Roy Jones Jr. the former pound-for-pound champion says he’s been seeing Joe Calzaghe punching in his slumber.
It would not surprise anyone, either. The unbeaten champion from Wales is recognized for his terrific work rate, often flipping more than 100 blows in a round. He is always going forward, always squeezing his opponent.
It is the reason Joe Calzaghe is a fan darling. And the reason he’s among the best pound for pound battlers in the world.
“He began punching yesterday,” Jones jested before this week. “I have been fudging and eluding in my sleep. I'm sure he is punching already. I ain’t stumbling about that, because that’s what he answers. But we will have to catch Saturday night what we are going to do about that.”
Their light heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden may be coming a decade too late, but the 36-year-old Calzaghe—one of the longest-reigning champions in boxing history—and the 39-year-old Jones, himself an 8-time world champion, both take a firm stand their skills haven’t dampened.
