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It’s 10 years today since Bernard Hopkins and Joe Calzaghe faced off in an eagerly anticipated light heavyweight showdown. Both men had the longest championship tenures in their respective lower weight classes. Hopkins reigned at middleweight for 10 years and three months, which yielded a division record 20 title defenses; while Calzaghe was champion for […]
Calzaghe moved up to light heavyweight and boarded a plane for America to take on Bernard Hopkins, one of the greatest middleweights ever, who at 43 still had the ability to win big fights. Calzaghe went down in the first round but came home with a split decision victory and The Ring Magazine title, proving he could win away from home.
Oct 8, 2007 · The 11 October, 1997, marks the 10-year anniversary of Joe Calzaghe's clash with former champion Chris Eubank at the Sheffield Arena for the vacant WBO super middleweight title. Calzaghe, of course, won a thrilling 12-round decision to claim the belt he has proudly held through 20 defences, making him the longest reigning current world champion ...
Joe Calzaghe 45-0 (32 KOs) vs. Roy Jones Jr. 52-4 (38 KOs)The Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight Title (1st defense by Calzaghe)Date: 2008-11-08Location: Madis...
Apr 19, 2020 · Twelve years ago on Sunday, Welshman Joe Calzaghe etched himself into boxing folklore on a raucous night in Las Vegas by defeating American legend Bernard Hopkins to land a world title in a second ...
Introduction. As of July 2024, Saul Alvarez’s net worth is roughly $180 Million. Saul Alvarez is a Mexican professional boxer. He has held world championships in three weight classes, including the unified WBA, WBC, Ring magazine, and lineal middleweight titles since 2018, the IBF middleweight title since May 2019, and the WBA super-middleweight title since December 2018.
In 2006 Jeff "Left Hook" Lacy fought Joe Calzaghe in a Super Middleweight world title unification fight at Manchester's MEN Arena which Calzaghe won by unani...
