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Joe Calzaghe 'considering a rematch with Bernard Hopkins this summer'
By Gareth A Davies, Boxing Correspondent
Published: 9:01AM BST 17 May 2010
Schaefer is attempting to bring together a super card on Sky Box Office in Cardiff in July, which could include Amir Khan in a late night show, with Calzaghe versus Hopkins as the co-main event.
Calzaghe defeated Hopkins on a split points decision in a Las Vegas superfight with in April 2008, having been put down in the opening round. Hopkins had hyped the fight with the words “I’ll never lose to a white boy”. In a tight decision for Calzaghe, Hopkins ate his words, and has chased a re-match ever since.
Telegraph Sport understands that Schaefer will come to the UK later this month and will discuss plans for Khan and Calzaghe with Barney Francis, managing director of Sky Sports.
“I have spoken to Joe [Calzaghe] several times about fighting Bernard Hopkins in Cardiff. He is ambivalent. Some days he says ‘yes’ he’d like to do it, other days he is not sure if he wants to get back in the ring," Schaefer said.
"There are days when he wants to do it and days he would rather not. Bernard would love to go over to Wales to fight Joe, and I think we could make it a major event there. I think the Welsh public would enjoy a return match, this time in Cardiff.”
However, Calzaghe told Telegraph Sport two weeks ago when he was in Las Vegas for the Shane Mosley-Floyd Mayweather contest: “I am enjoying myself and not really desperate to get back into the ring. I’m not desperate for money. But never say never. This is boxing.”
Calzaghe’s two fights at the Millennium Stadium, for Mikkel Kessler and Peter Manfreddo, drew crowds of more than 50,000.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/oth...is-summer.html
By Gareth A Davies, Boxing Correspondent
Published: 9:01AM BST 17 May 2010
Schaefer is attempting to bring together a super card on Sky Box Office in Cardiff in July, which could include Amir Khan in a late night show, with Calzaghe versus Hopkins as the co-main event.
Calzaghe defeated Hopkins on a split points decision in a Las Vegas superfight with in April 2008, having been put down in the opening round. Hopkins had hyped the fight with the words “I’ll never lose to a white boy”. In a tight decision for Calzaghe, Hopkins ate his words, and has chased a re-match ever since.
Telegraph Sport understands that Schaefer will come to the UK later this month and will discuss plans for Khan and Calzaghe with Barney Francis, managing director of Sky Sports.
“I have spoken to Joe [Calzaghe] several times about fighting Bernard Hopkins in Cardiff. He is ambivalent. Some days he says ‘yes’ he’d like to do it, other days he is not sure if he wants to get back in the ring," Schaefer said.
"There are days when he wants to do it and days he would rather not. Bernard would love to go over to Wales to fight Joe, and I think we could make it a major event there. I think the Welsh public would enjoy a return match, this time in Cardiff.”
However, Calzaghe told Telegraph Sport two weeks ago when he was in Las Vegas for the Shane Mosley-Floyd Mayweather contest: “I am enjoying myself and not really desperate to get back into the ring. I’m not desperate for money. But never say never. This is boxing.”
Calzaghe’s two fights at the Millennium Stadium, for Mikkel Kessler and Peter Manfreddo, drew crowds of more than 50,000.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/oth...is-summer.html
That number is around where Floyd and Pac sell around right? Klitschkos still sell the most at 60,000 tickets though.
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