IT WAS past three o'clock in the morning when Joe Calzaghe
experienced the sweetest validation of his professional life.
Victory over Jeff Lacy, a 28-year-old American compared to a young
Mike Tyson because of his power and "take-no-prisoners attitude",
left no one in doubt about the world super middleweight champion's
talent. For years, Calzaghe's virtuosity remained a legend of the
Welsh valleys. His defeat in 1997 of Chris Eubank brought him to
prominence, winning for him the World Boxing Organisation (WBO)
super middleweight title. But despite a record number of defences
of the belt, his career lacked a defining contest. A long line of
challengers and ex-titleholders were disposed of but the biggest
names in American boxing avoided the ultimate showdown he craved.
Hand injuries further obscured the true level of his aptitude for
an art he began to learn from his father, Enzo, at the age of eight
when - inspired by Sugar Ray Leonard - a rolled-up carpet in the
family home in Newbridge became a makeshift heavy bag. This is the
story of Calzaghe's extraordinary life, from his humble beginnings
in his hometown of Newbridge, to his ascent to personal greatness,
becoming the first super middleweight boxer to win the prized belt
awarded by The Ring, the bible of boxing, in the division's near
20-year history. One of Britain's foremost sporting champions, a
warrior and working-class hero, this is the story of the triumphs
and trials that made Calzaghe a legend.
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