Was this perhaps the great Joe Calzaghe’s greatest ring performance? It was 18 years ago today when “The Pride of Wales” dished out one of the most memorably thrilling beatdowns ever seen in the 168 pound division.
As fight fans know, the great Joe Calzaghe retired unbeaten, spotless at 46-0, with “The Pride of Wales” a long-ruling 168 pound champion, as well as a light heavyweight champion.
It’s one of the most fascinating and debated ‘what ifs’ in modern-day British boxing history: Carl Froch Vs. Joe Calzaghe, Joe Calzaghe Vs.
Last week, promoter Frank Warren, speaking with IFL TV, spoke of how Carl Froch wanted nothing to do with Joe Calzaghe.
It remains one of the biggest ‘what its’ in British boxing. Carl Froch Vs. Joe Calzaghe. Who would have won and how?
It certainly took Joe Calzaghe a long time to become a star as well as a fighter who was safe in the knowledge that he had won over the critics on both sides of the Atlantic.
Bernard Hopkins? Roy Jones? Mikkel Kessler? Charles Brewer? Sakio Bika?
No. To this day, Joe Calzaghe, when asked what the toughest fight of his 46-fight pro career was, says it was the one he had with Chris Eubank.
“Just as a great fighter. Everybody wants to be a great fighter, don’t they? And I never shied away from a fight, even when I got hurt, I always came back for more,” Joe Calzaghe speaking to Sky Sports on how he’d like to be remembered.
Two former world champions who continue to have a real passion for the sport of boxing – Joe Calzaghe and Darren Barker – are set to launch a managerial company: International Sports Group.
Talk about a modern day Dream Fight: Canelo Alvarez Vs. a prime Joe Calzaghe. Recently we’ve been reading how another British super-middleweight great, in Carl Froch, said he would have fancied his chances in a fight with the Mexican superstar, and now “Pride of Wales” Calzaghe has stated that he would definitely have beaten Canelo had he met him when both men were in their prime.