Calzaghe almost certain to retire

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/7771795.stm

Joe Calzaghe has given the biggest hint yet that the unbeaten Welsh boxing superstar will retire.

The 36-year-old had said his Madison Square Garden victory over Roy Jones Jr would be his last but Calzaghe is being tempted by big-money offers.

However, Calzaghe told BBC Sport: "I will make my final decision after the New Year but I will probably retire."

Carl Froch claimed Calzaghe's old WBC super-middleweight title on Saturday and wants a shot at the Welshman.

Chad Dawson, Jermain Taylor and Glen Johnson are in the queue for a big money showdown with former super-middleweight king Calzaghe.

And his previous victims Bernard Hopkins, Mikkel Kessler and Jones Jr all want rematches with the world light-heavyweight number one who is unbeaten in 46 fights in an 18-year professional career

Froch, who beat Canada's Jean Pascal on Saturday, is keen for his promoter Mick Hennessy to tempt Calzaghe with enough cash to keep him out of retirement.

Calzaghe, though, said: "Carl who? Who's that guy? Nah."

Froch is not a big box office name for American TV broadcasters HBO who are willing to come to the UK for a Calzaghe career finale in Cardiff.

So, if Calzaghe did continue, it would probably be against a big-name American.

Calzaghe, however, has said he "doesn't like rematches" so that would seemingly rule out a super-fight reunion with Jones and Hopkins.

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Dawson is really the only challenge here

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Still running from that Hopkins rematch I see.

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thank god...bye and please dont return

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Still running from that Hopkins rematch I see.

I don't blame him. Why would Joe want to go out on an ugly, unwatchable fight with his sworn enemy?

Calzaghe hates Hopkins. He says he is a racist and he kicked his sorry ass. No way will Joe ever fight Hopkins again, he doesn't want to give him another payday and bore his fans to sleep.



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There is no big money fight on the table so retireing or takeing a break away from the sport until someone can bring him in the money he's seeking is his best option. A fight with the ledgendary Benard Hopkins would be another ugly battle & I don't think Calzaghe wants to go out like that (In the first fight I feel like Hopkins beat himself). Dawson is a huge risk no reward fight at this point, there is no big money to be made there.

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Still running from that Hopkins rematch I see.

Yup. This "warrior" doesn't give rematches. He just slaps around air for 12 rounds, wins a "workrate" decision then claims he "kicked his ass".

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Mind you, it could be a ploy to get promoters to give him that one last massive payday. Oh look Joe is gonna retire, lets tempt with this big bag of juicy benjamins.

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Why would anyone in their right mind would want to see him fight Hopkins? It was an ugly first fight and would be the same again.

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I don't blame him. Why would Joe want to go out on an ugly, unwatchable fight with his sworn enemy?

Calzaghe hates Hopkins. He says he is a racist and he kicked his sorry ass. No way will Joe ever fight Hopkins again, he doesn't want to give him another payday and bore his fans to sleep.

First off it's been years since Joe kicked anybody's ass, Lacy was the last guy he did that to.

Secondly, I don't blame him either. The first time out Hopkins made him look a fool even with his thyroid condition, a rematch against a 100% Bernard is a death sentence for his undefeated streak.