Calzaghe in bullish mood

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The 43-year-old Hopkins has already hinted his fight against Calzaghe may be his last, and the Welshman is adamant he will leave no room for doubt on his American debut.

"I am going to put him into permanent retirement. After this fight his career is going to be over and I'm going to be the first to stop him," said Calzaghe. "He says he's a legend but he's seriously over-hyped."

Calzaghe and Hopkins made separate appearances at the Planet Hollywood resort on Monday for their 'grand arrivals' to kick off the week of big fight hype.

The Welshman is bulging with confidence and roundly ridiculed the claims of Hopkins, who predictably stole the show by ripping off his shirt to reveal his chiselled torso.

"Hopkins won't be able to touch me. He will have to resort to headbutting, spoiling and low blows just to survive," added Calzaghe.

"He's succeeded in the past only because his opponents were smaller. His best two wins were against Oscar De La Hoya and Felix Trinidad, who are both welterweights.

"He will do everything he can to knock me off my game plan and try to destroy my rhythm, but it won't work. He is no better than many other guys I've fought."