Old Man Calzaghe Reaffirms: No Pavlik Fight

Enzo Calazaghe told Setanta Sports that his son Joe will absolutely not meet Kelly Pavlik inside the ring.  We said in the past that we somewhat respected Joe's decision, but yesterday's rant by his father has got us second guessing ourselves.  See below.

From what could be deciphered from his Euro-Britalian jive, he basically said, that Kelly The Ghost Pavlik was not a top class fighter and doesn't even deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence as his son.

"I don't feel he [Pavlik] deserves a shot yet at the big-time.  On the back of one performance against a subdued, light fighter (his own pupil, Gary Lockett)... There is a vast, vast difference between Gary and Joe Calzaghe. Gary would be the first to say. It's chalk and cheese (whatever the hell that means)."

Wake up from your lucent dream buddy, Kelly Pavlik is as big as your going to get.

Enzo, we all know Gary Lockett is no Joe Calzaghe, but your son is not the untouchable deity that you are trying to make him out to be.  And the fighter that you trained (and just tossed under the short bus) got dominated more soundly than we have seen in some time by the man that you claim is not even a well known fighter.  If Kelly Pavlik, the undefeated top middleweight in the world, doesn't deserve a shot a Joe Calzaghe, then we don't know what fighter on the this green earth does.  

It is clear that Joe Calzaghe wanted to end his career with an aesthetically pleasing win on paper over Roy Jones, who is rapidly approaching his expiration date in the sport.  Instead, all of this will do the exact opposite. He will be remembered for ducking the best possible fight for his own career advancement, because it is not how the symphony begins, but the finale that you remember the most. 

For Joe Calzaghe to cement his legacy, he must fight Kelly Pavlik or admit that he doesn't want to step in the ring with the young gun from Youngstown out of fear of defeat.

Kelly will bide his time and continue to put pressure on the Calzaghe camp to take the fight. If it doesn't happen, it won't be a problem for The Ghost.  He is currently 26 yrs. old and has plenty of other options, the same cannot be said for his counterpart .

Joe C. will continue to press for his anti-climactic Roy Jones Jr. finale and in the meantime will be walking on water and turning water into wine - right Enzo?