Becoming Quote by Joe Calzaghe

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

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

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

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

— Joe Calzaghe

I liked 'The Office' when it was on.

— Joe Calzaghe

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

— Joe Calzaghe

Amateur boxing is one of the safest sports around.

— 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…

— Joe Calzaghe

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

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

— Joe Calzaghe

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

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

— Joe Calzaghe