By Mark Vester
WBA "regular" super middleweight champion Anthony Mundine, who recently announced that he was planning to return to the ring on Dec. 10, told the Sydney Morning Herald that WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler should beat WBO champ Joe Calzaghe at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on Saturday night.
Mundine is positioning himself to fight the winner. He's willing to fighter either guy, but picks Kessler to pull it out.
"Calzaghe has been at the top for the past 10 years, but I think it is going to be the passing of the torch," Mundine said. "I just think that Kessler has great height, great strength and great feet. That's the thing I think is going to get him home, because feet are very important in boxing. Calzaghe is not an aggressive fighter and if Kessler gets him on the ropes, he can win a comfortable decision."
"I don't think Calzaghe will be that silly. I think he will try to box him without punching, but people don't realize how hard it is to hit Kessler. He's like me, he don't get hit. That's why our fight was so great. He's a great attacking fighter and a great defensive fighter, and I'm a great attacking fighter and a great defensive fighter. Even though he's so hard to hit, I got to him a few times and he got to me a few times. I just don't see Calzaghe doing that."
Mundine has already fought and lost to Kessler. He still feels that he's the biggest threat to Kessler's career and demands for a rematch to happen.
"Kessler says the super-middleweight [division] is his kingdom, but he knows I am the biggest threat to him and hopefully I'll get the opportunity to fight him again," Mundine said. "Next time, I will beat him because I am a lot more experienced and a lot more seasoned. I am going to watch this fight very closely with a view to taking as much as I can out of it because I know that, God willing, I'm going to fight one of them."
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