Carl Froch Explains Why He Would Have KO’d Joe Calzaghe (and beaten Canelo)

04/27/202004/27/2020 James Slater

Carl Froch received quite a bit of criticism for his recent calling out of the long since … continue

The Best British P4P Fighters Of The Last 30 Years – A List From Sun Sport

04/26/202004/24/2020 James Slater

Who can resist a Top-10. Of Anything? Such a list, such an opinion, pulls a reader in, … continue

Joe Calzaghe Responds To Froch’s “Mad” Call Out: I’m Still Living In His Head

04/12/2020 James Slater

As fans may have read, former super-middleweight champ Carl Froch recently called out Joe Calzaghe – this … continue

Carl Froch Calls Out Joe Calzaghe: “Have You Seen The Size Of His Head?”

04/10/2020 James Slater

Perhaps Carl Froch is, like many of us, bored due to the ongoing coronavirus lock down. Maybe … continue

14 Years Ago Today: Joe Calzaghe Ruined Jeff Lacy

03/04/202003/04/2020 James Slater

Has Tyson Fury Done Something Similar To Deontay Wilder? Not long after Tyson Fury had put the … continue

Boxing Great Joe Calzaghe To Re-Open His Father’s Gym, To “Continue His Legacy”

04/28/2019 James Slater

Former two-weight king Joe Calzaghe, who never lost a single fight, is to re-open his late father’s … continue

25 Years Ago Today: The Great Joe Calzaghe Boxed As A Pro For The First Time

10/02/201810/01/2018 James Slater

A quarter of a century ago today, the great Joe Calzaghe boxed his professional debut. Arguably the … continue

Ten Years On: Calzaghe-Hopkins – who really won?

04/21/201804/20/2018 James Slater

It was no Sugar Ray Leonard-Marvelous Marvin Hagler, it was not even a Nigel Benn-Chris Eubank II … continue

Let Go of the “0”

02/12/2018 David Vaught

By David Vaught, a family member of the great Archie Moore – Floyd Mayweather has become a very controversial figure in boxing. It seems like boxing fans either love him or hate him. He was a great defensive boxer, and he has now retired undefeated. The purpose of this article, however, isn’t to debate Mayweather’s skill, but to look at the way some fans judge a boxer on their boxing record alone.

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Ten years ago today: Joe Calzaghe beats Mikkel Kessler in his “finest fight”

11/03/2017 James Slater

Joe Calzaghe, arguably the finest super-middleweight in history, scored a huge win a decade ago today when he decisioned Danish hero Mikkel Kessler over 12 gripping rounds. Today when looking back, Calzaghe, who of course retired at a perfect 46-0, has a number of fights to look back on and feel very, very proud.

But Joe has one fight as his pick for his finest, his best; the one he is most proud of. It is the win over Kessler that took place in Cardiff in front of around 50,000 fans. Some fans may point to Calzaghe’s great win over Jeff Lacy as his finest showing, some to his win over Bernard Hopkins.

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