The Prince of Wales has been training for 9 1⁄2 weeks, and there are 2 1⁄2 weeks
to go until Joe Calzaghe and Mikkel Kessler put their undefeated records on the line
in Wales.
Calzaghe is sky-high confident that he will leave the ring that evening with both his
WBO title, and Kessler's WBC and WBA 168 pound straps.
Not surprising, considering the last time the man lost, it was 1990, during the Euro
junior championships, in Prague. Joe C was 17 at the time, and he fussed and
moped for a solid week after the contest.
Now he’s 35. The desire to keep on keeping on with the broken hands, wrists,
knuckles, and elbows, and adhering to a strict eating and fitness regimen, is on the
wane.
Calzaghe is now in the midst of choosing the fights that will comprise the encore
portion of a Hall of Fame-level career.
The primary reason Calzaghe (43-0, 32 KOs) is giving off such a confident vibe is
very, very basic—his paws aren't paining him, and the rest of his limbs are also in
tip-top condition…or what passes for that when you've engaged in 43 pro fights,
around 120 amateur ones, and thousands of rounds of sparring.
When, you might be curious, was the last time Calzaghe’s mitts weren’t barking at
him (“Ice me, you bastard!”) to cease and desist the destructive process of
throwing them at another man’s hard head for 12 rounds?
The last time Joe’s instruments were in top working order was when he gloved up
against the massively muscled American, Jeff Lacy, a hulk who seduced us with his
physique, and then disappointed us when it came time to test the vehicle. That
event took place on March 4, 2006, and we all can recall the masterpiece Joe C
painted with ship-shape hands. It was a... full story on thesweetscience.com
pic from mikkelkessler.dk