Best of Joe Calzaghe: Top 10 Fights
Joe Calzaghe had 46 fights with 32 KO wins. Some of his best fights among these have been against Mikkel Kessler, Jeff Lacy, Bernard Hopkins, Peter Manfredo Jr., and Tocker Pudwill. The following are Calzaghe's top 10 fights.
Joe Calzaghe defeats Mikkel Kessler
On Joe Calzaghe defeated Danish boxer Mikkel Kessler via 12 round unanimous decision. Calzaghe was 35 years old with a record of 44-0 (32 KOs). Kessler was 28 years old with an undefeated record of 39-0 (29 KOs). Calzaghe successfully defended his WBO and Ring Magazine super-middleweight titles, and won the WBA (Super) and WBC super-middleweight titles. The performance in this fight is the number one among all of Calzaghe's fights.
Joe Calzaghe defeats Jeff Lacy
On Joe Calzaghe defeated American boxer Jeff Lacy via 12 round unanimous decision. Calzaghe was 33 years old with a record of 41-0 (31 KOs). Lacy was 28 years old with an undefeated record of 21-0 (17 KOs). Calzaghe successfully defended his WBO super-middleweight title, and won the IBF and Ring Magazine super-middleweight titles. This fight is the second best performance in Calzaghe's career.
Joe Calzaghe defeats Bernard Hopkins
On Joe Calzaghe defeated American boxer Bernard Hopkins via 12 round split decision. Calzaghe was 36 years old with a record of 45-0 (32 KOs). Hopkins was 43 years old with a record of 48-4-1 (32 KOs). Calzaghe won the Ring Magazine light-heavyweight title.
Joe Calzaghe defeats Peter Manfredo Jr.
On Joe Calzaghe defeated Peter Manfredo Jr. via 3rd round TKO. Calzaghe was 35 years old with a record of 43-0 (32 KOs). Calzaghe successfully defended his WBO and Ring Magazine super-middleweight titles.
Joe Calzaghe defeats Tocker Pudwill
On Joe Calzaghe defeated Tocker Pudwill via 2nd round TKO. Calzaghe was 30 years old with a record of 35-0 (28 KOs). Calzaghe successfully defended his WBO super-middleweight title.
Joe Calzaghe defeats Byron Mitchell
On Joe Calzaghe defeated Byron Mitchell via 2nd round TKO. Calzaghe was 31 years old with a record of 36-0 (29 KOs). Calzaghe successfully defended his WBO super-middleweight title.
Joe Calzaghe defeats Mario Veit
On Joe Calzaghe defeated Mario Veit via 1st round TKO. Calzaghe was 29 years old with a record of 31-0 (26 KOs). Calzaghe successfully defended his WBO super-middleweight title.
Joe Calzaghe defeats Will McIntyre
On Joe Calzaghe defeated Will McIntyre via 4th round TKO. Calzaghe was 29 years old with a record of 32-0 (27 KOs). Calzaghe successfully defended his WBO super-middleweight title.
Joe Calzaghe defeats Omar Sheika
On Joe Calzaghe defeated Omar Sheika via 5th round TKO. Calzaghe was 28 years old with a record of 29-0 (24 KOs). Calzaghe successfully defended his WBO super-middleweight title.
Joe Calzaghe defeats Mario Veit
On Joe Calzaghe defeated Mario Veit in the rematch via 6th round TKO. Calzaghe was 33 years old with a record of 39-0 (31 KOs). Calzaghe successfully defended his WBO super-middleweight title.