A biography for Joe Calzaghehasn’t been written yet.
“Ideally, it would be nice if you could earn enough money to kick on from boxing and use the finances to start a business. Realistically, that doesn't happen.”
“I've fought in Copenhagen before, and it's not the most hostile place in the world.”
“I don't really watch much boxing.”
“Beating Chris Eubank in 1997 was a great win and the toughest fight of my life, and beating Jeff Lacy was great, too. But Mikkel Kessler topped it, winning all the belts and fighting in front of all those fans in my home town.”
“On a personal level, I probably wouldn't want my boys to box professionally. But I do encourage them to get into boxing training - they both go along. It keeps them fit.”
“Boxing definitely has a part to play in taking away unwanted aggression.”
“We had nothing, no money, when I was young. We lived in a council house. My dad struggled; my mum struggled. But that made me what I am. If I had everything on a plate from the start, maybe I would not have been a champion for 11 years.”
“I'm a boxer, and every fight could be my last. You just have to remember Michael Watson to know what boxing can do to you.”
“I think we have a normal father-and-son relationship. But like any other relationship, we have our differences. But we always seem to work out our differences. Believe it or not, our personalities are similar. We're both fiery and passionate.”
“I'm close to achieving something that very few boxers ever have - and that is to retire undefeated, like Rocky Marciano.”
“I find it quite sad to see the likes of Evander Holyfield carrying on past their sell-by date.”
“I'm somebody from a little tiny town, who had boxed in leisure centres, and my last fight was in Madison Square Garden against one of the greats. What a great way to finish off.”
“I like him as a guy, but I'm going to knock him out - Roy Jones is just a prop in a fairytale ending to a great career for me.”
“I swore to myself that I was never going to lose again, and that's what drives me still. More than money, more than titles, more than fame, it's the desire not to be defeated.”
“I'm actually thinking about acting lessons. If somebody says to me, 'You can be in the movies,' I'd be pretty happy.”
“I've been through the routine so many times that I genuinely don't even think about a big fight very much beforehand.”
“I try to work out about four or five times a week. I'll do a little bit of cardio, half hour on the punchbag, or just go for a jog.”
“Before the Roy Jones fight, I knew I was going to retire because I couldn't train, my hands had gone, and the hunger had gone.”
“I thank God that I had such an amazing father who was my trainer as well.”
“I'm a regular guy, got the same friends. I live in the same area of south Wales. That's who I am. I'm just a normal guy. I just fight.”