recently said that he is not interested in returning to the ring - for Woods or any other fight. He doesn't want to become like Floyd Mayweather Jr, who retired more than once over the last few years and quickly returned to the ring after every announcement [other than the last time].
"I think you might have to mark me down as an exception to the rule - a fighter who retires and stays retired! In my mind there is no-one out there left for me to fight and I don't see that being different six months or a year from now. I left on my own terms, not noticeably damaged from the ring and with financial security for my family," Calzaghe said to the South Wales Argus.
"This isn't a rash, Floyd Mayweather-style retirement. It was on my mind for the past 18 months although some of the people close to me would argue I've been talking about retirement for a lot longer than that."
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