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67 Wrestling quotes by Joe Calzaghe

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Joe Calzaghe watches an old fight on TV and recalls his first boxing memory. He wants to face the best pound‑for‑pound opponents and draws a line between true champions and reality‑TV stars. He admits that after years at the top, quitting feels hard. He also notes that amateur boxing is one of the safest sports.

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It's in my DNA to fight and entertain.

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The Eubank fight was my hardest fight.

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I don't really watch much boxing.

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Boxing was my destiny.

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The lacy fight was a career defining fight.

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Roy Jones is a difficult fight.

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

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If I would've fought Andre Ward in my prime, I would've beat him.

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I embraced every struggle because it made me the fighter I was.

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My lowest points was getting injured and pulling out of fights.

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Boxing's a very lonely sport. That ring is the loneliest place in the world.

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I never really, really pushed my boys into boxing, but I guess it's in the blood.

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Boxing definitely has a part to play in taking away unwanted aggression.

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The perfect fighter has never been born and never will be.

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I was told as a teenager I'd never box again. I had a really bad wrist injury; I couldn't even shadow box…

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I want to prove that I'm not just the best super middleweight in the world but the best pound-for-pound.

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I'm a boxer, and every fight could be my last. You just have to remember Michael Watson to know what boxing can…

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I don't want my career to peter out fighting meaningless fights; I want to go against the best pound-for-pound boxers in the…

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I'm close to achieving something that very few boxers ever have - and that is to retire undefeated, like Rocky Marciano.

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

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Ideally, it would be nice if you could earn enough money to kick on from boxing and use the finances to start…

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If I look at the fighters that are coming through, fighters like Carl Froch for instance, do I worry about fighters like…

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It's unbelievable when I think back to when I was a kid that one day I would have achieved so much through…

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Beating Chris Eubank in 1997 was a great win and the toughest fight of my life, and beating Jeff Lacy was great,…

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My career has been very difficult. People respect the fact that I haven't just turned professional like Amir Khan or Audley Harrison,…

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When you know yourself that you've come through preparation injury free and you've done everything, you've done the work in the gym…

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He's gonna try and stand back, mess me about a bit, be cagey and hold on the inside and make it one…

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I can't understand it myself - how nervous I was when I took the floor for 'Strictly Come Dancing.' I walk out…

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It's not just a trainer - as a man, my dad was unbelievable. Even outside boxing, he was my friend as well.…

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[Tyson] Fury is big and [Wladimir] Klitschko's not used to fighting someone his size. If Fury can stop Klitschko grabbing and avoid…

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When I boxed against Jeff Lacy, that was one fight that I was so proud of.

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It's one of the biggest disappointments of my boxing career, not going to the Olympics.

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I've been boxing for 25 years and I need exciting fights.

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I'm proud to be one of only a few fighters in history to retire undefeated.

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My first boxing memory is watching Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard on television.

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Amateur boxing is one of the safest sports around.

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I've been through the routine so many times that I genuinely don't even think about a big fight very much beforehand.

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I've defended my title for eight years, let's see if Ricky (Hatton) is still champion in four years.

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

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I believe amateur boxing training should be available in schools. Not for all, but for those who want to.

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I'm a regular guy, got the same friends. I live in the same area of south Wales. That's who I am. I'm just a…

I don't want my career to peter out fighting meaningless fights; I want to go against the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world.

My mum is the opposite of my dad. She's a very private person, very shy and totally against boxing. She never watched any of…

My first boxing memory is watching Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard on television.

I liked 'The Office' when it was on.

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

Amateur boxing is one of the safest sports around.

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…

I've been through the routine so many times that I genuinely don't even think about a big fight very much beforehand.

When I was 17, my mum made me work in a cake factory for three days - I hated it.

You think that after becoming world champion, you're going to be a massive superstar with lots of lucrative bouts against great fighters, but that…

You can never say never in this game, but I can't see myself boxing again. There's loads of things I want to do.

I train the same way as I've always trained, even before I was champion. That's the difference, I train like a challenger.

I don't seek the limelight. I'm perfectly happy with a quiet life and spending time with my family, but I deserve recognition.

I honestly think that a Pavlik fight would be easier than Jones because styles make fights. He's one dimensional, comes in straight lines, I…