Joe Calzaghe Defeats Another Old Fighter

The fight between Joe Calzaghe versus Roy Jones Jr. started out with a bang and ended up as a lopsided affair.

The pride of Wales was dropped by a short right hand in the very first round, providing some hope to fight fans who expected a good outing from the 39 year old Jones Jr. Unfortunately that would be the best moment for Roy versus Joe in this fight. The remaining 11 rounds were truly disappointing as Jones appeared slow and unwilling to fight in the trenches or for that matter at all.

What made Roy Jones Jr. one of the best fighters in the 90's was his unbelievable speed and athletic ability which usually surprised his opponents and would overwhelm them leading to easy victories. As Jones aged and lost the speed and athleticism, he became more hittable and consequently was knocked out two times. The fight yesterday in Madison Square Garden featured an old worn out fighter who really has no business in the ring. I had hoped to see at least some glimpses of the great fighter who once knocked an opponent out as he back stepped towards the ropes. Instead we saw an old fighter who not only has lost his skills but his pride and heart!

Roy Jones did not even try to win this fight. Joe Calzaghe is not a knock out puncher and even though I am a fan of his, Joe really has not beaten top U.S. fighters in their prime. I am not sure what Jr. was waiting for to throw punches and try to win this fight. Even when he was being mocked in the ring, Jones would just smile and stand there instead of throwing punches. This was just a pay day for Roy, it seemed all he wanted to do was end the fight on his feet no matter how bad he looked.

After the fight Calzaghe mentioned he had defeated two hall of fame fighters in Jones and Hopkins and was thinking about retiring because he has beaten the best. He has in fact defeated two great fighters who will go into the hall of fame but they were way passed their prime. He beat up two old men (in boxing terms), one who is 43 years old and another who is a worn out 39 year old. He has 45 wins and you can count on one hand notable name fighters within those 45 wins. Throughout his career Joe has hand picked his fighters and taken minimal risk, always fighting in Wales and only coming to the United States to fight two veterans passed their prime. When asked if he would think about fighting Chad Dawson he smiled and did not provide an answer. That fight would be considered risky and not the type of fight which he would be interested in as that would jeopardized his unblemished 45-0 record.



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