Joe Calzaghe; The Welsh Champion Has Done It All

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by T.K. Stewart - Serious training will begin first thing Monday morning in the ramshackle Newbridge, Wales gym where raindrops drip through holes in the tin roof. Joe Calzaghe can afford better, but he likes it there. And besides, it might be the the final time that Joe Calzaghe goes into heavy training inside the crooked walls of the only gym he has ever known and with the only trainer he has ever had - his father Enzo.

On November 8th at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Calzaghe will take on Roy Jones, Jr. in a fight that 'The Pride of Wales" says might be the last time he will ever lace up a pair of boxing gloves and hit another man for money.

"Well, at the moment, I'm definitely going to retire," said Calzaghe on Thursday from Cardiff, Wales. "As long as I win the fight and as long as I win the fight in a style I like, it will be my last fight."

Calzaghe is a sure-fire first ballot Hall of Famer and he has been stellar in an undefeated professional career that has seen him as a world titlist for eleven straight years while running his record to 45-0 (32KO). It came as somewhat of a surprise then, when he cavalierly proclaimed that Roy Jones, Jr. will be his last fight, especially in light of the fact that several big fights are looming on the horizon should he make it by Jones. But Calzaghe explained, that as far as boxing is concerned, there are no more mountains left for him to climb. [details]

[CaRnAgEViOLaToR]

i wont miss slappy joe at all

[Mr. Ryan]

Excellent read.

[ALT-Assassin]

They should make a Calzaghe movie about his life story and title it "The runaway Joey from Wales".Pavlik could play the vilian.

[TheManchine]

"Then there is his beautiful Playboy-like, girlfriend Jo-Emma Larvin"

i saw a pic of her yesterday, i thought she was a he

[diamonddale]

Calzaghe, the ultimate cheese nut

Their is a reason Calzaghe chose Jones for his last fight. He would not have fought Jones 5 years ago. He chose him now for his name not the challenge. Lacey, Kessler, Calzaghe, these were all good wins for Joe but not great. Those are 3 fighters in 45 fights. Joe spent 10 years being a euro fighter and to put him in the p4p top 5 you are mental. What means more than if you win is how you win. Pavlik would punch his ****ing lights out and Joe knows it.

[TheManchine]

this writer must really like Joe

[-Swizzy-]

But Calzaghe explained, that as far as boxing is concerned, there are no more mountains left for him to climb.

Calzaghe hasn't climbed any mountains cuz they are too high for him and he is scared he might fall off. Although he has climbed plenty of small hills.

[methyleneDMA]

Done what???

he's done everything but fight a great in his prime fighter. That blonde in the singles.net ad sarahc is so godaM n gorgeous i cant take it anymore.

[abadger]

This was a very positive Joe article. Even I was surprised to read about the 'amazing list of names'!