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[Sir Trouser-Ruffles]

a loss or not? let the debate begin LOL

Boxing trainer Enzo Calzaghe is set to retire, BBC Sport understands.

The 60-year-old, who coached unbeaten Joe to be two-weight world champion, is to follow his son into retirement after the Welsh boxer quit last year.

Calzaghe sr won The Ring Magazine Coach of the Year in 2007 when Joe unified the super-middleweight division.

The renowned coach completed a Calzaghe double when he won the 2008 BBC Sports Personality Coach of the Year crown when Joe scooped the main award.

Calzaghe, who revealed he almost quit when Joe retired in 2009, is set to bring down the curtain on a great British sporting dynasty.

 
Enzo Calzaghe's Welsh stable once house three world champions boxers
The Calzaghe fight club, near Newbridge in the Gwent Valleys, was at the centre of the boxing world three years ago when it housed three world champions.

Joe Calzaghe reigned as the undisputed king of the super-middleweight division, Maccarinelli held the WBO cruiserweight crown while Gavin Rees held the WBA light welterweight title.

Gary Lockett was also WBU middleweight champion, Bradley Pryce held the Commonwealth light middleweight belt and Nathan Cleverly - a fighter hailed the 'new Joe Calzaghe' - was then a British light-heavyweight title challenger.

Now, however, Calzaghe and Lockett have quit, Maccarinelli lost his title in a unification showdown with David Haye then left the Calzaghe gym, Cleverly also quit Newbridge Boxing Club while Rees and Pryce also lost their belts.

But Calzaghe did coach the resurgent Rees to the Prizefighter light-welterweight in December before training Pryce for the light-middleweight equivalent last month.

Pryce lost in the Prizefighter semi-finals and now he and his stable-mates - including Rees and Welsh welterweight title-holder Tony Doherty - have joined British title challenger Jamie Arthur at Lockett's new gym just outside of Cardiff.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8562244.stm

[jim1973]

Never been able to understand him, + he comes across like a tool.

Wont be missed by me.

[BR6]

Would he have gotten nywhere near Trainer of the year if he never had his son?? I very much doubt that.

Won't be missed by me either.

[jaff_no1]

In fairness getting Lockett, Enzo and  Rees to world titles is an achievement. Really nice bloke when we met him in NYC as well

[Sir Trouser-Ruffles]

Surely you will miss the mario style moustache?

[legs]

Would he have gotten nywhere near Trainer of the year if he never had his son?? I very much doubt that.

Won't be missed by me either.

The same could be said of Roach would everyone but kissing his b*lls if it weren't for Manny ??

I dont doubt Roach is a good trainer but you're only as good as the man stepping into the ring for you & Enzo certainly had a good un in his son.

[BR6]

The same could be said of Roach would everyone but kissing his b*lls if it weren't for Manny ??

I dont doubt Roach is a good trainer but you're only as good as the man stepping into the ring for you & Enzo certainly had a good un in his son.

Alot of top boxers ask to work witth Roach.

Not seen anyone lining up outside Calzaghe Seniors gym since Joe retired. Most of them seem to be leaving. Not knocking what he has done, just pointing out my opinion.

[legs]

Alot of top boxers ask to work witth Roach.

Not seen anyone lining up outside Calzaghe Seniors gym since Joe retired. Most of them seem to be leaving. Not knocking what he has done, just pointing out my opinion.

Thats fair enough everyone has an opinion but mine is as Brits we put ourselves down where Americans know how to talk themselves up.

A classic example is "You've got to go to America to prove yourself" but what that really means is you go to America & you'll earn more money why is it so difficult for a Mayweather to get his a*se over to the uk to fight ?? The answer we all know is MONEY.

[Skav]

I agree that it was Joe that has carried Enzo's career, if we are being honest.

Outside of Joe, Enzo's training career pretty much sucks.

[Red]

He had a lot of success under the Warren umbrella as plenty of bums were lined up for his fighters.

When it really mattered in big fights, he was useless. He absolutely went to bits vs Bernard Hopkins.

And the way he went into a massive sulk after Enzo vs Haye was not really very professional.

It was as if Macca had dented his reputation & massive ego with the loss. He looked more sorry for himself than the guy who'd just beat knocked sideways and semi-concious.

[joehw]

Gonna Miss Him Now He's Gone - Team Calzaghe	DQ

lets hope he doesn't make another one of these!

[Tito]

I think he was a better motivator than a head trainer yes his reputation was carried with Joes success but he did have a very successful spell as a train with half a dozen fighters. I can't knock the Guy for trying to carry on bringing the next level of Welsh fighters through but that BBC documentary just showed he is very differcult to work with.
I thought when that fighter of his got binned because he had not sold enough tickets for the Chris Seenger show Enzo should have backed him up but he didn't and made himself look a C***. If he retires so be it but I have a feeling he is going to prop on TV in some capacity.

[Floydman]

Gonna Miss Him Now He's Gone - Team Calzaghe

lets hope he doesn't make another one of these!

i've just been sick in my mouth.

father and son both cocks

[Chris]

Gonna Miss Him Now He's Gone - Team Calzaghe

lets hope he doesn't make another one of these!

Is the full video out yet? I can't find it lol 

[Hotdog]

I dont really rate him as a trainer.  So from that aspect I wont really miss him.

I think however the sport might miss him.  Like him or hate him, he is a big name, mainly due to his sons success.  You still see headlines in a few papers from Enzo, and theres not many trainers as widely known to armchair fans as he is.  So I would say for the sports popularity it wont do it any favours.