Kessler vs Taylor

That would be a good fight!!I still think Kessler would take him,he is the division kingpin,with solid creds!!I think Taylors flaws would be exposed!!

Didn't Kesler actually say Taylor was too much risk to fight. Or was it Dawson who was too much risk? Understatdable, since it's him in the ring. But surely he should just give away his belt then No. So far Taylor has turned down Kessler. Dawson called out Kessler for a fight but then refused to go down from 175 and Kessler refused to move up for him.

Didn't Kesler actually say Taylor was too much risk to fight. Or was it Dawson who was too much risk? Understatdable, since it's him in the ring. But surely he should just give away his belt then

Would be a barn burner... I don't know that Taylor could do anything more to better prepare himself. He has reached his peak and its time to run with it. I'm a JT fanatic! Which is why, even though I know the fight is inevitible, I don't want to see JT take another loss on his record. JT is a helluva fighter, but Kessler is just phenomenal. I don't even count the Calzaghe loss against him. I only count losses to other humans, and Joe is some kind of invincible alien that no one has figured out. With that being said, if JT did get by Kessler, there's no need to wait for Froch, or Bute, because you've already dethroned the king.

Anyone making ridiculous one-sided predictions on this fight needs to take a step back for a second. Kessler has never beaten anyone as talented as Taylor, and while Taylor has beaten Hopkins, he hasn't beaten anyone who is anything like Kessler. This fight would be hugely challenging for both guys. I see Taylor taking most of the early rounds and Kessler taking most of the later ones with it going to a very tight decision. I give Kessler only a slightly better chance at stopping Taylor, late in the fight if it happens. That said, Taylor is dangerous early and while Kessler has never been down, he's shown on several occasions he can be hurt, and has a tendency to leave himself open for counter rights when he paws with his jab. I agree with this. I don't think Kessler has done enough where we can say for certain this is his fight to lose. And Taylor has put forth performances in the pastthat would make me hesitate to declare him the odds on favorite.

You know,style make the fight,i dont think Kessler will fight Taylor like he fought Sartison and Haussler I think he will. Kessler fights much the same because he's jab is so effective. It will always take a special fighter to nullify the jab and out of the current crop of fighters from 160-175 (yes 175) I think Taylor is the one with the best chance of winning.

Nice breakdown of the fight:boxing: As a biased American I predict Kessler by KO Lol. I'm a VERY biased dane!!

I totally agree, Kessler didn't even want to fight sartison or haussler, he had to take on sartison because of the WBA-belt, and haussler because WBA demanded it. Kessler is up and ready, he was boxing at a max. of 66-75 % against sartison and 80 % max against haussler. And with a fighter like Kessler, it's the last 20-30 % you have to fear! Kessler delivers a KO in the 8th against a 100% fit Taylor. IMO

id fancy kessler to beat taylor. as someone stated earlier kessler is very open for a counter right, and thats taylor best weapon. If kessler could keep his chin down he'd be superb, and very hard to hit. WAR KESSLER

If Taylor can turn back the clock. Back to the time when he was a hungry fighter he should win IMO. Stylewise this is not a good matchup for Kessler. Although he has a great jab he has also shown weaknesses for a counter right. He got hit by Sartison and even the limited Haussler managed to land an identical right hand shot. Good news was that Kessler's chin held up nicely but Taylor arguably has a better right and definetely more power. So if Taylor improves since Lacy and he gets in peak condition so he doesn't gas, he will win a decision. Otherwise I see Kessler win possibly by late KO. You know,style make the fight,i dont think Kessler will fight Taylor like he fought Sartison and Haussler

If Taylor can turn back the clock. Back to the time when he was a hungry fighter he should win IMO. Stylewise this is not a good matchup for Kessler. Although he has a great jab he has also shown weaknesses for a counter right. He got hit by Sartison and even the limited Haussler managed to land an identical right hand shot. Good news was that Kessler's chin held up nicely but Taylor arguably has a better right and definetely more power. So if Taylor improves since Lacy and he gets in peak condition so he doesn't gas, he will win a decision. Otherwise I see Kessler win possibly by late KO.

I really think that Kessler would destroy Taylor in 8 or 9 rounds with a fully grown KO! Kessler has perfect stance, hard right, and a chin that was built for heavyweight.. Taylor wille quickly realize that. Just think, if Kessler was such an easy opponent, then why does'nt any "6 big ones" want to meet him? Palle is more than capable of raising 18-20 million dollars for Taylor. But they know, that if Calzaghe can only barely beat him by SD even with an injured hand, they know that he will take them down. Hard!

50/50 fight if you ask me, But if I had to choose, I'd go Kessler ud.

Anyone making ridiculous one-sided predictions on this fight needs to take a step back for a second. Kessler has never beaten anyone as talented as Taylor, and while Taylor has beaten Hopkins, he hasn't beaten anyone who is anything like Kessler. This fight would be hugely challenging for both guys. I see Taylor taking most of the early rounds and Kessler taking most of the later ones with it going to a very tight decision. I give Kessler only a slightly better chance at stopping Taylor, late in the fight if it happens. That said, Taylor is dangerous early and while Kessler has never been down, he's shown on several occasions he can be hurt, and has a tendency to leave himself open for counter rights when he paws with his jab.

Kessler by Ko in round 9. LOL no. I got Kessler in a very tight and entertaining decision win. Anyone who thinks either guy knocks the other out needs to give themselves an upper cut. Pretty much no chance.

This is a must for 2009. I believe Taylor can win, but Kessler is a very good fighter. I just can't put too much judgment into how he would do, because I don't watch him much. But He has never faced anyone on Taylor's level except for maybe Calzaghe.

taylor beats kessler... Please...explain to me how Taylor beats Kessler? **this should be good**

taylor beats kessler...

HBO really should put some pressure on Taylor to make this fight happen. As Kessler has stated in his open letter he is more than ready. Taylor as it would seem not so much. HBO should just let taylor fight Froch and get a belt to make it a unification if he loses it still builds a Froch vs Kessler

HBO really should put some pressure on Taylor to make this fight happen. As Kessler has stated in his open letter he is more than ready. Taylor as it would seem not so much.