There’s no doubt that Joe Calzaghe is a fantastic boxer, and recently he has had some great fights against the likes of Lacy, Kessler, and Hopkins (pictured above). I also think that he is picking a good time to retire after 11 years of defending his world title and now at 36 years of age. However, I’m not convinced that ending his career with a fight against Roy Jones Jr is the way to go? Roy Jones Jr was one of my favourite fighters when he was in his prime, but now I don’t think he would pose much of a threat to Calzaghe to make an interesting fight. Personally, I would love to see a matchup with Calzaghe and Kelly Pavlik. The ‘Ghost’ is an old school come foreward fighter with dynamite in both fists and at the top of his game. I think he is dangerous against any opponent, and I think people would be on the ends of their seats watching him fight Calzaghe.
I know that Joe always wanted to fight Roy Jones, and this is his last chance to fulfil that dream; however it just frustrates me that such an illustrious career would end with a fight that would have been great 5 years ago, but potentially won’t live up to expectations.
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