Joe Calzaghe
Joe Calzaghe
Joseph William "Joe" Calzaghe, CBEis a Welsh former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2008. He held the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, Ring magazine and lineal super-middleweight titles, as well as the Ring light-heavyweight title. Calzaghe is the longest-reigning super-middleweight world champion in history, having held the WBO title for over 10 years and making 21 successful defences before relinquishing the title to move up to light-heavyweight. As his super-middleweight and light-heavyweight reigns overlapped, he retired with the longest...
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I've defended my title for eight years, let's see if Ricky is still champion in four years,
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It's easier to just fight to defend your title. After the Robin Reid fight, people said you should have knocked him out. If I knock a guy out, they say he's a bum. Nobody will be able to say that about Jeff Lacy. There is no debating Jeff Lacy. A win is a win now and I need to win this fight.
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It is a pain. It is wintertime and it gets dark at 5 p.m., but it is one of those things. I'm just training later and adjusting.
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Jeff is on the way up. You can't say that he's a champion that's on the fade, ... He's made some excellent defenses, he's a big puncher, a good all-around fighter.
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I have been waiting eight years for this fight and I can't wait. It is the sort of fight all boxers dream of and I cannot wait to unify the titles.
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He hasn't, obviously, fought anyone in my league, ... That's the big thing. I'm way above some of the opposition he's fought.
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But I will fight Jeff Lacy, regardless of money, regardless of anything else, it's a fight I definitely want.
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To be honest, looking at the judging with the Robin Reid fight I don't think I'd go to Florida, because that was disgusting the way Robin Reid got cheated,
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This is the first time a champion has put his title on the line, but I've got injured,
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This is the fight that I have been shouting out for over the last few years and I am delighted that Frank has secured it,
I just see it as my career-defining fight.
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I love to knock guys out, that's my game, but today I had to adjust and box with my jab. I would have knocked him out by the fifth or sixth round. But I had to jab my way to victory.
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Two big punchers, you've got to keep your chin down, keep your defense up, don't be careless or open, box sensibly, control the centre of the ring and when he lets his punches go, believe me he's gonna know all about it.
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Judging by your performance at the Olympics, it don't look too bright for your future does it!