Here is Joe Calzaghe as an amateur in three fights. I find it always is fun to see a master in the development of his craft.
The first video shows Calzaghe against Glen Catley for the British light middleweight amateur championship. He was introduced as "...in the red trunks is Calzaghe from Wales, representing the Newbridge Club in Monmouthshire." Tight in a classic way. The odd part in this clip occurs at minute 1:48 when the referee stops the fight to wipe Catley's bloody nose and brow. For some reason, I doubt that happened during amateur fights in East Los Angeles.
The next clips shows Joe Calzaghe from the Newbridge Club in Manmouthshire in a middleweight amateur semi-final match against Jason Matthews from the Crown and Manor club in London. Matthews went on to win the WBO title at middleweight.
In the last clip of this post, Calzaghe is fighting against Dean Francis who later fought for titles at super middlweight and light heavyweight.
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