Future is so bright for Clever kid.Byline: BarryMcGuigan LET'S not burden Welsh wonder Nathan Cleverly with the label of the new 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. . It is enough that he enters phase two of his professional career as the British and Commonwealth lightheavyweight champion. He makes his 17th appearance at the York Hall The York Hall is a health and lesiure centre and Britain best known boxing venues. The venue is situated on Old Ford Road in Bethnal Green, London, England. The hall stages boxing fights as well as prioviding a gymnasium and swimming pool. next week after completing his maths degree at Cardiff University Cardiff University (Welsh: Prifysgol Caerdydd) is a leading university located in the Cathays Park area of Cardiff, Wales. It received its Royal charter in 1883 and is a member of the Russell Group of Universities. It has an annual turnover of £315 million. this summer. Cleverly is as bright in the ring as out, emerging as a real prospect at world level. He started out in Enzo Calzaghe's gym but moved on following Calzaghe's split with promoter Frank Warren Frank Warren can refer to:
He is beautifully built for the division, standing 6ft 3in with long levers. In his early days he sparred with Calzaghe, which was brilliant exposure, allowing him to develop a feel for the game at the top level. Though his record shows only six KOs in his first 16 bouts, the last three all ended early, indicating that he is learning how to harness power through timing and use of the feet. He likes to trade in the trenches and he has fast hands, throwing punches in clusters. His opponent next week, Danny McIntosh, is out of the Brendan Ingle Brendan Ingle, MBE (June 19, 1941 in Dublin, Ireland) is a former professional boxer and a boxing manager and trainer . He finished with a professional record of 17 wins and 12 losses. He is currently a boxing manager and trainer to great success stories. stable. He is also unbeaten and tipped by Jon Thaxton and his mates in Norwich to pull off the win. I don't see that. I saw McIntosh finish off Steven Spartacus for the English light-heavyweight title last October. That was a struggle. Spartacus is not in Cleverly's class. Cleverly won the British and Commonwealth crown against Tony Oakey a week after McIntosh claimed the English title. Oakey beat Spartacus in the last round for the British belt two years ago. McIntosh did well to beat him five rounds quicker than Oakey, but that does not alter the fact that Cleverly operates at a different level. He outclassed Oakey, whereas McIntosh was ready to go at one point in the Spartacus fight before stopping him in the seventh. Cleverly turned pro in 2005. He has combined his early career with university. The next year should see him step up in class. He can make a name for himself in a division not short of big names. Chad Dawson is the outstanding champion, but with Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones Jr, Glen Johnson and Antonio Tarver still campaigning there is a lot of TV interest. I can see Cleverly emerging as a star, capable of stepping on to the world stage. Not as the new Calzaghe but as the first Nathan Cleverly. DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE: www.barrymcguigan.com CAPTION(S): ALL ADDING UP Cleverly is going well |
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