Is he one of the 20 best fighters in the world right now? 30 best? It's been hard to get a read on him in light of his frustrating post-Calzaghe inactivity, but what do we make of the Dane? I think he makes some serious problems for everybody in the 160-175 lbs. range, and outright beats most of the top guys.
Thoughts?
Mikkel is awesome. I also like the fact that he isn't arrogant, he seems like a genuinely humble and respectful guy. Devastating puncher, and I hope will go on to demolish the rest of the SMW division.
Definitely in my top 20.
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Lethal, intimidating looking, sound acting, underated Euro fighter. Got close to beating Calzaghe, similarly Joe sussed the style mid way and pulled off with the win against both him and Hopkins. So for me it underlines the fact Kessler is certainly up at that level.
He gave joe a good fight and hurt him .. he will go on to fight good opponents .. watch his future.
Doesn't mean he will beat them. He does not seem to have that inner fire he should. He fights like a robot and when he gets in there with someone who has talent + can hit hard, his ass is grass.
Totally overrated.
Beats a string of fringe guys, then fought someone with talent and freezes up like a deer in the headlights.
Fought the same fight against Joe in every round when things were not going this way. It was like he has a script and he had to follow it no matter what. Is not as aggressive as he should be and should have tried harder against Joe. Instead he stood there like a good boy and had no plan b.
He gave joe a good fight and hurt him .. he will go on to fight good opponents .. watch his future.
Totally overrated.
Beats a string of fringe guys, then fought someone with talent and freezes up like a deer in the headlights.
Fought the same fight against Joe in every round when things were not going this way. It was like he has a script and he had to follow it no matter what. Is not as aggressive as he should be and should have tried harder against Joe. Instead he stood there like a good boy and had no plan b.
He is a very very good fighter who looked less than that against one of the best in recent memory.
I think he is better than both Kelly Pavlik and Chad Dawson if that tells you something.
I think Wlad Owns is right that he is the best fighter in 160-175 who isn't Joey C.
Hes just generally hard as nails, strong as fuck, has a huge heart and owns the SMW division, he is slightly one dimensional but he takes that one dimension and makes it his own, Brilliant fighter.