Comments Thread For: Joe Calzaghe Part of Dirrell-Jack PBC Broadcast Team

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CHICAGO - International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Joe "Pride of Whales" Calzaghe has been added to the broadcast team as a special analyst for the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Spike TV April 24 fight card taking place at Chicago's UIC Pavilion.

Before retiring in 2009, Calzaghe set the record as the longest continuously reigning world champion in the history of boxing, making more than 21 defenses of his super middleweight title along the way. When Calzaghe finally hung up the gloves he had amassed an astonishing unblemished record of 46-0, 32 KOs that featured notable wins over Mikkel Kessler, Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr.
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[fladz]

I think the correct term is a pod of whales, not a pride.

[Outworn]

Bernard was a commentator for HBO now his daddy from Wales has follow his son to be a commentator as well.

[daggum]

he set the record? uh no he didn't. sven ottke had 21 title defenses in the same division a couple years before calzaghe. please do some research.

[Dr Rumack]

I would love to see Joe commentate on a Froch-Ward rematch

[robbyheartbaby]

he set the record? uh no he didn't. sven ottke had 21 title defenses in the same division a couple years before calzaghe. please do some research.

Woah buddy back up there, uh yes he did! The record was for longest reigning champion, Sven Ottke cherry picked opponents for 21 title defences from 98 to 04, while the stallion Calzaghe made his 21 defences against the best between 97 & 07, the research looks pretty good to me homie.