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Thursday, July 10, 2008 --- 50 days ago http://blogs.trb.com/sports/boxing/blog/2008/07/joe_calzaghe_and_roy_jones_to_fi
| It was refreshing to read an ESPN.com report this morning that said Joe Calzaghe (45-0, 32 KOs) and Roy Jones (52-4, 38 KOs) agreed to mix it up for the 175-pound title on September 20 at Madison Square Garden. It's refreshing because Calzaghe is, at the very least, the number two or three best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, following only Kelly Pavlik and Manny Pacquiao. At least in my opinion. Some say it is Pacquiao followed by Calzaghe. Either way, it's a matchup of two of the sport's best. There's no reason to think this fight won't sell out the Garden and be a huge hit on HBO Pay-Per-View. The Roy Jones-Felix Trinidad fight drew 521,000 Pay-Per View buys. That number "definitely exceeded our expectations" one HBO official told me. It is a fight that every boxing fan should pay for. Calzaghe, 36, is cleary near the top of his game, while Jones, 39, fresh off a dominating performance against Trinidad, is looking for another fight to keep his name among the elite. It may not be the Floyd Mayweather-Oscar De La Hoya type matchup people were hoping to see in September, but it should be no less entertaining. Calzaghe has a huge European fan base, while Jones' name still carries weight throughout the world. While I applaud the two for agreeing to fight, there is still one thing that is driving me crazy. Why didn't this fight take place eight years ago? I asked the same question about Jones and Trinidad. Why so long? I guess ... |
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