kessler overated?

I like Kessler, he's a very good technical boxer, but he's overrated. Mostly by Calzaghe fans which is hardly a surprise. His biggest wins are against Andrade and Mundine, and his biggest fight was against Calzaghe, who took him to school in the second part of that fight. As soon as i see him beat someone 'word class' then i'll take it all back. I'm aware that Kessler is being somewhat avoided at the minute, but he'll get his shot eventually and if i'm honest, i reckon he'll lose. Who are the best fighters at 168-175? Dawson and Hopkins? Kessler losses to both IMO. I think so too, if you stand square on with Kessler you would find yourself in trouble, but he can be hit, andrade hit him with some good stuff in their fight. With Kessler its about stopping that jab, once you do that, by using footwork or a parry, then i reckon he will have problems, he doesnt like angles either. Good solid fighter, and actually quite decent off the backfoot. Paitent and disciplined fighter, him and taylor is a good fight, nearly a 50/50 imo, I would give taylor the edge JUST, and that because I think Taylor is more talented and a better mover, but I can see Kessler beating him as well. But yeah, Chad and hops are too much for him imo.

I like Kessler, he's a very good technical boxer, but he's overrated. Mostly by Calzaghe fans which is hardly a surprise. His biggest wins are against Andrade and Mundine, and his biggest fight was against Calzaghe, who took him to school in the second part of that fight. As soon as i see him beat someone 'word class' then i'll take it all back. I'm aware that Kessler is being somewhat avoided at the minute, but he'll get his shot eventually and if i'm honest, i reckon he'll lose. Who are the best fighters at 168-175? Dawson and Hopkins? Kessler losses to both IMO.

There's certainly more that he could learn, and execute, in the ring. As you said, things like creating angles, and throwing a wider variety of shots. But his fundamentals are very tight, and his defense is underrated. I think it he really applied himself he could really make an impact. But he seems more content to hang at his sister's titty bar in Denmark, than to step it up and do something memorable with it. I will add though, that a certain part of that probably comes from nobody really wanting to fight him. He's not a big name, he can't draw for shit unless he's fighting in Denmark, and he's probably looked upon by most as "high risk, low reward". But I'm positive Miranda would fight him, and that'd be a start. Look at what smashing the piss out of Miranda did for Pavlik's and Abraham's careers. If Froch beats Taylor he'd fight him, and try and KO him just to piss Calzaghe of.

NO.. Gave Calzaghe one of his best fights.. Probably the best of the rest.. Would like to see him against Hopkins..

Why? I see him as good solid fighter, he's very strong at the basics, jab, right hand, tight upper defence. But he's not a great mover imo and I dont see a great variety of punches, punches from angles, he's not particularly slick. There's certainly more that he could learn, and execute, in the ring. As you said, things like creating angles, and throwing a wider variety of shots. But his fundamentals are very tight, and his defense is underrated. I think it he really applied himself he could really make an impact. But he seems more content to hang at his sister's titty bar in Denmark, than to step it up and do something memorable with it. I will add though, that a certain part of that probably comes from nobody really wanting to fight him. He's not a big name, he can't draw for shit unless he's fighting in Denmark, and he's probably looked upon by most as "high risk, low reward". But I'm positive Miranda would fight him, and that'd be a start. Look at what smashing the piss out of Miranda did for Pavlik's and Abraham's careers.

Mikkel is a very good technical fighter, probably one of the best I've seen from 160-175 in the last 10 years or so. Why? I see him as good solid fighter, he's very strong at the basics, jab, right hand, tight upper defence. But he's not a great mover imo and I dont see a great variety of punches, punches from angles, he's not particularly slick.

He's completely overrated. Super Middleweight is a pretty weak division to begin with, and the thing most people recognize him for is losing to Calzaghe. The biggest name in his win column is Librado Andrade. Mikkel is a very good technical fighter, probably one of the best I've seen from 160-175 in the last 10 years or so. But he doesn't seem concerned with making any headway as far as big fights go, or making any sort of legacy. He seems content to piss it away fighting less than stellar opposition in Europe for good money. I'd love to see him fight at 175. Or hell, go fight Miranda. He's the easiest target out there, and Kessler would demolish him, and pick up some nice publicity to boot.

No one overrates him anymore. He gets shit on now for his lack of ambition. He's wastin his talent, and the shine he got from a tough showin in his loss to Joe C.

He's a bit overrated. He's a good fighter and probably the best at 168, but he can't adapt imo. He has a decent resume, which is overrated by some and underrated by a lot of people. Until Hopkins was like "Who's Kessler", Kessler was very regarded around here.

manny siaca(who?) marcus beyer(what?) dmitri sartisson(why?) 3 time champ? i dont think so. he aint no champ. 3 time belt holder which means absolutely nothing when you consider you can fight jennings or sartisson and get a belt nowadays. only silly fans get impressed by belt achievements. This I have to agree with. While Kessler is certainly the best 168lber in the world, the fact that he's a three-time champ means little in today's game. It's why I snicker every time I hear someone bragging about Oscar being a ten-time champ for instance. The easiest comeback to that is: Oh yeah? Who did he beat for those belts?

The guy is a 3-time world champion. Dangerous for all the established stars. The risk/reward ratio isn't particularly tempting. manny siaca(who?) marcus beyer(what?) dmitri sartisson(why?) 3 time champ? i dont think so. he aint no champ. 3 time belt holder which means absolutely nothing when you consider you can fight jennings or sartisson and get a belt nowadays. only silly fans get impressed by belt achievements.

Here we go again with the overrated bullshit.. Mayweather is a pussy, Bernard is a racist, Kessler fought no one, Ali is overrated and the klits are boring ZZzzzZZ im not racist, and kessler has only fought mundine really and won, he lost to calzaghe

his prime is being wasted, and his true potential is unrevealed at this point. such a shame.

no..he just needs to step up his competition..he's got the tools agree with that larry - the guy imo has the beating of every fighter between 168-175 he is if anything underrated but right now he needs the fights and wins to prove he is the real deal. nevertheless having watched him in action against good fighters like beyer, mundine, calzaghe, lucas and andrade its pretty hard not to think that he isn't the top dog at SMW. its not just who hes beat but how well he has beat them (exception being joe obviously).

He is underrated by some and overrated by others. I don't think anyone denies the talent, perhaps one of the best technical fighters in the game today. I have been a fan for years and it is frustrating to see him fight guys so far below his level. IMO he definately beats everyone around right now between 160 and 175, with the only real question mark being Chad Dawson. That would be a very close fight IMO.

I think he would shut-out Froch TBH. Taylor is another matter. If Taylor is at his best he should win IMO. imo 2, taylor is awesome

do you think he could beat taylor or froch I think he would shut-out Froch TBH. Taylor is another matter. If Taylor is at his best he should win IMO.

yess he is, until he proves he isn't. The guy is a 3-time world champion. Dangerous for all the established stars. The risk/reward ratio isn't particularly tempting.

I don't think he's overrated (on here anyway) - everyone seems to agree that he's all potential right now Kessler v Taylor/Froch would be great though, and I'm confident he could trounce both

do you think he could beat taylor or froch