I saw JC tonight at one of those 'evening with' things. He has no interest at all in coming back, for $10m or whatever, it just isn't going to happen.
According to the man himself he actually decided to give himself another year and two fights after the Kessler fight... and apparently his dad really had to kick his arse before the RJJ fight as he had just had enough by that point and wasn't even training as he should have been doing. After B-Hop he promised his kids he would quit after RJJ.. which everyone wanted him to do except possibly Calzaghe senior (he was a bit vague on that, so I guess dad wanted him to carry on for a while).
As to the previous history, he principally blamed Frank Warren for not getting him the fights in the US because he (Warren) simply thought Calzaghe would lose, and his earning potential drop to zero... apparently even the Kessler fight almost didn't happen for that reason. He pretty much arranged that fight himself, as well as B-Hop, before his contract with Warren officially expired.
According to the man himself he actually decided to give himself another year and two fights after the Kessler fight... and apparently his dad really had to kick his arse before the RJJ fight as he had just had enough by that point and wasn't even training as he should have been doing. After B-Hop he promised his kids he would quit after RJJ.. which everyone wanted him to do except possibly Calzaghe senior (he was a bit vague on that, so I guess dad wanted him to carry on for a while).
As to the previous history, he principally blamed Frank Warren for not getting him the fights in the US because he (Warren) simply thought Calzaghe would lose, and his earning potential drop to zero... apparently even the Kessler fight almost didn't happen for that reason. He pretty much arranged that fight himself, as well as B-Hop, before his contract with Warren officially expired.
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