Joe Calzaghe Believes He Can Beat Wladimir Klitschko

Is Joe Calzaghe punch drunk, just missing the spotlight, or does he think he can seriously compete with a behemoth heavyweight like Wladimir Klitschko? It's hard to tell with Joe Calzaghe. Joe recently told Walesonline, "I see the guys fighting now and I know I could beat them all. That's always the case. I'm Joe Calzaghe, I could beat anyone. I could step up and beat Wladimir Klitschko if I wanted."

Joe Calzaghe is probably just craving the spotlight, but I'll entertain the thought just for a moment; Joe Calzaghe Vs. Wladimir Klitschko? Calzaghe would be outweighed by 50 some odd pounds, and facing not just any heavyweight - he would be facing the most talented heavyweight on the planet. Joe wouldn't be able to get by Wladimir's jab. He'd get knocked out. Now, if Joe Calzaghe wasn't just stirring the pot, and really wanted the challenge of facing Wladimir Klitschko; that would be a mega fight for sure. Not gonna happen though.

As far as Joe Calzaghe competing against, and beating the 6 fighters in the super six (super middle weight tournament); that is definitely more realistic. He's been out of the ring for awhile, but he would have an excellent chance of coming out on top. Like him facing Wladimir though, it aint gonna happen.

I bet Mikkel Kessler is hoping Joe enters the fray.

Roy Jones Jr. To Keep Fighting After Jeff Lacy

Roy Jones Jr. has expressed his desire to take on Glenn Johnson, Bernard Hopkins and even Wladimir Klitschko.

http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=20901

First of all, Roy Jones is nuts if he thinks he has a realistic shot at beating Wladimir Klitschko, who is a good 7 inches taller than him, with a longer reach. Klitschko would outweigh Jones by a significant margin. If (I doubt it would) the fight ever happened, I wouldn't be surprised to see Roy Jones Jr. get knocked out by one of Wladimir's powerful jabs. That's how much of a mismatch a fight between Jones & Wladimir would be. Joe Calzaghe had Jones flinching and gun shy, imagine what a skilled heavyweight with real power would do to him? With all that said, it was probably just antics from Roy Jones Jr. - about fighting Wladimir I mean. I believe him when he says he wants to face Hopkins or Glenn Johnson.

Many people are calling on Roy Jones Jr. to retire. Why? He didn't look too good in the second half of the fight against Joe Calzaghe - but he held his own in the first part of the fight before the cut. Besides, he didn't look THAT bad - past prime, definitely - but not "shot" as many people like to claim. Sure, Roy Jones Jr. is 40. So what.... he likes to fight and make money. Don't forget, Jones, after losing to Calzaghe, went on to look good against Omar Sheika.

Roy Jones Jr. will go on to face Jeff Lacy next month. I feel Jones will beat Lacy by late round TKO, or UD.

I would also give Roy Jones a good shot at beating Bernard Hopkins - mainly because of Hopkins' inactivity.

First things first; let's wait and see how Roy Jones Jr. looks against Jeff Lacy.