Joe Calzaghe Article Archive

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Between December 1, 2008 and December 2, 2009

They Say “When It's Time,” Is It Time Yet?

For decades, the term “retirement” has been changing rapidly. In the 80's, retirement age was 65, and most of the population was able to conform...

Written by Vitali Shaposhnikov about 8 months ago 31 reads 1 comments
Why Haters Hate On Floyd Mayweather Jr

I remember a few years back on a Monday morning at the water cooler a lot of my co-workers were talking about a fight that took place over the weekend. One guy said I wish Gatti knocked out that cocky bastard...

Written by King J about 8 months ago 673 reads 35 comments
Pacquiao-Hatton: Freddie Roach Boldly Predicts Manny Ends It With 3rd-Round KO

Three-time boxing Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach has just arrived back in LA to his prized Wild Card Gym from training Amir Khan to a 5th round technical decision against the legendary Marco Antonio Barrera in Manchester, England...

Written by King J about 8 months ago 1,781 reads 52 comments
Promoter Bob Arum Says Kelly Pavlik Will Fight Sergio Mora Next

Hall of Famer Bob Arum of Top Rank Promotions said middleweight champion Kelly "The Ghost" Pavlik will fight The Contender's Sergio "The Latin Snake" Mora next...

Written by King J about 8 months ago 504 reads 0 comments
It's ALL About Boxing On HBO April 11th!

It's ALL about Boxing on HBO come April 11th, 2009. HBO in honor of one of the greatest boxing matches of all time, the Thrilla in Manila, will show a special on this legendary fight of two of ...

Written by King J about 8 months ago 204 reads 22 comments
Victor Ortiz Stops Mike Arnaoutis in Round 2

Victor "Vicious" Ortiz lived up to his nickname Saturday night when he stopped Mike Arnaoutis in the second round of their 140-pound bout at the San Jose HP Pavilion...

Written by King J about 8 months ago 403 reads 2 comments
Robert Guerrero Fight Against Daud Yordan Ruled a No-Decision

HBO's Boxing After Dark was live from San Jose, Calif. just outside of Guerrero's hometown of Gilroy. The first of three televised bouts was the 130-pound bout of Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero (23-1-1, 16 KO's) vs...

Written by King J about 8 months ago 470 reads 11 comments
Shane Cameron TKO's Davis and David Tua Is NEXT!

New Zeland heavyweight contender Shane Cameron (23-1 20KO's) stopped American heavyweight journeyman Robert Davis (32-10 20KO's) at Rugby Park in Gisborne, New Zeland in the 11th round...

Written by King J about 8 months ago 431 reads 0 comments
Juan Manuel Marquez KO's The Baby Bull in Houston

Juan Manuel Marquez knocked out Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz Saturday night in Diaz's hometown of Houston. The crowd was all live and wild for Diaz cheering on their feet at anything that Diaz threw at Marquez...

Written by King J about 9 months ago 257 reads 23 comments
Chris John and Rocky Juarez Fight to a Draw in Houston

Chris John made his world premiere appearance finally fighting in America in Houston against Rocky Juarez to defend his WBA Featherweight belt Saturday night. This being Rocky's hometown, the crowd was live and cheering Rocky on from round to round...

Written by King J about 9 months ago 294 reads 9 comments
So Is David Beckham Playing Soccer for LA or AC Milan?

David Beckham, the amazing soccer superhero who only two years ago signed with the LA Galaxy (Yes, LA supposedly has a soccer team!) for a whopping $250 million is now like playing soccer in ...

Written by King J about 9 months ago 245 reads 11 comments
Is Chris John Really the Best Featherweight Champion Ever?

Many fight fans in America may not be familiar with long reigning WBA Featherweight Champion Chris John. Chris John is an undefeated fighter from Indonesia with a record of 43 Fights, 42 Wins, 22 Knockouts, 0 Losses, and 1 Draw...

Written by King J about 9 months ago 875 reads 17 comments
Nate Campbell Has Bad Karma with Weight Issues

Lightweight Champion Nate Campbell just lost all three of his title belts Friday afternoon by not making the weight limit for his Lightweight Championship fight with Ali Funeka. Campbell weighed in the first time at 138 pounds, three over the weight limit

Written by King J about 9 months ago 92 reads 15 comments
Antonio Margarito Found Guilty: If The Glove Fits, You Must Now Quit!

Today the California State Athletic Commission voted unanimously that Antonio Margarito was guilty on the charges of his illegal handwraps in his last fight Jan. 24, 2009...

Written by King J about 9 months ago 528 reads 14 comments
Joe Calzaghe: The Greatest Champion You Never Heard of

He was quick, powerful, relentless, and technically sound. Pound-for-pound, he was rated by ring magazine as one of the top 10 fighters in the world. He defended his titles successfully 21 times in a row of the course of 11 years...

Written by jonathan staub about 9 months ago 182 reads 13 comments
Bleacher Report Boxing Pound-For-Pound Rankings: Feb 2009

The February Bleacher Report Boxing Pound-for-Pound rankings are in. I asked the top 10 writers to submit their personal rankings and averaged them out. The results may surprise you...

Written by Bryan Trafford about 9 months ago 630 reads 15 comments
Now That Calzaghe Is Out, Who Is Next For The Executioner ?

After beating Bernard, many boxing fans could imagine Joe giving him another shot. It was a money fight after all. Time went by, and no such thing was even on horizon...

Written by Vitali Shaposhnikov about 9 months ago 50 reads 0 comments
Joe Calzaghe Retires: Go On, Take the Money and Run

The great "Sugar" Ray Leonard made many an exit and entry from the boxing game until a 23-year-old upstart warrior named Terry Norris finally put a "woodshed-style beating" on him in early 1991...

Written by Stoker about 9 months ago 139 reads 26 comments
The Sun Is Outside and I’m Always Inside

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Written by Amit Chauhan about 9 months ago 19 reads 0 comments
King of the Ring Joe Calzaghe Announces Retirement

Undefeated world super-middleweight and light-heavyweight boxing champion announces his retirement after a successful career...

Written by Daniel Gooch about 9 months ago 68 reads 9 comments
Joe Calzaghe Forced to Fight Someone His Own Weight, Decides to Retire

The day has come that the undefeated 46-0 (KO 32) Joe Calzaghe has decided to hang up the gloves. Calzaghe ran into a road block, not being able to find a fighter lighter than him willing to jump a weight class only to get their ass kicked...

Written by Bare Knucks about 9 months ago 63 reads 3 comments
It's Official: Joe Calzaghe Retires

Joe Calzaghe announced his retirement today at the age of 36. It had been speculated that he would retire after his recent dismantling of Roy Jones Jr. Calzaghe had hinted that would be his last fight for months...

Written by Joe Oneill about 9 months ago 101 reads 8 comments
Joe Calzaghe Retires, and Retires Proud?

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Written by Vitali Shaposhnikov about 9 months ago 65 reads 2 comments
Joe Calzaghe: The Movie

No, not a rubbish Welsh movie, starring Tom Jones. Just the fact that Joe Calzaghe’s career has been scripted to such an extent, that his resume probably has done the rounds at MGM and TimeWarner, before being tossed in the trash...

Written by Captain Fantabulous about 10 months ago 321 reads 12 comments
The Scary View from Joe Calzaghe’s Ivory Tower

The L.A. times led with a story, “Pro boxing dying a natural death”. Yes, it is true. But it wasn’t written this week, or this year, it was on OCTOBER 5TH 1916...

Written by Mike Cassell about 10 months ago 55 reads 2 comments

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Joe Calzaghe Article Archive

They Say “When It's Time,” Is It Time Yet?

Why Haters Hate On Floyd Mayweather Jr

Pacquiao-Hatton: Freddie Roach Boldly Predicts Manny Ends It With 3rd-Round KO

Promoter Bob Arum Says Kelly Pavlik Will Fight Sergio Mora Next

It's ALL About Boxing On HBO April 11th!

Victor Ortiz Stops Mike Arnaoutis in Round 2

Robert Guerrero Fight Against Daud Yordan Ruled a No-Decision

Shane Cameron TKO's Davis and David Tua Is NEXT!

Juan Manuel Marquez KO's The Baby Bull in Houston

Chris John and Rocky Juarez Fight to a Draw in Houston

So Is David Beckham Playing Soccer for LA or AC Milan?

Is Chris John Really the Best Featherweight Champion Ever?

Nate Campbell Has Bad Karma with Weight Issues

Antonio Margarito Found Guilty: If The Glove Fits, You Must Now Quit!

Joe Calzaghe: The Greatest Champion You Never Heard of

Bleacher Report Boxing Pound-For-Pound Rankings: Feb 2009

Now That Calzaghe Is Out, Who Is Next For The Executioner ?

Joe Calzaghe Retires: Go On, Take the Money and Run

The Sun Is Outside and I’m Always Inside

King of the Ring Joe Calzaghe Announces Retirement

Joe Calzaghe Forced to Fight Someone His Own Weight, Decides to Retire

It's Official: Joe Calzaghe Retires

Joe Calzaghe Retires, and Retires Proud?

Joe Calzaghe: The Movie

The Scary View from Joe Calzaghe’s Ivory Tower

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