The BBC reported that Joe Calzaghe's promoter, Frank Warren, is currently working out a deal with former pound-for-pound #1 fighter, Roy Jones Jr. The fight, that Calzaghe claims will be his last, should take place sometime this fall. "Fighting the greatest fighter of the 1990's would be the perfect way to finish off my career... This is a case of famous last words, but I think that'll probably be it for me, so my message to my fans is enjoy it now because after this, it'll be the end."
Calzaghe has also ruled out the possiblilty of a meeting between himself and the undisputed middleweight champion, Kelly Pavlik. Pavlik is coming off a dominating 3rd round TKO victory over Calzaghe's training partner Gary Lockett.
Joe admitted "that Pavlik is a good fighter and looked very impressive against Gary, but I'm in a different league" (money where the mouth is Joe). " Kelly is just establishing himself and is not as big a star as Roy Jones, he's a legend."
So, it seems that Calzaghe will end his career with a victory over another over-the-hill fighter whose name will look great on his undefeated resume. We do respect his decision to retire at age 37, having accomplished a great deal in his long career. But, it's too bad that he is opting out of what could have been the fight of the decade.
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