Quillin, Calzaghe and Hopkins honoured at Ring 8 awards on Sunday, February 10th
Ring 8 has announced its 2012 award winners (see full list below), including new World Boxing Association middleweight champion Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin(Fighter of the Year), Joe Calzaghe (Fighter of the Decade), and Bernard Hopkins(Lifetime Achievement),
“Our members really look forward to this gala event every year,” Ring 8 president Bob Duffy said. “Some of the biggest names in boxing will be honored as we proudly continue our record for lending a helping hand to those in the boxing community who are less fortunate, some requiring assistance towards paying their rent, medical expenses, or whatever justifiable need. Each year our Holiday Event and Awards Ceremony celebrates our great sport of boxing, insuring much-needed funding is raised so we may continue our mission for our needy brothers and sisters in boxing. We will never waver from their corners. We had to wait a little longer this year because of Hurricane Sandy, but I’m confident it’ll be another knockout Holiday Event and Awards Ceremony.”
Committed celebrity boxing attendees include world champions Bobby Czyz, Virgil Hill, Iran Barkley, Vito Antuofermo, and Matthew Saad Muhammad, as well as Renaldo “Mr.” Snipes, Tommy Gallagher, Michael Bentt, Harold Lederman, and Earnie Shavers.
2012 RING 8 Award Winners
Fighter of the Year: Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin
Fighter of the Decade: Joe Calzaghe
Uncrowned Champion: David Sears
Coach of the Year (FDNY): Bob McGuire
Coaches of the Year (NYPD): Pat Russo & Dave Seiv
Lifetime Achievement Award: Bernard Hopkins
Official of the Year (Referee): Eddie Claudio
Official of the Year (Judge): John Signorile
Boxing Writer of the Year: Mike Woods
Long & Meritorious Service: Ron McNair
Man of the Year: Frankie Russo Jr.
Prospects of the Year: Floriano Pagliara & Joe Smith
Comeback of the Year: Adam Willett
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They also had Amir Khan as iron chin of the year.
Erik Morales as comeback of the year.
Floyd Mayweather as the most active fighter of the year.
Sakio Bika as pure boxer of the year.
Rees over Broner as upset of the year.
And Calzaghe again as the most brutal puncher of the decade as well.
Sounds legit to me!
Is this the Onion of boxing?
They also had Amir Khan as iron chin of the year.
Erik Morales as comeback of the year.
Floyd Mayweather as the most active fighter of the year.
Sakio Bika as pure boxer of the year.
Rees over Broner as upset of the year.
And Calzaghe again as the most brutal puncher of the decade as well.
Sounds legit to me!
'Opkins was afraid of a fackin rematch with Joe.
which is why Hopkins, being so scared of Joe, offered Joe a rematch in Wales, and why didnt Joe run into retirement away from Hopkins, Froch and Dawson....not!!
So clearly yes, we you have breached a wall from an alternative universe where Joe Calzaghe was much better than this universe's version.
The only way this Ring 8 magazine could concievably be right is if its a British magazine and its being misquoted, and really means Joe was the BRITISH fighter of the decade, which you can offer a fair argument for (though its by no means cut and dried, since he did barely anything with his minor title for ten years).
:lol1:
No way!
What a ridiculous magazine Ring 8 must be then.
Me son's ex fackin wife would can knock the fack out of that curried fackin cunt in yer fackin avatar!!
Joe's reponse:
Jack Hirsch, one of America’s best-known boxing writers and a Ring 8 judge, said: “It wasn’t just Joe’s remarkable exploits in the ring that caused us to vote for him.
“He is an example to young boxers everywhere and we felt it was about time a non-American was given the kind of appreciation that we usually reserve for our own.”
An elated Calzaghe told me: “I regard this as a massive honour and I’m thrilled.
“It’s a pleasant feeling knowing what I did in my career hasn’t been forgotten.
“When I retired I didn’t think after nearly 30 years training, sparring and fighting I would miss boxing. How wrong I was. I miss it like crazy.”
When I expressed concern that it sounded as if Joe might be considering a comeback, he put my fears at rest.
Joe, 41 next month said: “There’s no chance of that happening.” Then, with a chuckle, he said: “Mind you, if someone offered me £20million.”
Calzaghe happens to be one of Froch’s greatest admirers and he said: “Carl has improved considerably in the last couple of years and seems to get better and better with age.”
But Joe couldn’t resist adding: “Carl will beat Kessler but he would never have beaten me.”
There’s little doubt that one day Calzaghe and Froch will be indicted into America’s Boxing Hall of Fame.
Congrats. The guy had unbelievable power when needed, foot work was string-ray like fast, and defense was slick. He is undefeated too, The guy is an ATG #1