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47 year old Evander Holyfield returns to the ring against Botha
By Nowboxing Staff Former cruiserweight and heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield will fight South African Francois Botha for the WBF heavyweight title at Nambole Stadium in Kampala, Uganda on Jan. 16, 2010. The promoters of the event said that both Evander and Botha have signed the contracts and predict a live audience of 80,000 fans. “I [...]
David Haye says Manny Pacquiao’s victory gives him confidence against Vitali
In a recent video interview from BBC sport, Former Cruiserweight Champion David Haye said he believes Speed will be his advantage against the bigger Vitali Klitschko and talks about having Former Heavyweight Champ Lennox Lewis in his camp to help him prepare for the fight. Haye draws inspiration from Manny Pacquiao’s recent December 6th performance [...]
Lewis calls on unbeaten Calzaghe to quit(AP)
The Associated Press Sunday, November 9, 2008 LONDON: Lennox Lewis has advised the unbeaten Joe Calzaghe to quit after beating Roy Jones Jr. while Frank Warren, the Welshman’s former promoter, believes he will fight on. Calzaghe survived a first-round knockdown to take his impressive record to 46 victories with a lopsided points triumph over the [...]
Joe Calzaghe v Roy Jones Jnr – experts’ and former opponents’ verdicts in their own words(telegraph.co.uk)
As Joe Calzaghe prepares to lay his unbeaten professional record and Ring Magazine light-heavyweight belt against Roy Jones Jnr at Madison Square Garden, we ask the people best placed to know how the night will unfold. By Gareth A Davies Bernard Hopkins – former two-division world champion (fought Calzaghe on April 19, 2008 and lost [...]
Joe Calzaghe isn’t your typical British fighter(LA Times)
He’s not particularly distinguished, doesn’t mind swearing and won’t shrink like a wallflower when attacked verbally. Joe Calzaghe, the unbeaten pride of Wales who will fight Roy Jones Jr. on Saturday in an HBO pay-per-view light-heavyweight bout, has restored the reputation of British fighters. In the wake of Lennox Lewis’ lack of charisma, Prince Nasseem [...]
