Joe Calzaghe

“Test match cricket - it's the most boring thing to watch. How they call themselves sportsmen I'll never know.”

“I've fought in Copenhagen before, and it's not the most hostile place in the world.”

“My career has been very difficult. People respect the fact that I haven't just turned professional like Amir Khan or Audley Harrison, and it's been, 'Here's a million pound' - for spoilt bra...”

“I definitely was a big puncher early on in my career, and I used to load up with my left hand. Then, towards the end of my career, I had hand problems and needed injections in my hands for t...”

“I'm close to achieving something that very few boxers ever have - and that is to retire undefeated, like Rocky Marciano.”

“I don't seek the limelight. I'm perfectly happy with a quiet life and spending time with my family, but I deserve recognition.”

“In America, they slag each other off at the press conference, then get in the ring and don't do anything.”

“My first boxing memory is watching Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard on television.”

“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.”

“Why am I not a household name in Britain? Why have I not got the recognition I deserve after so long? I think the fact that none of my fights are seen on terrestrial television is significan...”

“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 fron...”