Calzaghe to split from Warren!!

For the past 10 years Frank Warren has managed and promoted Joe. As Joe's Manager Frank Warren has picked some poor opponents for Joe mainly Kabary Salem, Bika etc that coupled with various other issues like using Joe as a pawn to secure contracts with other fighters like Karl Froch, Joe now wishes to Manage himself. This means Joe will now have 100% freedom in selecting his next opponent(s) after the Kessler fight and have greater control over his remuneration for promotions, endorsements and bouts with future opponents. This could be another great step for Joe and a step close to Joe making a step up to Light Heavyweight. This is from Joe's agent. Joe has also seen Frank playing rather deranged mind/word games (and sniping) with Ricky Hatton, Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn in the last few years and is put off by this. He doesn't trust Frank anymore and feels more like Warren's puppet than anything else, such as Frank using Joe's name in his column to snipe with Hatton, Eubank and Benn. Now all we need is Amir Khan to jump ship and we see the end of Warren.

Comments (20)

starjammer

yeah i hate Frank Warren i prefer Barry Hearn he seems like 1 of the good guys, and Frank Maloney In Joe's autobiog, he said Frank Maloney never did anything for him, never looked after him. He said Joe asked for tickets to a football match with his mate, and Frank got them, but then made him pay for them. He said the only thing he ever got off him for free was a curry after one of his fights.

18y ago

kayjay

Good stuff. I'm sure Oscar and 'Nard will be on the phone with him ten minutes after he leaves the ring Saturday. They'll get him the big $$ fight here.

18y ago

Dynamite_Kid

I heard Warren has been making noises about calling it a day anyway. Calzaghe will quit in a year anyway and when Khan gets beat it should be the final nail in Warren's coffin. yeah i hate Frank Warren i prefer Barry Hearn he seems like 1 of the good guys, and Frank Maloney

18y ago

me2007

Nathan “Clever Boy” Cleverly worst nick name ever?

18y ago

Mozza

I heard Warren has been making noises about calling it a day anyway. Calzaghe will quit in a year anyway and when Khan gets beat it should be the final nail in Warren's coffin.

18y ago

starjammer

I still can't find any scource to back this claim up that Joe is seperating from Warren. Is this just a cheeky thread to get everyone going? If you go to his official website and this article link http://www.joecalzaghe.com/newsStory.asp?id=25 It says this at bottom... This weekend I’ll post: 1. An article on the site with Joe predictions for the night 2. A video article with Joe discussing how he will manage himself after the Kessler fight.

18y ago

lyrical

Im sorry but Calzaghe is near the end of his career. It would be too little too late IMO, Warren wraps his fighters in cotton wool, look how far Hatton has come since he left him. Calzaghe is unbeaten but i still think he could have had a much better and more lucrative career had he gone stateside and fought the likes of Jones, Tarver, B-Hop, Winky Wright. # I think due to his lack of big opponents there will always be a question mark on how good he really was.

18y ago

SHB

Bika was legitimate enough, as he proved. Salem and Manfredo weren't.

18y ago

PunchDrunk

How was Bika and Kabary Salem poor opponents? Because they gave him a hard time? I guess he'd rather fight Manfredo 6 times a year...

18y ago

Unseen

i get the impression khan will be happy to stay wrapped in cotton wool by warren while making shit loads of money well if khan was then i doubt he would be aiming for a world title anytime soon. earl also seems a tough kid who can sort of punch. not a brilliant boxer, but definately a stepping stone for khan!

18y ago

Unseen

Is there any point? The man has maximum 2 fights left after Kessler. Whats the point of growing some balls now? well he wnats to make the most money from these 2 or 3 fights. he was with frank and became world champ in 1997 when boxing was not very popular in the uk. well by that i mean in 1995 the nigel benn and gerald mcclellan fight ended up with someone paralysed which lead to itv (main boxing tv broadcaster to stop showing boxing. considering we only have 5 terestial tv channles, anyone without sky would not see a fight at all. it was revied by the bbc in 2000 or so when audley harrison won a gold medal in the olympics, butt he was so shit as a pro i htink boxing was dead. amir khan kinda helping now really. so yeah when joe was champ no one was into boxing and he wasnt known enough to go and get his own fights. i mean lennox, prince naz, hatton and even amir khan is more famous than joe in the uk. he just didnt get the fame, but then he wasnt someone to do anything stupid to get headlines either.

18y ago

SHB

Maybe now Joe can finally come to America. Ricky Hatton is about to get a career best payday because he split up with Frank Warren. It's all up to Joe now if this is true. And Calzaghe is getting his biggest ever payday under Warren. What does that prove? It's rather naive of people saying this is 7 years too late - Calzaghe himself had no interest in leaving his home town especially when he was still with his wife and kids. Good news for Calzaghe though as it should ensure an extra 25% into his retirement fund. I've long been surprised that the Enzo Calzaghe stable isn't self promoting.

18y ago

Orange_Sneakers

Warren wouldn't let him to go to America, he had a hold over him until now

18y ago

Vladimir303

Maybe now Joe can finally come to America. Ricky Hatton is about to get a career best payday because he split up with Frank Warren. It's all up to Joe now if this is true.

18y ago

starjammer

wow this is great news if its true I've always felt like Joe was on Warren's leash, a roaring rover desperate to be freed, too sympathetic to its master to leave him alone. Amen for freedom

18y ago

Dynamite_Kid

im a fan of many british fighters. i just tend not to get over excited about over hyped warren fighters because chances are they under achieve u are becoming so cynical lol

18y ago

big_paulie

have u ever been accused of hating British fighters before cause u dont seem to have a postive word to say about any of them im a fan of many british fighters. i just tend not to get over excited about over hyped warren fighters because chances are they under achieve

18y ago

Dynamite_Kid

i get the impression khan will be happy to stay wrapped in cotton wool by warren while making shit loads of money have u ever been accused of hating British fighters before cause u dont seem to have a postive word to say about any of them

18y ago

big_paulie

This is from Joe's agent. Joe has also seen Frank playing rather deranged mind/word games (and sniping) with Ricky Hatton, Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn in the last few years and is put off by this. He doesn't trust Frank anymore and feels more like Warren's puppet than anything else, such as Frank using Joe's name in his column to snipe with Hatton, Eubank and Benn. Now all we need is Amir Khan to jump ship and we see the end of Warren. i get the impression khan will be happy to stay wrapped in cotton wool by warren while making shit loads of money

18y ago

Ray__Ray

Great news. Shame he didn't do this 7 years ago. I agree......

18y ago