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CALZAGHE SAYS HE?S THROUGH AFTER ONE MORE FIGHT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Tue, 22 Apr 2008
Joe Calzaghe, boxing's "Prince of Wales" says he?s through after one more fight either against former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr or reigning WBC and WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik who is handled by Top Rank promoter Bob Arum.
In an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live, the Welshman who scored a split decision victory over Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins at the Thomas & Mack Center on Sunday, Manila Time, said "I don?t want to push it too far. One more fight from me and then that is it, I?m done."
Calzaghe said "everyone wants to stay unbeaten and I?m no different. If you carry on too long eventually you will get beaten."
Calzaghe, who is also the undisputed super middleweight world champion said, "all that?s left is one more fight and that could be either Roy Jones Jr or Kelly Pavlik."
He described Roy Jones Jr as being totally different to the man he beat, Bernard Hopkins, who still continues to claim he won. Calzaghe said Jones is "a nice guy, full of respect and that will be a massive fight ?an amazing way to finish off."
Roy Jones Jr himself told BBC Sport that a fight against Calzaghe "is all I want to do next. Nothing else but that."
The former No.1 on the Ring Magazine pound-for-pound list said since both the US and Britain want the fight he feels Calzaghe should agree to two fights "one over in his country and one in mine."
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