Four times, the Associated Press selected him to its all-NFL First Team, and he earned a Super Bowl ring in his final game as the Giants upset the previously unbeaten New England Patriots, 17-14, in Super Bowl XLII.
Calzaghe, unbeaten in 45 bouts, was king of the super-middleweight division - holding the WBC, WBA and WBO titles - but The Ring light-heavyweight crown he won by beating Hopkins was to be on the line against four-weight world champion Jones.