SUPER Joe Calzaghe has refused to be drawn on speculation over his future after destroying Roy Jones Jr at Madison Square Garden in the early hours of Sunday, writes Michael Pearlman.

Calzaghe produced a sensational performance to annihilate four-weight world king Jones and could practically write his own cheque for a Millennium Stadium swan-song, but for the time being is refusing to commit either way on whether his unblemished, magnificent career has come to an end.

“I’ll have to sit down and have a think. It could be my last fight, I won’t make the final decision yet. I’ll go home, sit down, have a think and evaluate the situation.

“I’m 36, nearly 37, and I’m not going to announce anything right now. I said before the fight it would possibly be my last fight but I’m just really happy.

“It took me eight years to get a unification fight and I was more frustrated than anybody.

“I wanted to show the world that I’ve always been a true champion. It was through no fault of my own that I didn’t get the big, big fights that I always wanted.

“I beat Mikkel Kessler, and became undisputed (super-middleweight champion in 2007) and after that there were only two more things I wanted to do.

“That was to come to the States because you guys (American writers) never thought I’d come over and beat two legends in the ring, one in Bernard Hopkins and a bigger legend in Roy Jones Jr.

“In terms of my future, I can’t answer those sort of questions right now. “I don’t really like to do rematches. I just want to spend some time with my family and have a rest. I’m so happy with what I’ve achieved this year.”

Jones, unlike Calzaghe’s previous victim, Bernard Hopkins, was loud in his praise of Britain’s greatest post-war fighter.

“I thought Joe was a pitter-patter hitter, but he caught me with some massive shots.

“He cut my eye, which no-one has done before, and he was the better man. He is a great champion.”

Meanwhile, American light heavyweight Chad Dawson challenged Calzaghe to a fight in Cardiff within about three seconds of the Sports Personality of the Year’s famous victory.

“Joe has a lot to be proud of and I for one am very impressed. If Joe wants to have his grand farewell in Wales, I am ready to accommodate,” he said.

“I’m ready to give Joe the opportunity to draw the curtain on his great career in front of his family and friends and 70,000 fans. It’s the best fight in the light-heavyweight division between two undefeated champions.”

However, Calzaghe’s only rival as Britain’s best post-war fighter, Lennox Lewis, has urged Calzaghe to call it a day.

“He’s beaten everyone there is to beat and has nothing more to prove, so I think he should retire,” he said.