Joe Calzaghe

Joseph William "Joe" Calzaghe, CBE (/kælˈzæɡi/ kal-ZAG-ee; born 23 March 1972) is a Welsh former professional boxer. He held the WBO, IBF, WBC, WBA and The Ring magazine super-middleweight titles, as well as The Ring light-heavyweight title. Calzaghe is the longest-reigning super-middleweight world champion in history, having held the WBO title for over ten years and making 21 successful defences before relinquishing the title to move up to light-heavyweight. As his super-middleweight and light-heavyweight reigns overlapped, he retired with the longest continual time as world champion of any active fighter.

Between 2006 to 2008, he was rated by The Ring as a top ten pound for pound boxer. In January 2009, the magazine ranked him #3 in the world. He retired in February 2009 with an undefeated record and as a reigning world champion.

Calzaghe is sometimes referred to as the "Pride of Wales" or the "Italian Dragon" in reference to his multiple heritage (the dragon being both a Welsh emblem and a Sardinian myth).

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Roy Jones, Jr.

Roy Levesta Jones, Jr. (Russian: Рой Джонс младший, Мл.; born January 16, 1969) is an American-Russian professional boxer, boxing commentator, boxing trainer, rapper and actor. As a professional he has captured numerous world titles in the middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions. He is the only boxer in history to start his career as a light middleweight (154 lbs) and go on to win a heavyweight title. As an amateur he won a silver medal at the 1988 Olympics.

Jones, who is considered by many to be one of the greatest boxers of all time, left his mark in boxing history when he won the WBA heavyweight title, becoming the first former middleweight champion to win a heavyweight title in 106 years. Jones was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 1990s by the Boxing Writers Association of America.

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Amateur career

Jones won the 1984 United States National Junior Olympics in the 119 lb (54 kg) weight division, the 1986 United States National Golden Gloves in the 139 lb (63 kg) division, and the 1987 United States National Golden Gloves in the 156 lb (71 kg) division. As an amateur, he ended his career with a 121–13 record.