It's working. The constant pressure from the fans and media seems to be slowly getting to the Welsh super middleweight and light heavyweight champ. Just the past week, Joe Calzaghe made statements suggesting that he intended to hold on to his WBO super middlweight title (the belt that he defended 21 times for over ten years) and continue fighting after the Roy Jones Jr. bout (article).
The BBC reported earlier this morning that Calzaghe not only intends to defend his title, but could be planning to do it against the best middle weight in the world, Kelly Pavlik. "There is no way I am going to give up my WBO title. If I beat Jones, I might move back down to super-middleweight to face Kelly Pavlik," said Joe C.
Thank you Joe, we take back anything negative that we have ever sent in your direction.
If Calzaghe's words hold up and these two actually step in the ring, win or lose, Calzaghe's credibility, likability and legacy will all take a turn for the better in the mind's of every American boxing fan.
Now Calzaghe's is really fighting for something in his next bout with Jones. He is fighting for the fans and for boxing, he is fighting for the chance to set up one of the biggest fights in the past ten years - a showdown between the top two undefeated 160 and 168 pounders in the world.
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Sounds like a great couple of fights coming up but Joe C's always win.
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