Considering that the rematch with Tarver did horrible ticket sale numbers(Insider Notebook: Hopkins vs. Haye? Schaefer Fires Back - Boxing News), he isn't going to lure Calzaghe out of retirement and Hopkins won't consider the risk worth taking.

At 175, he has few options. The other champions are busy or not willing to see any real action. Clearly, Zsolt is too much of a bitch to fight him. Adrian Diaconu in Montreal is a possibility if he gets by Jean Pascal in June. I know they had plans to fight once before and actually, that fight would be interesting. Glen Johnson rematch?

A drop to 168 may be the most lucrative option. At 168, he could fight Jermain Taylor or Allan Green at the MGM in Hartford. From what I gather, because of promotional issues, Mikkel Kessler won't be fighting anyone relevant for another six months to a year. It wouldn't be a good matchup for Carl Froch and I doubt he'd risk his newly found fame on a Chad Dawson fight. Bute is already on course for a tune-up with Joey Spina and a rematch with Andrade.

Any other ideas?