The win extended the 36-year-old Calzaghe's perfect record to 46-0 but having pledged during the pre-fight build-up to retire following his showdown with Jones, the 'Pride Of Wales' kept the door open to keep on fighting.

Enzo wanted his son to retire undefeated and go down in history as one of the all-time great champions to quit the sport with an unblemished record.

Yet he warned that if anyone wanted to fight the Newbridge boxer they would have to move swiftly because once Calzaghe did retire he would stay that way.

"His mum is begging him to retire and he has nothing more to achieve," Calzaghe senior said.

"Whatever he wants to do, I'll back him. If he doesn't want to box, he gets my blessing because there's no more to achieve.

"But if he wants to carry on boxing, keep boxing now, don't retire. Once he's retired there's no coming back, I don't want him coming back.

"Retired means retired. Not retired for two years and come back after. No way.

"If he stays on I'm fully behind him.

Offers

"I hope the offers come now, then he doesn't have to retire. Once he's retired and they come with the offers it's no good."

By saying he would rule out any rematches, Calzaghe junior effectively discounted fights against Jones, Bernard Hopkins, whom he beat in April by split decision, or Denmark's Mikkel Kessler, whom he fought in his last contest at super-middleweight in 2007.

Yet he refused to confirm that he would now retire.

"I'm 36, nearly 37 and I'm not going to announce anything right now," Calzaghe said in his post-fight media conference.

"I said before the fight it would possibly be my last fight but I'm just really happy. I enjoyed it, except the first round of course.

"I can't answer those sort of questions right now. Those are the answers I'm going to go away and evaluate.

"I don't really like to do rematches.

"I just want to spend some time with my family, have a rest. I'm so happy with what I've achieved this year."

Having achieved his emphatic victory over Jones, however, Calzaghe conceded there would not be a more perfect time to bow out.

"I don't think there's a better ending. A fairytale fight, fairytale ending. I enjoyed the fight except for the first round. I was having fun, being a bit flashy myself.

"Full credit to Roy. He showed what a champions' fight he has and what a great fighter he is still, coming back, hanging in there, always dangerous.

"I've been fighting world title fights for 11 years, beaten six world champions when I was given the opportunity, fighters like Jeff Lacy and Mikkel Kessler, the best super-middleweight in the world right now.

"To come over here and beat two American legends - Hopkins and Roy Jones tonight - and not just beat those guys but beat them in America, I'm so proud of that.

"But I'm not going to make a decision until I go away and have a good sit down and think."

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