Joe Calzaghe Quotes

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Joe Calzaghe

Profession : Athlete

Birth : March 23, 1972

I've never wanted fame. I've only ever wanted recognition.

Joe Calzaghe

In America, they slag each other off at the press conference, then get in the ring and don't do anything.

Joe Calzaghe

The world title in a second weight division and a win in America is just the icing on the cake of my career.

Joe Calzaghe

When you've been at the top of the sport for so many years, it's your life, and it becomes very difficult just to quit boxing and find something else to be happy.

Joe Calzaghe

I've fought in Copenhagen before, and it's not the most hostile place in the world.

Joe Calzaghe

Amateur boxing is one of the safest sports around.

Joe Calzaghe

I am not an aggressive person. I am a disciplined, chilled, and relaxed guy.

Joe Calzaghe

When I go into the ring, I don't hate opponents, and I certainly don't want to hurt them.

Joe Calzaghe

To win the four major title belts, to be the unbeaten champion and 10 years a champion - it's amazing. I'm so proud.

Joe Calzaghe

It's in my DNA to fight and entertain.

Joe Calzaghe

Beating Chris Eubank in 1997 was a great win and the toughest fight of my life, and beating Jeff Lacy was great, too. But Mikkel Kessler topped it, winning all the belts and fighting in front of all those fans in my home town.

Joe Calzaghe

I definitely was a big puncher early on in my career, and I used to load up with my left hand. Then, towards the end of my career, I had hand problems and needed injections in my hands for the pain.

Joe Calzaghe

There is a world of difference between being a reality TV star and a world champion boxer.

Joe Calzaghe

There'll never be another Muhammad Ali. He was a superstar. And although he has gone, his legacy will live on for what he has done for sport and humanity.

Joe Calzaghe

There comes a time in any proud sportsman's career when you have to make the difficult decision to stop.

Joe Calzaghe

I find it quite sad to see the likes of Evander Holyfield carrying on past their sell-by date.

Joe Calzaghe

There were times people tried to get me to change trainers, but I stuck with my dad.

Joe Calzaghe

You ask all the super-middleweights: Who is the best fighter in Britain? If I came back, it would be me.

Joe Calzaghe

It's unbelievable when I think back to when I was a kid that one day I would have achieved so much through boxing, and to think my teachers laughed at me when I said I was going to be a boxer.

Joe Calzaghe