Joe Calzaghe to Fight Joey Spina next?

Plans to let Calzaghe fight Joe Spina (or another hand-picked american) may have run into trouble. The IBF are insisting that Calzaghe first face their mandatory - Robert Stieglitz. This could even endanger the planned october 14th event in Manchester. Or Calzaghe may have to drop the IBF-tittle if he can't work out a deal. Poor old Calzaghe. In his 8 years as WBO champ he's never had to take the mandatory concept serious. He's been able to chose whatever opponent he wanted to maximise earnings. Must be damn annoying when someone starts messing with your buisiness like that.

It's no fault of Calzaghe's that Jones and Hopkins just would not fight him. He was too good for his own good. He's the best SMW of the last 10 years by miles, it's no fault of his that Collins and Ottke ducked him. Brewer and Mitchell were robbed against Ottke, Joe beat them up. Fuck off. How many fights has Calzaghe pulled out cuz of some kind of injury?

In 40 fights the only thing Calzaghe has done is beat a washed-up Eubank and a 21-0 prospect... The 17 title defences in the middle were a joke, bar maybe Charles Brewer and Robine Reid (which many people though he lost). But still, Charles Brewer and Robin Reid? That's not an elite fighter

calzaghe has 2 be wise and clever about who he fights,hes a good fighter but i think alot of mistakes he makes in his boxin could and would be used against his advantage,i like him tho and wud like 2 c him win i jus hope he follows the right track