Calzaghe took a clear lead in the early rounds and the gap never looked likely to close.

Instead, despite exhaustion and receiving heavy shots, the Welshman kept hunting the knockout. He made seventeen defenses of the WBO crown, his first title, before proving to the world that he wasn’t a hype job by beating Jeff Lacy over twelve rounds. The site is run by boxing fans James Tonks and Lee Daley. I was so tense,’ said Calzaghe. Preview: Lomachenko-Lopez, boxing’s most anticipated fight of 2020, Collard positive for coronavirus, off Loma-Lopez card, Lopez ready to show he’s more than KO power against Lomachenko, Preview: Barboza-Saucedo, Berlanga, Collard, and more on Loma-Lopez undercard, Benn-Formella set for Povetkin-Whyte 2 undercard. ‘No fight was as hard as that.’. Lee has been a fan of the sport of boxing for around twenty five years. But only a couple of weeks before the fight was scheduled to take place, Collins would shock Britain with the announcement of not only pulling out of his fight with Joe Calzaghe but that he was also retiring from boxing! ‘I was brash, I said I was going to knock him out. I’ve come in on the train from Wales,’ recalled Calzaghe.

So many “changing of the guard” fights are sad affairs, with a faded former champ forced to play the patsy to the new star. Calzaghe is light on his feet and in constant motion, while the heavy-breathing Eubank plods. Click to play Tap to play. I was relieved to hear the final bell. At 31, Eubank was past his prime, but gave Calzaghe a warning ahead of their thrilling fight which took place 20 years ago on Wednesday in Sheffield. Our. The fight was compelling without ever being tight on the scorecards. Calzaghe was supposed to be fighting Steve Collins, while Eubank was preparing for a light heavyweight contest against Mark Prince.

All the rounds I’d done in the gym.’.

Calzaghe had less than a fortnight to prepare for his first world title fight after Steve Collins’ sudden retirement. Welcome to Ringnews24; read the latest boxing news from around the world. 2:54. Playing next. Browse more videos. Calzaghe would rain down more punches on him until the bell sounded. I realised I wasn’t going to knock him out. Dave Parris, Paul Thomas and Roy Francis all scored it unanimously for Joe Calzaghe by margins of nine, five and seven, respectively. Published: 15:46 EDT, 10 October 2017 | Updated: 17:27 EDT, 10 October 2017. Thankfully a kind stranger was on hand to step in and help, Emmerdale Luke 'plotting against' Victoria as fans 'work out' sick inheritance twist, Emmerdale fans have predicted Luke Posner will interfere with Victoria Sugden's decision to continue renting the farm to Moira Dingle, after some viewers picked on tension between the new couple, Coronation Street's Carla Connor distracts fans as she wows in see-through black top, Coronation Street favourite Carla Connor, played by Alison King, left viewers swooning over her costume during Wednesday evening's episode, as she stepped out in a chic black top, 'I'm 30 and already earn a six-figure salary working at Aldi - it's a good gig! Early odds…, Keith Thurman admits he suffered depression following Manny Pacquiao loss, Kell Brook tipped to take on Terence Crawford on November…, Egidijus Kavaliauskas wants rematch with Terence Crawford after Mikael Zewski…, Deontay Wilder has made "the worst mistake of his career"…, Is this the last we’ve seen of Canelo Alvarez on…, Chris Eubank Jr calls out all the champions at middleweight, Canelo Alvarez could still face Avni Yildirim despite legal battles…, Gervonta Davis promises early knockout of Leo Santa Cruz, Tank Davis vs Leo Santa Cruz moved to Oct 31…, Oscar De La Hoya returns but will Floyd Mayweather after…. And I didn’t know whether he could go in the trenches.’, After being floored in the first round, the 31-year-old vowed to take Calzaghe to the trenches, 'I was prepared but I couldn’t deal with his punch ratio,’ the former world champion recalled. Calzaghe has moments of swagger as well, unveiling an Ali shuffle early on. ‘By the sixth round I was exhausted. When he throws a right hand he’s got a long reach and he falls in with it.

He comes out blasting with power shots and drives back a clearly surprised Calzaghe. Before that eventful evening, it is difficult to think of a fight that could have closely defined him. After losing to Collins twice in 1995, Eubank briefly retired. ‘When we had our press conference, he turns up on his Harley, I’m thinking, “Wow. Eubank, who now guides his son Chris Jnr, withstood the early onslaught of his younger foe, ‘It’s a dark, lonely place. Big Question: Who wins, Lomachenko or Lopez? He is widely-regarded as one of the finest boxers of his generation. The clip then cuts back to present day, as Calzaghe recalls what was said before the fight.

You can unsubscribe at any time. Video Unavailable. However, the older man fired back two counter right hands to the head that forced Joe to drop his hands and hang on until the familiar chime! The Englishman immediately got up, his face full of embarrassment at the fact that he was put down so expeditiously. Eubank could so easily have accepted his fate early on but instead he raged and raged against the dying of the light. At only a couple of weeks notice, Chris Eubank would step in Collins’ place to take on the heavy hitter that was then known as The Terminator. Eubank, meanwhile, has been busy recently with mentoring duties as he bids to guide Chris Eubank Jr to world title glory. He knocked them all out with the exception of one Bobby Joe Edwards who forced him to last all of the required 24 minutes in their eight round bout.

Eubank was feeling the pace, too.

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Eubank turned up to a press conference on his Harley-Davidson, while Calzaghe took the train, 'Simply the Best' had briefly retired but returned in the hope of winning back his world title. 'He was a genuinely great fighter,' said Eubank, ‘Two or three days after, I couldn’t even get out of bed. Joe Calzaghe beat Chris Eubank to win the vacant WBO world super middleweight title in 1997, 20 years on, the two fighters recalled their epic battle in Sheffield to Sportsmail's Peter Carline, Calzaghe won every one of his 46 career contents but still claims: ‘No fight was as hard as that’. If Calzaghe’s most eye-catching work came early on, it was during those late rounds that he proved himself. ‘It’s a dark, lonely place. Calzaghe knocked Eubank down again in the 10th and despite being comfortably ahead, was still toe-to-toe in the last. 6:58. He was a genuinely great fighter. Joe Calzaghe knew what he was getting into. Maybe his bout with Robin Reid could also be considered, as controversial as it was.

Calzaghe was indebted to the hours spent in Newbridge Boxing Club and on the nearby hills.

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Calzaghe has his man on the ropes and is unloading but then Eubank decides he’s had enough. Play it now. I can’t wait for Saturday n…, Lucas ‘Big Daddy’ Browne 29-2 (25) says it would be an honour to face WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury 30-0-1 (21) in December. Maybe his bout with Robin Reid could also be considered, as controversial as it was. Former holder of the IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO titles, Calzaghe’s reign spanned over a decade. By the final stages of the contest, Calzaghe’s face looked untidy with a heavily bruised and half shut right eye and bottom cut lip. In 46 fights, Chris Eubank, Mikkel Kessler, Jeff Lacy and perhaps Bernard Hopkins stick out as several of Joe Calzaghe’s best and most challenging. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. ‘I did a few Ali shuffles, the lot.



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