Finally...Calzaghe returns October 14! Who do you want him to face?

[Wacko3205]

Calzaghe returns October 14!

Monday, August 7 2006

By Craig Watt
http://www.fightnews.com/fightnews_2...ErPUdKfia.html


Sports Network Promoter Frank Warren confirmed to Fightnews.com this evening that WBO/IBF Super-middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe will return to action at the MEN Arena in Manchester on October 14th. He stated, "Joe will return to the 20,000 MEN Arena in Manchester where he had his crowning night to beat Jeff Lacy in March for the unification of the WBO and IBF titles. We hope to announce the details of the opponent on Wednesday once the contract is signed. The bout will be at 168 pounds and part of a triple world title bill on October 14th. If Joe is successful in this bout and Glen Johnson defeats Clinton Woods on September 2nd in the UK then they will both fight for the IBF Light-heavyweight title early in 2007. That deal has been agreed in principle for the winners of both fights coming up and represents a great incentive to both of them." Sports Network hope to announce opponent details tommorrow.

I'm sure that everyone has that special someone that they want Joe to beat or...to beat Joe...but let's just conentrate on whom you'd most like to see him fight before the proposed Johnson bout of 2007.

The options that I posted are the only ones that I feel are remotely legit & I am sure that none of them will be chosen & Joe will fight some tune upish fall guy...but they are what they are...

[Kev]

Hey wack firstly let me give you a well deserved for failing to include Kessler, I agree entirely with his status as 'another fighter' :P

Bit suprised you missed out Manfredo though, I believe he's the truth but only time will tell.

Seriously though I would like to see him in with Ann wolf just kidding :P

I would love to see Calzaghe Froch although I have to say Froch is growing on me now and I'd like his run to go on a bit longer.

I don't know, there really isn't anyone available I don't think, Jones but he'd get killed. Tarver would probably want $30 million seeing as he is a bona fida hollywood movie star now so I don't really see a big fight for him.

Probably just a routine defense so as not to spoil his plans for 2007.

[Purist]

Montell Griffin is too big a stylistic step up for Joe.

Mundine would be interesting.

[maracho]

Hopkins, Winky, Beyer, Johnson, RJJ, in that order

[maracho]

Montell Griffin is too big a stylistic step up for Joe.

Mundine would be interesting.

Joe would probably do to Griffin what Michalczewski and RJJ (second fight) did to him.

[Hulk]

Hey wack firstly let me give you a well deserved for failing to include Kessler, I agree entirely with his status as 'another fighter' :P

Bit suprised you missed out Manfredo though, I believe he's the truth but only time will tell.

Seriously though I would like to see him in with Ann wolf just kidding :P

I would love to see Calzaghe Froch although I have to say Froch is growing on me now and I'd like his run to go on a bit longer.

I don't know, there really isn't anyone available I don't think, Jones but he'd get killed. Tarver would probably want $30 million seeing as he is a bona fida hollywood movie star now so I don't really see a big fight for him.

Probably just a routine defense so as not to spoil his plans for 2007.

Yeah why waste his time fighting Roy Jones when he can make a "routine" defense against a no namer. Like Kabary Salem again. Salem did drop Calzaghe on his ass.

[Lords Gym]

Hey wack firstly let me give you a well deserved for failing to include Kessler, I agree entirely with his status as 'another fighter' :P

Bit suprised you missed out Manfredo though, I believe he's the truth but only time will tell.

Seriously though I would like to see him in with Ann wolf just kidding :P

I would love to see Calzaghe Froch although I have to say Froch is growing on me now and I'd like his run to go on a bit longer.

I don't know, there really isn't anyone available I don't think, Jones but he'd get killed. Tarver would probably want $30 million seeing as he is a bona fida hollywood movie star now so I don't really see a big fight for him.

Probably just a routine defense so as not to spoil his plans for 2007.

Yeah why waste his time fighting Roy Jones when he can make a "routine" defense against a no namer. Like Kabary Salem again. Salem did drop Calzaghe on his a**.

I would love to see Roy Jones get the chance, he deserve it. and i feel he has a good chance to win it.. This fight would be good money for both fighters.

[TheBESTP4P]

oh man its a no brainer its all about the great RJJ baby!

i mean we all know B-Hop is at the retirement home unless otherwise.

but i just see the haters saying either way if RJJ wins that Joe C. is not a true 175 and if Joe C. wins they gonna say washed up RJJ not the prime.

personally id love to see RJJ had over the big first L

[Snakey]

Montell Griffin is too big a stylistic step up for Joe.

Mundine would be interesting.

Yeah i think calzaghe would have a lot of trouble with mundine. Calzaghe keeps his hands low...and mundine is one of the people who can be compared to rjj speed wise....and mundines fav shot is his right and hed land it on calzaghe, right down the middle.

[El Gamo]

An RJJ fight or a Kessler fight would be god for his legacy,because remember,he is coming to the end of his great career so he cannot waste time on any prospects or unknowns,not at this stage.

[Kevil]

Hey wack firstly let me give you a well deserved for failing to include Kessler, I agree entirely with his status as 'another fighter' :P

Bit suprised you missed out Manfredo though, I believe he's the truth but only time will tell.

I guess that you are joking?

Look at the date and guess why Wacko had left out Kessler and Beyer of his list....

[Pugilistic]

i want him to fight jones or hopkins

[superheavyrhun]

Hey wack firstly let me give you a well deserved for failing to include Kessler, I agree entirely with his status as 'another fighter' :P

Bit suprised you missed out Manfredo though, I believe he's the truth but only time will tell.

I guess that you are joking?

Look at the date and guess why Wacko had left out Kessler and Beyer of his list....

OK then, let me pose another question, and this can probably be best answered by the americans in the audience. Who will you be tuning in to? Calzaghe's first two-belt defence, or the unification between Beyer and Kessler.

My one big worry about Frank's statement today, which has penned in a Clinton Woods bout at 175 in early 2007 is that Calzaghe will have to come back down to 168 if he wants to unify all the belts next summer. That is what I want to see more than anything else, even more than Calzo-Woods, is Calzaghe against the winner of Beyer v Kessler. Either way, that lippy Kessler fan will eventually get his mouth shut! I'd like to see Calzaghe v RJJ in October, I reckon it could certainly be interesting, and would put the same name that CW has an L next to it on his record.

B-Hop won't come out unless the money's right, and in Manchester, I don't see the money being right. Tarver. Ditto. I'm sure Farnk knows Joe is on the final straight and will come up with a nice moneymaker for them both, whoever its against.

[AdamGB]

Hey wack firstly let me give you a well deserved for failing to include Kessler, I agree entirely with his status as 'another fighter' :P

Bit suprised you missed out Manfredo though, I believe he's the truth but only time will tell.

I guess that you are joking?

Look at the date and guess why Wacko had left out Kessler and Beyer of his list....

haha... I guess that no one outside of Denmark will be watching then. Nice name Royal... when are you going to take the hint that no one wants you here? I'd be ignorant to say that you have no knowlodge of boxing, but unfortunatly you are so biased and hypocritical that you are really not worth dealing with...

[Fenster]

My one big worry about Frank's statement today, which has penned in a Clinton Woods bout at 175 in early 2007 is that Calzaghe will have to come back down to 168 if he wants to unify all the belts next summer. That is what I want to see more than anything else, even more than Calzo-Woods, is Calzaghe against the winner of Beyer v Kessler. Either way, that lippy Kessler fan will eventually get his mouth shut! I'd like to see Calzaghe v RJJ in October, I reckon it could certainly be interesting, and would put the same name that CW has an L next to it on his record.

B-Hop won't come out unless the money's right, and in Manchester, I don't see the money being right. Tarver. Ditto. I'm sure Farnk knows Joe is on the final straight and will come up with a nice moneymaker for them both, whoever its against.

It doesn't say anything about fighting Clinton Woods What happens if Woods wins