What are your memories of that fight – a classic short war that was compared to Hagler-Hearns?
B.M: I went into that fight with a lot of animosity. I didn’t really want to take that fight. I didn’t want it at the time. I had personal issues that handicapped me from being at my best. But I had to take the fight, I was kind of forced into it. J.S: Joe Calzaghe says that was the hardest he’s ever been hit, when you became the first man to floor him. Was the fight stopped too soon, do you think? B.M: Yes, I think it was premature. I think they’d [Calzaghe’s team] had seen a tape of my fight with Julio Cesar Green where I was down twice in the 1st, but came back to stop him (in the 4th round). I think they knew how dangerous I was. It was definitely a premature stoppage. But I also know what I did wrong in that fight. Day in day out today, when I’m training for a fight, I go over that fight in my mind. I will do so until I finally retire. I would love another go at him, but I know that’s not gonna happen (laughs). J.S: You never know. Joe is looking at having a farewell fight in Card
