My first boxing memory is watching Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard on television. — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
I'm proud to be one of only a few fighters in history to retire undefeated. — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
It's one of the biggest disappointments of my boxing career, not going to the Olympics. — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
When I boxed against Jeff Lacy, that was one fight that I was so proud of. — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
I never really, really pushed my boys into boxing, but I guess it's in the blood. — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
When I go into the ring, I don't hate opponents, and I certainly don't want to hurt them. — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
You ask all the super-middleweights: Who is the best fighter in Britain? If I came back, it would be me. — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
Lacy was a pleasurable fight. It wasn't my hardest fight because I won every single minute of every single round. — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
My dad is a great judge of fights. He's the only person I know who said that Holyfield would beat Tyson the… — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
I'm devastated with the injury but I've proved my heart and skill to everyone by fighting one handed for eight rounds. — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
It would be good to fight Roy Jones. I've always admired him, and I think this would be a great fight for… — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
You can never say never in this game, but I can't see myself boxing again. There's loads of things I want to… — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
He's an old good fighter, he's an intelligent fighter but I wouldn't say he's the best I've ever fought. — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
I'm somebody from a little tiny town, who had boxed in leisure centres, and my last fight was in Madison Square Garden… — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
It's not my place to say how good I was because the thing is, every champion from every era is a great… — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
Two big punchers, you've got to keep your chin down, keep your defense up, don't be careless or open, box sensibly, control… — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
I feel blessed that I managed to fight 46 fights undefeated, that I was a world champion for 11 years, one of… — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
[Tyson] Fury is big and [Wladimir] Klitschko's not used to fighting someone his size. If Fury can stop Klitschko grabbing and avoid… — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
I can't understand it myself - how nervous I was when I took the floor for 'Strictly Come Dancing.' I walk out… — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
It's not just a trainer - as a man, my dad was unbelievable. Even outside boxing, he was my friend as well.… — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
He's gonna try and stand back, mess me about a bit, be cagey and hold on the inside and make it one… — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
Boxing definitely has a part to play in taking away unwanted aggression. — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
Boxing's a very lonely sport. That ring is the loneliest place in the world. — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
I've fought in Copenhagen before, and it's not the most hostile place in the world. — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
Having been a fighter for 25 years, I know how to handle the fear. The fear is there, but I use it… — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
If you know you're just fighting for the money and you're not fighting for the championship, you're going to lose, so I… — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
When you've been at the top of the sport for so many years, it's your life, and it becomes very difficult just… — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
The world title in a second weight division and a win in America is just the icing on the cake of my… — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
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… — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
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. — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
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… — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
My first boxing memory is watching Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard on television. — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
There is a world of difference between being a reality TV star and a world champion boxer. — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
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… — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
I've been through the routine so many times that I genuinely don't even think about a big fight very much beforehand. — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
When I was 17, my mum made me work in a cake factory for three days - I hated it. — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
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… — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image
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. — Joe Calzaghe Copy Share Image