By Mark Vester

There was little doubt that Joe Calzaghe would entertain another fight with Bernard Hopkins. He made his position clear during a recent interview, blasting Hopkins like never before. He called Hopkins a racist and said a rematch would never happen. Calzaghe won a close decision over Hopkins in April. The claims of racism stems from a comments Hopkins made prior to their fight, where he said that he "would never let a white boy" beat him.

"Screw Hopkins, man. He got his a*** kicked by a white boy. He's got to accept that. He's an idiot. A complete a**hole. I don't want to give him a rematch. It wouldn't be a good fight. The guy's a racist. He was never going to give me any credit," Calzaghe told The Mirror. "The way he fought against me in Las Vegas was cowardly because he held on all night and feigned being hit by low blows. He tried to steal the fight."

As far as the future, Calzaghe appears to be heading in the direction of running his own promotional company. He co-promoted last weekend's fight with Roy Jones Jr. in New York's Madison Square Garden.

"I have got a promoter's license now so I'll stay involved in a different way. It is not a case of fighting until I can't fight any more. I have always said I want to stay ahead of the game. There is a good chance I will call it a day," Calzaghe said.

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