Britains greatest ever boxer!

Now the dust has settled at Madison Square Gardens it's time to reflect on the career of simply a boxing great.

It looks as though Joe Calzaghe will retire within the next couple days and he leaves behind a legacy matched by no other British boxer in the history of the sport.

His convincing points win against Roy Jones JR, 118-109 marked by all three judges, marks the probable end of a run which has seen the Welshman unbeaten in 46 fights.

Calazaghe hit the deck in the first round after he was floored by a right hand from the American.

But a bloody nosed Calazaghe came out in the second and never looked back landing an avalanche of punches to take the next 11 rounds.

Many people have questioned Calazaghes career for the lack of career defining fights, why didn't he fight Hopkins or Jones earlier in his career and why did it take him so long to fight in America.

The critics said Calazaghe was in a no win situation on Saturday, lose and he was never as good as the massive faith Britain and his fans have always showed in him, win and he was only beating an ageing legend well past his best.

But for me the manner in which Calazaghe disposed of the American in his own back yard after being knocked down in the first equaled one of his best ever performances and was his career defining fight.

I hope he goes on to retire now, there isn't such a thing as a fairytale ending when it comes to boxing, rarely does it pay to go on fight after fight.

Calazaghe has built a legacy which means he should go out on top, not many boxers have that chance, Lennox Lewis did it, but so many have had a career tarnished by losing their last three or four fights.

But It won't surprise me if Joe has just one more fight, I certainly wouldn't betting against him winning.