After beating Bernard Hopkins in Las Vegas at light heavyweight in April 2008, the great Joe Calzaghe had achieved everything he had dreamed of as a professional. There remained one last chapter to…
After beating Bernard Hopkins in Las Vegas at light heavyweight in April 2008, the great Joe Calzaghe had achieved everything he had dreamed of as a professional. There remained one last chapter to write in his career, and it involved bowing out on his own terms – undefeated and at the very top.– months after celebrating being a world champion for more than 10 years.
Calzaghe, regardless, wanted to finally fight in New York, and negotiated directly with Jones Jnr to agree a date of November 8. Such was Calzaghe’s commitment to his plans that he actively treated the occasion as if it was his last. On fight day he made his way to The Garden to be present at the venue that had hosted The Fight of the Century between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier and numerous other greats. He watched the ring getting assembled, and found himself becoming emotional at the realisation he was on the verge of fighting for the last time.
“Even in the fight, it was quite surreal,” he continued. “I remember saying in my head, ‘Just enjoy this – this is the last two rounds of your life’. I knew I was going to retire. This was it – 46 was my number.’s so unforgiving – we’ve seen the greatest of the greats become ill, and your health is your wealth. I was happy; I made that decision, and I stuck to it.”
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