So Joe Calzaghe did it! Beating Roy Jones Jr last night was an amazing victory for Joe – coming off the floor in the first round to produce a totally convincing points win, having cut Roy badly during the latter part of the fight.
I was at the famous South Fork Ranch, here in Dallas last night for a Dallas cast reunion. Seeing the cast was amazing , as I was glued to each episode when living in the UK and still watch the DVD series today. Great entrepreneurial and business education!
Funnily enough, I got talking to some people about the boxing and the usual negative Calzaghe comments come out about how he only fights washed up fighters etc – I asked them if they boxed themselves and was not surprised to hear the answer 'no' and then tried to explain to them that any fighter has the capability to inflict serious damage to another with just one punch. Roy Jones Jr was and still is, in my opinion and incredible fighter and although he is not going to be as fast as he was in his prime, nobody would want to be on the business end of any of his punches. You have to respect anybody who steps into the ring and I don't care who it is, there is always a chance for either fighter to win. Watching Roy last night showed me he was far from 'washed up' and gave a strong performance right to the end, but it was Joe who won through and it was totally deserved. Whether Joe will retire is now the question – certainly, he has nothing more to prove…but…like every fighter, it's in his blood!
So another good night for Wales and all that needs to be done now is to get the Rugby team ready for the Grand Slam and do it all again!!
~Neil