He was the first world-class fighter I had been in with.

BBC: Enzo Maccarinelli (right)

"He has achieved something special but doesn't get the respect as Gav is a world-class fighter who won a respected title in great style, " said Calzaghe.

BBC: Calzaghe demands Rees respect

The journey took some 40 minutes, with plenty of contemplation of what a fantastic fight it had been, where Carl goes from here, how much his perforated eardrum had affected him, and how much class the Nottingham fighter exhibited after the gruelling contest.

BBC: man Robin Chipperfield on Froch-Watch

While this is a significant sum, to be sure, if an apples- to-apples comparison were made, the price of purchasing and operating modern fighter aircraft wings or a class of surface ships or submarines would significantly exceed that associated with a ground-based NMD system.

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So he curbed or cancelled more than 30 weapons systems including the army's Future Combat System, the F-22 Stealth fighter, two missile defence systems and the Zumwalt-class destroyer.

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