Joe Calzaghe: 30 years on the all-time great looks back to his first British championship defence

Joe Calzaghe, to many, is the greatest boxer these isles have produced. Retired unbeaten, a super-middleweight champion for over a decade and a man who stepped up in weight to beat two legends in the United States to cap things off.

Thirty years ago today, a genuine test on that journey took place at a leisure centre in Essex.