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Bernard Hopkins says he's ready to fight Joe Calzaghe on Saturday, April 19. (AP Images)

Boxing legend Bernard Hopkins (48-4-1, 32 KOs) can't wait to get in the ring with opponent Joe Calzaghe (44-0, 32 KOs) on Saturday, April 19 in Las Vegas, Nev.

"I'm feeling great," says the 43-year-old fighter. "I'm feeling like when April 19 comes that people are really going to have to say to themselves we have to put Bernard Hopkins achievements and legacy in a special place. Maybe that icon type thing. Legend already got that. Icon, that's the climax, you can't get any higher than that."

Currently, the soon-to-be-icon is the +190 underdog in the Bodog Sportsbook. Calzaghe, the undefeated super middleweight champ, is the -250 favorite. But Hopkins isn't letting the odds get inside his head.

"I made a career of making people's mouths drop on super-fights like this," he says. "I like to look at some of the media faces when they just look like they've just seen Jesus walk on water. To me it's a personal gratification. It gives me the power to show that anything is possible. Anything can happen. That's my motivation."

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