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Calzaghe Sports Personality Of The Year!

Posted: 09 Dec 2007, 17:06
by Max Molyneux

Posted: 09 Dec 2007, 17:08
by Abbo
Terrific stuff. Plus Enzo Cal won an award too.

Boxing dead? In your dreams haters!! :box:

Posted: 09 Dec 2007, 17:08
by Spud
Sorry mate I started a thread - you got there before me didn't mean that to happen.

A well deserved award!!!

Posted: 09 Dec 2007, 17:11
by nickd
Congratulations to Calzaghe. Great for the sport!

Posted: 09 Dec 2007, 17:12
by Goz
Well done Joe, this caps off what is nothing short of a stunning year for British boxing.

Posted: 09 Dec 2007, 17:23
by SticknMove
Absolutely magnificent.

Quite right and fitting. We are presiding over the best period in British boxing that I can remember. The baton is now being passed over to Haye, Khan, Froch etc. so that wider interest in the game can reach out to those that wouldn't normally be interested and giving the sport its proper respect.

Congrats Calzaghe, and well done Hatton - his personality alone transcends, the sometimes ridiculous, earnestness of our great sport.

Posted: 09 Dec 2007, 18:16
by BigGar
Great news. Congrats to Calzaghe and Hatton.

Posted: 09 Dec 2007, 18:20
by jomothepure
Well done to Joe. Great stuff.

Also, and I don't know if this has been mentioned in another thread, but thought it was great Joe being interviewed and brining up about Ricky losing. Ricky, sitting beside him, said of last night, "I slipped." :lol: Touch of class

Posted: 09 Dec 2007, 18:22
by Poncey
I'd have put money on Lewis. Thank God I was wrong.

Posted: 09 Dec 2007, 18:57
by rhino222
great news, boxing is back on the up again, lets get more of it on terrestrial please, then the fanbase will grow and grow...

Posted: 09 Dec 2007, 19:17
by josh fg
Surly after there own poll found two of the most popular sportsmen in the country are boxers the BBC has to reconsider its absured embargo on proffesional boxing.

Posted: 09 Dec 2007, 19:18
by King Tubby
Great stuff. I heard that the sports minister wants to bring Boxing back into schools, people like Joe are a credit to the sport.

Posted: 09 Dec 2007, 19:45
by n1ebf
josh fg wrote:Surly after there own poll found two of the most popular sportsmen in the country are boxers the BBC has to reconsider its absured embargo on proffesional boxing.
Yeah!!! :TU:

Posted: 09 Dec 2007, 21:12
by Colesy
Great to see boxing in the headlines for the right reasons.

Very happy for Joe. Finally getting the recognition he deserves. A great year for him.

Posted: 10 Dec 2007, 05:50
by DavidPayne
Just wish Joe was 30 with the intent he has now now, not nearly 36.

Posted: 10 Dec 2007, 06:06
by Khaosai-Galaxy
Enzo was hilarious in collecting his award last night

Posted: 10 Dec 2007, 09:59
by REAL_DEAL
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Posted: 10 Dec 2007, 10:01
by josh fg
its good he is one of the few non english people to win it and not a toff, now can we please please please show boxing more on tele!

Posted: 10 Dec 2007, 10:57
by lvlarc
Well done Joe!

Did you see the shock on Hamilton's face. He'll most likely win it a few times down the years..

Calzaghe was still a 15/1 dog on betfair too as the show started, falling right down to 3/1 just minutes before the result.

Posted: 10 Dec 2007, 11:28
by yiddo14
Well done Joe.

It's good to see Hatton and his old man(who had me in stitches and was genuinely moved to receive the award)get an award too.

Also, Bobby Robson getting the lifetime achievement award was pretty moving, and hugely deserved.

All in all, easily the best sports personality of the year award I have ever sat and watched(with the 85 yr old woman football coach getting the peoples award just above Billy Beck from Brompton Boxing Club another highlight :TU: )

Posted: 10 Dec 2007, 11:33
by Khaosai-Galaxy
not much of a "personality" tho, is he?




not like say, this bloke

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/gla ... 095134.stm

Posted: 10 Dec 2007, 12:14
by Goz
Some nice words here from Ben Dirs who seems to really appreciate what he does for a job, fair play to him!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A30005344

Posted: 10 Dec 2007, 12:27
by Max Molyneux
Khaosai-Galaxy wrote:not much of a "personality" tho, is he?




not like say, this bloke

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/gla ... 095134.stm
Better personality than Hatton talking about darts and the pub all time though.

Posted: 10 Dec 2007, 12:35
by dragons
Fantastic ! I'm chuffed to bits for him.

Well done Joe :TU:

Posted: 10 Dec 2007, 12:37
by Khaosai-Galaxy
Max Molyneux wrote:
Khaosai-Galaxy wrote:not much of a "personality" tho, is he?




not like say, this bloke

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/gla ... 095134.stm
Better personality than Hatton talking about darts and the pub all time though.
Calzaghe, or the bloke who tried to have sex with a bike?