Britain's Greatest Ever Boxer

Calzaghe is sometimes referred to as the "Pride of Wales," or the "Italian Dragon”

He is a former WBO,IBF, WBC, WBA & The Ring Super Middleweight Champion and The Ring Light Heavyweight Champion. He retired in February 2009 with an undefeated record of 46-0 and as a reigning World Champion.

Joe was winner of Sports Personality of the Year in 2007 and awarded the CBE in 2008.

Calzaghe is the longest-reigning super-middleweight world champion in boxing history, having held the WBO title for over 10 years and defending it against 20 opponents before moving 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 boxer at the time.

Calzaghe was also the first boxer to unify three of the four major world titles (WBA, WBC, and WBO) at super-middleweight, and was the first Ring champion in that weight class.

Between 2006 and 2008, Calzaghe was ranked by The Ring as one of the world's top ten active boxers.

As of 2022, BoxRec ranks Calzaghe as the twenty-fourth greatest fighter of all time, pound for pound, as well as the second-greatest European boxer of all time.

PLEASE NOTE: These timings are provided as a guideline only and are subject to change.
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Paffiwr Mwyaf Erioed Prydain

Mae Calzaghe weithiau’n cael ei alw’n “Ogoniant Cymru” neu’r “Ddraig o’r Eidal”

Bu gynt yn Bencampwr Gor-bwysau Canol WBO, IBF, WBC, WBA a The Ring ac yn Bencampwr Pwysau Godrwm The Ring. Ymddeolodd ym mis Chwefror 2009 a chanddo record heb ei threchu o 46-0 ac yn Bencampwr y Byd ar y pryd.

Yn 2007 Joe oedd enillydd Personoliaeth Chwaraeon y Flwyddyn ac yn 2008 dyfarnwyd iddo’r CBE.

Calzaghe ydi’r pencampwr byd gor-bwysau canol hwyaf ei deyrnasiad yn hanes paffio, wedi dal teitl WBO am dros ddeng mlynedd a’i amddiffyn yn erbyn ugain cystadleuwr cyn symud i fyny i bwysau godrwm. Gan fod ei ddau deyrnasiad – yn bencampwr gor-bwysau canol ac yn bencampwr pwysau godrwm – yn gorgyffwrdd, ymddeolodd a chanddo’r cyfnod di-dor hwyaf yn bencampwr y byd o blith yr holl baffwyr oedd wrthi ar y pryd.

At hynny Calzaghe oedd y paffiwr cyntaf i uno tri o bedwar teitl mawr y byd (WBA, WBC, a WBO) yn y maes gor-bwysau canol, ac ef oedd pencampwr cyntaf The Ring yn y dosbarth pwysau yna.

Rhwng 2006 a 2008, rhestrwyd Calzaghe gan The Ring yn un o ddeg ucha’r byd o blith y paffwyr oedd wrthi ar y pryd.

Ers 2022, mae BoxRec yn cyfrif Calzaghe yn bedwerydd ymladdwr ar hugain mwya’r oesoedd, pwys am bwys, yn ogystal ag yn ail fwyaf baffiwr Ewropeaidd yr oesoedd.

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