Boxing: INB RIEF: Ignore Calzaghe, Hopkins told.
BOXING: Bernard Hopkins Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled. should dismiss the mighty challenge of Joe
Calzaghe Joe Calzaghe (born 23 March, 1972 in Hammersmith, London England) is a Welsh boxer of Italian and Welsh descent, who is nicknamed "The Pride of Wales". He currently lives in Cwmbran, Wales, and is one of the pound for pound top 10 boxers in the world according to the Ring Magazine. and instead head into retirement after settling a long-standing
score with American rival Roy Jones.
That is the opinion of Hopkins' trainer Nazim Richardson, who
believes a rematch with the fading Jones would mean more to the fighter
and the US public than a major clash with the Welshman.
He said: "It is all about settling the score after their fight
in 1993 and I believe it is the fight between two great veterans which
the US would prefer to see."
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