The “Pride of Wales” Joe Calzaghe has finally silenced his critics.  After a gut wrenching performance against the legendary Bernard Hopkins, Calzaghe proved to the world last Saturday why he’s the best light heavyweight boxer in the world.  Despite being knocked down 70 seconds into the first round, Calzaghe eventually fought his way back by earning a split decision over Hopkins.

Calzaghe simply outboxed Hopkins by swinging a lot more punches throughout the fight.  Hopkins was unable to land no more than one or two punches while fighting inside the clinch.  In the end, Calzaghe landed 33% of his shots, while Hopkins landed 27%.

What does the future hold for Calzaghe?  A fight with Roy Jones Jr. is rumored to happen later this year.  As previously posted, this would be a big mistake for Jones, since he’s way past his prime and Calzaghe is quickly gaining a reputation as a Legend Killer.  In the world of boxing money talks, unfortunately, for Roy Jones Jr., this may be his last big pay day for the foreseeable future.