By Mark Vester

Joe Calzaghe feels the bout with Roy Jones Jr, scheduled for September 20 on HBO pay-per-view, will be a tougher bout than his split-points win over Bernard Hopkins in April. Calzaghe feels that Jones looked sharp in beating Felix Trinidad in January, but Trinidad was fighting for the first time in almost three-years and fighting near light heavy for the first time. He says Jones will be the last fight of his career.

"Roy Jones is a much harder fight than Hopkins. People might think Jones is past his best but he beat Felix Trinidad in January and for me he looked incredibly sharp. The guy is a four-weight world champion, formerly the No1 pound-for-pound fighter on the planet. I can see no more fitting way to end my career than to go in with a great champion," Calzaghe said to UK outlet The Sun.

Calzaghe said New York's Madison Square Garden is not a lock to host the event. He says the Millennium Stadium is his first choice to host the fight, but made his case on why the fight would take place in New York instead of Las Vegas. His reasons clearly contradict the reasons given recently by Ricky Hatton, who took his November fight with Paulie Malignaggi from New York to Las Vegas because he found it cheaper for the UK fans. Calzaghe says New York is cheaper for the UK fans. So which is it?

"I do not wish to fight again in Las Vegas if at all possible. We've been to Vegas, we beat Bernard Hopkins and it was a brilliant experience," Calzaghe said. "It's a big ask for my fans to go all the way to Vegas as generally it involves connecting flights and isn't exactly an easy place to go to on a budget!"

"It's been called the 'Mecca' of sport and it would be an honour to fight there. I have expressed my desire to fight in NYC for many years. I also think I would be very well received in the Big Apple. It is far easier, and a bit cheaper as well, to get to New York rather than Vegas. The flight is shorter and accommodation ranges in price to a bigger degree," Calzaghe said.

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